Posts by mamacolleen

Subbing because this sounds EXACTLY like my 3.5 year old daughter and I find it so frustrating!!

Our  twins are 5 weeks old. They slept a LOT in the first couple weeks and now that they are awake a bit more, there are a lot more tears.... nothing like when my older DD was a newborn and cried for hours everyday... but more...

I just wanted to add to colsxjack post..... he summed up our days really well but there are a couple of things I wanted to add. One, we have a ton of help. We live with a very close friend who has taken over most of the housework. I'm...

It looks great. Thanks for posting, as it's a good reminder to me of the few things I haven't yet discussed with my midwife or OB.   One thing I didn't notice (and I'm not sure if you're doing this or not) is anything about...

Hi there. I'm 35 weeks with twins and have been told the same thing about the epidural, right from the beginning, with the same reasons: to avoid general anesthesia in case of emergency c/s and in case there needs to be some manual...

I am currently 33 weeks with twins and went off work at 30 weeks. I was originally planning to try and make it to the 35 week mark (I work in an office, but there isn't much time/space to lie down in the middle of the day). My midwife,...

Thanks for sharing your experience.   We actually have been having great success lately in having her fall asleep by herself. We decided to talk to her about how we think it's harder for her body and mind to relax when we're...

We have a very intense and persistent 3 year old who has always been a challenge in the sleep department. We have gotten to a point where once she is asleep, she will generally sleep pretty solidly though the night most nights. She has...

Hi there.   I'm about 29 weeks with di/di twins and starting to think about how I'm going to organize help for the first little bit. It's not an easy task for me to ask for help, but I know we have a good community of friends...

My 3 year old DD has fairly recently started physically hurting me (usually biting, sometimes kicking) and then laughing about it and refusing to stop. She doesn't do this with anyone else in her life.... not her dad, not her "auntie",...