[AmyY]

I'm just wondering. I'm not looking for one of those "oh it never gets easier, you have to talk to them about sex and stuff" answers. I want to know:

When will I sleep again?

When will I poop again without WWIII ensuing in the next room?

When will I eat breakfast without the accompanying sounds of screaming? (Because I put them down for a second after 20 minutes of nursing)

When will I be able to think without listening for chaos (or watching for it, or refereeing it while happening)?

You know, stuff like that. When will it happen? Throw me a lifeline, mamas, I need it today!

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[mamajody]

Slightly OT, but are your girls in that wonderful, overly dramatic, 3 year old phase where EVERYTHING is a battle? My singleton is there and I can't imagine having 2 of her at the moment!

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[twinsr4me]

Well, I can say I know what you are going through. I have two wild boys and 3yr old twins girls not much older than yours. All i can say is separate them every so often so they arent so wild or fighting. Give them things to do. And going the bathroom or talking on the phone or even mommie and daddie time

, well I wouldnt expect peace in those times unless they arent home. Because for some reason or another kids always know when you are doing one of the three

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But for real, it does get easier. The more understand and listen the more peacefull things will get. Just take things one day at a time. Soon you will ask yourself where the time went.

Breathe and take some time for you.

 

[faythe]

When will I sleep again? Ok, for us that was easy, even the hardest to put to sleep baby is now good for more hours than me at a stretch.

When will I poop again without WWIII ensuing in the next room? WWIII at least you can hear. Sneaky 5yo's are harder, unless they disagree over the best way to remove all the stuffing from the couch and WWIII erupts.

When will I eat breakfast without the accompanying sounds of screaming? (Because I put them down for a second after 20 minutes of nursing) Not yet, god forbid we forget who chose what color cup!

When will I be able to think without listening for chaos (or watching for it, or refereeing it while happening)? Um, in 20 years?

 

[AmyY]

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Originally Posted by faythe When will I sleep again? Ok, for us that was easy, even the hardest to put to sleep baby is now good for more hours than me at a stretch. When will I poop again without WWIII ensuing in the next room? WWIII at least you can hear. Sneaky 5yo's are harder, unless they disagree over the best way to remove all the stuffing from the couch and WWIII erupts. When will I eat breakfast without the accompanying sounds of screaming? (Because I put them down for a second after 20 minutes of nursing) Not yet, god forbid we forget who chose what color cup! When will I be able to think without listening for chaos (or watching for it, or refereeing it while happening)? Um, in 20 years?

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Thanks everyone for your replies. Good to know I'm not alone. Yep they're almost three!!

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[TwinMom]

I found that it got easier when they got to be about 4 years old. When I see a mom with twins looking frazzled, I always make it a point to go up and compliment her on how well-behaved/cute/whatever her kids are and tell her that it DOES get easier. For us, it got much worse before it got better, but at around four they played well together for short periods of time and were more independent. Now, at almost 13, my twins are amazing young women. I'm sure that many moms, as their daughters turn into teenagers, look back and wish they could have those tiny babies again, but I think moms of multiples rarely have those moments!

Big hugs to you, AmyV!

 

[royaloakmi]

AmyY, you're not alone. My b/g twins are almost 3 yo too, and although they play together now (that didn't start till pretty recently), which has really been a world of difference, sometimes I too wonder when it will get better.

As for me, I've realized I may never sleep again. Ever. Well, maybe when they're in school for a full day I can sleep during the day?

We don't have WWIII when I poo, b/c they are in the bathroom with me, sometimes trying to get on the toilet at the same time as me.

Screaming at breakfast? The only solution I've found (and it only works for ds) is maple syrup and lots of it.

As for thinking without chaos, I've solved that by stopping thinking. My mind is empty (but not in the buddhist way, more like in the drug induced coma way.)

Not the lifeline you were looking for I guess, but you're definately not alone.

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[AmyY]

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Originally Posted by royaloakmi As for thinking without chaos, I've solved that by stopping thinking. My mind is empty (but not in the buddhist way, more like in the drug induced coma way.)

Hello - have you been visiting my "brain" recently?

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These replies are EXACTLY what I have been needing.

I'm taking a night class starting in a couple of weeks. My instructor is a twin. She survived her childhood with sufficient smarts to get a Ph.D. from Harvard so I'm hoping to get some inspiration in between nodding off during the lectures (not that I expect her to be boring I just expect to fall asleep as soon as no one is crawling all over me wiping their runny noses all over my shirt.

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Love you mamas, thanks!

 

[MyCalling]

When I read the title I was going to tell you when it got easier for me, but your twins are twice as old as mine. Maybe I've just become insane with the constant insanity and fit right in now.

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[nepenthesea]

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Originally Posted by royaloakmi AmyY, you're not alone. My b/g twins are almost 3 yo too, and although they play together now (that didn't start till pretty recently), which has really been a world of difference, sometimes I too wonder when it will get better. As for me, I've realized I may never sleep again. Ever. Well, maybe when they're in school for a full day I can sleep during the day? We don't have WWIII when I poo, b/c they are in the bathroom with me, sometimes trying to get on the toilet at the same time as me. Screaming at breakfast? The only solution I've found (and it only works for ds) is maple syrup and lots of it. As for thinking without chaos, I've solved that by stopping thinking. My mind is empty (but not in the buddhist way, more like in the drug induced coma way.) Not the lifeline you were looking for I guess, but you're definately not alone. :

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