Thanks everyone who gave feedback on nighttime feedings!
Mirolee-I think that sounds like a good idea. That's kind of what I am trying to get going right now, except it's all based around DW's schedule. Her schedule changes all the time, days off aren't set and hours aren't set either...
Britt-DW is the same way! She is so grouchy!!! Especially around 9:30/10pm. I have a feeling we'll end up with me staying up later with babies and her getting up earlier bc I'm a night person and she's a morning person. She does what needs to be done, but she'll try to take shortcuts when she's really tired (like trying to lay down with them when they aren't ready, they still need to be rocked...then gets mad bc they aren't just being quiet and going to sleep lol).
It is common to fight a lot when a baby is born. You are so tired and exhausted! I think we are doing pretty well, but a big part of it is bc we communicate. Our friends' daughter is 1 year old and they were just saying how they are just starting to like each other again...granted, I don't know how they ended up married in the first place but I thought that was interesting lol
Kara-LOL You made DW's day with the "heavy sighing, violent burping" comment. She was like, "we aren't the only ones!" lol
We've talked about the same policy of not holding each other accountable the next day for things we say at night.
bb-I always had random bouts of EWCM during pregnancy. BMs always caused more to come out than normal.
Nikki-They aren't over feeding her are they? Seems strange your milk would be bad unless something happened to it...Is she actually throwing up or just having large spit ups?
Sarah-That is so cute! These guys are on the verge of smiling and I love it! I feel like they are starting to try and reach out too. Love it!
Katrina-Your chart looks great! Can't wait for testing
I talked to DW this morning and basically was told her "one of two things happened, either you just lost confidence or you gave up bc were being selfish and wanted to go back to sleep faster". She laughed at the second one bc it was true! lol So I think on days that she works, I will take the night shift. When she has the next day off, I get to sleep more (as much as I can, although I have to pump or my boobs might explode!).
We are trying to do the 1 up, both up method (if one twin wakes, wake the other to keep them on the same schedule) but it doesn't always work out.
I'm trying to breastfeed during the day and pump as much as possible so I can feed faster and get help at night, but it's difficult.
Basically...I'm just tired. DW hasn't been stupid enough to say I have it easier, she tells me I'm a rock star all the time. She just gets selfish when it comes to sleep I guess lol
She actually offered to let me have time to myself yesterday. She was going to take the kids to her mom's. Problem is, she didn't ask me before telling her mom she might come over. I don't feel like I need much time to myself and I didn't have enough milk pumped to do that, so it didn't happen. Her mom threw a fit. DW told her we would drop by after their peds apt today. So we stop by and tell her it's only for a few min and she can't take them out bc they are sleeping. It was getting close to time to eat and I didn't want to have to feed them there bc we still had errands to run. She threw another fit and started guilt tripping DW. She thinks she needs to see them all the time and for extended amounts of time, but we are trying to wean her lol I seriously can't stand that woman right now. She keeps fishing for ways to babysit..."oh, you need to get groceries, you can bring them here and I'll watch them" "you girls really need some time just the two of you" The more she does that, the more I don't want to leave them with her at all. I think I have control issues lol