Moms of multiples tell it like it is

Oh, my friends, it is truly a sad day in my house.  I have come to acknowledge a painful fact. The nap is on its way out. *sob* OK, it’s not gone yet.  And, to be more specific, it’s my son who seems to be getting ready to drop it.  Over the last few weeks, [...]

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Sleep is a big topic at new mothers group meetings. Because there’s nothing worse than sleep deprivation. It wears you down physically, mentally, and emotionally. I remember in the early days with newborn twins thinking what I would give for a good 5-6 hour block of sleep. But I was breastfeeding and needed to be [...]

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My apologies for the late posting.  Our lives have been crazy over the last couple of weeks – we’ve just moved. I wrote most of this post just before we moved. I was busy with other things, so I didn’t get a chance to read everyone else posts.  I see that Sarah wrote about managing [...]

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Remember when I told you of my Mommy Peeping? Little did I know that would be the last time Aaron and Brady slept in their cribs! Brian and I had mere hours until bed time to decide: crib tents or toddler beds. We had the toddler beds in the attic, ready and waiting. Crib tents [...]

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I put down my 2-year old boys for a nap 90 minutes ago. Within 1 minute, Brady walked back out of their room. Proud as a 2-year old can be. “Hi!” he said. Um…didn’t I just put you in a CRIB? A crib with no bumper, no toys, nothing to stand on? I put him [...]

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I hate to fly. I hate take off. I hate turbulence. I hate landing. All three make my heart race, my palms sweat, and my stomach nauseous. But my hometown and most of my family are half way across the country. I hadn’t been home since September 2005, and ever since my twins were born [...]

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Hello Everyone! Enormous thanks go to our wonderful MoM’s who have agreed to “try out” for HDYDI! We are beyond thrilled that so many of you are reading along with us, and we hope you enjoy our contest week. Please vote for the author you would like to hear more from, as the authors with [...]

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Around six months of age, my husband and I sleep trained our boys because nobody in our family was getting enough sleep. We were all miserable and sleep training changed that for us. After reading Pantley, Weissbluth, Mindell, and Ferber, we found Ferber’s explanations of schedules and sleep patterns to be most helpful to us. [...]

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Do you have a question for the HDYDI moms?  Ask away in the comments or through our Features page! We have a fascinating question from Carissa, who is the proud new mom of 14-month-old boy/girl twins, whom she and her husband adopted from South Korea.  First, Carissa, huge congratulations to your new family!  Now, onto [...]

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How many times have we written about naps on here, about a million?  Well, that’s because it seems to be a never-ending saga.  You never seem to get more than a couple of weeks in a row (if that) where things work smoothly.  Then it’s an illness, a disruption, a shift in the schedule.  Maybe [...]

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