Thursday, October 31, 2013
Halloween 2013
Babies first Halloween! One of Phillip's favorite holidays, so needless to say we dressed up! The kids were going to be Batman, Robin, and Batgirl; but the costumes didn't end up fitting, so we went with plan B. Which was naturally characters from one of our favorite tv series: The Big Bang Theory. Phillip went as Sheldon Cooper, I was Amy Farrah Fowler, and the babies were 3 Bazinga babies! The kids and I joined Phillip at his office for a party, then we came home and enjoyed the rest of the festivities!
Friday, October 4, 2013
4 months, sleep schedule, and nursing
We are so excited that they have reached their 4 month milestone! Some of the things that they love to do lately: SMILE, coo and talk to us and each other, getting their heads rubbed, tummy time (don't love this, but getting stronger), they LOVE music, nursing, interacting with family and friends, look at lights/fans, go on walks, hear stories, they love to be tickled, riding in the car, going on adventures (stores/family events), they are just very social!
Along with news about their 4 month, I wanted to tell a little about their sleep schedules and nursing. When Phillip and I found out about triplets we relied so heavily on blogs from other triplet parents, so we want to try and give some helpful information too. The babies up until about 4 months (when we had them at home) were eating about 2 or more times during the middle of the night. At about 4 months we were able to start letting them go longer. We go in during the night and help adjust them if they are fussing, but unless they are inconsolable and we can tell that they are really hungry, they have been able to sleep a lot longer in the night. We have really good nights when we are only up 2 or 3 times a night, and other not so great nights when they are up a lot. This is the beginning of our sleep training I guess you could call it, and I've been very proud of how well the kiddos have done.
Another point I wanted to touch for the mamas of multiples is the feeding. One thing that I was glad that we did in the hospital was the non-nutritive feeding, this really helped to establish their latch. So many people were skeptical about feeding these babies including myself. We started out by pumping, then we began to nurse with nipple shields, then we were able to wean off of the nipple shields. Something that I was not told was that each time we changed a mode of feeding, it was like starting all over. Each time we started something new there were new pains associated, I guess having 3 kiddos meant starting over 3 times with the pains of nursing. When the kids left the NICU they were nursing 2 times a day, they are now nursing each feeding. We found that as we were only nursing several times a day and then pumping the rest, my milk supply was not keeping up. The kids were picking up on the quantity that they were eating, and I just couldn't keep up. Now that I am nursing I can keep up, as I take care of my body. I drink about 3-4 liters of water a day, eat lots of snacks, and get rest when I can. For now this works for us, and we will continue to see how things progress. :)
It is such a blessing to take care of these babies!
Along with news about their 4 month, I wanted to tell a little about their sleep schedules and nursing. When Phillip and I found out about triplets we relied so heavily on blogs from other triplet parents, so we want to try and give some helpful information too. The babies up until about 4 months (when we had them at home) were eating about 2 or more times during the middle of the night. At about 4 months we were able to start letting them go longer. We go in during the night and help adjust them if they are fussing, but unless they are inconsolable and we can tell that they are really hungry, they have been able to sleep a lot longer in the night. We have really good nights when we are only up 2 or 3 times a night, and other not so great nights when they are up a lot. This is the beginning of our sleep training I guess you could call it, and I've been very proud of how well the kiddos have done.
Another point I wanted to touch for the mamas of multiples is the feeding. One thing that I was glad that we did in the hospital was the non-nutritive feeding, this really helped to establish their latch. So many people were skeptical about feeding these babies including myself. We started out by pumping, then we began to nurse with nipple shields, then we were able to wean off of the nipple shields. Something that I was not told was that each time we changed a mode of feeding, it was like starting all over. Each time we started something new there were new pains associated, I guess having 3 kiddos meant starting over 3 times with the pains of nursing. When the kids left the NICU they were nursing 2 times a day, they are now nursing each feeding. We found that as we were only nursing several times a day and then pumping the rest, my milk supply was not keeping up. The kids were picking up on the quantity that they were eating, and I just couldn't keep up. Now that I am nursing I can keep up, as I take care of my body. I drink about 3-4 liters of water a day, eat lots of snacks, and get rest when I can. For now this works for us, and we will continue to see how things progress. :)
It is such a blessing to take care of these babies!
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