Posted in Mothering on Sep 7th, 2010
Breastfeeding is a dream. The babies latch on properly every time, their feedings only take 20 minutes, and I never have to breast pump.
My nipples are never sore, red, chapped, or blistered, my breasts are never sore or engorged, I don’t get clogged ducts, and I don’t get mastitis.
I can feed the boys simultaneously [...]
Posted in Mothering on Aug 27th, 2010
At five weeks old, both babies sleep through the night. Doug and I put them down at seven p.m., and they lie quietly in their crib for a few minutes before drifting peacefully off to sleep. They do not wake again until seven a.m.
Doug and I put the older kids to bed by eight. Then [...]
Posted in Mothering on Aug 24th, 2010
The twins are a month old as of yesterday. Today is their due date. In honor of both occasions, I am going to regale y’all with the twins’ birth story, which sort of got lost in the drama of Ben’s stay in the NICU.
I went into labor around 4:00 on Thursday, July 22. I called [...]