Due anytime Summer 2012

[mhv]

Hi ladies.  I know it's kind of early for me, being only 7wks 5days along, to start this, but I wanted to start sharing this journey with others due around the same time as me.

I know many of us (me included) are afraid to put ourselves out there this early, afraid that something might go wrong, but I have known so many of you for you long, that I just couldn't wait any longer to start sharing experiences with you.  I have never been this far along in a pregnancy, and am so sure I am going to have tons of questions.

I am expecting twins, and am still in shock! :)  We have a due date of Aug 9th, but It will probably be more like July 26th, due to it being twins
I feel pretty good most of the time,  but if I don't eat every 2-3 hrs, the babies let me know it!

Just wondering how everyone else is feeling, and wondering if anyone else has questions we can help each other with....

Hugs!!!

[juana105]

Thanks a lot :-) It makes me feel a lot better that he doesn't need to eat as much as some sources say...
About Jacob's frequent feedings: I think I could stretch it a little bit but the thing is he won't take more than 4 or 5 ounces at a time (except morning when he eats 6 ounces) and he gets really fussy when he wants to eat and I won't give it to him. I feel really bad when I see him almost in tears because he's hungry and try to keep him busy with something else. I guess he's just created that way that he needs frequent meals and his stomach doesn't tolerate bigger portions ( he will vomit when he's too full).
From your experience which cereal is the best one? Do you feed cereal to your boys with spoon or bottle? I also don't want Jacob to get too chubby from eating cereal ... he's already on a heavy side lol (even if he doesn't eat too much).
My Jacob also needs frequent naps - he basically goes to bed after each meal ( 1.5 hour after having a bottle he will have about 0.5 hour nap
but in the evening, around 6, he will have his bottle and fall asleep almost right away for about 2.5 hours and then I have to wake him up for his last bottle around 9 pm, he will drink it and sleeps until 7 am).
I just don't want to force something he's not ready for - he gives me lots of signals when he needs to sleep and I honor that :-)
Besides that, he's awesome lil guy, so smart and with a great sense of humor :-) He already knows how to tease me or to manipulate or how to make me laugh!
xoxo

[butterflybabies]

At my boys 6 month check up the ped said at 6 months they no longer worry about the amount of formula the boys drink as long as in those 1st 6 months of their life they doubled their weight. Then after 6 months they pretty much eat when they are hungry.That at this age they really know how much they need to be satisfied. But if I was worried that as long as they eat 18oz a day is perfectly fine and when the boys hit 7 months they were drinking anywhere from 18-23oz a day. (plus they had baby food so that counts to). There were days I was worried cause I felt they werent eating enough but my doc said that they are at the age where they wont let themselves go hungry. They will definetly let you know when they want to eat. For the past month and a half they eat on demand. We no longer have a feeding schedule. But they are pretty consistent. They usually eat every 4hrs and want 6oz. So they are eating about 24oz a day. I think I read online it should be 24oz in 24hrs. They drink the 24oz in the 12hrs they are awake a day. They have also gone from 2 naps a day to 1 nap a day which I think has helped them to finally sleep 12hrs straight at night. I think your Jacob is eating plenty. Have you tried putting some cereal in his bottle maybe to fill him up more? Only thing I can say is when he wants to eat every 2.5hrs maybe distract him for another 1/2hr or 1hr so that he is more hungry and maybe will eat more ounces and not want a bottle every 2.5hrs..I did that with the boys and it worked. They went from every 3hrs only drinking 4oz to every 4-5hrs drinking 6oz.. There are days that they only drink 4oz every 4hrs.

[juana105]

butterflybabies:

Your boys are doing just great! They still have time to start crawling or eating people food.
My Jacob also started "belly crawling" when he tries to get something that he really wants lol
He's still on baby organic jars but doesn't like it too much. And he likes to make a statement pretty often - just turns his head and shut his lil mouth and nothing goes in...
How much milk do your boys drink? Jacob still wants to drink basically every 2.5 hours and he eats only 4-6 ounces at a time ( on average 27-28 ounces per day and I worry that it's too little for his age)

hayley85:
How are you, lil sister?
Yes, this is a wonderful period of time - our babies are changing a lot every day... Sometimes I wish I could slow down the time just a little.
Teething age is based on genetics, so if you or your dh had your first teeth late, your babies will have them probably around that age.
Hugs!

[hayley85]

Hi all,  im checking in as well. We are well and babies are growing and changing each day. Yara belly crawls and says mama baba And dada but yazan hasn't said those words or belly crawls but he bables alot. they both enjoy their food, yazan in particular loves the sweet food and not into savoury. Still no teeth yet!!! I have been checking each morning.  Lol..
I hope everyone else is great. Xo

[butterflybabies]

Hi Ladies! Its been a long time! Im glad to see some of you checked in. We are doing great here! The boys are keeping me so busy!! I cant believe my boys are already 8 1/2 months old!! WTH!! Time is going way to fast.

Boys are not eating people food. Everytime I try to get them to eat something they gag on it. I really hope they start to eat so they can have some bday cake when they are 1!  Ive tried mashing it, pureeing it and just giving them little chunks but it doesnt matter. They just gag on it. I even gave them mashed potatoes with no seasoning and they gagged. So I guess they are not ready for people food. Although sometimes if I feed them from my plate they will eat a few bites. We already have their bdays planned out.

My dh might be getting laid off we are hoping he doesn't. We want to buy the boys a swing set for their bday but depending on what happens with his job. So Ive been stressing about that lately.

I think Aleks will be crawling soon. He belly crawls right now and sways back and forth when on his belly. He hasnt coordinated that he needs to get on his knees yet. If his upper body is up then his lower half is down and if his lower half is up then he keeps his upper half down. lol... Maks on the other hand I dont think will crawl at all. He has no desire to belly crawl or anything. He would rather stand. When you grab his hands when hes on his back he will pull himself into a standing position. And he gets so excited when standing. He loves it.

Well thats all thats going on right now.

[juana105]

Jacob is not crawling, either.
Actually he is still not a big fan of tummy time and I have to force him to do it.
But there is hope: he rolled over from his back to tummy yesterday and smiled with disbelief - I was like: wow! finally! :-)
He is really strong otherwise and his arms and hands are very strong (ouch!), so I think crawling is just a matter of time...
He doesn't say "dada" yet, but he said "tatus" which means dad in Polish ;-)
And after evening feeding 2 days ago I heard: "mama hey" in a very soft voice - my heart melted!

Jacob is very picky when it comes to solids and he likes to be in control so if he doesn't want something he will just keep his mouth closed really tight and he will turn his head.
Little smarty pants ;-)