With twins, the most often repeated advice is to get them on the same schedule. Yes, absolutely! Definitely do this! And once you have done it, come show me how you did it, you sage, you magician, you baby whisperer!
They say, "If one of them wakes up, wake the other one up also." Ah of course, it's the only way to keep them together. But here's the problem: One of them is always awake. And pooping, I might add.
I exaggerate. It's not as bad as all that. One glorious night they woke up together for all three of the night time feedings. And they fell back to sleep together within an hour after each feeding. Yes a most glorious night it was! And I woke up refreshed the next day with my six hours of broken sleep! And I took my daughter to the park!
Last night, however, was not a glorious night. It was the kind of night where you lay down only to get back up ten minutes later, where you and your spouse sigh at each other grumpily, where your toddler is awake for a solid hour just saying, "Lay down mommy" over and over again. I want to, Darling. I want to so bad.
The sunrise brought with it a raging headache that caffeine is powerless against. It is noon as I write this post. My boys have been asleep at the same time for exactly 13 minutes so far today.
No comments:
Post a Comment