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Breastfeeding while eating, paying bills, playing online... yes. While doing housework? Wow, I can't imagine that one but more power to you if you can pull that off. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I'm jealous!
Have you considered a doula maybe once or twice a week? Are you going to strictly breastfeed or also pump? if you ended up doing both then you don't always have to be the one getting up with the baby.
Can you afford to hire someone to do housework once a week (the deep stuff) for 1-2 months, and then maybe once a month? How about some of those "dinner's ready" places where you can pre-make a bunch of dinners and freeze them. do you belong to a church where you could ask for some donated pre-made meals for your first few days or even weeks home?
I had extra help from my mom, she lives about 1hr away so she'd come 2-3 days and nights a week and help night and day, then she'd go home to relax for a day, work for 1-2 days at her job and then come back up for 2-3 days and nights. We had that help for about 2.5 months.
Breastfeeding while eating, paying bills, playing online... yes. While doing housework? Wow, I can't imagine that one but more power to you if you can pull that off. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I'm jealous!
Have you considered a doula maybe once or twice a week? Are you going to strictly breastfeed or also pump? if you ended up doing both then you don't always have to be the one getting up with the baby.
Can you afford to hire someone to do housework once a week (the deep stuff) for 1-2 months, and then maybe once a month? How about some of those "dinner's ready" places where you can pre-make a bunch of dinners and freeze them. do you belong to a church where you could ask for some donated pre-made meals for your first few days or even weeks home?
I had extra help from my mom, she lives about 1hr away so she'd come 2-3 days and nights a week and help night and day, then she'd go home to relax for a day, work for 1-2 days at her job and then come back up for 2-3 days and nights. We had that help for about 2.5 months.
help after the baby is born
Breastfeeding while eating, paying bills, playing online... yes. While doing housework? Wow, I can't imagine that one but more power to you if you can pull that off. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I'm jealous!
Have you considered a doula maybe once or twice a week? Are you going to strictly breastfeed or also pump? if you ended up doing both then you don't always have to be the one getting up with the baby.
Can you afford to hire someone to do housework once a week (the deep stuff) for 1-2 months, and then maybe once a month? How about some of those "dinner's ready" places where you can pre-make a bunch of dinners and freeze them. do you belong to a church where you could ask for some donated pre-made meals for your first few days or even weeks home?
I had extra help from my mom, she lives about 1hr away so she'd come 2-3 days and nights a week and help night and day, then she'd go home to relax for a day, work for 1-2 days at her job and then come back up for 2-3 days and nights. We had that help for about 2.5 months.
Breastfeeding while eating, paying bills, playing online... yes. While doing housework? Wow, I can't imagine that one but more power to you if you can pull that off. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I'm jealous!
Have you considered a doula maybe once or twice a week? Are you going to strictly breastfeed or also pump? if you ended up doing both then you don't always have to be the one getting up with the baby.
Can you afford to hire someone to do housework once a week (the deep stuff) for 1-2 months, and then maybe once a month? How about some of those "dinner's ready" places where you can pre-make a bunch of dinners and freeze them. do you belong to a church where you could ask for some donated pre-made meals for your first few days or even weeks home?
I had extra help from my mom, she lives about 1hr away so she'd come 2-3 days and nights a week and help night and day, then she'd go home to relax for a day, work for 1-2 days at her job and then come back up for 2-3 days and nights. We had that help for about 2.5 months.
help after the baby is born
Breastfeeding while eating, paying bills, playing online... yes. While doing housework? Wow, I can't imagine that one but more power to you if you can pull that off. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I'm jealous!
Have you considered a doula maybe once or twice a week? Are you going to strictly breastfeed or also pump? if you ended up doing both then you don't always have to be the one getting up with the baby.
Can you afford to hire someone to do housework once a week (the deep stuff) for 1-2 months, and then maybe once a month? How about some of those "dinner's ready" places where you can pre-make a bunch of dinners and freeze them. do you belong to a church where you could ask for some donated pre-made meals for your first few days or even weeks home?
I had extra help from my mom, she lives about 1hr away so she'd come 2-3 days and nights a week and help night and day, then she'd go home to relax for a day, work for 1-2 days at her job and then come back up for 2-3 days and nights. We had that help for about 2.5 months.
Breastfeeding while eating, paying bills, playing online... yes. While doing housework? Wow, I can't imagine that one but more power to you if you can pull that off. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I'm jealous!
Have you considered a doula maybe once or twice a week? Are you going to strictly breastfeed or also pump? if you ended up doing both then you don't always have to be the one getting up with the baby.
Can you afford to hire someone to do housework once a week (the deep stuff) for 1-2 months, and then maybe once a month? How about some of those "dinner's ready" places where you can pre-make a bunch of dinners and freeze them. do you belong to a church where you could ask for some donated pre-made meals for your first few days or even weeks home?
I had extra help from my mom, she lives about 1hr away so she'd come 2-3 days and nights a week and help night and day, then she'd go home to relax for a day, work for 1-2 days at her job and then come back up for 2-3 days and nights. We had that help for about 2.5 months.
help after the baby is born
Breastfeeding while eating, paying bills, playing online... yes. While doing housework? Wow, I can't imagine that one but more power to you if you can pull that off. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I'm jealous!
Have you considered a doula maybe once or twice a week? Are you going to strictly breastfeed or also pump? if you ended up doing both then you don't always have to be the one getting up with the baby.
Can you afford to hire someone to do housework once a week (the deep stuff) for 1-2 months, and then maybe once a month? How about some of those "dinner's ready" places where you can pre-make a bunch of dinners and freeze them. do you belong to a church where you could ask for some donated pre-made meals for your first few days or even weeks home?
I had extra help from my mom, she lives about 1hr away so she'd come 2-3 days and nights a week and help night and day, then she'd go home to relax for a day, work for 1-2 days at her job and then come back up for 2-3 days and nights. We had that help for about 2.5 months.
Breastfeeding while eating, paying bills, playing online... yes. While doing housework? Wow, I can't imagine that one but more power to you if you can pull that off. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I'm jealous!
Have you considered a doula maybe once or twice a week? Are you going to strictly breastfeed or also pump? if you ended up doing both then you don't always have to be the one getting up with the baby.
Can you afford to hire someone to do housework once a week (the deep stuff) for 1-2 months, and then maybe once a month? How about some of those "dinner's ready" places where you can pre-make a bunch of dinners and freeze them. do you belong to a church where you could ask for some donated pre-made meals for your first few days or even weeks home?
I had extra help from my mom, she lives about 1hr away so she'd come 2-3 days and nights a week and help night and day, then she'd go home to relax for a day, work for 1-2 days at her job and then come back up for 2-3 days and nights. We had that help for about 2.5 months.
help after the baby is born
Breastfeeding while eating, paying bills, playing online... yes. While doing housework? Wow, I can't imagine that one but more power to you if you can pull that off. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I'm jealous!
Have you considered a doula maybe once or twice a week? Are you going to strictly breastfeed or also pump? if you ended up doing both then you don't always have to be the one getting up with the baby.
Can you afford to hire someone to do housework once a week (the deep stuff) for 1-2 months, and then maybe once a month? How about some of those "dinner's ready" places where you can pre-make a bunch of dinners and freeze them. do you belong to a church where you could ask for some donated pre-made meals for your first few days or even weeks home?
I had extra help from my mom, she lives about 1hr away so she'd come 2-3 days and nights a week and help night and day, then she'd go home to relax for a day, work for 1-2 days at her job and then come back up for 2-3 days and nights. We had that help for about 2.5 months.
Breastfeeding while eating, paying bills, playing online... yes. While doing housework? Wow, I can't imagine that one but more power to you if you can pull that off. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I'm jealous!
Have you considered a doula maybe once or twice a week? Are you going to strictly breastfeed or also pump? if you ended up doing both then you don't always have to be the one getting up with the baby.
Can you afford to hire someone to do housework once a week (the deep stuff) for 1-2 months, and then maybe once a month? How about some of those "dinner's ready" places where you can pre-make a bunch of dinners and freeze them. do you belong to a church where you could ask for some donated pre-made meals for your first few days or even weeks home?
I had extra help from my mom, she lives about 1hr away so she'd come 2-3 days and nights a week and help night and day, then she'd go home to relax for a day, work for 1-2 days at her job and then come back up for 2-3 days and nights. We had that help for about 2.5 months.
help after the baby is born
Breastfeeding while eating, paying bills, playing online... yes. While doing housework? Wow, I can't imagine that one but more power to you if you can pull that off. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I'm jealous!
Have you considered a doula maybe once or twice a week? Are you going to strictly breastfeed or also pump? if you ended up doing both then you don't always have to be the one getting up with the baby.
Can you afford to hire someone to do housework once a week (the deep stuff) for 1-2 months, and then maybe once a month? How about some of those "dinner's ready" places where you can pre-make a bunch of dinners and freeze them. do you belong to a church where you could ask for some donated pre-made meals for your first few days or even weeks home?
I had extra help from my mom, she lives about 1hr away so she'd come 2-3 days and nights a week and help night and day, then she'd go home to relax for a day, work for 1-2 days at her job and then come back up for 2-3 days and nights. We had that help for about 2.5 months.
Breastfeeding while eating, paying bills, playing online... yes. While doing housework? Wow, I can't imagine that one but more power to you if you can pull that off. <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> I'm jealous!
Have you considered a doula maybe once or twice a week? Are you going to strictly breastfeed or also pump? if you ended up doing both then you don't always have to be the one getting up with the baby.
Can you afford to hire someone to do housework once a week (the deep stuff) for 1-2 months, and then maybe once a month? How about some of those "dinner's ready" places where you can pre-make a bunch of dinners and freeze them. do you belong to a church where you could ask for some donated pre-made meals for your first few days or even weeks home?
I had extra help from my mom, she lives about 1hr away so she'd come 2-3 days and nights a week and help night and day, then she'd go home to relax for a day, work for 1-2 days at her job and then come back up for 2-3 days and nights. We had that help for about 2.5 months.
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Housework? What's that?
In all seriousness once the twins got here my number one priority was taking care of them and my CF. Then came laundry and food. Housework was left up to DH and anyone else that was willing to come over and help. The first 8 weeks or so were EXHAUSTING. I can't even explain it. And I had LOTS of help! I had never been so tired in my whole life. You just end up doing what you can to survive.
Things I may do different. Invest in a hospital grade pump. I think I would have been more willing to pump had I invested in Medela. So if you want to pump, rent one from the hospital or buy the top of the line. Another point about breastfeeding, is get the right pillow. For twins, there is a twin nursing pillow, but for singletons, I think the "My Brest Friend" is better than any amount of "Boppy's" your money could buy.
We had a line out the door of people wanting to come by and see the twins. There was one condition. You had to bring dinner. We didn't cook for two months, no joke. Getting out of the house every other day or so was more important to me than keeping my bathroom clean. Know what I mean? Housework is what it is, but personal sanity and rejoining the "real world" for an hour a day is so worth the extra work of hauling everything you need to keep baby happy. (and worth all the extra time for everything you have to do to yourself to make yourself presentable)
At the end of the day, as long as CF was taken care of, there was food to eat and clean sheets to sleep on, that's what made me feel productive during those first few months. NOTHING more.
I was lucky enough not to need IV antibiotics for the first year and a half. I wasn't breastfeeding by that point so I'm not sure which ones are safe for breastfeeding. In my opinion, there is rarely a reason to "pump and dump" so don't let your docs or pedi's talk you into that. Inhaled antibiotics work wonders to keep infection down for me. I'm not talking about TOBI either. I prefer Aztreonam and Ceftaz for the bugs I have brewing. Have you tried all those? Anything I can do to stay healthy and off IVs is a blessing for sure!
Tara
Housework? What's that?
In all seriousness once the twins got here my number one priority was taking care of them and my CF. Then came laundry and food. Housework was left up to DH and anyone else that was willing to come over and help. The first 8 weeks or so were EXHAUSTING. I can't even explain it. And I had LOTS of help! I had never been so tired in my whole life. You just end up doing what you can to survive.
Things I may do different. Invest in a hospital grade pump. I think I would have been more willing to pump had I invested in Medela. So if you want to pump, rent one from the hospital or buy the top of the line. Another point about breastfeeding, is get the right pillow. For twins, there is a twin nursing pillow, but for singletons, I think the "My Brest Friend" is better than any amount of "Boppy's" your money could buy.
We had a line out the door of people wanting to come by and see the twins. There was one condition. You had to bring dinner. We didn't cook for two months, no joke. Getting out of the house every other day or so was more important to me than keeping my bathroom clean. Know what I mean? Housework is what it is, but personal sanity and rejoining the "real world" for an hour a day is so worth the extra work of hauling everything you need to keep baby happy. (and worth all the extra time for everything you have to do to yourself to make yourself presentable)
At the end of the day, as long as CF was taken care of, there was food to eat and clean sheets to sleep on, that's what made me feel productive during those first few months. NOTHING more.
I was lucky enough not to need IV antibiotics for the first year and a half. I wasn't breastfeeding by that point so I'm not sure which ones are safe for breastfeeding. In my opinion, there is rarely a reason to "pump and dump" so don't let your docs or pedi's talk you into that. Inhaled antibiotics work wonders to keep infection down for me. I'm not talking about TOBI either. I prefer Aztreonam and Ceftaz for the bugs I have brewing. Have you tried all those? Anything I can do to stay healthy and off IVs is a blessing for sure!
Tara
help after the baby is born
Housework? What's that?
In all seriousness once the twins got here my number one priority was taking care of them and my CF. Then came laundry and food. Housework was left up to DH and anyone else that was willing to come over and help. The first 8 weeks or so were EXHAUSTING. I can't even explain it. And I had LOTS of help! I had never been so tired in my whole life. You just end up doing what you can to survive.
Things I may do different. Invest in a hospital grade pump. I think I would have been more willing to pump had I invested in Medela. So if you want to pump, rent one from the hospital or buy the top of the line. Another point about breastfeeding, is get the right pillow. For twins, there is a twin nursing pillow, but for singletons, I think the "My Brest Friend" is better than any amount of "Boppy's" your money could buy.
We had a line out the door of people wanting to come by and see the twins. There was one condition. You had to bring dinner. We didn't cook for two months, no joke. Getting out of the house every other day or so was more important to me than keeping my bathroom clean. Know what I mean? Housework is what it is, but personal sanity and rejoining the "real world" for an hour a day is so worth the extra work of hauling everything you need to keep baby happy. (and worth all the extra time for everything you have to do to yourself to make yourself presentable)
At the end of the day, as long as CF was taken care of, there was food to eat and clean sheets to sleep on, that's what made me feel productive during those first few months. NOTHING more.
I was lucky enough not to need IV antibiotics for the first year and a half. I wasn't breastfeeding by that point so I'm not sure which ones are safe for breastfeeding. In my opinion, there is rarely a reason to "pump and dump" so don't let your docs or pedi's talk you into that. Inhaled antibiotics work wonders to keep infection down for me. I'm not talking about TOBI either. I prefer Aztreonam and Ceftaz for the bugs I have brewing. Have you tried all those? Anything I can do to stay healthy and off IVs is a blessing for sure!
Tara
Housework? What's that?
In all seriousness once the twins got here my number one priority was taking care of them and my CF. Then came laundry and food. Housework was left up to DH and anyone else that was willing to come over and help. The first 8 weeks or so were EXHAUSTING. I can't even explain it. And I had LOTS of help! I had never been so tired in my whole life. You just end up doing what you can to survive.
Things I may do different. Invest in a hospital grade pump. I think I would have been more willing to pump had I invested in Medela. So if you want to pump, rent one from the hospital or buy the top of the line. Another point about breastfeeding, is get the right pillow. For twins, there is a twin nursing pillow, but for singletons, I think the "My Brest Friend" is better than any amount of "Boppy's" your money could buy.
We had a line out the door of people wanting to come by and see the twins. There was one condition. You had to bring dinner. We didn't cook for two months, no joke. Getting out of the house every other day or so was more important to me than keeping my bathroom clean. Know what I mean? Housework is what it is, but personal sanity and rejoining the "real world" for an hour a day is so worth the extra work of hauling everything you need to keep baby happy. (and worth all the extra time for everything you have to do to yourself to make yourself presentable)
At the end of the day, as long as CF was taken care of, there was food to eat and clean sheets to sleep on, that's what made me feel productive during those first few months. NOTHING more.
I was lucky enough not to need IV antibiotics for the first year and a half. I wasn't breastfeeding by that point so I'm not sure which ones are safe for breastfeeding. In my opinion, there is rarely a reason to "pump and dump" so don't let your docs or pedi's talk you into that. Inhaled antibiotics work wonders to keep infection down for me. I'm not talking about TOBI either. I prefer Aztreonam and Ceftaz for the bugs I have brewing. Have you tried all those? Anything I can do to stay healthy and off IVs is a blessing for sure!
Tara
help after the baby is born
Housework? What's that?
In all seriousness once the twins got here my number one priority was taking care of them and my CF. Then came laundry and food. Housework was left up to DH and anyone else that was willing to come over and help. The first 8 weeks or so were EXHAUSTING. I can't even explain it. And I had LOTS of help! I had never been so tired in my whole life. You just end up doing what you can to survive.
Things I may do different. Invest in a hospital grade pump. I think I would have been more willing to pump had I invested in Medela. So if you want to pump, rent one from the hospital or buy the top of the line. Another point about breastfeeding, is get the right pillow. For twins, there is a twin nursing pillow, but for singletons, I think the "My Brest Friend" is better than any amount of "Boppy's" your money could buy.
We had a line out the door of people wanting to come by and see the twins. There was one condition. You had to bring dinner. We didn't cook for two months, no joke. Getting out of the house every other day or so was more important to me than keeping my bathroom clean. Know what I mean? Housework is what it is, but personal sanity and rejoining the "real world" for an hour a day is so worth the extra work of hauling everything you need to keep baby happy. (and worth all the extra time for everything you have to do to yourself to make yourself presentable)
At the end of the day, as long as CF was taken care of, there was food to eat and clean sheets to sleep on, that's what made me feel productive during those first few months. NOTHING more.
I was lucky enough not to need IV antibiotics for the first year and a half. I wasn't breastfeeding by that point so I'm not sure which ones are safe for breastfeeding. In my opinion, there is rarely a reason to "pump and dump" so don't let your docs or pedi's talk you into that. Inhaled antibiotics work wonders to keep infection down for me. I'm not talking about TOBI either. I prefer Aztreonam and Ceftaz for the bugs I have brewing. Have you tried all those? Anything I can do to stay healthy and off IVs is a blessing for sure!
Tara
Housework? What's that?
In all seriousness once the twins got here my number one priority was taking care of them and my CF. Then came laundry and food. Housework was left up to DH and anyone else that was willing to come over and help. The first 8 weeks or so were EXHAUSTING. I can't even explain it. And I had LOTS of help! I had never been so tired in my whole life. You just end up doing what you can to survive.
Things I may do different. Invest in a hospital grade pump. I think I would have been more willing to pump had I invested in Medela. So if you want to pump, rent one from the hospital or buy the top of the line. Another point about breastfeeding, is get the right pillow. For twins, there is a twin nursing pillow, but for singletons, I think the "My Brest Friend" is better than any amount of "Boppy's" your money could buy.
We had a line out the door of people wanting to come by and see the twins. There was one condition. You had to bring dinner. We didn't cook for two months, no joke. Getting out of the house every other day or so was more important to me than keeping my bathroom clean. Know what I mean? Housework is what it is, but personal sanity and rejoining the "real world" for an hour a day is so worth the extra work of hauling everything you need to keep baby happy. (and worth all the extra time for everything you have to do to yourself to make yourself presentable)
At the end of the day, as long as CF was taken care of, there was food to eat and clean sheets to sleep on, that's what made me feel productive during those first few months. NOTHING more.
I was lucky enough not to need IV antibiotics for the first year and a half. I wasn't breastfeeding by that point so I'm not sure which ones are safe for breastfeeding. In my opinion, there is rarely a reason to "pump and dump" so don't let your docs or pedi's talk you into that. Inhaled antibiotics work wonders to keep infection down for me. I'm not talking about TOBI either. I prefer Aztreonam and Ceftaz for the bugs I have brewing. Have you tried all those? Anything I can do to stay healthy and off IVs is a blessing for sure!
Tara
help after the baby is born
Housework? What's that?
In all seriousness once the twins got here my number one priority was taking care of them and my CF. Then came laundry and food. Housework was left up to DH and anyone else that was willing to come over and help. The first 8 weeks or so were EXHAUSTING. I can't even explain it. And I had LOTS of help! I had never been so tired in my whole life. You just end up doing what you can to survive.
Things I may do different. Invest in a hospital grade pump. I think I would have been more willing to pump had I invested in Medela. So if you want to pump, rent one from the hospital or buy the top of the line. Another point about breastfeeding, is get the right pillow. For twins, there is a twin nursing pillow, but for singletons, I think the "My Brest Friend" is better than any amount of "Boppy's" your money could buy.
We had a line out the door of people wanting to come by and see the twins. There was one condition. You had to bring dinner. We didn't cook for two months, no joke. Getting out of the house every other day or so was more important to me than keeping my bathroom clean. Know what I mean? Housework is what it is, but personal sanity and rejoining the "real world" for an hour a day is so worth the extra work of hauling everything you need to keep baby happy. (and worth all the extra time for everything you have to do to yourself to make yourself presentable)
At the end of the day, as long as CF was taken care of, there was food to eat and clean sheets to sleep on, that's what made me feel productive during those first few months. NOTHING more.
I was lucky enough not to need IV antibiotics for the first year and a half. I wasn't breastfeeding by that point so I'm not sure which ones are safe for breastfeeding. In my opinion, there is rarely a reason to "pump and dump" so don't let your docs or pedi's talk you into that. Inhaled antibiotics work wonders to keep infection down for me. I'm not talking about TOBI either. I prefer Aztreonam and Ceftaz for the bugs I have brewing. Have you tried all those? Anything I can do to stay healthy and off IVs is a blessing for sure!
Tara
Housework? What's that?
In all seriousness once the twins got here my number one priority was taking care of them and my CF. Then came laundry and food. Housework was left up to DH and anyone else that was willing to come over and help. The first 8 weeks or so were EXHAUSTING. I can't even explain it. And I had LOTS of help! I had never been so tired in my whole life. You just end up doing what you can to survive.
Things I may do different. Invest in a hospital grade pump. I think I would have been more willing to pump had I invested in Medela. So if you want to pump, rent one from the hospital or buy the top of the line. Another point about breastfeeding, is get the right pillow. For twins, there is a twin nursing pillow, but for singletons, I think the "My Brest Friend" is better than any amount of "Boppy's" your money could buy.
We had a line out the door of people wanting to come by and see the twins. There was one condition. You had to bring dinner. We didn't cook for two months, no joke. Getting out of the house every other day or so was more important to me than keeping my bathroom clean. Know what I mean? Housework is what it is, but personal sanity and rejoining the "real world" for an hour a day is so worth the extra work of hauling everything you need to keep baby happy. (and worth all the extra time for everything you have to do to yourself to make yourself presentable)
At the end of the day, as long as CF was taken care of, there was food to eat and clean sheets to sleep on, that's what made me feel productive during those first few months. NOTHING more.
I was lucky enough not to need IV antibiotics for the first year and a half. I wasn't breastfeeding by that point so I'm not sure which ones are safe for breastfeeding. In my opinion, there is rarely a reason to "pump and dump" so don't let your docs or pedi's talk you into that. Inhaled antibiotics work wonders to keep infection down for me. I'm not talking about TOBI either. I prefer Aztreonam and Ceftaz for the bugs I have brewing. Have you tried all those? Anything I can do to stay healthy and off IVs is a blessing for sure!
Tara
help after the baby is born
Housework? What's that?
In all seriousness once the twins got here my number one priority was taking care of them and my CF. Then came laundry and food. Housework was left up to DH and anyone else that was willing to come over and help. The first 8 weeks or so were EXHAUSTING. I can't even explain it. And I had LOTS of help! I had never been so tired in my whole life. You just end up doing what you can to survive.
Things I may do different. Invest in a hospital grade pump. I think I would have been more willing to pump had I invested in Medela. So if you want to pump, rent one from the hospital or buy the top of the line. Another point about breastfeeding, is get the right pillow. For twins, there is a twin nursing pillow, but for singletons, I think the "My Brest Friend" is better than any amount of "Boppy's" your money could buy.
We had a line out the door of people wanting to come by and see the twins. There was one condition. You had to bring dinner. We didn't cook for two months, no joke. Getting out of the house every other day or so was more important to me than keeping my bathroom clean. Know what I mean? Housework is what it is, but personal sanity and rejoining the "real world" for an hour a day is so worth the extra work of hauling everything you need to keep baby happy. (and worth all the extra time for everything you have to do to yourself to make yourself presentable)
At the end of the day, as long as CF was taken care of, there was food to eat and clean sheets to sleep on, that's what made me feel productive during those first few months. NOTHING more.
I was lucky enough not to need IV antibiotics for the first year and a half. I wasn't breastfeeding by that point so I'm not sure which ones are safe for breastfeeding. In my opinion, there is rarely a reason to "pump and dump" so don't let your docs or pedi's talk you into that. Inhaled antibiotics work wonders to keep infection down for me. I'm not talking about TOBI either. I prefer Aztreonam and Ceftaz for the bugs I have brewing. Have you tried all those? Anything I can do to stay healthy and off IVs is a blessing for sure!
Tara
Housework? What's that?
In all seriousness once the twins got here my number one priority was taking care of them and my CF. Then came laundry and food. Housework was left up to DH and anyone else that was willing to come over and help. The first 8 weeks or so were EXHAUSTING. I can't even explain it. And I had LOTS of help! I had never been so tired in my whole life. You just end up doing what you can to survive.
Things I may do different. Invest in a hospital grade pump. I think I would have been more willing to pump had I invested in Medela. So if you want to pump, rent one from the hospital or buy the top of the line. Another point about breastfeeding, is get the right pillow. For twins, there is a twin nursing pillow, but for singletons, I think the "My Brest Friend" is better than any amount of "Boppy's" your money could buy.
We had a line out the door of people wanting to come by and see the twins. There was one condition. You had to bring dinner. We didn't cook for two months, no joke. Getting out of the house every other day or so was more important to me than keeping my bathroom clean. Know what I mean? Housework is what it is, but personal sanity and rejoining the "real world" for an hour a day is so worth the extra work of hauling everything you need to keep baby happy. (and worth all the extra time for everything you have to do to yourself to make yourself presentable)
At the end of the day, as long as CF was taken care of, there was food to eat and clean sheets to sleep on, that's what made me feel productive during those first few months. NOTHING more.
I was lucky enough not to need IV antibiotics for the first year and a half. I wasn't breastfeeding by that point so I'm not sure which ones are safe for breastfeeding. In my opinion, there is rarely a reason to "pump and dump" so don't let your docs or pedi's talk you into that. Inhaled antibiotics work wonders to keep infection down for me. I'm not talking about TOBI either. I prefer Aztreonam and Ceftaz for the bugs I have brewing. Have you tried all those? Anything I can do to stay healthy and off IVs is a blessing for sure!
Tara
help after the baby is born
Housework? What's that?
In all seriousness once the twins got here my number one priority was taking care of them and my CF. Then came laundry and food. Housework was left up to DH and anyone else that was willing to come over and help. The first 8 weeks or so were EXHAUSTING. I can't even explain it. And I had LOTS of help! I had never been so tired in my whole life. You just end up doing what you can to survive.
Things I may do different. Invest in a hospital grade pump. I think I would have been more willing to pump had I invested in Medela. So if you want to pump, rent one from the hospital or buy the top of the line. Another point about breastfeeding, is get the right pillow. For twins, there is a twin nursing pillow, but for singletons, I think the "My Brest Friend" is better than any amount of "Boppy's" your money could buy.
We had a line out the door of people wanting to come by and see the twins. There was one condition. You had to bring dinner. We didn't cook for two months, no joke. Getting out of the house every other day or so was more important to me than keeping my bathroom clean. Know what I mean? Housework is what it is, but personal sanity and rejoining the "real world" for an hour a day is so worth the extra work of hauling everything you need to keep baby happy. (and worth all the extra time for everything you have to do to yourself to make yourself presentable)
At the end of the day, as long as CF was taken care of, there was food to eat and clean sheets to sleep on, that's what made me feel productive during those first few months. NOTHING more.
I was lucky enough not to need IV antibiotics for the first year and a half. I wasn't breastfeeding by that point so I'm not sure which ones are safe for breastfeeding. In my opinion, there is rarely a reason to "pump and dump" so don't let your docs or pedi's talk you into that. Inhaled antibiotics work wonders to keep infection down for me. I'm not talking about TOBI either. I prefer Aztreonam and Ceftaz for the bugs I have brewing. Have you tried all those? Anything I can do to stay healthy and off IVs is a blessing for sure!
Tara
Housework? What's that?
In all seriousness once the twins got here my number one priority was taking care of them and my CF. Then came laundry and food. Housework was left up to DH and anyone else that was willing to come over and help. The first 8 weeks or so were EXHAUSTING. I can't even explain it. And I had LOTS of help! I had never been so tired in my whole life. You just end up doing what you can to survive.
Things I may do different. Invest in a hospital grade pump. I think I would have been more willing to pump had I invested in Medela. So if you want to pump, rent one from the hospital or buy the top of the line. Another point about breastfeeding, is get the right pillow. For twins, there is a twin nursing pillow, but for singletons, I think the "My Brest Friend" is better than any amount of "Boppy's" your money could buy.
We had a line out the door of people wanting to come by and see the twins. There was one condition. You had to bring dinner. We didn't cook for two months, no joke. Getting out of the house every other day or so was more important to me than keeping my bathroom clean. Know what I mean? Housework is what it is, but personal sanity and rejoining the "real world" for an hour a day is so worth the extra work of hauling everything you need to keep baby happy. (and worth all the extra time for everything you have to do to yourself to make yourself presentable)
At the end of the day, as long as CF was taken care of, there was food to eat and clean sheets to sleep on, that's what made me feel productive during those first few months. NOTHING more.
I was lucky enough not to need IV antibiotics for the first year and a half. I wasn't breastfeeding by that point so I'm not sure which ones are safe for breastfeeding. In my opinion, there is rarely a reason to "pump and dump" so don't let your docs or pedi's talk you into that. Inhaled antibiotics work wonders to keep infection down for me. I'm not talking about TOBI either. I prefer Aztreonam and Ceftaz for the bugs I have brewing. Have you tried all those? Anything I can do to stay healthy and off IVs is a blessing for sure!
Tara