So, I am WORRIED about breast feeding! I was just reading threads about nursing twins, and I read lots of good things and lots of worrisome things. I am worried about feeding two! There is just so much to get together when they are first born. Figuring out HOW to even nurse, hoping they latch the right way right away so you don't spend weeks trying to make it happen while dealing with crying hungry babies, night time feedings, do I really need a twin boppy pillow?, etc etc. I'm just worried about it. I need to do more reading and talk with some mothers of twins who did nurse successfully. Ugh. A wave of nervousness just came over me.
On a brighter note. I spent most of my day on Babies R Us online registering for my baby showers. It was fun actually. I couldn't register for anything nursery related, and I didn't register for any clothes. However, I did register for blankets, nursing stuff, receiving blankets, bibs, blankets, a sling, a bassinet, diapers, wipes, pacifiers, onesies, a glider, toys, a play place, a motion glider, lap pads, swaddle blankets, burp clothes, nursing covers, a boppy pillow, and a stationary entertainer.
I enjoyed it mucho! I am excited to get presents and put them in the nursery (when I figure out what I want to do). I am pretty sure whatever theme we pick it will be rather neutral. I am not into super girly stuff or super boyish stuff. I am in love with sage green and white. I think that just might be my choice, and do some cool stripes on the walls, and pick like an animal or sail boats or something. Sailboats don't really go with sage green, but you get my point. I do think I want to invest in a closet organizer. This will save tons of space and allow me to have a very simplistic look for the nursery, which is what I am all about. I would like to just have a glider, a crib, and twin bed, and a changing station in the room--in terms of furniture. With a wicker hamper and the diaper genie. I do plan on co-sleeping though. I registered for this pack n play, but it has sleepers on the top for twins--double bassinets with canopies over the top to keep out light. I'll keep this by the bed so I can just reach over and grab them to feed them at night, I won't even have to get out of the bed. Pretty cool. I want to have another bassinet out in the living room too so I can have several places for them to sleep.
Some of the stuff I registered for is kind of expensive--just a few things, but I thought what the heck. There are some people in our family that I could see buying some of the more expensive things. Mostly though I tried to make sure everything was reasonably priced--something I could afford if I were going to a baby shower. Up until now I didn't really understand how much you need for newborn babies--there is a lot.
I decided I am going to ask around to different mothers and see what they think is one 'must have' for newborns. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated.
Well--time for bed! Today was a much better day for me than
yesterday :-) Thank goodness!
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The diaper genie refill bags are SOOOO expensive. You can save a lot of $$ in the long term if you get the Diaper Champ. It uses ANY kind of garbage bag and still helps with odor control. :)
Thank you so much for doing this blog. It is so difficult being so far away during your pregnancy. I sure love reading all about what you are going through and can't wait until the next post. Can't wait until October. Love you :)
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