I'm looking for some help / suggestions with a routine for my b/g twins 9 weeks old (5 weeks corrected). We have them set up in the living room as its the biggest room in the house and everything is to hand in the kitchen. We normally do shifts with my dh staying with the twins for 5 ish hours while I get a sleep. This isn't always at a set time for me as he works shifts but is mainly 8pm - 1am or 1am -6 am. I bf when I'm with the babies and my dh ffs.
I've felt this isn't working as well for us now and the change in shifts upsets my milk for a few days so I generally need to top up with a bottle about 5pm. We have really struggled the last few days after first vaccinations, it took us nearly 6 hours to settle them from 4pm. We normally get 2-3 hours a bf but it can be as little as 1, bottles seem to get 3-4 if we are really lucky.
My dd is still a bit colicky and the vaccination is making pooing really sore so she cracks up every time she goes. My ds pees like a demon and nb nappies can't keep up.
I'd like to move them up to their own room with one of us on a sofa bed for the next couple of months with them as my dd has been known to choke occasionally and she likes to hold her breath.
Any suggestions as to how we can settle them a bit better? If we do bath bottle bed at 8pm does one of us stay in with them and goes too bed then or can we leave them for an hour to get dinner? I know it sounds daft but I'm not sure what to with regards leaving them and that's why they're still in the living room.
Any suggestions gratefully received
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Froggy36 · 17/03/2014 18:22
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