We have been home now for two weeks and my husband is returning to work tomorrow. I am very nervous about being left all day with the babies and the dog. People have asked how my recovery is going and how we are managing with the twins so far.
Recovery from the section is hard. I was feeling pretty good up until 39 weeks when Pupps kicked in. So, I didn't have that huge surge of relief that some people do simply because I was no longer pregnant. The bad part about the section is how hard it is to sit up. Since the babies require that I constantly change position to burp, feed, cuddle, and soothe them I am forced to find creative ways to put whomever I am holding down, so that I can re adjust, because it is impossible for me to switch positions while holding one of them.
Overall my pain is fine. I never filled the script for Dilaudud, the narcotic that I took in the hospital. For the record, this is the first narcotic that I have ever taken orally that doesn't make me hurl.
The steps were not the evil monster that I expected. If i used them more than 4xs per day I would have cramps and bleed more, but I could always summon the energy to change floors when necessary.
Caring for twins is hard. Pumping as their primary food source is very time consuming. Pumping is also painful and I haven't had time to discover if I am doing something wrong. I really hope that I can get Owen to BF b/c it would save so much time. Still I would probably have to bottle feed some until I learn how to tandem BF. Thanks to Boppies I am a tandem bottle feeding champ. I need more bottles b/c I am constantly washing and sterilizing all day. Right now I have six bottles and one set of pump attachments. I need to double that.
I am not sure how we are going to do the night feedings now that my husband is returning to work. He has been helping so far, to the extent that he can since he pretty much sits up up in a chair and sleeps while holding a baby at any time between 2 and 6 am. What has helped is having the last pre-bed feeding well coordinated so they wake up at roughtly the same time.
For the most part, I have given myself up to no sleep for awhile.
We took them to church for the first time today. Hamilton hated the sermon.
The first few weeks on your own will be the most difficult. Once your routine is established it will get easier. It has to, doesn't it? :)
ReplyDeleteAre you supplementing at all, or using all pumped milk? I remember for the first 4-6 weeks with Bo, every time I pumped or fed him it hurt -- but it does get better. So hang in there.
Thanks for your comments on my blog. I'm going to take your advice and purchase another Boppy. I think we will find that really useful! :)