Your Easy-Breezy Pregnancy According To Stock Photos

During pregnancy, moms-to-be experience so many changes. Hormones fluctuate wildly which can make you feel like you're going nuts! But that's just us mortals on earth because being pregnant in the world of stock photos is so easy and problem-free. When you're pregnant in stock photos...

First Date Night Post Baby

During my pregnancy, Joey and I didn't get to go out on dates and make the most of our alone time before the twins arrived because I was always dizzy and had to go on bed rest for a long time. When I gave birth, going on a date became even more difficult because we had to feed the twins every 2-3 hours and I was also pumping to increase my milk supply. We also didn't have a nanny so our hands were pretty full. We were able to go out and do errands thanks to my mom and in-laws who would offer to babysit the twins. When we finally had nannies, we tried having a movie date night at home. That didn't turn out well because even though the nannies were minding the twins, we would still hear them cry. So we would end up pausing the movie to tend to the babies ourselves. When we got interrupted for the third time, we decided to just finish the movie another day. But we were really determined to go out and have a date like adults. 

They Grow So Fast

When we were able to bring Audrey and Antonino home, they only weighed 4.9 and 5 pounds respectively. They were born 3 weeks early so they had to stay in the hospital until they reached term. My mom bought them cute going home outfits which they didn't get to wear because they were too big for preemies. They were also gifted plenty of cute clothes by family and friends. While most of them were sized newborn or 0-3 months, the twins still looked like they were in togas when they wore them. I was so scared that my tiny babies won't be able to grow.

Top 5 Things Sleep Deprivation Has Made Me Do

Sleep when the baby sleeps, they say. Well, I don't know about that because that's the only time I have to shower and do other chores. So yes, the twins' first four months have made me really tired but on the other hand, I ended up doing some pretty funny things like:

Conquering Colic

Photo from Dr. Brown's website

A few weeks after bringing The twins home, Audrey started having really long crying episodes with no apparent trigger. We carried her, rocked her, sang to her and placed her in a cradle swing which helps soothe and calm babies but she just wouldn't stop crying. It came to a point when we would dread the early evenings because that was when her crying would start. Joey and I felt really helpless and at the same time so sad for our baby who couldn't tell us what she was feeling. After several sleepless nights (both for baby and parents), we brought her to the doctor. Her usual pediatrician was away on a seminar so we consulted with the reliever doctor who suggested small frequent feedings because Audrey's stomach was still small and too much milk can increase intestinal gas. Once we followed this, Audrey's crying lessened but I was still unsatisfied. I guess this is also partly because I had a point of comparison - Antonino, who would be calm as long as he was fed and clean. So I researched how to lessen infant gas. One suggestion I found was to change feeding equipment. This meant switching to a slower flow nipple. We were already using the slowest flow of the twins' feeding bottles so we experimented instead with different bottles which are known to specialize in reducing infant gas.