It was funny when we got home because both of them were asleep in their carseats. I had to pump again, so I sat there staring at them and almost felt like I didn't know what to do. Somehow, it's like I was stuck in NICU mode and wasn't sure what to do with them! But, they soon were ready to eat and we were off in the newborn cycle of changing diapers, feeding, pumping and it all came back to me.
I think that these are my first babies who actually slept in their crib at night in between feedings at this age (even once!), but even so by the time you feed and change them and I pump and fall asleep, there is only about 1-1.5 hours left before the next feed. Last night, I made the big mistake of not even trying to go to sleep until after the 11 pm feed, which meant that my only possible sleep was from about midnight until 6 am when Alice and Charlotte get up. This resulted in my sleeping for a sum total of 2.5 hours. I let Robert sleep in the morning for a couple of hours with the plan that we'd then trade off so I could get some sleep, but I got caught up in the feeding/pumping/time with A&C cycle and didn't end up getting a nap at all until 4 pm (and only for just under an hour). Tonight, I'm going to go to bed after the 8 pm feeding and I'm going to try harder to get a nap tomorrow, too. I can't function on 2 hours of sleep for very long!
We tried to keep things light and loud during the day, but the babies pretty much slept all day anyway. Still, they pretty much sleep all the time so it probably isn't a big deal. Hopefully, they let us get a little sleep tonight. I'm really feeling the whole c-section recovery thing today and have been having some issues that I'm not sure whether are related to lack of sleep or just a coincidence. But, it will be what it will be. So far, it's been really peaceful and easy enough. I mean, there are two adults here full-time (Robert and I both have 3 months of parental leave from work), plus our nanny during the work day to help with the other kids. There are plenty of people to care for these two little loves! I just need to figure out a good approach to pumping and feeding to get myself a bit more sleep until they start to space out their feedings more at night.
In other news, the XS Fuzzi Bunz we bought are way too wide around the legs so we're stuck using sposies for now. It's weird because A&C wore this same brand at about 5 lbs, but I think that they redesigned the sizes since then and it looks like they got a lot wider through the legs. Hopefully, they can start wearing them soon! Luckily, the hospital sent us home with a small pack of diapers or we literally wouldn't have had anything here that fit!
Pumping is still going pretty well. It looks like I will hit about 900 ccs today (a little over 30 ounces), and it's still continung to increase, albeit more slowly now. I am starting to build up a nice little freezer stash, too. I think that there are about 10 bags in the freezer already! It's still extremely painful, so I'm really looking forward to my body getting used to it. Because, well, ow. We have the babies' first pedi appointment tomorrow and I'm especially looking forward to the weigh in. As soon as we left the hospital, we stopped fortifying their EBM with formula. They also immediately went from taking 35-40 ccs every 3 hours to taking 45-60 ccs every 3 hours, so it seems like they are regulating their own intake. Hopefully, they are gaining weight well! A&C did just fine on EBM without the supplementing so I assume that these girls will as well.
I haven't had a chance to take many pictures yet, but here's one cute one of them tucked into bed together last night.
Oh, and the obligatory going home shot!
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CONGRATULATIONS! Yay! I"m so happy they are home and behaving so well! :) They are beautiful! Now it's time for some pro newborn pictures! Last babies deserve some good pictures!
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