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[quote=Anonymous]I feel for you! My twins were almost 32 weeks. I feel like you are in the hardest phase. Keep telling yourself that each week will be better and you just need to do what you need to get through each day at this point. I suggest figuring out what works for your daughter when she’s awake so you don’t have to hold her the whole time (sounds cold but impossible with twins). My ds loved the cradle swings so I bought one for each floor. I was fine if he took naps in it, etc. Anything at that point! Then I suggest podee bottles. As soon as they can put a paci in and out they can use these - hands free bottles basically. I also strongly suggest the snoo! Wasn’t around for my twins but it was lifesaving for my youngest (for my sanity).

My husband didn’t have any leave so it was tough. I’m not sure if your appetite for people in the house with covid around but I’d really suggest outsourcing everything possible. I ended up having someone come in each evening essentially to help with baths, do all the laundry, clean all the pumping & bottle supplies and organize everything for the next day. She would stay from 7-11pm. Sometimes both twins would be asleep so I’d take a long nap or at least go to sleep and she’s sneak out. We weren’t dealing with covid but my twins were preemies and on monitors so we had to be vigilant about germs.

Also, I remember on all of these twins boards and her I posted similar questions and people insisted I needed to get them on the same schedule. I was beating myself up because I couldn’t. Once I gave up on that, it was actually way easier bc when they were in different schedules I could always handle one feeding or one changing especially when one was napping. They will ultimately end up on the same schedule as they eventually consolidate naps but i wouldn’t focus on that. 
I swear it gets better![/quote]

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