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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yeah, my DH took two weeks and by the end of week 1, we were just sitting around staring at each other. I wish he could've taken that leave when our second was born.[/quote]
That sounds heavenly. We had preterm twins, one of whom had colic and reflux, needed to be kept upright, and would scream anytime she was awake if we didn’t pace the floor with her or drive around. I had 2 to breastfeed and wasn’t supposed to go more than 2 hours without feeding them. We had several breastfeeding issues to overcome. My Dh contracted rotavirus from the hospital and wasn’t allowed to have contact with me or the babies the first several days we were home from the hospital, per the pediatrician. We had no local relatives who could help beyond bringing us food. It took a while to get the babies on the same schedule. At first, one would wake as soon as the other fell asleep, so I would only have maybe one 3-4 hour stretch during the middle of the night when both babies slept at the same time, and the lactation consultant recommended that I pump during that window to boost my supply. I had tons of laundry, thanks to the reflux baby spitting up all over herself, me, and her blankets multiple times per day. We had frequent appointments because the babies had trouble gaining weight and the reflux baby needed to be treated by a pediatric gastroenterologist. I remember very, very little downtime, even with Dh right there in the trenches with me during the early weeks.[/quote]

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