When I was in elementary school, I was a girl scout, complete with the little green dress and a sash full of badges. One of those badges was for child care. A Mom of a girl in our troop had many children, eventually nine. So, she knew the ins and outs of diapers and baby care. She had a set of boy/girl twins and they were our … [Read more...]
Our Little Football Team…The Babies Wore Helmets
The trend used to be for babies to sleep on their stomachs. That way, they would not end up with a flat head in the back. Doctors recommended it. Parents followed it. As with many trends, the advice reversed. Parents should no longer lay their babies on their stomachs because it increases the chance for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, … [Read more...]
The Next Few Months, Sleeping Through the Night without Leaks
Once the apnea/heart rate monitors came off, it became a priority to have the babies sleep through the night. In order to function and care for the babies during the day, sleep was a must. So, the babies got on a schedule. We worked with our pediatrician who let us know when the babies were ready for this transition. As parents, we were ready! We were so fortunate … [Read more...]
The First Few Months
The first few months were a whirlwind. The boys, Grayson, Xayden and Ryder (Babies A, B and C) were on apnea and heart rate monitors for one to three months. Hooking our boys up to a machine felt normal after a while and gave us an added sense of security with a mechanical watchdog ready to bark at any signs of trouble. We were taught to run and rouse the baby if the … [Read more...]
Adventures in Fertility, Part I
When my husband Greg and I were little, we imagined getting married, having babies and living--you guessed it--happily ever after. After all, that is what we heard about in stories. That is what we saw around us. We went to college and I went to graduate school and then walked down the aisle together. We thought we would have a … [Read more...]