it has been a brutal couple days. the guys have been super demanding every morning & every evening-- starting at 5am (when night time seems to end for them) they're up every hour, demanding food. they're practically hysterical-- i have to actually calm them down before they can eat, they get so upset. & then they only want an ounce or two. they actually end up eating more, bc they eat more often, but they eat less at each feeding. this lasts until around 11am-noon, & then they're back on our usual schedule (3-4 oz every 3 hours or so) until around 8pm, when the crazy fussy binges start all over, except now they want 3-4 oz. every hour & a half or so. it's nuts! that will last until around 11pm-midnight, & then they sleep great until 5 am again (getting up only once to eat). val has also started having super fussy periods for a few hours every night, where he just wants to be held and walked around. he's perfectly calm & happy as long as i'm moving, but as soon as i sit down, he's screaming. i'm sure this is all perfectly normal & some sort of baby phase, & i'm sure they're going through it at the same time bc they're twins & all, but geez! i'm exhausted!!! they are almost 5 wks old adjusted... did any one else go through something like this with their LOs? are they in a growth spurt? or is this just a fun new way to wear out momma? :P
in more fun news, my best bud M & i are taking the dudes over to her mom's pool (they're really good family friends). of course we won't be swimming, (its only like 70 here & there is NO way i'm getting in a swimsuit anytime soon!) but it will be very fun to get out of the house, & D (buddy M's mom) hasn't seen the guys since they were a few weeks old. should be fun! :)
Oh man, Kate, that sucks royally. I bet it is a growth spurt, and just a stage... this too shall pass (we sure hope!!). I remember when one of my nephews was teeny tiny, you couldn't just sit down with him either, you had to be constantly moving--it wore me right out!!! my way around it was that I'd sit on the bed and kind of bounce up and down. Though that was probably just as tiring as walking around, lol.
ReplyDeleteIt could be a few things. Right at the point they are getting ready to sleep through the night they start "cluster feeding". They still need the same amount of calories, but instead of getting them during the night, they need to pack it all into the daytime. If this is the case, it is just a matter of getting them back on a schedule.
ReplyDeleteGrowth spurts normally happen at about 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 9 months. They normally cluster feed for growth spurts also. Growth spurts can last as long as a week.
Val might have colic. Typically it is the same night every night, where they just scream for hours. Movement is normally the only way to calm them.
This is really long sorry.
Some hints on colic, don't get the colic tablets they don't work.
Vacuum, if you have a carrier, put him in the carrier and vacuum. I have no idea why this helps but it does for some babies.
The dryer, put him in a seat on top of a running dryer.
That is all I can think of right now. With R the only thing that worked, was naked time. I stripped her down put her on a wet mat and let her hang out.
Also remember, if your getting frustrated, put him down and walk away. I would walk outside for a few minutes then tackle it again.
I really hope for you it is not colic.
Braden went through this at 6 weeks - everyone told me growth spurt - and after about 2 weeks of about going crazy he settled down again. The 6 week spurt for me was the worst, they got better after that.
ReplyDeleteHere is a rule that no one ever told me and took me waaaaaay too long to figure out on my own:
ReplyDeleteNOTHING and I mean NOTHING about the first year of life is easy or consistent or predictable. NOTHING. It could be a growth spurt, but honestly, it's just normal random newborn behavior. And they do grow A LOT! I once read this statistic about how if an adult grew at the same rate as a newborn, we'd all be, like, 24 feet tall or something. So, yeah, I bet it's uncomfortable and weird as heck for the poor little guys.
But.........just get through the first year and I promise it gets better.
And I have to agree with your friend Kim up there...........never feel bad if you need to just walk away for a second. It's ROUGH and I can imagine it's twenty times as rough with two little ones screaming at you and being uncooperative. Good luck. :)