My 7 week old little girl

She melts my heart.

My 7 week old little man

I could just eat him up!

First outing with the twin strollers (twins included)

Having babies in the winter is pretty neat. Since I was recovering and had two preemies to take care of it was great to live in PJs and snuggle up. But once I started to feel better and wanted to take a walk to get air, that air was so darn cold.

BUT! There's been something of a heat wave in NYC and temperatures have reached 40!

Time to bundle up and go for a walk.



We have two strollers for our twins -- a tandem and a double wide.

The tandem holds the car seats and snaps into a rolling frame, which is perfect for my preemies although I don't think I can navigate any store in NYC with it.

The double wide isn't that wide...if a store is wheelchair accessible (which I hope all are), then this will work. But the babies need to be bigger to fit into that one.

So we went out. Got some vitamin D. The kids slept the whole time.



We met a nanny in the park who used to care for twins who shared some advice -- Don't let anyone babysit your kids without references and never use an agency because they don't screen well.

OK.

We also learned that little kids love twin babies.

Very cute.

Another walk today. Can't wait to pick out new hats for Hunter and Penelope.

One boob produces more than the other?!

My right boob is producing much more milk than my left. In a 20 minute pumping session, righty gave me an ounce more than lefty. Not cool.

This, um, sucks (ha) because I feed twins, both at the same time. Yes, I switch who is on what boob for each feeding, but for each feeding, someone is getting less.

I can switch them mid-feeding, but I'd really love to know what I can do to get my boobs producing the same amount...or at least close to the same amount.

Plus I'd like to produce more...especially since I will be pumping a lot more when I go back to work and need to keep production as plentiful as possible. I just started taking Fenugreek.

And...I hate pumping. Love breastfeeding. But pumping -- bleh! So when I pump and don't get good results in both boobies, it makes me even more frustrated. And like I said before, worried about the babies getting enough. I know, I know...all the worry is counterproductive, but....

Is there a way to get both boobies on the same production level or is this just how it is?

Breastfeeding twins

Breastfeeding twins is a breeze. What?!

You don't believe me, do you?

My entry into being the Earth Mama with milky mammaries began with two preemies, under 5 pounds, feeding them separately.

It was exhausting.

Preemies want to eat a lot. A lot a lot. I think because they want to catch up to other babies born at term.

So I tried them both at the same time and haven't looked back. I strap into "My Breast Friend" (it really is my BFF), tuck them under my arms in the "football hold," and get each baby latched on.

What happens when they get bigger? We'll figure it out. I guess once they can hold up their heads on their own, each baby can sit next to me on the couch and face the breast to eat.

And I was the girl who thought I would hate breastfeeding because my nipples are so sensitive and here I am...dare I say...loving it! It's quiet time with my babies, I stare at their little faces, little fingers, soft skin. It's kind of magical until Hunter decides to bite down instead of suck.

He likes to play with the boob -- typical boy.

Breastfeeding also gave me those bonding hormones with my babies that I felt robbed of since I had an emergency c-section. It also helped my uterus contract faster...or so they say.

Sure it isn't easy when I'm alone and have to get them both on the breast, but for those times I sit in the center of my couch and place one baby on each side, sit in the center, strap into My Breast Friend, stuff pillows under it to keep it at the right level, and quickly get a baby on each boob.

So I love breastfeeding, yes. But I HATE pumping. Right now I pump once a day to check on production -- I let daddy feed them that bottle -- he does the double feed with the Boppy.

But having a mechanical suction on my boobs is like torture. I'll have to pump when I go back to work in six weeks and I am so dreading it. My husband and I have gotten into arguments just because he suggests I pump. I want him to feel how it feels. I wonder if it would suck his nipple in the same way?

We'll have to try that and I'll let you know....

How to make twins...

I wrote this book, Hot Sexplay for Your Weekend Away, when Hans and I were "practicing" making babies.

We ended up pregnant with twins.

Coincidence? Who knows. But let's just say that a LOT of research went into this book and of course it was my hubs who I practiced everything on.

I better make sure I'm on birth control for the sequel.