9 lbs and 1 oz and 7 lbs 8 oz at their 37 week delivery last week! They were the biggest set my OB had ever delivered.

This community was so helpful for me during my pregnancy and I can’t believe I made it to the other side!

Here are my girlies 🩷🩷

I made the costume myself, and the pattern is my own creation. I spent a month sneaking out of the bed in the middle of the night to sew, or stitching a few seams while they were asleep in their carrier. I think I may just wear this out and about, the girls were super cozy in it and quite comfortable 😂

i just picked up Baby A. We are complete now :)

A few weeks ago our C section was scheduled at 34w1d due to baby C showing growth restricted. At our next to last ultrasound (a week ago today) he messured severe growth restriction so we were admitted and went into the OR around 6am Friday at 33w4d. As it turns out he wasn't even the smallest triplet. As of yesterday all 3 were off CPAP. Our next focus is feeding by mouth. Mom has been incredible through everything (Dad posting). We feel so fortunate to have been able to take them as far as we did in utero and bring them into the world as healthy as they are. We know it's only going to get harder and crazier once we bring them home though 😅

They're all walking. And on track with milestones. But, as a doting father. I miss them so tiny. To all the moms and dad's feeling hopeless. It definitely gets better. Still stressful but worlds better.

Boys turned 2yrs old two weeks ago. Life from born day to now!

They are 5 months old now. It's tough but these little moments make it all worth it

Just saying hello! Our boys will be one years old tomorrow! It's been a long year. But we always find ourselves looking back and saying where did the time go? 28 days NiCU, countless sleepless nights, and so many tears. But we made it! (Don't mind our remedy

Here are my wonderful triplets. I feel like i owe everyone a photo after my crazy birth of pushing all three kids out at home.

First one was head down, the others where transverse. A while ago I asked people if they had any experience with delivering triplets vaginally. Now that my girls are here and a month old I thought I would share that it was a super positive experience and I would definitely do it all over again this way.

I was induced at 33 weeks and 4 days, had pre-e and GD. I had been in the hospital for 4 weeks at that point. My gynecologist and me and my husband had planned out pretty much every scenario and what we would do. We knew the risks. I am very grateful she (my gynecologist) still was fully on board. Note that I live in the Netherlands so some things may be different here.

I had an epidural and my babies where on a heart monitor all during the labor. Babies where born at 17.04 u, 17.11 u and 17.18. It was the first set of triplets born in the hospital in 15 years! We where all very exited!

They where in de NICU for two weeks, no respitory problems, just growing and learning to take bottles. They are home for two weeks now and with them and a toddler and a preteen life is crazy but also super fun. There is so much love, so much cuddles.

I can’t believe my girls are turning two next month! It has absolutely flown and despite how hard the first few months were, seeing them now as little best friends for life keeps my cup so full 🩷🩷 I would NEVER have said it when they were tiny, but I truly feel so blessed and lucky to be a PoM! Just some positive vibes on a rainy day to anyone who might be struggling right now, “just wait”-it gets so much better!

I’m not a parent of multiples but I am a fraternal twin and I just found this subreddit. While reading some comments of some posts I’m getting the sense that a lot of parents here can get overwhelmed with having multiples, which I completely get! My own mum had 2 kids under the age of three when she had me and my twin, so yeahhh, I get it!

But what I really wanted to tell you is this: I love being a twin! I absolutely can’t imagine not being a twin and what you’re doing, raising a set of multiples, is special. I wouldn’t trade the experience for anything in the world. And I know it’s twice the work (or more) believe me I know, but your multiples will thank you later and be so grateful for all the hard work you’re putting in right now!

So, that’s what I wanted to say, basically thank you parents-of-multiples for everything you’re doing, keep up the good work!

I honestly think I would lose my mind if I didn’t have this, it’s been the best addition for us! Also lets me see all the hard work we’ve put in at the end of the day 😅

50 diapers, 33 bottles, 3 nursing sessions, and the amount of sleep is actually an improvement compared to the past couple days ❤️

Hi everyone, I am pretty new to the reddit scene, I have never posted anywhere before but I am trying everything I can to see if I can gather information or connect with others who have had similar experiences. 9 months ago, I had babies #2 and #3 (boy/girl twins) via c section. At my 6 week postpartum appointment I got the IUD because I was satisfied with having 3 children. I was assured that the IUD is a very trustworthy method of birth control. 3 weeks ago however, I felt really off so I took a pregnancy test and sure enough it was positive. I went into my OB office immediately and was able to have confirmation bloodwork done and my doctor removed the IUD. I went in for an early scan on Wednesday (6 weeks 5 days) and to our complete and absolute shock we discovered that we are expecting QUADRUPLETS. My husband, doctor and I have talked many times a day since this ultrasound and feel strongly that undergoing a fetal reduction would be the safest option for my health. This was the opposite of an easy decision to make and I know the road ahead of us is long and will come with a lot of emotions but I was just curious if anyone else in this group has gone through a fetal reduction or knows anyone who had that would be willing to share what the process looked like for you. I have 3 babies here on earth that need their mom to be healthy and alive and carrying quadruplets would be detrimental to my health. Thank you guys in advance, sorry if I sound like a nervous wreck but honestly, I currently am. I am only 24 years old, my oldest child is 2.5 and as I said previously my twins are only 9 months old.

We had two boys before giving birth to the twins. Thought having experience as a parent would be enough, and boyyyyy was I wrong. I’ve never felt so unprepared, mentally, physically, or even cognitively lol.

I’ve been sleep deprived for the entire month, but not from not sleeping (though I haven’t been sleeping). I’m sleep deprived from not even having an opportunity to take a nap to make up for the lost sleep. It’s just not possible with twins. They almost feel constantly attached, almost literally 24/7. One sleeps the other cries, this other sleeps the first one cries, and so on.

Last night I got 4 hrs of sleep I think, I don’t even remember anymore. I even forgot what day it was just now.

Anyways, I love these boys, they’re awesome and I feel lucky to have them and I’m optimistic there will be light at the end of the tunnel. Just have to make it through this year I guess.

PSA to all new twin parents out there. If you’ve had experience before, don’t rely on it, there’s levels and this is way above the experience of just one child. To all new twin parents, buckle up, your life will absolutely change overnight (you just probably won’t be able to tell the difference between night and day).

We got this. God speed!!!

From toddlers to 7-year-olds in the blink of an eye.

It seems like they were just in the NICU and now they're nearly as old as I was when they were born.

Levi and Margot are here! I had a c section scheduled for exactly 38 weeks. 37 weeks and 1 day I call triage and say I think I may have a blood clot. They agree my symptoms were concerning, so I go in. 8 pm-10 pm, finally a dr comes in and says “we think it’s preeclampsia, we’re not going to put you in an ambulance but you need to drive to your delivering hospital rn. They’re preparing an operating room for you as we speak” we arrive at 11:30 and babies were born around 1:45 am!! Baby A was slightly jaundice so we stayed an extra day (4 in total) and then were sent home. They’re 2 weeks old today and everyday gets slightly easier. A little (a lot) nervous for when my husband goes back to work

Thank you to all who gave me advice and advice encouragement in this community - you kept me going through the toughest challenge my body ever undertook.

DIDI boys arrived on my birthday and are now 10 days old. They were 7lbs a piece delivered at 37 + 4 by planned c section and we were discharged two nights later. We are grateful that there were no complications. The NHS hospital experience was superb.

My PUPPP rash that was driving me insane cleared on delivery. Taking a deep breath once baby 1 was out was incredible. The intense swelling all over has subsided - I’ve lost 14kg of babies and fluid weight. Pelvic pain, sciatica, and an acid reflux gone. Heart incredibly full.

To any still pregnant mummies hang in there if you can, every day inside helps. I am 5’2 and looked full term by 30 weeks. The pregnancy process is physically painful, completely exhausting, but feels so long ago already. You can do this!

I have 3 months twins. I found I save energy hand washing in one pull at the end of the day, or just loading up the dishwasher in the morning after I emptied the daily dishes.

They only hold up to 4 bottles, if mama has to pump at the same time, what are you expected to do, just run bottle washer loads all day long? We have hard water, our bottle washer was doing like 6-8 loads per day. It started clogging after 2 months.

I found as soon as we returned our bottle washer and either hand washed them all at once as needed, or threw them in the dishwasher for a one hour cycle, I felt infinitely more free.

There's my hot take. Less is more.

EDIT: sorry for the blanket statement hahaha, if you guys love your bottle washers, then that's great. Honestly I think the BEST solution (once twins are sleeping the full night) is to only have like 1 pair of bottles that we just re-use. Then we can just clean em as needed. But to get us through the deep dark nights with double pumping, i stand by this dishwasher approach and 5 sets of everyuthing.

I took my 8 month old twins out on a solo trip to target. They did REALLY well... until we hit checkout. I entered my phone number where the PIN entry was supposed to be (lol sleep is important). I tried 3 more times but my bank had detected it as a problem and I didn't realize so I got timed out from making any more attempts. My stress was through the roof, my kids were screaming, I was worried the purchase had gone through multiple times. There was now a line behind me... I ended up having to leave my stuff and sit at Starbucks and figure out my bank stuff. I was so close to crying.

The lady behind me in line came up to me at Starbucks and said "I have twins too, is there anything I can do to help you?" My boys just wanted to be held so I asked her if she was ok with holding one... she was thrilled to hold one. She told me her boys were in their teens now and she remembers how hard these days are. We had a great conversation and she helped me get through the line again with the twins and helped me carry stuff to my car. I will never forget her compassion in that moment.

It was such a kind moment, and made my day so much better. So - thank you, kind stranger, for saving a twin parent in the wild.

To the twin parents in the trenches - you are not alone 💞 sometimes the worst moments become the best in the most unexpected way.