My Birth Story, Q/A!
1.) How has it been after taking the twins home? Do you have any help? Obviously it has been a huge adjustment! There is so much to learn and you kind of just get thrown into parenthood... instantly! How crazy is that?Exciting and scary all at once. Can I be completely honest? This is the most scary yet most rewarding thing I have ever done in my entire life. Yes we have a lot of family close... which has been amazing. My mom comes over in the morning for three hours almost every day so I am garunteed three hours of sleep, which is saving me. 2.) Are you going to try the same eating/sleeping patterns with the twins? Yes, but it only works so much. Some nights are better than others on sleep. Sometimes they will sleep 3-4 straight hours. Some nights they take turns waking up and eating...literally opposite schedules and I'll be totally honest these nights are my personal hell. One night I was up 12-7 a.m. straight... that was interesting hahah I was so happy when my mom came over. I handed her the babies and past out for three glorious hours. It's such a funny thing because during the middle of the night, when I have two babies screaming at me, I get so frazzled and frustrated (not to mention I feel helpless). Like "whyyyyy won't you sleep?! Please sleep!!" Then my mom comes, I sleep a few hours and I wake up instantly missing my babies. Being away from them, even if it's sleep, seems like forever and when I see them I completely melt. It's the most pure raw love I have ever felt in my life. 3.) How did your spinal fusion affect your delivery? You know this was surprising. I truly expected to have back issues during my pregnancy and I did not at all. I can vividly remember being 17 years old when I went to my spinal consultation before my spinal fusion surgery. My surgeon specifically made a point of saying "you will be glad you got this surgery someday when you get pregnant." I remember being annoyed thinking, "yeah, sure whatever. That's so far away anyways." Well, if only I knew I would get pregnant with twins 🤣 I truly think the rods helped me immensely from being super uncomfortable during my pregnancy. 4.) How did you [...]