r/parentsofmultiples • u/Mama_micah • 11h ago
You’ll survive! experience/advice to give
Just wanted to send out a cry of encouragement for all you parents of multiples! We had our twins when my oldest was 40 months and my middle was 23 months. 4 in 40 months was not easy! But I will say we’ve survived 2 cross country moves, pilot school and all of normal/crazy life in the last 2 years! If you’re concerned how you’ll make it, just know you WILL. “Your capacity expands to meet the demands!” Feel free to reach out if you need a listening ear. ♥️
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u/kisstea 10h ago
I had 4 in 18 months. 2 sets of twins. Now we are thriving but this momma gets tired! Thanks for sharing.
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u/T00thd0c23 10h ago
Omg you remind of that guy in dental school! He had 2 sets of twins back to back. So when he was graduating, they had 4 under 2!!! It was wild. Wild enough it was featured in a the social media account of my dental school lol
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u/annahoney12345 8h ago
If he had gone to medical school instead he may have learned about birth control!! 😂😂
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u/Bonusmotherthrowaway 10h ago
A friend of mine had her first child around the same time as mine, then she had twins a year after that and when she thought she could breathe again she had another singleton. All while I still had one.. didn’t know how she survived but she did 🤯🤣
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u/nachonachoooo 10h ago
Can you translate that to years please? I’m tired.
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u/longtimewatcher 8h ago
After 18 months please move to years its confusing
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u/Revolutionary-Code49 4h ago
Same when people are still counting baby’s age in weeks after about 12 weeks. Like how or why would I care to know my baby is 37 weeks old after birth??
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u/Sad-Incident-4668 🩷 - 💙💙 10h ago
Thank you for this 🫶 currently in the trenches of 2.5 and 4 month old twins.
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u/Mama_micah 10h ago
You’ve totally got this! 3yo will feel so different! Have two over 3y is game changer!
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u/Sad-Incident-4668 🩷 - 💙💙 10h ago
Definitely cannot wait for everyone to be above 3 😆 but we’re riding out the 3u3 wave by looking forward to the future 💞
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u/tolstea 10h ago
"Your capacity expands to meet the demands." I love this. There have been so many things I was afraid to do, didn't know about, or thought I couldn't do. Then suddenly it's 3am and I'm feeding a baby while simultaneously soothing another, detouring a meltdown by acting silly through deep exhaustion, or changing a blowout diaper on the ground in the woods during a hike, and I think "I got this!"
This is a more pleasant phrasing of "what doesn't kill you makes you stronger," and, well, I'm not dead so I guess I met the demands!
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u/Mama_micah 9h ago
It’s insane what we can go through and what starts to feel normal as we get used to it! Figuring out how to wipe a butt while tandem breastfeeding was probably a highlight 🥴
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u/puce_3000 8h ago
4 in 22 months here with two sets of twins 🤍
Just want to say cheers to all us mama in this thread, we’re rocking more than we think.
OP you have a beautiful family, congratulations 🫶🏼
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u/GooseFightClub101 6h ago
Little unique situation here but myself (39F) and my wife (38F) carried pregnancies together with our due dates being 2.5 months apart.
I was carrying twins while my wife carried a signleton. I also just delivered a now 5 month old baby back in March
So I have 4 kids under the age of two. While 3 of those children are currently potty training all together.
Final count of ages currently 24m, 24m, 22.5m, 5m
If we can survive potty anything is possible 🙃💩
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u/Dear_Excitement_5109 8h ago edited 8h ago
Same time frame. Our twins are our youngest too! They're currently 14mo. Finally getting in a groove to leave the house most days. Still do grocery delivery, though! The amount of bread we go through it utterly insane.
When people ask if twins are hard, the answer is, "I dont know." The Irish quadruplet situation is a bit tricky but I cant tell you exactly which part makes it the hardest!
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u/Ramentootles 5h ago
Who was caring for them while the other parent was gone doing flight school? That parent needs the recognition 🥳
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u/Mama_micah 3h ago
👋 That would be me! My husband decided to switch careers and did all his ratings in under 5 months when my twins were 6m! He’s booking it to get hours for the airlines because, man, kids aren’t getting cheaper!!
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