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Sleeping
The feeding of twins is probably the biggest difficulty in this
situation, with lack of sleep being a very close second. The
combination of lack of sleep and lengthy feeds, is most likely going
to leave you feeling totally washed-out, with a sense of inadequacy
of not being able to cope with what is promoted as a glamorous image
in any woman's life, creating images of how things ought to be. When
you fail to meet up to the expectations of these notions, you become
totally despondent, without realising that the fault doesn't
actually lie with you. Constant hard work and lack of sleep
intensifies these feelings, and only you as a mother of twins, will
realise the importance of receiving adequate rest during the night
to be able to cope with the daily care that is needed by the babies
each day.
First and foremost, do not try and set unreasonable limits for
yourself. You are unique and have accomplished a miracle by just
being able to bring two beautiful new creations into the world, so
before creating an emotional battlefield within yourself, try some
reasoning, by praising yourself for how wonderfully you are
managing, for a person coping under these difficult and trying
times.
Secondly, bear in mind that this stage will pass, although it may be
almost impossible to believe at the time, especially if this is your
first attempt at motherhood. Your babies will eventually settle into
a sleeping routine, but at what stage, depends on how premature they
were at birth. Premature babies will for quite some time require
frequent feeding during the night, and may take a little longer at
establishing a suitable routine, where they wake less frequently
during the night.
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