Our Triplets Journey

Every parent of multiples will give you different things that they find difficult, and obviously, different ages bring their own challenges and struggles. But today I found my worst so far.  Robin is feeling a bit poorly and wants lots of cuddles and comforting. We are 3 nights into the new bedroom and new bed routine, and we are working our way through teething issues. They seem to love to be close, but in the same breath, Robin and Sam have disturbed each other every night, many times, resulting in 2 crying babies that I have to somehow calm down and get back to sleep. William has slept through the lot! So today, I am going to separate them again and try that. It's been so cute seeing them all snuggled up together, but we all need our sleep please boys! Another little nugget of joy happened last night, just after I had managed to settle Robin and Sam down after the first wake up of the night. I heard the splat of a puke. It was midnight, it was dark, and they were all asleep, but...

I feel like we are on the cusp of the next phase. Weaning is sort of happening. They are definitely interested in food and have a good go at trying everything I give them. Even if most of it ends up on the floor or in their laps.  Babies from our baby groups are starting to sleep through now too. We have been talking about how we go about it for a few weeks now as Jack was sleeping through by 6 months. We have taken a few tips from mums, plus our experience with Jack, and we are going to start trying to get the ball rolling. Dummies are still a bit of an issue. Will and Rob now look for theirs, but they are often lying on them and can't find them. My first attempt to fix this is going to be dummy clips. The problem that may arise is them playing with the strap. Like all babies, they absolutely love tags and labels, so the dummy strap is the dream for them.  I have spoken to a triplet friend and hers dropped their night feeds a few weeks ago! We are behind! Me. It's time for me...

I don't tend to look in the mirror much, but I have noticed, that when I do look in the evening, I look much more dishevelled than I remember doing before the triplets arrived. I couldn't care less, but it surprises me with the state of my hair.  My back and shoulders are starting to really suffer now. No matter how much I try, I am endlessly hunched over. Picking them up, putting them down, changing bums, playing, washing up, doing laundry,  changing beds, cooking, pushing the pram (with a baby on the back), carrying car seats etc. Even lying down, i need to remind myself to pull my shoulders back. Putting them into the car in their seats is a killer in itself! So my shoulders and upper back are really starting to pay the price. I also think stress tension is a huge issue. My brain never stops thinking about when the next feed is, where we are going or what we need to get done in that gap between feeds. If we are going out, what I need to take for feed, changes, teething etc....