My Story

I have had many requests on social media to start a blog.  I contemplated the thought for a while, wondering if I would even have time to write about my life.  I figured I would give it a try!  My life the last 5 months has been a far cry from crazy, I have had many emotional ups and downs.  My husband and I had identical twin boys November 22, 2015.  My birth story is one that labor and delivery nurses cringe about, or so Im told.  Both boys were head down at induction, which myself and my MD were very pleased about.  Almost 20 hours after induction I had Liam vaginally.  Owen had other plans.  After 5 hours of pushing, internal rotation times two, and different bed positions, Owen was delivered via C-section.  Recovery was far from easy, but we were all safe and healthy. Liam and Owen are the light of our lives.  When we brought them home from the hospital we had no idea what we were doing, first time parents, or what our future would hold.  The boys, thankfully, were born at term for twins (37 weeks) and didn't require any time in the NICU.  Praise God both boys were happy and healthy, weighing over 5lbs a piece!  The first 3 months were such a blur for us.  I never knew, prior to kids, what extreme exhaustion was.  Days were rough, nights were worse.  The boys didn't sleep longer than an hour at a time most nights, always wanting to eat.  Breastfeeding was becoming a battle I thought I was going to lose and felt day after day I wanted to give up on.  I just felt it would be so much easier to go heat up some formula.  With the support of my husband, and lactation consultants I pushed through the first couple days and myself, and the boys, finally got a hang of it.  The boys, now 5 months old, are still exclusively breast fed and Im so happy with my decision to fight through the frustrations during the first week.  I work as a nurse, and am blessed to only have to work one day a week.  My husband's mom stays home with the boys that one day I work. Going back to work was so emotional, I cried a couple times.  I couldn't help but feel guilty that I wasn't the one caring for my sons.  It took a couple shift for me to become comfortable with it and now look at it as a "mommy break,"  which I feel is very important for parents.

This is the start of my story becoming a twin mom.  Hopefully I can get a hang of this blog thing!  I hope I can encourage at least one mom/dad through my posts!  Take care and God Bless!

-Ashley