J.A.
My friend just had twin girls in Feb. and her son had just turned 3. I was talking to her last night and she ws telling me a little of how hard it was at first. Based on what she was saying, hears my advice:
1) Get a support team ready FAR before your due date. She thought "I'm the mom! I can do it ALL by myself." She has just excepted help during these last 3 weeks. She realized that she didn't have enough time to give all 3 the attention they needed with out help. Recruit friends, family, church members, neighbors... you name it, they'll WANT to help. Twins are (unfortunately, because it shouldn't feel like a circus act) such a novelty, people will GLADY help, just to be able to see them.
2) Email the big companies now and ask if samples can be sent near your due date. Or at least start collecting the company emails to send it 2-4 weeks before you're due. Her OB knew the Emfmil Rep, and was able to get 2 cases of premade bottlles delivered to her home right before the babies got to come home. She has now contacted Gerber, Beechnut, Pampers, Huggies, and I don't recall whom all else. EVERYONE has sent bulk quanties of sample to her.
3) Get some group (our church does it) to bring you meals at least 3-4 times a week during the first 2 months. Her girls were a little premature and she wishes that they would have started bringing the meals when the girls came home, mostly because trying to get them on a schedule that allowed for her to cook dinner was VERY hard. If a group to bring you meals isn't an option, contact aPampered Chef Consultant to teach you "Power Cooking" where you make most of 14-16 meals in a couple of hours during the weekend, then store it in the freezer until you're ready to finish the meal. If you need help finding a PCC that is trained in Power Cookiing (not all are) let me know, I can give you my friends info.
4) Prepare yourself for the reality that you will likely be sent home before the twins, AND that the twins may come home seperately.
Other than this, just remember how tired you were with one, and relize two is 1 3/4 (not quite twice) the work. She couldn't nurse her twins because of some medication she had to start when they were born, so she uses a full CAN of powdered forula each day. She also uses 2 "96 packs" of diapers a week. It will be an exusting, challenging, JOYUS advanture for you, Hubby, AND Gunner. Enjoy your little blessings! ~J