HI there!I am a first time mother of twin boys born December 2, 2004. They are 2 1/2 months now and I am still exhausted everyday. Everyday brings new challenges and new hope that things will start to get easier. Last night was the first night that the boys slept in their crib and after 4 1/2 hours of frustration they finally slept for 5 straight hours... this was such a milestone for us. My husband and I were hi-fiving at 5:00 a.m. this morning after we had realized what had happened. Now we will find out tonight if it was just a fluke but we are hoping it was not.
I am breastfeeding as well. I don't think we could afford formula for two babies.. it's amazingly expensive. We found that our babies don't digest the formula as well either. It usually backs them up for a few days. Be careful about nipple confusion though. We battled that last week with one of our boys since I returned back to work. They are now getting 2 bottles a day instead of mom and Brendan seems to like the fact that it comes out a lot faster/easier from the bottle. I sat here last Saturday crying for hours because he REFUSED to nurse and I was so sad! It seems a lot better though now..
I wish you the best of luck. I'd love to keep sharing so feel free to I.M. or e-mail me. I need the help too..