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Kitty wants to know about life with triplets. Well, they are good little workers now (mostly) but the first few years were definitely a challenge. God blessed us greatly. We had 10 years of infertility and this was our second attempt at IVF. We felt that we had hit the jackpot. The pregnancy itself was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. I was on bedrest from about 18 weeks and spent the last 8 weeks at NNMC in Bethesda. However, despite severe discomfort and depression, I delivered by C-section at 35 weeks. They were all healthy, and weighed 4-10, 5-8, and 5-15. We put them on a "Babywise" schedule (the same as they had them on at the hospital) and came home. Living next door to my parents was such a blessing. It was a very odd life for the first year. I nursed the two girls at the same time and then pumped for my son (he was a rough nurser...so he brought it on himself) and someone else would bottle feed him at the same time. My Dad would come over and help me at 7 am after my husband left for work in DC (about a 1 1/2 hour commute) then Mom would help me the rest of the day until DH came home from work. He would go to bed about 9:00 and then Mom would come back over and help with the 11pm feeding (while DH slept next to me in bed) Then he would get up with me in the middle of the night. That was the toughest time: 10 weeks until they dropped the middle of the night feeding. There were a lot of diaper changes and lots of laundry. Our triplet stroller always turned heads in public. We lived here until they were almost three, then moved to Iceland for 2 1/2 years. DH was nearing the end of 20 years in the Navy and that was our best option to stay together as a family. I started homeschooling them while we were there and fell in love with the Icelandic breed of sheep. I never have been much of a baby person, but once they started talking and walking it has been the adventure of a lifetime....never mind the Navy....having triplets is not just a job: it's an adventure. |
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