Hi,
i am a mother of twins 8months old. Boy and Girl. my problem is i dont have any elders or parents to help us. We managed all by myself and my husband. MY husband is very helpfula dn understanding.

I am sometimes i am not able to take cre of my babies properly. LIke i am not fully noursing them time to time. All my friends keep saying u shd have started this or that . or u shd by now give this much and what ever. The main problem is my kids especially my boy he takes lot of time to finish the milk and food. so most of my energy is gone in that and he wont finishes and i start cying. He is less weight also.... he is only 14 pounds...

I have few queries:: pls help me and tell me whether i am correct or wrong by doing this. i know babies r different but still.

MY BABIES SCHEDULE GOES LIKE THIS::::

between 7-8 Milk Boy 2-3 oz girl 4-5 oz
and till 10a.m. they dont get up
10 am milk B 40z G 5 oz

12-12.30 lunch 3 weeks agao i started with rice dal and veggies with jeera and salt. IS IT OK OR WHATELSE I CAN GIVE FOR LUNCH.

then they sleep and
2-2.30.p.m. milk 4 oz each :
THEN THEY SLEEP FOR 30 MINUTES
5-5.30p.m. milk 4oz each :they dont drink more than this
7.pm. i give them both 4tbsp cereal with 1st food of gerber (any fruit)
and then 10.p.m. milk 5oz both
and everytime i takes solid 1hr to get them drink. i have to show them toys and make sounds then they drink milk.

this is the routine.. i dont know what else to give and when and where can i make changes.

CAN ANYONE PLEASE HELP ME MAKE A ROUTINE SCHEDULE WITH TIMINGS AND WHERE CAN I INCLUDE GIVING THEM SNACKS and whatelse.... i can offer them.. bcuz this is my routine foods also. even i am bored giving them.

I live in us. vandu replied. thanks a lot rhea and vidya. I feel little better now. But if i am not aksing too much some of my q' s r not answered. sorry if i too picky....

first can i have a feeding schedule for my twins. bcuz they eat breakfast and then when can i give them snack and when cani include them.... And also is it ok their bedtime is around 10.30- 11.p.m.

and also whch recipes can i give as lunch and dinner. like seewt suji kheer can i make as dinner/lunch

pls help me
thanks vidya replied. another way to trick milk is to give it to them when they are about to sleep or while sleeping. they will drink it. make sure you burp them. vidya replied. first of all , you are doing a great job. give yourself some credit. dont listen to others. not every kid is the same. some kids just dont eat.. I still spend hours feeding my 18 months old. for 8 months there is not much u can offer them. I used to give my son boiled and pureed veggies for lunch. Earthsbest fruit with cereal for breakfast. or you can also mix gerber fruit puree with rice or mixed cereal. dinner you can give them plain banana oatmeal cereal mixed with formula. formula in between meals. my son was the same way ..would not drink more than 3, 4 ounces. he did much better after moving to whole milk. which you can do after they are 12 months. you can also try yo-baby yogurt. my baby loved it. hope this helps.. rhea replied. hi vandu,
Really hats off to u that ur able to manage with both the twins without the help of elders...i get fed up everytime managing with my only daughter....i can understand...its not at all easy...first of all dont worry about ur kids...they r going absolutely fine...i want to tell one thing...first and foremost u shuld not care about wht others say...u know ur kids...wht they r taking...since childhood...so u need not worry...even with my daughter all use to say shes not sitting yet...my kid started sitting at 6months-7months...i didnt care...she started at 8-9 months...likewise...if they r to happen they will....dont worry abt ur twins...i think milk feeds r okay...u can give lot of varieties for lunch...dinner...u can include tiffins also like dosas, idlis, upma, sujji kheer,raagi porridge, oatmeal likewise when u prepare for urself at home...u can feed them bit by bit...idlis, dosas r very healthy. if u get them habituated solid food by now...litle by litle they will get used to it...later in the future u wont feel tired to getting them eat...in lunch u can give khichdi, salt or sweet kanji, etc etc...they r lot of recipes in \" food recipes for babies\" in orkut...u can join the community..u can find it in welcome thread...snacks time is in btwn 5-7..u can give boiled veggies or mashed apple puree, or small biscuits soaked in milk...likewise...dinner time u can give cerelac...this is the time they will take cerelac..after 2-3 months they will stop as u shuld give them their regular rice dhal menu...so try finish ur cerelac...so i hope this helps...