@MrsPepperpotsCat (Sorry I wrote so much!! 😬)
Sleep is overrated 🙄🤣 With our oldest 2, we stuck to strict sleeping and nap schedules, which progressed to sleeping in the night and it worked very well, however we have found that extremely difficult to manage for three children, while considering their older brothers needs their sleep too. My advice? Do what's easiest for you. It may take a while to find what routine or schedule or method works for you, your children, your family, we still haven't found our balance yet, but stick at it!!
Our oldest (Hugo) was quite scared of having more younger siblings, which my husband and I spoke to him often prior to the birth. We struggled with how to talk to him and prepare him for this, as having triplets was extremely scary for my husband and I, as their is so much unknown. We tried to reassure him that it was just going to be live the birth of our second (Xander), but tripled. I worry that our oldest have felt a bit ignored, as DH and I have so much on our hands, but we've prioritised our special time with them e.g. reading before bed, eating together at the dinner table, asking lots of question about their day and school. Our second has loved having younger siblings, and is excited for them to be big enough to play with, which I think is adorable.
We have been infinitely blessed by the amount of help we've received. A couple of my friends brought by food to ensure we were eating proper meals, and it was a saving grace. The trio and I spent a bit of time in the hospital post-birth, and unfortunately my husband's work had a crisis, but I was so lucky to have my mum, aunt, and mother in law spend a lot of time with me.