Triplets :O any words of wisdom?

[poppysmithnow]

it is getting closer and closer to the big day.

So was wondering if anyone has any tips/words of wisdom for dealing with triplets?

Thanks

Much easier said than done but try not to worry too much in advance. You will find ways of dealing with things as they happen and surprise yourself. I worried myself silly when pregnant and some of the things I worried about haven't been an issue at all. It is hard work, very hard work at times but it does give you a great sense of achievement. Are they your first children?

Thanks One yep our first. I'm a twin anyway so think I may be slightly more 'down' on somethings than others maybe. But triplets.......

Congratulations poppysmithnow! Im expecting triplets too. Im watching this thread for tips and advice because I am worried too.

Not that I am expecting triplets (thankfully) but being a the middle of triplets I could give some otherside of coin tips.
Well we were hell, apparantly my DMum tells us.
Umm treat them different it still iratates us now when people may treat us as one whole not 3.
Apart from that I can't really give any practical advice Except I know my Dparents use to have a diary and a big poster on the wall for us all for activities, food, behaivor so I suppose they must have started that when we were babies for when we fed and slept etc.They also had a big rota which I remember (but guess it was in place from our birth) like x and y bed changed and pile 2 of ironing on Monday. Tuesday only whites washed etc.
Congratualtions and good luck

Congratulations!

My advice would be: take up all and any offers of help and delegate, delegate, delegate! there are so many lovely people who are keen to help - give them a chance!

we also needed a chart and I still have some pages from the first year 5 years on which is nice because it is the only way I can still tell when DC started to lift their heads, crawl, turn over, wean etc.

Enjoy - it is a wonderful if slightly breathless time.

Congratulations - very exciting!
I have 2YO triplets (GGG) and of course, its hard work - but so, so rewarding!
Organisation is the key I reckon!
With my older 2 I was very laid back and plodded along doing what we wanted, but thats not really possible with triplets to be honest, it needs to be more structured.
I know msfallaway said about treating them differently - we do try to do this. But I have to say, when they are babies - treat them as one. Its so much easier when you get them to synchronise naps and feeds.. otherwise it is one huge nappy change-feed-sleep-nappychange cycle which never ends...
There are so many things that you learn by having triplets, that you would never have learnt by having a singleton - feeding 3 babies at once, holding 3 babies at once etc etc.
I recommend you either get some kind of PDA feeding/changing thing, or just a huge notebook that you KEEP to - note every single feed, which baby has a poo at which time, times of naps etc.. otherwise you get to feeding the 3rd baby and think... 'Which baby hasnt been fed..?'
I would recommend at least 2X big things like Swinging chairs - I used to rotate mine between things like swinging chair - cuddle with mummy etc.
Have you thought about buggies yet?
HTH, good luck!

Hard work yes, but then isnt it hard work having three of different ages? I always look at mums rushing to school, shoving ther 6 yr old thru the gate, holding hands with the 3yr old and pushing the baby in a pram..........nightmare!! At least with triplets they will all go to school the same time etc, it isnt so bad honestly.
Establish a good routine, essential.
Do keep a diary of whose done/had what.....you can get so tired its hard to know!
Try to make time for them individually, right from the start, its so important.
Accept all offers of help............dont think you cant leave them to have a meal out with your partner, you can they will be fine.

Now..............................all of that relates to them being born and up to leaving primary school.
Its now I need the help, mine are g/b/b and they will be 14 in Jan. They are such hard work atm..............................any tips for me??

Brilliant post Triplets!
No advice for you RE 14YO trips, but I can tell you now - I am DREADING having teenage girls (GGG!) + my older 2 girls..
Can you imagine the shopping?!

My triplets were born Sept 2011 and I must say we seem to be really lucky as they sleep through the night from 7 til 9 and really only cry when hungry or over tired. We currently feed them formula milk and I make up the milk in the morning. I tend to weigh the milk (estimated total Oz for all feeds during day) then mix in large flask with half of the water, then put in jug with rest of water and add to bottles, then fridge (it helps us). Also we heat bottles in the microwave for 30 seconds and that speeds things up. From the moment they came home we let the babies go off to sleep themselves e.g no rocking, holding etc and this habit means we can now put them down to sleep at 7.00 and they get themselves off to sleep. I guess another useful tip is not to jump everytime they cry or grizzle. As a result our triplets are able to sooth and entertain themselves. As difficult as it maybe I recommend attempting to stay calm and chilled. This should hopefully rub off on the babies and will be their temperment. Hope that helps, if a tad late :). I brought the babywhisper book and found that we naturally followed her routine/tips etc, so would recommend it if having any issues.

My sister is an office in the sea cadets .... she has just had triplets join her unit - 13 year old gobby little lads they were ;) been there a few months are better behaved all 'do' different things and are always 'away' on camp... nice and cheap for their parents... who now get one evening and sunday morning to themselves ;) Might be worth a shot?

My triplets are 6 now and I feel that life is now easier for me than other mums dealing with three little children of different ages. They all go to the same school and (mostly) the same after school activities, so there isn't so much hanging around with bored children waiting for a child to finish a club. Saying that, the early years were hard and you mustn't feel too proud to accept any help offered. My best advice is to join TAMBA (twins and multiple birth association) and have a look at their triplet forum. I picked up a lot of useful advice there (before the children were born; after that I barely had time to get dressed or brush my teeth, let alone use a computer!)