Congratulations! and you have my simpathy. Try reminding your older boys that they were babies onces too. Maybe show them their baby books to let them know that when they were babies they got the same amount of attention and care.

I wish you sleep and good luck.

Havnt slept since the triplets were born on saturday. My fiancee is stuck on bed rest until friday so i am takeing care of twins and triplets almost all alone both of the kids rooms are upstairs and our room is downstairs so if she wants to hold any of the triplets i have to make another trip up stairs. I am so exausted and i dont know when to find time to sleep. the three year olds both want to be constantly playing and i know they want some alone time but i dont know how i can give it to them. Please help any advice would be helpful. Does anyone know how to get Triplets on the same schedual because right now they are completely off and its makeing everyone miserable. My Fiancee gets so worried every single cry that i have to go upstairs again and when i bring down the one that was crying another one starts to cry.

Do you have a pack-n-play or something you can setup downstairs so you don't have to keep running upstains? Also, you don't have to wait until the babies cry to feed them. If your breastfeeding, feed them every 2-3 hours (formula 3-4 hours) even if they are sleeping 8-12 times a day. Then you can let them go a little longer at night. Put the entire family on a schedule as much as humanly possible; meal times, play times, everything. Friday is only two more days away, hang in there.

I have a friend who has three sisters and a brother. She always felt left out even though she's the second oldest and they were around their cousins a lot. Make sure that when Kyle and Jay speak that you listen to them whenever possible. When you set up a schedule, make dinner time the time for your kids to tell you about their day. And ask them to help with things for the trips. maybe ask them to bring you the diapers and wipes. That's if they are old enough. If they aren't get a playpen for them. Let them talk to you as you care for the trips.

Kyle and Jay have started being rough arround the triplets and I dont know how to calm them down enough to ask them to help out. Last night we asked them to kiss the trips goodnight and Jay smacked Killian in the face and Kyle laughed and did it to Tucker we punished them for what they did but we still havnt gotten them to understand. I have taken all the triplets down to my fiancee and spent a coupple hours outside with just Kyle and Jay each day but it still is seeming imposible to get everyone on a schedual. Kyle and Jay start school next september so they are at home right now they are being trouble to put down for naps, they have started throwing food at the table. They were always a hand full but it seems that it has gotten worse since the trips came home. Kyle and Jay havnt been sleeping at all at night i think i finally got them to sleep by laying down with them at 5 am and by that time the trips are already awake. The trips will fall asleep at about 11 and they will wake up at about 4. I am trying to let my fiancee rest but I am at wits end i havnt slept in almost a week. please help any explanation of whats going on and any way to get a schedual started would be verry helpful. Also i dont know how to punish Kyle and Jay when they miss behave because i dont know how much they understand whats going on they are only 3. Please help

Peter

I think your boys are doing whats called regressing because they want your attention. They get attention from you when they act up. Try and give them as much positive attention as you can while they are behaving. Even if it is something as little as saying good job for helping me. And try not to give them attention when they misbehave. I mean correct the behavior and remove them from the situation and that'sit. You may need to do this several time.

I know you don't have time for this but try and set up a good deeds chart. So when they do something good you can give them a star or somthing and when they get enough stars they get a treat, like a story at bed time or some else you can manage right now.

As far as the schedule, agian I know you don't have time, but try and write it down; and since your boys can't read you'll need to find pictures of things like playing, and breakfast, and lunch, teeth brushing, and bed time.

I think I remember you telling about your family situation, but is there anyone you can call on for help. Even if it is just to take the boys for a while.

Wishing you luck.