Crying over spilt milk!

Picture this, it’s 3.49am and twin 1 fell asleep only 17 minutes and 35 seconds ago (yes, you can easily become a serious clock watcher). Twin 2 conveniently awakens and decides to frantically cry as though you’ve starved them for a century, so you dash to the kitchen half asleep with crust still in your eyes, to make another bottle of formula. Have you ever forgotten how many scoops of formula you've put in a bottle, so you decide to make it up and hope for the best :/

"Crap, How many scoops did I just put in?!...Hmm, well... yeah let’s just add another I think"

SPLASH!! And there it goes, your hand slips just as you were closing the lid. It's all over the kitchen floor. That perfect bottle of mouth-watering deliciousness... You practically hold back tears as you’ve just crushed your hopes of getting 10 more minutes of broken sleep.

I’ve accidentally dropped a bottle of milk more times than i can think now. It’s honestly ok to do this... its similar to when you feel you can’t cope or you’ve made a mistake, but eventually just as you’re able to pick your life back up, you've got to pick the bottle up, literally off the floor. There will always be that feeling of frustration; however there's not much you can do about it but overcome it. Mums, you’ve got this. Breathe, take a step back, then don’t hesitate to get another bottle and try again.

As well as using formula, I also breastfeed and express milk to feed my twins. Imagine spending at least 30 minutes stressfully pumping just to get a few ounces, you put the bottle in the fridge all set for when your baby wakes up. It's feeding time, and you're automatically in meal prep mode, but drip drip drip goes your hard work all over the kitchen counter...sigh.

Oh the joys of motherhood. If you have any ant-milk dropping strategies, let me know! In the meantime, feed those munchkins, and get some rest, ready to do it all again 3 hours later. FUN TIMES!

H x