26th December 2007 - My Twin Sisters Have Arrived!

Despite mum asking them to please not make their appearance yesterday, or today (boxing day sales is her favourite shopping day every year!), the twins have made their safe arrival this morning.

S T-J born 5:45am weighing in at 1600gms
C J-J born 5:53am weighing in at 1670gms
(sorry message i got had the wrong lbs & oz so i'm not putting it in!)

After a short four hour labour (waters broke 1:50am), born at 33+1wks gestation, they had a little difficulty breathing on arrival, but are now okay and in the safe care of the SCN at Melbourne Royal Women's Hospital.

Both Natural Delivery, but due to TTTS early in the pregnancy they had to adminsiter the epidural anyway, to ensure that if a c/s was needed that it was working!

Thought i should announce it as many of you do ask how my mum's pregnancy is going as well!

Oooh, congratulations to you and your family... What a great day to be born - today is my birthday....LOL..
Great to hear that they are doing well...

Awwww...Congratulations to your mum!!! How exciting!!!!!! :) :) :)

Congratulations on the birth of your sisters, what a wonderful day it must be.

hugs xoxo

Ash - congrats to your mum and to you, big sister!!

LOL I'm sure the baby girls decided to come today cos they just KNEW it's a big shopping day!!

How wonderful to have 2 wonderful girls to enjoy while your bub's just weeks away. Bet you can't wait for bub now! hehe

take care, lots of love

Prama - sure can't - i'm going to oooh and ahh all over them and do little excited dances and then think, hang on this will be me in two months, haha!

I just spoke with Mum, Charli is actually in N-ICU on a CPAP machine as she's having trouble breathing on her own. Mum's feeling a bit sorry for herself because she's just given birth but can't cuddle them or anything.
We're going to visit tomorrow - thought it best to let her have some space today, but i'm so excited i just keep squealing every now and then. I've wanted baby sisters for years and years and years!!!

Congrats to your mum.. thats great news :D

Congrats to your mum Ash :confetti:

Happy birthday Nicambhar! :confetti:

Congratualtions Ash!!! Your mum needs lots of hugs now! I hope all goes well and I'm sure Charli won't be on CPAP for long. Wish her all the best from me :D

Happy birthday Nicambhar!

Take Care

Wow what a fantastic Christmas present for your family! Congratulations!

Ash - hope Charli will be all right. let us know how she goes.
Bet you cant wait to see them, beautiful little angels!!

Congrats to your mum (& you)!!!

wow congratulations to you all on the safe arrival of Stevi & Charli.
May they grow big and strong and be home with the family soon

Congratulations to your Mum,

Welcome to the world Lil Stevi & Lil Charli

Congrats to you too......finally got the little sisters you've always wanted!!!

Big grats hun! will be your turn pretty soon too :D

Have you had a cuddle yet??? :) :) :)

Congratulations to your mum and to you on the safe arrival of your sisters

Julie x

Congratulations on the birth of your sisters!!

Congratulations on the Birth of your Twin Sisters

Thanks everyone!
No - no cuddles yet, unfortunately!
They're both still in SCN / NICU and Charli especially not doing so great.

She'd been on CPAP to help with her breathing but it was making her heart rate too high so they intubated her on Thursday night - and in the process while getting the breathing a LOT better, she has developed an infection they suspect is meningitis :( So poor little darling has had to have a lumbar puncture to check and so on and so forth. I don;t have a lot of details because mum didn't want to talk about it, but Stevi is doing great, she's in SCN but is a little fighter.

I'm just crossing my fingers they both do alright because i'll feel... guilty?? if i get to take my little bubba home before mum gets to take home the girls. I really don't know what to say either. It's hard to offer support when as far as i know jellybean is healthy and etc.

Thankyou all for your kind wishes.

Ash - my prayers are with the little girls.
Dont feel guilty hun, things are out of our control. I'm sure your mum will want jellybean to healthy. and jellybean will want to meet both his aunts, and they both would want to meet their nephew.

thinking of you, with lots of love
xoxoxo

Hugs Ash, don't feel guilty. unfortunately twins are more likely to be prem, it's just the way it is. It's scary stuff having to see what they go through. But they do pull through. They were born at a good gestation, as far as prem's go!
Is your mum keeping a journal? I am worried because if she doesn't want to talk about it, she is balling it up and thats not good at all! I urge her to keep one as it's one of the best ways to vent off steam and to help "get over" the whole experience. I myself regret not keeping a more detailed journal, and there are so many others that also regret it too.

*sending healthy vibes*
Take Care and best wishes!
Happy New year!

Thanks everyone for your well wishes earlier on.
Stevi and Charli came home from hospital on Tuesday Jan 29th, making them just shy of 5 weeks old.
Settling in to their new home well, but the short transfer home gave them lots of wind and they've been giving mum grief!
They're tiny and precious and adorable and i'll post more pictures when the gallery isn't buggering up!

Glad they are finally home!!

Look forward to seeing some more pics :)