Live permanantly in Haiti. Originally from Lebanon. Visiting Australia for a few months.
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Hi ladies,
Well i am new to bellybelly.com. I am a mother to twin boy and girl. they are 8 months old (on Sunday). I have been reading your concerns about your preganancies and coping with twins and it all sounds so familiar as last year i was in exactly the same position you were in. well let me tell you that having twins is quite an experience. its one of a kind. these are my first kids so i don't know how the exprience will be with another child at home. there so much advice i can give and so many things i could preach about but i won't right now but i am here in case any of you have questions about what happens after the preganancy and the actual work starts!!
Ladies you have been doubly blessed and its going to be ALOT of hard work and sometimes you are going to loose it and fall apart but its the best experience ever and at the end of the day when they are fast asleep in their cots you can look at them and smile and know that you have done a great job....
REST all you can now because its the last time that you will....
Live permanantly in Haiti. Originally from Lebanon. Visiting Australia for a few months.
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yes i did but only for 3 months then i had some complications and was really tired so i had to stop! i found a good way to manage with the breastfeed was to express and breastfeed. that way someone could help to fed one child while i nurse the other. Also it helped if i wanted to get some rest or do something else. Also breastfeeding and expressing milk (religiously) every 3-4 hours increases the milk production (at least it did for me). I used to wake up at night even as the babies sleep to pump the milk to make sure that i don't dry up....
Congrats to you all, I too am having twins and I am 21 weeks, last night was the first time I felt them kick with my hand, at 18 weeks I felt them moving inside but they haven't kicked until last night. My husband was so happy that he finally could feel them.
I am due 20 Sept, but my OB wants me to go C Section on 7 Sept...but I'm hoping for natural.
Last week we just went for our first baby shop, went looking for the perfect stroller, its so hard, we are tossing up between the VAlco ION and Valco Latitude.
I'm surprised your Obst has already made that hasty choice for you!! Surely if they are both head down you can go vaginally or is there another reason why he has decided to go down the c section route? My Obst hasn't said anything about a c sect yet and I'm 29 weeks, I'm hoping to go vaginally, as I need a speedy recovery I have no family around me. I love feeling them kick me, sometimes I look down at my belly and can actually see a foot or a fist moving around!! My partner finds it a bit freaky, but I love it.
I had twins in October 2008, so are now just over 7 months old. They are great fun!!!
I had mine premmie (27 weeks!). The only thing that I can suggest is that you take life easy and keep up to date with your obstetrician appointments. If you are in Melbourne, I have a great OB who specialises with twin and high risk pregnancies.
I have 2 beautiful girls and it's all thanks to my OB and the crew at the Mercy NICU!!!
The Contented house with twins is a great book to look at. Otherwise, I would just go with your gut. The thing with twins is that they are both going to be so different and have their own beautiful personalities.
During your pregnancy, just make sure that you rest up and take on the extra food that they will need.
If you need any info, or want to chat, I'm more than happy to help you and would love to talk more.
Hi i'm new to this site I haven't got twins but I have been pregnant with quads but lost them at 29 weeks after being punched in the stomach but i now have seven very beautiful children whoes name are Amarantha 7, Richard 5, Arizona 4, William 3, Anastrianna 2, Scott 1 and George who is six weeks old i found that my 1st trimester was hard because i was consently sick and losing alot of weight 2nd trimester was fine but the 3rd got sick again but then got assulted and lost my babies because the person who hit me hit me that hard it burst all four placenters i was also wondering does anybody know how to start a topic.
Azz, congratulations!!!!!!!!!! Beautiful names!!! And glad they are doing so well. Sounds like you had cholestasis - poor thing!!! But at least your little darlings are ok.
Sorry this will be short as I am whacked at the moment!! But after just over four weeks in nicu we finally brought hamish and lachie home this week. I am ecstatic and exhausted all at once, and still the happiest mama getting around.
Big love to all of you, thinking if you often
jen xx
Hi to everyone sorry am going to keep this short...
How am i going to cope another 6 weeks i am sooooo uncomfortable! I know i'm whinging but back is killing me. If i walk or do much during the day i get awful pelvic pressure but if i sit/lie around all day i get stiff and really sore - i feel like i can't win! Have also been getting BH which have been quite uncomfortable. I went to the hydro pool today so am hoping that might help if i try to go each day and i have booked a pregnancy massage for Thur so if it's good then maybe i'll try to go weekly.
Bella I soooooo feel for you it is so it is so hard to get around from now on I wished I could have 4 baths a day while I was in hossy and sore pelvic floor ouch. I think you are doing everything you can now to get through it a massage and hydro pool sound fantistic. Im glad your boys are doing well 200g between the 2 isnt to bad. Try and keep you feet up while you can, my feet looks like ballons now and it is impossible for me to put them up now. I will keep popping to check up on you.
Jen yah they are out that is fantastic no more going to the hossy everyday.
Bug6 that is a terrible thing to have happen to you im so sorry to hear that welcome to this thread.
AFM Thanks for your congrats. They boys are doing great they have both moved to the last room before they come home the paed is thinking they may come home in the next 1-2 weeks depending on how they breastfeed they have already past their birth weight. I am still trying to get my milk supply up it taking it time but I will keep trying.
Hope everyone is doing well and I will keep popping in.
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I too am having twins and I am 21 weeks, last night was the first time I felt them kick with my hand, at 18 weeks I felt them moving inside but they haven't kicked until last night. My husband was so happy that he finally could feel them.
I loved the feeling the twins moving.
Congrats!!
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