Wow it's getting nice and busy in here - it's great to talk to other twin mums to be but also having all you experienced twin mums to offer advice
Jen - I completely understand about the middle of the night logistics thoughts!!
Couple of questions:-
How long can you co-sleep them and how do you do it one at each end - top and tail or side by side?
Car seats - i'm thinking - came up with this in the middle of the night so forgive me if it sounds stupid but - I was thinking of hiring/buying capsules to begin with so it's easier to get them both out at the same time ie. if you get home and they are in normal seats you would have to lift one out run him/her inside then go back out to get the other??? So i thought if they were in capsules you could take them in together? What have all you experienced mums done/doing?
I would also be very interested to know where to get the pillow to!
Well the cats out of the bag at work now - i am poping out and everyone has put 2 and 2 together (alot of people knew we were trying/doing IVF!) Everyone keeps coming into the office and saying congratulations and looking at my scan pics!!! It's making it more real but also nerve racking as i'm only 10weeks and would have liked to have got to the all important 12week mark before everyone knew - but hey!
Better go and do some work - just had some vegemite and cheese toast must go and get a milo now
Jenc - Congrats to you and how cool you have twin sisters and first hand stories. understand the nightmare logistics ... i had one of those moments early on in my PG when rang DH and in a panic said - 'how am going to cope if am at home by myself and need to get out or go to drs or something, how will I get the twins up and down the stairs (as live in apt block on second floor and no lifts). Needless to say after that we decided to try sell apt and buy a sml house. But prices here is syd have gone beserk and ended up being a big stress, we were about to sell and then ended up in hosp. So we'll have to wait until later in the year, too stressful. I guess you just find ways to cope.
Bella same thing re car seats. We decided to get capsules. We ended up buying them (well actually my granparents did for us) as i didnt like the hire ones as they are bit bulkier and heavier (OK for one child). Esp seeing our bubbas are going to be born in winter the thought of getting them in /out of the car in the cold esp if they are sleeping. This way can put them in and just pop them out and easier to carry them both to from car and up our stairs. i think capsules for twins is the way to go. You might even be able to pick them up second hand via ebay or AMBA (Aust Multiple Birth Assoc). I just recently joined and probably should have joined earlier. Be a good idea to do so if you havent.
I was just reading part of your blog - let me get this right - you had a hatching day 5 blastocyst transferred - are having twins but one girl AND one boy therefore not identical therefore that embryo didn't split - you conceived one natural and one was the embryo????
WOW!!! So are yours in the same placenta but 2 sacs or 2 placentas 2 sacs?
We had a hatching day 5 embie transferred as well - one placenta and 2 sacs.
Good Afternoon ladies,
I was wondering where you got to Mon I thought you had your babies and was thinking any minute now she will pop in and tell us. It must be a pain to have fluid retention (is that what its called) its hard enough walking around without it I can imagine what it must feel like. 2 weeks thats great finally they will be in your arms
I know what you mean about stairs I live in a town house and it has 15 stairs in it I know this because I have to count them to my DD every morning when I bring her down them there is no way I can walk her down and up with twins in my arms even woddling up and down them is hard enough. We are looking at buying a flat house or building one but it is doing my head in and I am only looking at the moment hopefully one will come up soon.
Jenc Im glad im not the only one waking up and frecking out I freck out more for my DD and how she is going to cope, I don't want her to feel like she isn't my little princess anymore arrrrh im frecking out again just the thought of it makes me want to cry darn hormone's.
Bella thats a great idea about the capsules I hadn't thought about that yet hmmmmm how was I going to get them home????? anyway I might look in to hiring them do you know how long they stay in them? Isn't Mon's story amazing I had the same reaction you did when I read her blog hehe
AFM I have been getting a sharp pain down my lower right side of my back and runs down my bum it really hurts. It happens when I have been sitting for a while I cant walk properly when I stand it last for about 10 minutes has anyone else had this.
Last edited by azzrenae; May 21st, 2009 at 02:52 PM.
Hi Bella ... yes we had a 5 day hatching blast transfered and one natural. So we have 2 sep placenta's therefore fraternal. My FS/OB said its the second time in his 20 yr profession he has seen that happen. So pretty miraculous. So yours are identical right if sharing same placenta.
Azzranae hats off to you with your concern re. DD, hope she can be excited and part of the process. Dont know how you cope with twin pg and toddler! No wonder your hormones are playing havoc, mine already are and have no other kids! BTW sounds like you might have sciatica. hope it gets better, if not make sure you get it checked out.
OMG it's good to see lots of chat going on in here today!
I have no idea what you gals are talking about with regards to IVF as I didn't go down that route, but I take my hat off to you ladies, it must have been really hard for you to go through.
I ordered my twin feeding pillow from thinktwins.com.au, mainly because you can pay via paypal, as we don't have a credit card so it was just convenient for us really. It cost just over $100 but I did order an extra cover so that I could have one on and one in the wash, it's bound to get vomited on! It's called an "EZ.2.nurse.twins" inflatable feeding pillow. I thought the fact that it's inflatable makes it great for taking with you when you go away etc.
Mon- wow I'm really excited for you not long for you now, eeeeek!! Make sure you come back and tell us your story after the births.
AFM- I had my hair done today, I'm feeling a lot better, had highlights low lights and a good short crop nice and easy to look after! I feel fantabulous now!! Also I went to a special twins antenatal class today and met a handful of other twin mums to be, it was really nice to chat to the other women and compare bumps etc. It was very informative and explained a lot of the niggly things that the Obst. fail to explain. There is another 2 hour class next week and I think they will show us around the special care unit, incase our bubs need to go there. And I think someone from AMBA will be there to chat to us too, so that will be nice. If you get a chance to do a twins antenatal class go along, even if you don't learn anything new, it's nice to meet other women in the same boat as you.
You know how I said I'd start reading twin books..... well. I did it. I almost wish I hadn't I bought the Contented Little Baby - twin edition - on recommendation from loads of people, and oh boy, it's great to get some idea of what it's going to be like, but oh my goodness, I had NO idea. I thought I did, but I was wrong. Apparently, if we're breastfeeding, we will spend 16-18 hours per day either breastfeeding or expressing.....! Now, I know that's only one book, one opinion, one approach, so trying to keep it all in perspective, but holy moly
one at each end - top and tail or side by side?
darn hormone's.
It was very informative and explained a lot of the niggly things that the Obst. fail to explain. There is another 2 hour class next week and I think they will show us around the special care unit, incase our bubs need to go there. And I think someone from AMBA will be there to chat to us too, so that will be nice. If you get a chance to do a twins antenatal class go along, even if you don't learn anything new, it's nice to meet other women in the same boat as you.
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