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We ended up having to move them a little earlier than planned as Torin is sleeping quite lightly at the moment due to an injury he sustained on Tuesday, every time Siobhan moved or poked him he would wake up.
So far so good. I will let you all know after a week how it is all going!!!
Ohhh Clare...... I am so glad that you were able to have them together at all, my 2 wanted their own space from day 1.
hello everyone,
this is motherduck Not sure how to do all this message stuff only just got the net,
Im currently 16 weeks along with twins,we also have a 14 year old girl named Dell and a 2 year old named Cassie so it looks like ill have my hands full by the end of the year wont this be a xmas to remember.
hello everone,
not sure how to do thus stuff, just got the net,its good to find a forum to talk to other mothers that are expecting, or that have the experiance of having twins,we are 16 weeks along and have two other children a 14 year girl old named dell and 2 year old girl named cassie,so we wouldnt mind a boy or two this time round, all I can say is its going to be an interesting xmas this year,wellthats all for now.
welcome Mother duck ... congratulations on your twins - are you finding out what flavour when you have your morphology scan. Goodluck !
I am 35weeks with fraternal twin boys and have 13yr son and an angel baby girl who passed away when I was 26wks pregnant Sept 2004.
hello Mother duck, welcome I have identical twin girls nearly 8, and a nearly 3 yr old, and a nearly one yr old. feel free to ask any questions, or express how you are feeling, we like to chat!!!
Welcome motherduck. I am a twin mum to a boy and girl, 6months old.
HI,
Just wondering if anyone can tell me, compaired to a singlton preg how much more movement do you get? And is it normal to be more emotional or become more irritable?
It feels like Ive had PMS for the last two weeks.
It is very normal, for ALL pg symptoms to be doubled, as for movement I liken it to a can of worms, I found the movement was intense and constant.
I have to agree on the can of worms - constant and intense movement now LOL - still very reassuring for me. I would also describe it as like putting a cat in a bag ...
I have been okay emotionally thru pregnancy but last few days I feel more irritable.I think it's lack of decent comfortable sleep too.
the only way I slept whilst pg with the twins was in a bean bag, and Dh used to put hot packs on assorted achy spots!!
Hi Claire
This is my first time looking on this site and I saw your message. the one thing u need to always remember is that if it's working for u and the kids are happy, do it. My boys are 4 and I'm only thinking now of trying again, I don't know how u do it with a toddler and twins. My boys were 31 weekers (Matty 1110g & Lachlan 1476g) and did it tough in the beginning but are so healthy now. I slept them in separate cots but they have pretty much always shared a room. Alot of the time when I go in to pull up their covers I'll find they r in the same bed. They are not good sleepers and never have been. But if they are sleeping in a bed with someone else eg- each other, me or nanna they will sleep all night because they have that closeness. Everyone always gave me advice but I didn't know anyone that had twins, so what worked for them having one, didn't for me having 2. It's great this is here. Keep smiling.
Bec
Trish's boys are here!!!!
See the birth announcements!
What?????????
HI.
Due to hjave next scan on the 13th july hope to find out what flavour then, I am hopeing
to find a little man in thier but not to bothered, havent got much blue after the last one. Oh well only 11 more sleeps till then.
Do any of you have pets that act differently when when your pg my dog wont leave me alone but when look at him he gives me evils he knows we are pg im sure.
hi everyone - Samuel & Joel my precious little boys are finally home ... and I am loving it !
Welcome Becca
Motherduck how did your scan go ? what are you having ?
I posted above on 30th JuneI developed obstetric cholestatis -which is more common in multiple pregnancies and ended up at hospital that night and was admitted as they decided the boys needed to born earlier @35wks 4days ... I was okay except for intense itching but there is a risk of still birth and other nasties.:
I feel more irritable.I think it's lack of decent comfortable sleep too.
They were born by c/s the next day and apart from suctioning and oxygen at birth were fine. They spent 3 days in NICU and we were transfered to our local hospital and stayed in SCN for 16 <long> days. They were well but had to establish feeding. It was so dragged out though ...
Happy to say they are home and we are all over the moon. Samuel is b/f and Joel only taking bottle feeds atm ... he got too fond of the easy teat sucking. He is still only 2.4 kg and has such a little mouth - probably bit harder for him too. Still it is EBM so I not too concerned.
Samuel & Joel have been sleeping together since day 3 - in twin crib which was so cute and now in their cot.
Hi everyone... I am new to this site and have come in search of help. I am 23weeks with twins and this is my first pregnancy.
Can anyone suggest a way of relieving the pain I have under my ribs??
Thanks, Emma
hi ladies,
Looks like we are getting our little man (Twin B ) The other one wasn't very forth comming ( hid the bits) But from what the scan showed twin A is a girl we will find out for sure at the next scan on the 6th sep. Every thing seems to be going fine plodding along or should I say waddeling along niecely.
Hello to Emma and welcome looks like we are due aroud the same time.
Bye for now Jean.
Good work and Congratulations Jean & Family......How exciting, cant wait to hear the confirmation after your next scan...
Missdis_4 - SOrry no rememdy from me, just get into different sitting positions. Its hard work carrying twins so try to rest as much as you can lovie
Trish - How are Samuel & Joel going? They look so adorable in your pic!!
Haylie
Hi All,
Missdis, I remember that awful feeling under your ribs. I honestly cant say there is much you can do. Like the heartburn and the morning sickness I think its just a metter of riding it out. Just try to move around a bit. It does help to move the babies into a better more comfortable position for you. take care and do rest up.
Jean, congratulations one of each!!! arent you so clever!!! Wow, a ready made family!!! No need to have any more kids now!!! Sorry, I just wanted you to get used to that!!! Its all you will hear from now on! Every man and his mother will say all that to you.!!! But seriously, from a mum of boy/ girl twins, congratulations. They are so precious and will change your life so wonderfully. Mine are 3 months and I just adore them both. Take it easy and I hope all is well with you.
Trish, how are things with you and your sweet baby boys?? I agree with Haylie, they are very very cute!!!
Hi haylie, I hope Hayden and Brooklen are not causing too much chaos for you!!!
Take care everyone
Love Kel
[B]Name: Marisa
Location: Skye ...Melbourne
Conceived: Identical twin boys
Gestation: Currently 16 weeks
Names & Ages:
welcome Marisa and congratulations on twins -hope the pain eases for you.
thanks Kel - how are Charli & Jack ?
Samuel & Joel are doing well gaining weight and fairly settled except for nighttime and the odd day.I am loving it.
Getting out by myself (into the car) is very time consuming but I do enjoy it. I did go to ECHC the other day but the Comm Nurse offered home visits again and I am going to do most likely.
I can't wait to get to AMBA meetings and meet other twin mums.
Trish, I have been putting a shirt of mine next to both Jack and Charlee and they now sleep from 9 pm to 6 am. It must just settle them being able to smell me. Try it for the boys. It may help, it may not.
Well after an absence of about 4 months I have returned. I went through a very bad patch after Torin's injury back in June and was accused of all sorts and went into a slight depression. Everything is fantastic now and we are all happier than ever.
Torin and Siobhan are sleeping 7pm-8:30am every night, very rarely waking in that time. Torin and Siobhan are pulling themselves up on anything and everything. Siobhan is trying to walk which is keeping me busy, especially since my 2 yr old is trying to 'help' her. She also uses any pice of furniture she can get to move as a walker, which can be funny to watch. Torin just sits back and takes it all in. He doesn't seem that interested in walking at the moment but I am sure that once Siobhan starts he wont be far behind.
Last week Torin and Siobhan both started CC on Thursdays so I now have one day a week to myself. It was good but weird. All the housework was done by lunch time and then I felt lost as I had no children to feed or play with, so I had a nanna nap lol.
Hope everyone else is doing well.
Clare
Clare,
Welcome back!
Sounds as though you have been through a really rough patch.
That sucks that you were accused of things because of an accident.
I'm so sorry that you have struggled with PND (still struggling in this house somedays). Glad to hear though that things are on the up and that your gorgeous ones are busy and on the move. I bet they are cute!
I can understand the weird feeling of having no kids. DH and I went away for our wedding anniversary and I couldn't sleep because it was too quiet! LOL.
Nice to hear you got a nanna nap though!
Welcome back Clare - :hello:
Hey does anyone have any really pet peeves from things other multiple parents do, ( that you would NEVER consider??) I know some mums hate the dress alike thing, I met a twins mum who the whole time I spoke to her just kept talking about "oh my twins this, my twins that" never used their names, or spoke of her older child ( this wasnt at a twin function) and at Dion's swimming lessons we have parents of twins, whom I have never seen with any baby other than their same sex one ( mum always has daughter, father always has son)this is during, before and after the lessons, my DH and I used to swop so we could both have special time with each child, we have always called them the girls, and now they are the big girls,
what about you guys??? Any what cheeses you off sentiments ( or is it just me LOL)
Hi All,
I am after some info on prams. I went and had a look at prams yesterday and came home totally confused. I thoughtt that I was going to buy the Valco twin runabout, but it seemed complex to pack up. I then looked at the hil & teds E3 and it seemed alot easier to pack up.
Has any one got any of the above or any advice or comments on either of these?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated .
From a very confused twin mum to be!!!
i have Valco runabout - it is easy to pack up but awkward and heavy to lift until you get used to it - takes up a lot of boot space too.
Grosby's birth announcement is in the announcements thread
where are we all ? how is everyone going ?
Joja Tam,Tiff, Miss Kel, Kelly, Karlo, Yvette, Odette, Clare,Chris,Vanita, Marisa ,Sam,Paras & Hayley and anyone else I missed ?
Jean - how are you ? I see your due date (for 40wks or the planned date) is very close or have your bubs arrrived ?
Emma - how you are you and your little bubs ? are you home ?
I'm home, I came home last Monday night I was lucky to have a natural delivery, so after 5 days in hospital, I was ready to come home, and it's been very interesting, but in a good way, I'm still trying to get used to going from as much sleep as possible to as little sleep as possible, but we are getting there, this week I've been keeping the girls up a bit longer in the later afternoon, to try and get a bit of a longer night time routine going, started that properly last night, so we will see how that goes. They are laying awake in their bassinettes as I type, so I wonder what type of a night we are going to have. I have an abundance of breast milk, and they are really good feeders, so I'm pleased that is working out.
Mum moves in next week, as Hubby is going back to work, so that will be good, Mitchellis coping really well with them, not anywhere near as bad as I thought, cause he has had sole focus for the last 4 1/2 years from everybody, but he is very loving towards them and wants to help with everything, last night I was expressing, and he was very intruiged as to what I was doing, and asked if he could feed the babies some milk, lol. He is also more intruiged by how the babies came out of my tummy and how the milk comes out of my boobies (his words, lol)
So, we are doing well, and I'm enjoying my two little girls very much.
I hope that everyone else is doing fantastically, and I'll speak to you all soon.
Emma.
Emma
you sound like you are doing wonderfully - good on your mum how long is she staying for. It was fantastic you have VB.
Great you are able to be breastfeeding your daughters - routine I don't have one yet but they sleep reasonable well now at 4 months .Joel wakes once overnight after a late feed of EBM and Sam feeds anywhere from 1 to 3 times a night.:rolleyes:
My 4 year nephew was also fascinated by me expressing milk and loves his little cousins.
still here!
Just getting over sickies again
busy TTC number 3 at the moment - (only one this time!!!! or there will be trouble!!!!)
kids will be 4 next month _ OMG how times flies
The first 12 months are the biggest blur still - so enjoy what you can remember of it girls!!! It is so much easier now that they are older!
I didn't get my two into too much of a routine - i just made sure that they slept, woke and ate as much at the same time as I could, especially overnight. As long as it suit you, there is no right or wrong!
Take care girls
I'm here too and have to agree at how fast time flies!
I am still around too, just very busy. We now have #3 on the way too, 18 weeks now.
Oh Tam, I just had a look at your piccies!
They are so beautiful, your Declan and Rylee!
Also, 18 weeks already! Wow, that has flown! Hope you are feeling well.
Thanks Tiff. I know time really has gone so fast
hi Tam -
hope you are feeling well and not too tired - wow 18wks.Declan & Rylee are very cute.