Shopping questions!

[millie1]

Oooh, I looove shopping !

Anyway, that's neither here nor there. Okay, twins are to be delivered mid-May as long as they don't put in an appearance before then so I need to get organised with stuff.

Do I need to buy prem sized clothes? I've loads of stuff 0-3 months and remember that being big on my DS's who weighed in at 9lb6oz and 8lb 13oz. So am wondering whether I need a few smaller vests & babygros? Will M&S or Mothercare cater for this or do I need specialist retailer.

Breastfeeding ... I've read about the Nurse 2Eze pillow - is that what it's called? Is it a worthwhile investment? Egg, if you're reading, I seem to recall you purchasing one - how have you found it?

Actually, come to think of it, everything else I'm pretty clear on what we need. Plan to get a couple of bath seats which we've never used before but with two little 'uns it ought to make bathing a bit easier. Bouncy chairs. Not much else at the moment. OH, two swaddle wraps from Bumpto3 - they look pretty good and I know we used to struggle with swaddling the others securely in blankets. Shall then get stuff as we need it. Unless anyone can recommend anything they couldn't have done without in the early days?

Thank-you!

[glamourbadger]

I love the shopping aspect of having twins too - it's terrible isn't it!

Re clothes - I would wait until they arrive before you buy anything really small. If you need prem clothes Mothercare does babygros and vests. I got some prem stuff here but only really necessary for tiny babies.

I bought an EZ-2-Nurse pillow and never got on with it, I had a cheapie foam one that was more effective. Lots of people rave about them though so might be worth a punt. I sold mine on eBay for almost as much as I paid for it new - it's worth keeping the box and bits as they seem to hold their value.

Enjoy your shopping!

[millie1]

Thanks for replying Glamourbadger ... haven't been around since yesterday am to pick this up. I'll pack our 0-3 month babygros etc and as long as DH knows where he can get smaller sizes if we need them, then it'll be grand. I've read good reports of the pillows - with the DSs I just piled cushions up on whatever side I was feeding but think this time round we might need to be a bit more organised .

Don't know whether I've the energy for shopping at the moment .. this is my third pregnancy and, quite frankly, it's really tough. It seems to be one health thing after another - most minor, one worrying - and my bump is so big and uncomfortable that I can't stand for any periods of time. Sorry, having a moan now .

Thanks for the shopping advice though!