Anyone fancy an "Oh holy fuck, I'm having twins" support group?

[GuybrushThreepwoodMP]

That's all- I'm 14 weeks. Would be nice to meet some others!

[Spanglecrab]

We have boy girl twins aged 9 months and I'd be stocking up on sleep rather than posting a 6am!! Twins are so much fun but also really hard work!

Congratulations!

[GuybrushThreepwoodMP]

I've got a toddler and a job so no chance of stocking up on sleep at 6am!

[Lemiis13]

Yes!!! I'm 26wks pg with identical twins and also have a toddler, to say I'm bricking it is a bit of an understatement but I'm also very excited aswell.
Congratulations

[Rebecca1608]

Yes! I'm 33 weeks pregnant with identical twins and shitting myself! Just under 4 weeks til my section very exciting though. Congratulations.

[scarednoob]

i'm amazed by how many people on here seem to be having twins! congratulations all of you.

i would have liked ours to be twins, but the OH was hugely relieved that there was only one. spoilsport.

[Lemiis13]

When did you get given a date for your c-section?? I'm currently seeing my consultant every week and having weekly scans but we haven't really discussed birthing options. So I'm feeling a little unprepared.

[Sleepybunny]

Can I just ask you ladies about bump size?

With my first I had nothing at all until 18 weeks. I'm now twelve weeks and have a bump that looks about the size I was at 20 weeks!! Scan is not until Thursday. Can't be twins can it!?

[Rebecca1608]

Around 2-3 weeks ago they said they would discuss birthing options with me at 32 weeks but i pointed out i saw my consultant fortnightly and after 31 weeks i wouldn't be seeing anyone until i was almost 33 weeks and i was told i'd be having them at 36 weeks and i said i wanted a plan incase i started any time. She gave me my date then... so 31 weeks maybe.

[GuybrushThreepwoodMP]

sleepy I'm 14 weeks with no bump whatsoever, but everyone carries differently! I didn't really show until about 26 weeks with my first pregnancy.

[Lemiis13]

Thanks Rebecca I will give it a couple of more weeks before I ask about it then.
With regards to my bump I don't feel any bigger then what I was with my ds, but my symptoms are a lot stronger in this pregnancy .

[Sleepybunny]

Thanks guybrush. It's got me a bit freaked out and paranoid! Running out of clothes to hide it.

I'll report back on Thurs!

[Sleepybunny]

Thanks too Lemiis

[123Jump]

I always like to pop this little nugget in here, to point out that someone always has it worse.
I know someone who had a 2yo, a 1yo, and then had triplets.
She survived! And apparently the 1yo was the one that was hard going. She used to pay the kids on the street 2p to push him up and down the road in his buggy.

[Rebecca1608]

This is my first pregnancy and i didn't have a bump til around 20/22 weeks. Now i am hugeeeeee! Like someone has put a beach ball up my top.

Yes it's definitely worth chasing it Lemiis good idea to have your plan together ASAP incase you go in earlier than originally planned. I'm glad i've sorted mine out as the plan was to have steroids 4th 5th June and CS on 8th but due to early labour symptoms last week I was taken in and have already had the steroids and they had all my notes to refer back to.

[weechops]

A friend of mine (super mum!) has a 4 year old, 18 month old, 7 month old twins and is 5 months pregnant with another set of twins!

I'm not pg yet but would love twins! Congratulations to you.

[Rebecca1608]

There are 7 sets of twins in my OHs family. Including his brother and sister. So my chances were probably quite high. My consultant said my chances of having another set are very likely too. I told her i haven't even thought that far ahead haha!

[GuybrushThreepwoodMP]

We don't have any twins in my family! Total shock!

[Heels99]

Get a student nursery nurse from local college is my biggest tip. My twins are now 8.

[GlitzAndGigglesx]

I'm an identical twin having non ID twins! 28 weeks and tbh quite sick of it now. The last few days have been nothing but pain but I'm trying to avoid taking too much time off work as it's not paid . I have a scan today and seeing the consultant later in the week. I've already put it a request for a c section. My 4yo dd is excited to meet her sisters and is always fascinated seeing them at the scans. I think one of their backs is sticking out right now. My bump is sticking out in 3 separate places right now lol. Feeling really sick today and lots of lower abdominal pain. It'll all be worth it though

[Lemiis13]

I'm definitely going to enquire, I've had a few problems with this pregnancy, so I've not really been able to plan much as the consultant has told me to take each week as it comes but I'm getting to the point of wanting to have somthing in place if I do need to have a c-section.
Is anyone else scared?! I'm really really nervous I'm also wondering how it will effect my toddler, will he be ok with it all??

[Rebecca1608]

Glitz multi pregnancies are hard work (in my experience anyway) well done you for still working though lol. I finished at 28 weeks even though i'd have liked to stay longer in my job i was constantly on my feet (lab tech) and the SPD was horrendous but it was more the weight gain i struggled with getting breathless i've put on 2 stone which is a lot as i'm naturally slim. My feet started swelling and it's tiring. 1 baby is head down and the other is breech and i'm getting a good kickin. It'll definitely be worth it but the pains are getting a bit much.

[Rebecca1608]

I'm really scared Lemiis. I know i don't have a child already but i'm bricking it. I dread to think what i'll be like the night before my section. Just want my girls here quickly and safely but i'm already worrying about routines etc.

[GlitzAndGigglesx]

Oh gosh Rebecca I feel like packing it all in. Only a couple more weeks to get through and I can relax! Well kind of anyway I'll still have to do the nursery run but I don't mind that. I'm on my feet all day too and constantly worried they'll just drop out of me lol. The last week I've been moping around work feeling sorry for myself but everyone is really understanding. When did one of your babies go head down?

[Lemiis13]

Routines are really worrying me, also how will I care for all children if I'm not really mobile after the section?? My consultant is really nice and keeps telling me not to worry but it's hard not to.
Also I had a bit of a scare last week and had an emergency scan with doctor who is never seen before and she said both babies are head down, as I'm only 26 almost 27weeks scared that this means they are going to come pretty soon!

[GuybrushThreepwoodMP]

Lemiis my biggest concern is for my dd who will be just 3. The impact on her will be just massive. I don't really know how is best to make it easy on her.

A couple of things I have thought about:-

Try and plan things with dd and just one baby or the other to try and take away the 'two of them, one of her' feeling.

Try somehow to do things with dd on her own. Maybe just once a week- quick trip to the park or to a friend's house for a cuppa.

Take all the help I can get from family members! Use it to get them to hold the babies while I play with dd. Babies don't really care who is holding them when they're little.

When explaining the pregnancy to dd, we'll try and pitch it but as mummy and daddy having two babies, but all three of us having two babies- Ie they are her babies as well and she is theirs.

Don't always put babies needs first just because they are small and the are two of them. Newborn needs are simple but toddler needs are more emotional and therefore babies might sometimes have to wait.

I'm saying all this and in reality, I haven't got a fucking clue! This is all guess work. It's also a bit sad that the babies will never have as much of my attention as dd did, but I guess that's always true of younger siblings.