Twins Club 3!! All welcome :-)

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Hello to everyone expecting twins!
Join us here for some mutual reassurance

MrsStevo, #1 & 2, EDD 23/08/2011, Lincs, MCDA ID,
Tiggersreturn #2+3 EDD 26/09/11 NW London DCDA - not finding out
silverangel #1+2 Sophie, 3lb3 & Alice3lb1 born at 31+2 on 01/08/11 EMCS
PrincessScrumpy #2 & 3, girls
BB3, #2&3 (#1 DS) DCDA girls born 20.09.11 by EMCS at 37 weeks exactly - Edith-May 5lb 11.5oz and Ayse-Rose 6lb 1oz.

PeelingmyselfofftheCeiling #1+2 EDD, DCDA, Boy and Girl, Born 14 Sept
Twinnerves, DCDA, #2&3, girls Francesca and Isabella, born 18/11/11 EMCS 6lbs 6 oz and 6lbs 9.5oz
xkatyx , ID girls, DC 8,5,9months, EDD 21/12/11
Quempin #1&2 EDD 27/1/12, ID surprise
Ravenlocks DCDA, #1&2, EDD 28/01/12
Tabbycatt, DCDA, 2 boys, DC 2 & 3, EDD 30/1/12
Claireinmodena DCDA, Boy & Girl, DC 3 & 4 (!!), EDD 23/02/12
Dreamfeeder, DCDA, DC 2 & 3, EDD 12/4/12
BigBoobsAtLast, MCDA, DC 2&3 EDD
CarrieInAnotherTWOBabiTWINS DCDA DC 2&3, EDD 28/06/12
Caesnake, DCDA, DC 2&3, EDD

Hi everyone,

I can't believe I've been so busy at work I've not been on and checked mumsnet . Not got long now as DH has done dinner (read- heated something up) so 2 min flat post...

rednellie, I think your DD's name is so beautiful, and I also like Bran and Math- short, masculine, go well together

tabbycatt I love your boys' names, glad they're doing well, and pleased to hear you're still managing to ebf- well done you! I think ebf is much easier with your first as there aren't the same pulls on your time and attention, plus feeding two must be so time consuming...

claire, I love Emma, and Matteo, all great name choices on here so far

right, DH shouting...

Wow, turn my back for a day and its all kicked off!!

Congratulations Ravenlocks , a lovely story and puts my mind at rest a little about having a c-section. And great that neither needed special care.

Dinner already Dream?! does that mean DD is fast asleep?! I hope so!

Loving all the names. Me and DH have only just strated thinking about names for the boys. We always knew what we were going to call DD so there was not debate on that, but we never really agreed on a boys name so we were lucky she was a girl! Will start trawling the baby name books. I could come up with loads of lovely girls names but struggle with boys - because I just always thought I would have girls I guess!!

12 weeks - yay goingmad! a real milestone for you - and a scan just a few days away. I did not ask re sex of babies until 20 weeks because it was only then that I agreed with DH that we could find out! But I think they usually say you can tell from 16 weeks?? Like you said you will be having a fortnightly scan so there will be lots of opportunities for you to find out - and then you will have to think of names too!

I had a scan yesterday (22 wks) and everything fine, both babies are a good size and more importantly they are the same size so no signs of ttts. I asked the consultant if I will definitely have them at 36 weeks and he said that if everything was a'ok he may agree to 37 but no more, and he said a short time in special care should be seen as a good trade off for having babies out and safe - I won't argue with that!

Sorry if I have missed anyone, DH wants the laptop to look at washing machine reviews (yawn).

lol bigboobs, DD was of course not asleep, but in the last couple of nights she has turned more to shouting in a very cross manner than crying- I am happy when she's not crying to abandon the Landing Vigil and go and have dinner then! Long may it last... and even better, soon, may actually going to sleep return. To be fair, she probably went to sleep by 8:30, so HUGE improvement. Really glad your boys are both a good size and the same size, so reassuring. This time I'm loving thinking 'well, I won't go past that point' though equally I am praying neither has to go to special care.

the 12 week scan is a great milestone goingmad, and Tuesday is practically here!

Hey, great names all round - Matteo is so lovely and as I said I'm a massive fan of Ben's! Emma always makes me think of some of my favourite heroines from literature and Jacob would be on my short list if we weren't going down the whole Welsho route. Glad you think my two sound alright...the other options are Madoc, Meurig (pronounced Myrig), Idris and Arwyn. They're all very old traditional Welsh names - bit like calling your kids old anglo saxon names, ifswim. It's frigging hard though. Might just do a BB3 and wait till we see them to work out what will work. Meurig makes me laugh though as it means 'son of a moor', which he will be, so quite appropriate. I do also quite like Rowan and Linden and being a bit of a horticulture nut am keen - husband less so. Any opinions greatly appreciated (at least I know you lot wont tell me I'm a pretentious twonk like they do on the baby name threads!!! )

goingmad, we don't get told the sex here in Canada until 20 weeks due to worries over people aborting based on gender. I asked the sonographer and when they told me that I felt terrible. We've got a big Chinese and South East Indian community here and apparently it is still very common. Makes me so angry to think about it.

tabbycat, thanks for that info. Sounds interesting about the bottle and feeding tips to keep em nipple ready. Your doula sounds a lot like mine.

My DD is great, but definitely going through the stage sometimes referred to as terrible and having a two in it. She's so determined and clever, which is great and will probably stand in her in great stead when she's older, but quite frankly is frigging annoying when you just want to leave the house in under an hour. And the whole having hysterics at people coming to the house in the afternoon is starting to wear thin. On the plus side I am developing my patient saint act quite nicely - there's something about being 8 months pregnant with twins that means you just can't move that quickly or get that bothered so you have to be patient to get anything done. Anyway...hope you're all keeping well.

Oh, and good news about the scan bigboobs. Glad all is well with your two.

Evening ladies :)

dream sounds as if youve had a breakthrough with dd, sounds as if she is shouting because she has realised you won't be giving in, well done

bigboobs so good to hear your scan went well and everything ok in terms of size, only 14ish weeks left eeek!!!

rednellie omg that sounds awful about gender selection! Especially when another mn who gave me lots of support the other day is currently suffering her 11th miscarriage, i feel so sad for her :(
I love the name meurig it sounds lovely :)

Hope i havent missed anyone its hard keeping up on my phone lol x

I don't dare think its a breakthrough yet goingmad, I'll give it a few more nights than 2 before I dare hope . Thinking I really may be able to go out for this works dinner with Dh tomorrow (crossing my fingers!) . I know I won't relax going out with her awake and shouting though.

I second the horror at gender selection by abortion before 20 weeks. The thought of losing a baby is awful, but choosing it is something I can't imagine. 11 miscarriages is terrible- does she have any children or is all this for her first? Gosh I'm so lucky .

rednellie, dilemma, I love Madoc!!! and Math, but I think two 'm's is too much, no??? I don't think you can decide for definite until you see them...(says she dying to call one Sebastian!). I struggle to get out of the house in an hour... And that's with a mildly stroppy 16 month old, who likes regular book breaks, not being rushed etc. Dreading the terrible twos, so called for good reason! Your saintly patience is of course the way to go, but mightily frustrating. I'm sure I'll be there with you soon enough. My dd is also a very determined young lady- the first thing my dad said when i said we'd found out the sex and they were boys was that maybe they'd be a little less bossy than Her Majesty...!

Meurig and Madoc are two of my all time faves! Btw BB3, I love your little boys name - really beautiful and as a Welshie I'll be happy to roll my r's when I say it!

Great news on the sleep front dream, shouting is much better than crying, if slightly more annoying.

goingmad, poor mn, my friend has just given up trying to carry a baby after her last mc, she has had many over the years. I'm totally pro-choice, but the idea that someone would get rid of a baby because it wasn't a boy is just unspeakable.

Anyway, let's not think about it - here's to all the lovely twins with lovely names and their lovely mums!

Morning lovely twin ladies sorry if i brought the threes mood down with my story of the other mn, just makes you so grateful for what you have :)

dream how was your dd last night? Hope she had a settled night :)

Well im very nervous this morning as i plan to tell work about my pregnancy lets hope it goes well.

Hope you all have a lovely day x

Hope it goes well goingmad!! I hated telling work!

Ooooh Maddoc is one of my favourite names ever!! I wouldn't be able to choose!

I'm having such an emotional day today - no idea why, just blubbing! I should probably turn off Greys Anatomy where a little boy is dying and saying goodbye to his mummy!! Why do I do this to myself?!

Girls are 4 months old today, I can't believe it! they are getting too big!

Just bought a swimsuit for my holiday in may/June. Now it's a bit tight and boobs are too big for it now but hoping it will be ok in 4 months ish! I'm debating whether to take it back for the bigger size or not...

How you feeling Claire?

Dream glad dd is getting better xx

I hope they were all really excited for you goingmad, without a raised eyebrow in sight!! I had to tell my manager I was pg with twins before I even came back from mat leave- I was so scared of the comments, but luckily it went ok.

Now, am I being a wet blanket or normal? 27 weeks, today dd and i went to her baby signing class this morning after much faff with blooming tumbledryer breaking for the third time in its 3 years, and tripping whole house electrics that I couldn't see which fuse was gone (dur...), half hour drive away, then home, then lunch, get her down for a nap, cleaned both bathrooms, mopped kitchen floor, cleaned up and stored new buggy, checked out why my dad.is struggling with our spare car seat straps. Quick shower ready for going out for Dh work dinner tonight. Now dd has woken up ( been woken up!) but i am totally out of energy.... All I'd like to do is have a little lie down!! What will I be like by the end if this is 27 weeks?! I'm dreading going out tonight. Worried dd won't settle, and i feel so tired!

bb3, I definitely steadily lost weight through bf and was back to 'normal' by 6 months easily. As you only had a stone to go a month ago (after twins !!!!), I can't see you not being fine in that swimsuit. Think I'd risk it!

Oooh, and maybe the emotional is something in the air?! I'm feeling a bit weepy, totally paranoid at my 28 week scan next Thursday twin one (been quiet again) will have a problem... Etc etc. Dh has refused to let me get a cleaner til babies here, this tumbledryer is not worth fixing again as will have cost more than its value in repairs already probably (plus last fixed April and not used over summer and broken again already-seriously!?) Dh will go crackers about that... And my ribs are killing. Maybe its just one of those days?!

And i love Greys Anatomy, I'm up to series 6 box set :-)

dream, if you're a wet blanket then I'm a soggy rag! Honestly, you're doing LOADS. I've made DH do all the cleaning for at least the last month and a half. I can just about manage one DD activity a day, then lunch (which is normally smoothy and bread and butter!!!!) and then nap. Then when we wake up we wait for DH to come home so that I can pass out. You shame me

goingmad, I'm sure work will be really pleased for you. Got to be better than when I had to tell my boss last time, my colleague and I were both pregnant and had the same due date and so we decided to tell him together. He congratulated us whilst holding his head in his hands (it was a small charity, only 5 of us working there, so would make a 'bit' of a difference...)

Hello ladies

Goingmad, I hope wirk was ok, I too was dreading it, but in ghe enc my boss was great and the last few days kept asking if I was still ok working etc

I'm fine BB3 thanks for asking, pelvic pain reslly only bad in thr morning, and it gets better as soon as I start walking. I did a bit of a clearout today in the dds room as tomorrow dh will put up the new wardrobe, it was very satisfying!! I've also managed to get rid of quite a lot if stuff !! I am suffering from acute nesting syndrome and I have suffered in frustration these past two months. So finally I can clear out the wardrobe and drawers in dd1's former bedroom, and put the babies things in it, that are in boxes at the moment. I was getting lots of backache though and had to take frequent sitting breaks!

I am just like you when it comes to soppy films, but I havd definitely softened a lot since becoming a mother. I have had to fight back the tears at others people kids school performances ffs!!! I also love Greys Anatomy btw.

Dream it sounds to me like you had quite z busy day, you're bound to be knackered, and honestly I dont think I could do much housework at this stage, your may have to rethink the cleaners thing or start doing it himself. Maybe its just me, or forced rest has nit let my body get used to the extra weigt slowly, but I would really struggle to do much hoovering or bathroom cleaning right now.
You'll be fine when you're out, enjoy your last night of freedom.

Evening ladies work went really well, long story short i work in a large organization that moves its senior managers around lots, in my last position i became very friendly with my manager very close, i had a problem with one of my colleagues she was bullying me but unfortunately i didn't have enough evidence to prove it, my manager friend was both our managers and knew what had been happening as id talked to her out of work about it as very upsetting:( basically i don't feel she fought my corner enough and had me moved! She is now my manager again and we have become close again but no where near as before, but she was very pleased for me lots of smiling, and said she was very excited. Phew not so short story !!! I feel tons better and can finally tell who i want :)

Thank you all for your good wishes :)

rednellie omg that would be awful 2 of 5 going on mla!!!
dream have a great night :)

Thats good news Goingmad, glad it went well. And great you can now tell everyone! My work have been ok, although not best pleased I am off again (only been back just over a year since being on mat. leave with DD). I have today officially requested my leaving dates - starting my mat.leave at 35 weeks but taking all my annual leave before I go - so last day will be 17th Feb! Can't wait! And then I will (hopefully) be able to spend time getting organised, cleaning the house etc etc .... oh, and watching some tv, sleeping, meeting friends...!!

I have been feeling really big today, and uncomfortable. Tummy seems really tight and definitely keep getting a foot under my rbs - very uncomfortable! Best get used to it I guess.

Sounds like you have had a productive day Claire, which always helps me feel better if I have a day like that. And Dream, you have done loads!! No wonder you are warn out - take it easy girlfriend! ha ha! Hope you are out having a good time with DH - make the most of it.

You have all got me thinking really seriously about names, but no clear front runners as yet. Will let you know if I come up with something

Yes, keep the names coming. I'm still laughing about the idea of eating names (thanks for that BB3). You've all got me thinking about Madoc again...it was what DD would have been if she was a boy...

Glad work went well goingmad. It's always a bit stressful. My boss was actually great, I used to work in a very hippy small charity so he kind of had to be and he loves kids which made it easier!

Just come back from appointment with OB - the twins are on the move! One is sort of head down, lying over my right hip. The other has head just under my left boob and is also lying across. So both they're feet are trying to come out of my right hand side which explains the incredible kicks I've been getting. Even the OB commented on how active they are, he had to keep doing the ultrasound so he could get the doppler in the right place.

All the appointments start ramping up now - in the next two weeks I've already got one mw appt, one ultrasound growth scan, one blood test and then the OB again. You can't say they're not looking after me! Just glad that so far (touching all wooden objects around me) everything is going good. Oh, and asked OB about induction and he was totally fine with just playing it by ear as long as I'm monitored. Also completely fine about delivering twin B breech etc so that's good. He does talk rather a lot though!!

Hope you're all having peaceful evenings. xx

And claire you've made me think I need to get moving sorting all the stuff out. All the old baby clothes have been lying in the corner of our bedroom, really need to wash them all again and work out what sizes to put away...just can't be bothered right now...naptime for me.

I don't have a single item of boys babywear yet! I had 5 white 0-3(or maybe newborn but came up huge!) sleepsuits when dd was born, and they were so massive on her and people bought her girly ones! A friend is providing boys hand me downs but maybe I should get on with collecting them!!

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Great they're moving rednellie, fingers crossed for the normal birth you're after. Come on twin one, get that head down! Are you 31 weeks now? Does sound like a good amount of appointments. This time round I'm pleased with all checking/ reassurance all is well though!

Any more signs of action Claire? Glad you can indulge in some nesting. It'll be lovely to know you're as ready as you can be for their arrival. 13th Feb (or before) is so close!!

The food was good last night but always gets so late- dessert orders at 11pm. Made for a horrible night of reflux/heartburn for me so I'm barely functioning today.

Hi dream glad you had a good night out! I was wiped out last night after all the work!
I would recommend getting ready early, I was given masses of clothes by friends and it took ages to ge through them sort out what to keep, give to charity thean wash and sort by size and box them up. I did it early because I was afraid I'd be running out of energy by the last month. And I am so glad I did!

Latest prengnancy sympton: swollen ankles! They're thd size of my calves, never had them before.

No more signs dream, just the odd contraction here and there, but no more than 3/4 times a day. And what I thought was a show, was probably just due to internal examination.

Not sleeping well and keep panicking about cs and/or coping with four....

Hope you are all having a nice weekend

Hi,

I'm totally knackered today. However, DD is still ill (?? still post-MMR 9 days ago?) but much worse. Temperature of 40 again, went down to 39 after calpol and nurofen an hour later and her chest sounds a bit rubbish. I've been throwing up from the old exhaustion = morning sickness rigmarole, dying to go to bed, but DH is a little twitchy about DD and I have heard mutterings about Out of Hours GP.... I hope she goes to sleep and stays asleep as she probably really needs it and we can reassess her breathing/rattling in the morning and I can go to bed. That's how clapped out DD is- she's in her cot, LYING DOWN right now at 7:30pm, maybe going to sleep. Clearly feeling too rotten to protest. Poor little tike.

I will get on the job of getting some baby clothes over here then- 27 and a bit weeks seems so early, but in the spirit of being prepared I must! You have encouraged me to order the base today for the hand-me-down maxi-cosi cabriofix car seat we've been given. The girl who's donated it is someone I met at a toddler group, she's washed covers/ cleaned it up so it looks as new and didn't want any money for it. I'm so grateful! We have also got another hand-me-down seat, a Britax, 3 years old now and done my friend's 2 children and I hate it in comparison- doesn't look half as comfy for baby < insert ungrateful cow emoticon> . I know it's free, and is an Isofix click on/off just like I wanted but I'd rather have 2 of the cabriofix.... Oh well. So I guess car seats- check. Buggy- check. Ginormous car- check. Just clothes and second bouncer and ?? twin carrier to go! And hospital bag, which I don't dare pack.

claire the indignities!!! Not the ankles too!! I'm already not sleeping well and panicking about the birth and what to go for. I can empathise. Plus the ex-midwife on this meal out last night was giving me an earful of 'You had a nice normal birth WHY would you elect for a CS' (?!? she totally poo-poohed the third degree tear, bleed, anaemia, and 7 months of pain afterwards) and basically saying unless the babies were known to be big and I was near term I'd be mad to opt for a CS. Now I don't know if thats just typical mw, pro-VB-come-what-may kind of talk, or if I should think more seriously of mentally preparing myself to go for VB... However, thats of course if I opt for CS despite twin 1 head down, so far, for me. But as you know you need a CS for your twin 1 being breech, I wonder if you could do some of the same kind of stuff they get you to do before a VB- visualise it etc and practice relaxing, breathing techniques etc just the same? Maybe worth a shot, can't do any harm! I guess you can still console yourself now with how well you've done to get so far, and every extra day inside will help them cope better when they're born. I'm really looking forward to them as the next arrivals!

Did you decide what to do about your hen weekend bigboobs? I join you in feeling big and uncomfortable...

claire, I think we're all panicking so you're in good company!!! I'm considering buying some Rescue Night or whatever it's called as I'm finding it incredibly hard to switch off and go to sleep. I woke up on the hour every hour last night - crap, but good preparation for new babies. Urgh. Seriously though, you will be fine and will do great, you got through weeks of bed rest and have come out the other side, the time will go quickly and before you know it you'll have two beautiful babies to introduce to your lovely girls. Swollen ankles - have you got support tights? Not the most elegant things in the world, but really good at what they do. My Mum's obsessed with making me wear them as she had/has varicose veins...

dream, please get some rest, you sound like you're shattered and being ill doesn't help at all . I hope your DD is OK - she really has been through the mill eh? Thinking of you and sending all my best wishes. xxx

We got our buggy today, whoo! It's lovely and incredibly simple and DD loves it, so we're all happy. For the first time in two years I can push a pushchair without having to break my back bending over. Really glad we bought it (with help from the IL's). Right, off to stand on my head again. Love to you all.

Oh, loving the image of you standing on your head with an enormous, twin-sized bump rednellie, it'll stay with me. . So glad you're happy with your buggy, it does look fabulous . If I thought I'd have half a chance of persuading dh I'd have gone for one too. But £525 vs £150 for our bjcm double when we do have the Monster Buggy was never a likely option!

I think we're all panicking, and its great to be able to say it on here. I kind of feel I can't say it in real life in case someone thinks I don't really want both babies, or if, god forbid, anything did happen to one and anyone said 'well at least it'll be manageable now'. Stupid to torture myself with such thoughts I know... And thank goodness for this thread to vent my madness!!

Am in bed now, but gaviscon is not doing enough to get me comfy enough to sleep. DD has already been up twice, so overall it's not looking great for tonight... And the poor baby has had far more than her fair share of bugs. Bring on Spring, the twins arrival and less blooming viruses for poor little dd to catch!

Suppose I should get support tights for the varicose veins appearing on my legs, and worst of all, the well established ones in unmentionable areas....