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

Go Katy go! DP's god daughter is Rosie and she's lovely and my fave cousin is Holly, so I am biased but GREAT names.

Gosh you're fine to be emotional and teary. You've just had major surgery, your hormones are up to Ben Nevis and back, and you have two new little people you can see for the first time...if you can't be weepy now, when can you be!

dream do NOT get me started on assembling all the stuff. Major headache. eBay is marvellous, but...local twins' club has been great. I think all we're lacking now are the must-be-new things like changing mats, bottles, breast pumps etc. But it's already filling a room.

Oh, and not forgetting, new house. But accepted an offer on here today, and about to sign rental on a new place, best Xmas present ever!!!

Congratulations xkatyx! What lovely names. I hope you get to have proper cuddles really soon. And that you get some yourself too! xx

Oh well done again katy, weepy and hormonal is the norm, no?! I am sure I cried a lot in the first few weeks after DD's birth, and you've had such a hard and tiring pregnancy, and must be just exhauted from that, and the nerves of the long wait yesterday etc etc. I love the girls' names, and great weights too. I hope you've had many cuddles with your girls and your dh by now and are feeling a bit better in yourself.

I will see if we have a local twins club stinking, good idea! And congratulations on getting an offer on your house! I don't dare get anythign til I'm past the 24 weeks deadline minimum, but thank goodness that's finally approaching (1 more week to wait!)

Today I am so tired, so I must get off here and head to bed.

Thank you everyone.

Bb3 how did you cope with pain after your csection?

Maybe I should of prepared myself abit more instead of worrying, I find my self in a lot of pain and hoe it eases soon, I started taking the morphine few hours ago so I'm hoping if I keep up with it it might help!!

I had lovely cuddles earlier, didn't want to give them back!

I'm hoping we all may be home for Xmas I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but must admit if I'm still in this much pain I'll properly cry!

Katy my community mw said to me 'take every drug they offer you even if you're not in pain as if you don't, you will be!' so I did, every time they came with the drug trolley I had that little brown tablet and painkillers and I was alright just a bit tender if i did the wrong thing. I found moving around helped but to be completely honest (and i know this is not helpful) I didn't really suffer all that much - where is the pain?

Hey ladies, sorry for being so elusive lately. Never seem to have a quiet 5 mins to concentrate and post! But I ALWAYS read whats been going on with you all. It is comforting to know others are going through similar experiences to me. Have the day off today and DD at nursery so a day to get organised and time to post on here!

So sorry to hear your very sad news ceasnake and carrie. You have the blessing of one healthy baby still growing but I know it must be so very hard for you both.

Congrats to those who now have their twins...Katy, lush names and amaxing weights - how did you do it?!

All is going well with me. Fortnightly scans show everything is ok so far, and I am still not thinking too far ahead - but very excited! Just moved DD into a different bedroom as the room we had got replastered ready for baby does not fit two cots in it! so change of plan and poor DD is now in the box room - she loves it though, I think it is only me that feels bad about it!

Can't believe how quickly time is going. 18 weeks now - 20 wk scan on 4th Jan. And after Christmas only 6 or 7 weeks left at work!

Anyway, just wanted you to know I had not dissapeared - I am alwasy lurking! x

Bugger bugger bugger bugger bugger

Driving to Sheffield today dh hit something in the road with the car whilst on motorway (no idea what but it ripped the wheel through the alloy and tyre). Been driving since 5.30 having to change tyre with boot full of baby stuff and car full of babies on side if m1 at 8am in the morning - covered in muck with no spare clothes and now detouring to derby to get a new tyre x

Hi bigboobs - so glad it's going well xxx

Oh no BB3 thats rubbush! Hope you are getting things sorted and journey not too stressful

Hello, I've gone for a quick festive name-change to get in the Christmas spirit, as oopposed to the very-tired, up a lot with DD in the night very un-Christmassy spirits I've been in today!

bb3, what a nightmare!!!!!! How awful. You sound very positive despite it- it would be a recipe for me and DH to have a big disagreement over it all, and have not only a ruined tyre and alloy but much bad temper in the car too. What did the babies do? I really hope there wasn't an en-masse kick off too.

hello bigboobs, I'm glad you're stil around and reading even if you have no time to post. And wonderful that you're 18 weeks and no problems- that's really reassuring! Not long til your 20 week scan too. Have you decided whether or not to find out what you're having, girls or boys? (and don't worry if you don't get a chance to answer that!). Time is still dragging for me...

I have 4 weeks left at work- hoping to go at the end of January, but I'm not working between Christmas and New Year, so hardly any time left! I've got mixed feelings about it, as DH is much more convinced than me that it is not going to work for us with me working with 3 under 2.5 and paying childcare so much so that we will in fact be paying for me to go work to keep my job... So it really is my last 4 weeks at work. I have the 'this is the end of my career that had barely got going' panic feeling. I do think he is probably right for our situation now though.

katy, I'm really sorry to hear you're in pain, definitely accept all medication offered, even if you're not in pain at that minute. I hope today is much better for you. I'm thinking of you and your lovely girls. Are they still in SCBU? I can't quite believe you have 5 children!!!! I hope they all bring you much joy.

Hi dream - very festive! I was adamant that I did not want to know the sex but DH really wants to know. He misses out on all the scans etc so thought I would let him win the argument! And to be honest, it does make sense for us to know. Things are going to be hectic enough having twins and knowing if they are boys or girls will help us prepare while we can (eg - sort through all the girls clothes we already have ready for the twins, or get rid of anything girly and start getting a few boy things!). Also helps with names as we really struggle to agree on boy names so it will make us either focus and agree ot forget about it!!

Got to browse the internet now and look for tips on how to do great roast potatoes and roast pork joint (with crackling) ready for Christmas day! I am ashamed to say that at 34 I have never cooked a roast dinner - terrible, hey? I can cook, just never bother to do a roast myself!!

Feeling Christmassy now!

Similar then bigboobs. I was so sure in myself I was having boys, wavered and wavered over whether to find out, and was swayed by DH. Did have a little disappointment at knowing, I still do, but it is making planning a lot easier!

I have never cooked a roast dinner either... Or Christmas dinner. And this year will be no different, we're going to my mum's for the meal!

Hope you made it to Sheffield in one piece in the end bb3 xx

dream surprisingly for dh and I the wheel incident didn't cause a row, however when I later left the headlights on whilst visiting friends only to flatten battery there was lots of shouting and hostility (picture it pouring with rain, dh on outside with ds, me on inside locked in car as battery did something to immobiliser so couldn't open door and ds having a hissy fit trying to get to me!) it's been a day of it! Still we are on the way home 1.5 hours away from sleep xxx

oh.... I think things are always bound to go a bit wrong on very busy days with very early starts that add to sleep deprivation... only 1.5 hours to go, I'm sure your bed will feel great bb3!! Fingers crossed all the children are tired and sleep well for you. x

Oh BB3 I feel for you. Incidents involving cars never seem to bring out the best sides in me and my husband!

Had another scan this week - the boys are face to face which was very cute. Not so cute is the fact they're kicking me in the cervix and bladder. Pleasant. Does anyone know how late twins turn? I know singletons can turn right up to the end, but I'm not sure about twins and want to try and avoid them being breech. At least one head down would be good.

We're feeling very Christmassy, although we're having quite a quiet one this year - no family, just us and not much faff. Went to the shops this morning and it was mental - definitely not a great place for a giant pregnant woman and a nosy toddler. People keep telling me not to pick up DD to save my back, but really, how does that even work? Have you tried telling your toddler you can't pick them up? Disbelief is the general response in this house. Anyway, hope you all have a peaceful couple of days and get spoiled by your families.

Hello all, feeling a bit sorry for myself tonight, so forgivd the selfcentred post, but I feel like I have just about had enough this! My mum was very moody today, she doesnt enjoy cooking so she feels the strain of having to organise meals for everyone incl xmas dinner. I try to give her udeas to help out but then I tend to cook very differently and sometimescause more confusion. I can see shes fetting tired too. When mil is here I cant stand anything she says or does so thats a nightmare all round, dh is not aware of this and would prob take us down the parh of divirce if we ever talked about it... Then its piles, prlvic pain which is horrendous, plus sore bottom because injections, finding a comfy position is more than a challenge at the moment. Even thought of rhe babies doesnt cheer me up, as it brings to mind further discussions with dh about having help after thd birth... I know in the end it'll all
Be worth it, but at the moment I am just feeling really down. I hope I am just having a bad day...

Hope you all gave a lively xmas with your children, bumps ir babies and your families, sorry for this post, but I needed to get it out..

Claire, you are not having an easy pregnancy. Being stuck in on bedrest, while of course necessary, must be so hard. It would get me down very quickly and you've done so well to stay relatively cheerful so far. The not getting comfy must be dreadful when there's nothing you can do about it. How far from 36 weeks are you? I know what you mean about MIL. Mine drives me crazy. She means well but.... I'm not diplomatic enough about it. It causes tension with Dh and i. So far this pg she's wound me up by asking if it was planned (!!!! Dh is a GP, I'm a physio, we know enough to avoid an unplanned pregnancy!) and also when Dh said we were having 2 boys said she'd been to a 'make a wish' event and wished for a boy- not that bad I suppose but couldn't she just wish for 2 healthy babies rather than a boy like anyone with half a gram of sense would with a twin pg?!?! And I'd have been delighted with girls. In fact I'd have loved one to be a girl though I'm very happy with two boys. As you say Claire, it'll all be worth it in the end. Your plan for after the birth sounds well planned to me. You're bound to have good and bad days. Hope today is better.

I am also feeling a bit rubbish. These hideous, disfiguring varicose veins in my crotch and vulva are painful from the second I stand up in the morning, I discovered a whole mass of varicose veins on my calf, also really painful, still got some morning sickness, up every night with awful reflux, starting to get some rib pain, and can't believe I'm so tired and got all these issues already at 23+2... and keep being horrible and snappy to Dh. I am trying to remind myself how much better off than many I am. I'm meant to rest with feet up for the varicose veins, nigh on impossible with a 15 month old but at least I'm not on bedrest, and both are doing well so far.

So, enough of my whinging!

On my way to my dads. Hoping its ok, he's hardly cheerful having buried his dad this Wednesday. But, into the Christmas spirit for me!!!!

Hope everyone else ok, and you all have a lovely Christmas!!!

Thank you all, we are now all home :)

Quick tummy question, this being my first cessation (other 3 VB) once I had other 3 my tummy was all jelly but went down quick and return to normality after a while but with (what I like to call it) baby pouch.

My stomach is still huge!!! And because my tummy was so big and I'm 5th, usually doze 10 my stomach just blew up with the twins!

Now it's I have like a big over hang :( and you actually have to lift it to see the scar :(
I felt like crying when I saw it properly today.
But I was wondering will my scar heal if it's rolled under there

Katy it's normal post cs I remember asking my an thread (some of whom had cs too) as I very much had a pg tummy post cs rather than saggy flatish one if vb - it also felt quite bloated and firm / lasted about 3 weeks then started to go down slowly x

red my girls seemed to change position daily right up until birth hence why I was always getting confused about movements - know what you mean about toddlers I was forever getting advised not to pick him up etc as 1. I was too big a d 2. He wouldn't be ably to be picked up post cs - as you say try and explain that to a little boy - so ignored them and picked him ip anyway (even after cs).

Claire you're doing so well. I love my mother to bits but too much time together and one of us would end up dead! Completely normal to feel down even for those not stuck on bed rest so don't feel bad about complaining - you are doing great!

As are you dream - this middle bit is tough! You're very lucky to have two boys they wok be little trouble tikes but will always look out for you and dd x just think you're over half so count down begins now x

Crikey only wanted to pop in an say merry christmas and left an essay!

Merry christmas ladies xx

Oh and yay for being home Katy x

Thank you bb3, so u had a over hang too? :( it's really upsetting me and it's ridiculous, as I really shouldnt care.

Merry Christmas for tomorrow everyone!!

Took 3 hours 15 minutes to get that baby of mine to bed when we were meant to be having a special family meal with my dad, his wife, sister, her bf etc... Awful. Spoilt things a lot bit. . Not panicky at all that I have 3 months to get her back to going to sleep ok in the evening!!!

So glad.you're home for Christmas Katy , hope its a lovely one.

Katy, it would really upset me too. It'll go, don't panic!!!

3 weeks, like bb3 said. It's the post birth hormones!

Yes i looked about 4/5 months pg (with singleton) for about three weeks. It is hard to take in - I used to find it more frustrating when I wad bfing and would look down at my ginormous boobs and overhang BUT on the plus side you have Rosie and Holly from it! I still have about 1.5 stone go lose and a dress size but figure I'll get there in time x

My advice make the mist of Xmas eating lots and getting lots of family cuddles (no cooking for you) come new year it will start going down naturally x

Merry Christmas ladies hope Santa brings you lots and you and your little beans have a great day xxx