Twins Club 4!! All welcome. :-)

[rednellie]

Right ladies, welcome aboard for mutual hand holding. Here are the stats - they're probably all wrong!

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, ELCS 23/12/11 Rosie and Hollie
Quempin #1&2 EDD 27/1/12, ID boys, T1 5lb5oz, T2 just under 5lb, ELCS 36 weeks
Ravenlocks DCDA, #1&2, 6.01.12 T1 Boy, 4lb 12oz, T2 Girl, 6lb
Tabbycatt, DCDA, 2 boys, DC 2 & 3, 2/1/12 at 36 weeks, VB, T1 5lb 5oz, T2 5lb 11oz
claireinmodena dcda bg born 8/2 Emma (2,870 kg) and Riccardo (2,310 kg)
StinkingBishop 2 &3 DCDA girls EDD 19/3/12
RedNellie DC 2&3, DCDA boys, EDD 28/3/12
DreamingOfPeace, DCDA boys, DC 2 & 3, EDD 19/4/12
Skitoo: DCDA Boys, DC #1&2, EDD 14/05/12
Bigboobsatlast: MCDA Boys, DC #2 & 3. EDD 23.05.12
Buonasera, 1&2, DCDA, EDD 22/05/12 (???)
Lilyni DC 4&5, DCDA, EDD 12/06/12
goimgmadtrying: mcda id girls dc 3&4!!!! edd 05/08/12
Teds DCDA #1&2 EDD 31/07/12
Kazar99 DCDA EDD ???

bigboobs - feeding is fine. Dealing with distraught DD, 2 crying babies + only having 2 hands has been difficult...

just a quick post so sorry if i miss anyone....

dream im so sorry to hear your having a rough time :( how's dh i hope he's still improving, how's dd with all the upheaval still being good for you, sending you lots of hugs and love it can only get better x

red hope your doing ok and the boys are still thriving :)

desiren and bb3 not long now, glad recent appointments went well :)

movements are a bit better my end still think it'll be a constant worry, but on a positive note only 11 shifts at work left which is only 3weekends woop woop so excited

hope everyone else is ok, have a lovely weekend :)

rednellie - sounds like you have got it sorted then ;-)

bloody constipation has returned, which is giving me such a sore tummy. off to find the prunes.....

DH is still improving but it's official. He can't help at night. Today has been much harder because he doesn't cope with sleep deprivation at all well, though the night was much better and easier for me with him to help get them on to tandem feed, to wind one, and to share the nappy burden. Me vs the duo in the wee small hours it is then...

dream , sounds tough going at the moment. has your dh been given a timescale for recovery? Can he help in the day? are your parents still there? you need some rest lady! (sorry for all the questions).

Hi dream hope last night was a bit better. Has your mother help started ? How are you finding her?

Hope you have enough help. As much as I hate having people round, it was invalyable for me in the first 3 weeks, while I recovered from the cs.

We're doing better sleepwise, the babies do a longer stretch (4 hes usually, rarely 5) at least once every night and just that extra hour is amazing!

We still havent totally sorted bedtime yet, but they had a nap while we were qatching tv last nught so that gave us a but if break. And dh and me some time alone (much needed with four kids!!)

Good luck to all of you who havd sczns mw app nxt week.

desiren good luck with induction, really close now!

And yay fir your date too bigboobs!

rednellie hows dd doing now? Any better? Is your mum still around?

Mothers help starting next week for Wed and Fri from then. I'm kind of dreading having a stranger around, and I'm definitely over protective- I want to bring up my children myself- but think it'll be a good thing. Sigh. Still having family help in the day, taking DD out etc. In laws today though and I'd rather struggle alone ungrateful cow that I am . I am.being given the opportunity to sleep in the day but I just can't. Falling asleep is always hard for me and i find I lie there awake for up to 2 hours then the babies wake up again. So this adds to the exhaustion! The duo are doing one two-hour sleep at night, only one hour normally though, & that's if I can get them to sleep at all...

Looking forward excitedly to the next wave of babies though!!

Thanks for asking claire - we're hanging in there. Mum's still here, but going next week. Tbh I'm dreading her going - much as I want my house back, coping with my 3 babies (as, let's face it, DD is still a baby) is a tad scary.

DD's ok and then she's not within the space of about 5 mins. So we go from kissing and cuteness to full on bites. Mum went out for 40 mins the other day and I almost totally lost it - the babies were in their fussy point of the day, DD decided to cry constantly too and I basically had to carry both babies whilst fighting off DD who wanted to be carried too and attacked the babies whenever they were in reach....

I 'know' this is normal, but I hate it. Feel very torn between them all and sad that DD is finding it so hard. Anyway...we're lucky in so many other ways.

Just re- read that and it sounds awful, but it is better than I make it sound. The boys continue to be lovely and we're getting more sleep - they're sort of in a routine for nights, if not days. I'm putting them down to bed same time as DD then feeding at 11pm, 3am and 6am which is totally fine.

claire, glad you're lot are giving you more sleep. I'm finding that i have to put everyone down to bed at 6.30pm or I go mental.

And dream, glad DH is getting better, but what a palaver eh? Still can't believe they were born over 10 days ago. doesn't time fly?

I really admire those of you doing it by yourself, I have full time help with my three and I still have days where I want to rip my hair out with the tears and tantrums and lack of sleep!

Dream - on the positive side of all this horribleness - at the very least dh will see how much you have to do and understand why you need the help! I really hope you are getting a little bit of rest when you can and enjoy snuggling with your boys when you can. Don't worry about letting go - it will be hard at first but then you'll love it!

Rednellie - don't worry about sounding bad, you've been doing so bloody brilliantly and still are!!! So dd, the biggest thing I can recommend which dh and I implemented was ds (or dd for you) alone time. We spend an hour or two twice a week with ds and just him, and not the girls, sometimes just me or dh sometimes us both if we can leave the girls with someone and once a month we have a ds day where one or both of us spend the whole day with him and it has been brilliant for us, he still pushes the boundaries but we feel less guilty when we say no or have to focus on the girls for a bit because we know he has dedicated time with us. And actually now the girls are older and less dependent on me and are crawling around happy to go to anyone and everyone sometimes I end up spending so much time with ds in the day that I feel guilty for not spending enough time with them and too much with ds! we'll never be supermums, we can never split ourselves in three equal parts! Just keep doing what you're doing and you'll get there x

And how are all the twin mummies to be?

ladies i need your advice, i have been in pain for 4 days, it started on Friday at work where babies felt very heavy low down, by Saturday i had pains in my minny moo below my bump.and inside felt sore and swollen, it is agony to walk and the pain is now in my back and sides and sometimes my right leg is feeling achy, my pelvis feels like it is splitting in two it has gradually got to worse and the babies feel really low down, do i need to worry and should i see midwife everything feel so heavy????

sorry for the me post im just feeling sorry for myself :(

goingmad it could be SPD, but I would check with your mf just to be on the safe side. How many wks are you now?

Hope you get reassurance soon

24 weeks, my bump is so so hard as well, i shouldve been seeming consultant tomorrow but she on holiday; ill ring.tomorrow see if i can see someone x

Well just got back from hospital for pre C section stuff, I was in tears as had the steroid injection today and it was the most painful thing I have ever experienced. I'm so traumatised Ive gone to bed. I've got another one tomorrow if the injections were not for the babies I would not be having them.

going sounds like SPD to me as well, I am definately feeling my pelvis already, can't walk quickly and also getting pains in my buttocks and front bits. Midwife has recommended wearing a special support belt, and I am only 18 weeks! I suspect walking is going to become progressively more difficult.

desiren the injections sound horrid, I will be getting them at 26 weeks, but guess we just need to add it to the list of less than ideal things our bodies need to go through when there is more than one baby. Hope you manage to get a good night's sleep.

On a happier note, had my 18week growth scan today. Ultrasonographer happy that growth matching dates and all similar sizes with normal amniotic fluid levels. Not 100% about sexes, fairly confident one boy, one girl. Third baby had umbilical cord between legs but they think it is a girl. Plenty of further scans to check though!

red and dream you are both doing amazingly well x

Aargh just had nosebleed when blew my nose, anyone know if that is normal?

i suffer really badly very common in pg, unfortunately :( increase in blood flow i had one yesterday whilst driving to work from out of no where had to use ds dirty tshirt wwhich was in car as no tissues!!!!!

Goingmad and baileys I always get lots of nose bleeds when pregnant too. Usually when i am out/wearing white and have just run out of tissues

Good news re scan baileys, b/g + surprise, sounds lovely!!

desiren injections, why are you having them done?

Claire - having steroid injection as babies not quite 37 weeks so to mature lungs. Had the second one done today by an older more experienced midwife and the pain was no where near as bad still hurt as it has to be a deep tissue injection. I also suffered from nasal congestion have to clear out nose regularly (sorry TMI)
Just wanted to apologise for my selfish/moody post yesterday feeling much better today sorry all .

BB3,Dream & Red - hope you guys and babies older children are doing ok.

Welcome all newcomers! I will soon be on the other side of the fence and actually have the babies sooooooooooo excited.

Bought DD (15&5) their gifts from the babies today don't think the 15 year old needs one and knows it's from the "rents" but she's still my baby and don't want her to be left out.

I thought they didnt need the steroids past 35/36 wks, just shows my ignorance

What do your dds say about the twins desiren? Your 15 yo might be a good babysitter, I am getting so much help from my two it makes a huge difference!

Ps no need to apologise, we've all had days like that