Twins Club 4!! All welcome. :-)

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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 ???

Hi slightly I had horrendous sickness, started the day I was 5 weeks pg. I was on a couple of medications. However I was very sick with my singleton pg too, and in my twin pg, at 8 weeks a mw felt my tummy and told me she couldn't feel a fundus and i wasn't having twins. I thought of course I'm not I was pretty sick first time round too and I'm showing as its a small age gap... Wrong!!! Both of us. You can have no sickness with twins, or it might start next week! Fx for twins :)

Have everything crossed everything went brilliantly for you goingmad, and you're having newborn snuggles right now. really looking forward to hearing about your girlies and seeing you on the postnatal thread Xxx

Hello

Baileys told me about this thread as I am a fellow triplet mum-to be. Only at 21 weeks though so a long way to go. 20 wk scan went well and now have a 22 week growth scan on Wednesday so just hoping all goes well with the next few weeks of monitoring.

Oh and slightly, I had mild nausea which went away quite quickly if I ate something. Another reason why it felt odd/unbelievable to have multiples and the doctor said I was really lucky not to have bad morning sickness with so many pregnancy hormones. I did feel really tired though between weeks 6 to 12.

Anyway, glad to have found this thread and know that others are going through the same experiences - interrupted sleep is frustrating but just bought a pregnancy pillow so I'm hoping that that will help!

Welcome angelpie
The waiting between growth scans seems endless, but it is so reassuring to see them every 2 weeks. I am having a boy and 2 girls, each have their own placentas so we don't know if the girls are identical or not. Do you know what you are having ?
We have our provisional ELCS date for 9th Aug, so now I have an end in sight

Baileys - DH and I are so envious of you being at the 28 weeks' stage! It's all a waiting game so we just have to take each week as it comes.

We haven't found out the sex - partly my self-preservation as don't want to start planning a life/future, would rather wait for it to be a reality. All of ours have separate placenta so lower risk but think that probably means they're not identical?

Best of luck for the next few weeks!

Yep and I am not good at waiting either! If they all have their own placenta then they are either all from separate eggs, or an egg split prior to 3 days old, so still possible if the same sex that 2 are identical, they just have no way of knowing. People keep saying only 6 weeks to go, and that I am in the final stretch, but it still seems along time to me. Definate big relief when get to 24 then 28 week milestones. Good luck!

Welcome Angel and congratulations again!! No wonder you felty tired! But yay for no morning sickness. Waiting to meet your LOs is hard but worth every minute... and you get the cuddle THREE!!!!!

evening ladies well what a whirlwind the last few days have been :)

unfortunately induction did not happen on Thursday due to all the local hospitals being closed as full!!! however was induced on Friday night when examined before progressing with pessary was already 2-3cm so they broke my waters, my gorgeous Girlies were delivered vaginally within 4 hours at 23.17 and 23.46 on 29/6, Freya weighed 4lb15 and Grace weighed 5lb12, spent the night in nicu but didn't need any help with feeding or breathing so just monitored, im still in hospital due to pre-eclamsia problems, due to girls weights and age having to formula feed every 4 hours however both have latched on but its too much hard work at the minute, they are so tiny and adorable and the boys love them so much, will upload photos once i can.

hope everyone else is ok

Yay! Was just checking in for news! Well done going and Freya and Grace as well. Hope all continues to go well xx.

Welcome to angel - two lots of triplets on the thread means a whole load of lovely new babies

slightly hope all goes well at your scan on Tuesday. My twins are thanks to ivf. This is my only pregnancy but I don't think I felt sick before 8 weeks and I didn't have sickness particularly badly. Definitely had it (!) but think it was fairly standard sickness.

baileys yay for getting a date - hopefully we'll set one for my two on Wednesday...

Waves to all the twin mums x.

yey going so glad everything went well, ad no need for major induction drugs. Sounds like great weights for being so early, 35 weeks I think? Lovely names too. Hope they get stronger for bf, are you expressing or are you still too poorly? Hope you feel better soon, and get home on the next couple of days xx

Well done going, what lovely names and just make sure you get some rest now (ha ha, I know, what am I talking about?!). Can't wait to see you on the postnatal thread.

Welcome slightly and angel - this is a good place for hand holding. My two boys are almost 4 months now and are a delight. Their sister's pretty cool too. Good luck with all your scans etc. (oh and slightly, I had no morning sickness with DD and then felt much worse, but still no puking, with the Dtwins.)

woop woop woop!!!!!!! Congratulations Going - and well done you! Beautiful names, just my cup of tea! Hope you are all well enough to come home soon and settle the new additions in. You have got your girlies at lats :) so pleased for you. x

lats = last. So excited I typed too quickly!

Congratulations Going

Thank you all for your responses, I will update after my scan! SBC x

Yay going welcome to the world Freya and grace! (beautiful names). Cannot wait for pics and updates, well done you!

Welcome angel and slightly! Slightly I had horrendous ms but was bad with ds too.
Angel, wow another triplet mummy, and well done for getting this far already! Loving all the babies!

Welcome angel and congratulations going sounds like a good birth. Dtb was 5pounds 1 and was also kept in neonatal unit for one night and given formula but he soon caught up.

Can't wait to see pictures and hope you get home soon!

Hurray goingmad well done you!! 4 hours is very good going! Their names are gorgeous, absolutely love them. My 5lb 10 baby felt tiny, I bet your freya feels tiny. Enjoy the snuggles, they grow so fast :) . Really hope you feel better soon and get home with your girlies. Putting pics on here is clearly a priority... ;-)

Hi, scan update - its a singleton! You guys are amazing, good luck with it all, I'll slope back to the singleton threads!

Congrats slightly on having a good scan - hope the rest of your pregnancy goes well.

Congrats from me as well slightly and loads of luck with the rest of the pregnancy.

going really hope all is going well with you and the girls. Looking forward to an update and a picture when you have a free minute or so

I'm 36 weeks today - how on earth did that happen?!

I've done a bit of an update of the stats - not sure if everyone is still out there/lurking and I may have details wrong. Please delurk/update! Also, I've removed a few people who haven't been on the thread for a while - hope I haven't caused any offence and apologies if I've missed anyone 'active'.

PeelingmyselfofftheCeiling #1+2 DCDA boy and girl born 14.09.11
BB3 #2&3 DCDA girls born 20.09.11 Edith-May 5lb11.5oz Ayse-Rose 6lb1oz
Twinnerves #2&3 DCDA girls born 18.11.11 Francesca 6lb6oz Isabella 6lbs9.5oz
Xkatyx #4&5 MCDA girls born 23.12.11 Rosie 5lb9oz Hollie 5lb6oz
Tabbycatt #2&3 DCDA boys born 02.01.12 T1 5lb5oz T2 5lb11oz
Quempin #1&2 MCDA boys born 04.01.12 T1 5lb5oz, T2 just under 5lb
Ravenlocks #1&2 DCDA boy and girl born 06.01.12 T1 Boy 4lb12oz T2 Girl 6lb
Claireinmodena #3&4 DCDA boy and girl born 08.02.12 Emma 2,870 kg Riccardo 2,310 kg
Rednellie #2&3 DCDA boys born 13.03.12 Madoc 6lb5oz Idris 6lb7oz
Stinkingbishop #2&3 DCDA girls born 20.03.12 Charlotte 6lb3oz Romilly 5lb 8oz
Skitoo #1&2 DCDA boys born 01.04.12 Oscar 4lb1oz Henry 4lb11oz
DreamingOfPeace #2&3 DCDA boys born 04.04.12 Sebastian 6lb9oz Benjamin 5lb10oz
Desiren #3&4 MCDA boys born 19.04.12 Drew 5lb12oz Adrian (AJ) 5lb7oz
Bigboobsatlast #2&3 MCDA boys born 30.04.12 Michael 6lb6oz Edward 5lb14oz
Scollister #2&3 MCDA girls born 03.05.12 Willow 6lb3oz Daisy 6lb4oz
NoMoreWineForMeThen #2&3 boys born 10.05.12 T1 6lb11oz T2 6lb7oz
Lilyni #4&5 DCDA girls born 18.05.12 Scarlett 5lb10oz Connie 6lb3oz
Goingmadtrying #3&4 MCDA girls born 29.06.12 Freya 4lb15oz Grace 5lb12oz

Buonasera #1&2 DCDA EDD 22.05.12
NotsoYoung #2&3 MCDA girls EDD 06.06.12
Chargos #3&4 boys EDD? July 12

Still waiting?
Teds77 #1&2 DCDA boy & girl EDD 31.07.12
Kazar99 #1&2 DCDA EDD 17.09.12
Baileyslover #2,3&4 triplets 1 boy and 2 girls EDD? Sept 12 (provisional ELCS 09.08.12)
Celestia #2&3 DCDA EDD 16.10.12
Angelpie #? Triplets EDD? Nov 12
Thereisball #2&3 DCDA EDD? Nov 12
Nebbo #1&2 MCDA EDD? Nov 12
Lulabel #2&3 MCDA EDD? Jan 13

Well done re stats Ted and 36 weeks - wow not long now? have you got a date for CS/induction? (sorry if I have missed this on the thread). Not long till you have your babes!

Good luck Slightly, heres to a comfortable pregnancy for you.

Thinking of you Going. Hope you are home x

Teds good work re stats, nice to see all the updated info. Hope you get your date today, must be very soon though, can't believe you are at 36 weeks
I am 29 weeks today and feeling it this week. Bump is really achy, and it is hard to turn over in the night. Think the triplets fall into one position then when I move they need to rejig themselves and it is just sore. Indigestion has reared it's ugly head again as well. Am trying liquid gaviscon now but may need to ask for something stronger at my next appointment.
A couple of my friends have commented on how I have lost weight (excluding bump of course!) I feel like I am eating plenty, anyone got any tips on how to increase my calorie intake without increasing the volume. Struggling a bit with not feeling hungry anyway so can't just 'eat more'.

sorry for lack of updating still in hospital with my ladies at the minute.

the girls are doing well, feeding every 4 hours with formula at the minute but introducing the breast which they are starting to take to but tires them out, their also maintaining their temperatures. they have heart murmurs but doesn't look to be anything serious, had hcg's today, had the 5 day check, freya has lost 5% of her birth weight and grace has lost 8% of her birth weight, if they continue to feed well and maintain temp we can go home Friday, I've been discharged from the Dr care and will be going home on blood pressure tablets but think that'll be short term. my dh has been a star and has coped really well at home, im so proud of him and my boys and feel very lucky

teds stats list looks fab.

glad to hear your all doing well will post pics when i get home :)

Congratulations going - how lovely to have your two girls with you!

Thanks for including me in the stats update. I don't have any more info - my 40 wk due date would be 9 November but I won't be given an actual date until the next few weeks have passed.

Baileys - good luck with the indigestion. I've also wondered about food as I'm eating regularly but don't feel v hungry most of the time. Suspect our stomachs are just being squashed so there's v little room!

Will be 22 weeks tomorrow and had a scan this morning which showed that everything's still progressing as it would for a normal pregnancy. So was generally feeling positive and then on the way home from work I fell foul of a dodgy turnstile on the tube which closed on my bump! But think it should be fine as was more of a firm push on my bump and I've read that even if you fall the babies should be pretty well-protected. Just irritating how things never go smoothly/there's always something to worry about!

angel I'm sure you'll be fine - they're very well protected. But yes, it is always one step forward about a thousand back with a multiples pregnancy. Can be very trying!

Thanks for stats Teds, makes me feel 'old'! I remember the day I crept onto this board looking for solace....

baileys, have you tried drinking smoothies? (I know I know, when will I shut up about bloody smoothies), but seriously, me and DD drink one a day: yogurt, milk, peanut butter, banana, frozen berries, frozen spinach = yum. I'm not even joking and good way of getting extra calories in. Protein is key- doesn't fill you like carbs and is VERY important for baby growth.