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 ???

rednellie such lovely lovely news - whoop!! Although the birth sounds really quite painful and intense it does sound like you had a good experience. But birth aside, am so glad that you now have your lovely boys with you xxx.

Lilyni I'm a terrible poster too so it's nice to have a fellow one sorry to hear about the blood sugar levels - is there any more news from yesterday?

skitoo hope you are continuing to enjoy being a lady of leisure. On birth-wear I read a pregnancy thread that involved lots about yoga pants - obviously they were removed at some point but this seemed to be the attire of choice for the start of the process! Lots about nighties too but a couple of people said that if you are used to wearing pjs then do pack a pair as the nightie might drive you mad in you're in the hospital for several days.

Dreaming sounds like you are having an incredibly tough time with DD and sickness and now the scan stress. Thinking of you and your LOs and hope you did get last night off and feel a little better.

goingmad my hormones are everywhere too. I had a terrible falling out with a colleague this week. She was wrong (and I was right of course ) but usually I'd manage to deal with this in a grown-up way. Not this time! Ho hum!

claire sounds like your family is doing really well and the smile comment made me think about me actually having babies and them doing lovely things! Maybe because it took an age to get pg and my mind is really focused on being pg I haven't really thought through what will be at the end of it - not sure if that makes sense

bigboobs sounds like good news on the scan and those weights sound good to me.

Welcome kazar - I'm DCDA and 20 weeks here. Nice to have someone join me and goingmad towards the end of the twins queue . Welcome Desiren too - seem to be a few people around 30+ weeks so we might have ourselves a little baby boom is a few weeks time!

Waves to BB3, mummylin, twinnerves and anyone else I've missed.

No real news here. I endured a week with the MIL... but in fairness she did look after me and DH well. I also know I'm being unreasonable about her as I'm equally annoyed by her interferring parenting advice as I am by the fact her offer to help seems to amount to her saying she'll have the twins for the odd half term break once they're at school... Gah! She also seems to have turned our comment about possibly getting a car if we can afford one into we're definitely getting a car primarily so that we can visit her.. Right. I need to stop!

Midwife found T1's heartbeat really easily this morning but T2 wasn't playing ball. However, we could hear lots of movement and caught the heartbeat a couple of times so presume all is well. Only 12 days till our scan...

Hi Are Triplets welcome here, or do they have a separate thread? Only found out today and in total state of shock

triplets mummies welcome too! wow congratulations. Did you find out at 12wk scan? Not sure if there is another thread for triplets as well..... but you would be most welcome to hold hands with us on our amazing journeys! We have pregnant ladies here and those who have recently got to meet their new babies!
How are you feeling?

Welcome baileyslover!! I met a lovely mum expecting triplets today. Well, I met her at a toddler group and she wanted to come and see our triple buggy (which she loved and is getting) so she and her 2.5 year old came round this morning. She's 29 weeks, says she feels fine (!!) at least in the day, but very tired in the evenings.

oh lilyni, hope the scan wasn't too traumatic. Is it linked to your gestational diabetes? Come and offload on us if you get a chance (and want to).

bb3, sound advice. I'm busy movement-monitoring. He's still quiet. I think I will try and go for monitoring on Monday just to take some responsibility off me and for my own reassurance, and of course go in before if it gets any quieter than this.

Hi twinnerves, what bf pillow do you have? Glad yiu're doing well, hope playgroup was fun and I can't believe your girls are 16 weeks already!!

Achey, achey bump. After a lovely evening out with dh last night, tonight dd won't settle and has been a super clingy nightmare for me all day- wouldn't even get off my knee while I had a wee. Awkward with a bump this big to say the least.

wow baileyslover triplets congrats :)

had my 20 week scan on Thursday which was all good measurements fine and confirmed on paperwork little girls so pink all the way also had mw this morning everything fine there and both heartbeats fine :)

the only slight concern was my placenta is low but he was confident it would move so we will see, 20 weeks on Sunday so only 16 weeks left can't believe how quick its going :)

hopefully you are all ready for the weekend have a good one :)

Yep had 12 week scan today. Absolutely no idea there were multiples. No history in family and natural conception, in first month of trying! Been feeling queasy and very tired, but not that different from my first pregnancy. Have consultant appt a week on Monday so will hopefully have my nuchal results (such that they are for triplets) and a better plan of what appointments where. Aarrgh. Telling my family on sunday when we start a family holiday. They don't even know I am pregnant

Oh wow baileys you clever girl growing three! How old is your eldest? I bet your family are gobsmacked and excited. Mine were just about our naturally concieved, ni family history twins!

bailey, I know you are probably still in shock and it will take a while to get used to it - but I am sure you know how totally amazing your triplets are. You will find out lots more at your consultant appt.

good luck telling your family. I am sure they will be stunned in to silence to start with! I know my mum was more shocked than I was when I told her about twins.

Great news on your scan going, and concrete confirmation of two little girls. You can start thinking of names now!

how are you doing dream. I know it is vwry daunting (well I find it daunting!) - but you might actually find things easier when the boys leave the comfort of your tummy and enter this world..? being very very preggers and running after dd is not easy.

You sound like you are taking it all in your stride rednellie! I will be keen to hear how your dd adjusts as my dd is the same age. Hope you are getting some sleep!

how are you lilyni? what happened at your scan?

hello to everyone else. Love the the thought of your LOs smiling claire - lovely!

we have finally decided on names and I am last beginning to feel more prepared for the boys arrival. I have rusting and cleaning ALOT! Got to keep out it dh's way for a few hours today while he does some final bits of DIY. So just might have to take dd shopping and have lunch in town!

happy weekend everyone x

oooh, fully decided on names bigboobs! Are you keeping us in suspense til they're here? Nesting?! Hope you and DD have a lovely time and lunch in town.

Lovely reassurance of your Team Pink status goingmad, no refunding of pink purchases needed for you :-) . Glad scan and heartbeats good too.

I know, I reckon rednellie in RL is one of theose very calm and capable mums who i envy from afar I take tips from!! Not a flapper like me

I'm still not convinced how much twin 2 is moving, but am trying to just keep an eye on it without the aforementioned flapping... I'm still throwing up, bit of an upset tummy in the mornings (unusual for me when this pregnant!), loads of strong, uncomfortable BH and the wondering 'what if..?' and looking for signs of slowed movements/ early labour is driving me potty. Now I do think it'll be so much better with them out. At least I'll be able to move properly, and check my boys rather than worry about movements/labour! And then its the good part- having them here, and no matter how hard it is, things will gradually get better- rather than now, when they're gradually getting worse, for me physically at least! 35+2 today. I've decided I'm happy with anything over 36 weeks . Just so long as they're healthy and avoid SCBU of course.

Oh Bailey how exciting! Huge congratulations!!!

if your not sure dream go and get monitored better to be safe x

rednellie many congratulations on the birth of your twin sons.What lovely weights they were ,heavier than my sisters of whom one is now just over 7lb and the other is still ten ounces less.They are now 5 1/2 weeks old.I cannot wait to go and see them again.Dh will be able to drive soon as his six weeks are nearly up ,so maybe in two or three weeks i will be able to go again as he still cant return to work for another 6 weeks yet.It was so lovely holding both of them together.They are competly different.The smaller one has the biggest eyes i have ever seen and she is actually the more alert of the two.

how are things tonight dream how's twin 2 movements?

thinking of you x

hooray, he's just had a definite wriggle!!! Phew. That's this sat evening I ccan spend at home not in on CTG like last saturday . Thanks goingmad , it's just so hard to know for definite if he's moving 'normally' though, as he's still much quieter than his brother. I wonder if I've felt him because I've not been sick today, and last night the ranitidine was working again to control my reflux- could he have moved out of transverse?! That's what I think!!

Hope everyone else is ok xx

that's fab news phew :)

do you know mine were transverse and that's when i couldn't really feel them, and although im not getting lots of big movements now they've moved i feel more even a foot or something in my ribs!!!! what's that about lol so hopefully Its something like that, just keep on it and if your worried go in.

hope everyone's enjoying the weekend x

Happy mothers day to all my twin mummy friends :)

hope you all have a fab day

Hello again everyone and Happy Mother's Day.

Think I'm joining Teds and lilyni in being not very good at posting regularly!

Fantastic news rednellie congratulations. Sounds like a nice straightforward labour and nice healthy weights too. Love the names :)

dream hope both babies are still wriggling lots to keep your mind at ease.

baileys triplets is amazing news. Do you know if any of then share placentas or sacs? I'm still getting used to the idea that a due date of 17 September really means that my twins will probably be here at start of September.

Well, update from me - had a scan last Monday at 13 weeks. Both babies doing well :) struggling to fit in any work clothes or jeans so on to maternity clothes now. Thankfully have now told work so don't have to try to hide my bump any more!

Can anyone give me an idea of how early you think I'll need to start maternity leave? When I thought it was just one baby, had planned on working to 38 weeks. Not likely now! Everyone keeps telling me I'll be huge but I have no idea whether I'll still be able to fit behind the wheel of the car, or even have the energy to work by say 30 or 34 weeks. Just been promoted (announced the day before I told the boss I was pregnant) and have a new team and huge to-do list. Conscious that I don't have much time to turn things around and prove myself before I probably have to stop working.

morning kazar we all havr busy lives so sometimes we don't get a chance to get on, i asked the same on the last thread and most finished around 30ish weeks, i think mw recommend no later than 32 weeks, im finishing at just over 26 weeks but have 6 weeks annual holiday to tag on and so will be starting mla at around 32 weeks, my babies are due to come in week 36 so worst case scenario 4 weeks of mla before hand but will have a full years annual leave when returning so will defo get the year off. i think your decision will depend on travelling working hours and conditions and how your feeling, for me my decision was fuelled by the fact i work till 11pm which kills me! i have 2 other dc so want to spend some time with them and the fact i had holiday to use, i also get bad baby brain when pregnant which doesnt help at work do what you think is best :)

Hi Kazar, Going is right - most people on here finished by 30 weeks if not sooner. I finished at 27 weeks - but that includes using annual leave so dont stat mat leave till about 35 weeks (I was lucky that had loads of annual leave to use up). However, even if I only had mat. leave I honestly dont think I could be working past 30 weeks - so I think that is probably a good guide to work too - but everyone is different so just see how it goes.

Very pleased to hear that your scan went well - excellent news. Are your twins ID or non-ID? Sorry, I lose track!

Dream, I hope you are being spoilt today so you get a day of relaxation. So pleased to hear you got a definite wriggle!

I got a lie-in this morn (till 8am which believe me is a lie-in!) and have already been to the beach! But I stayed in the car and DH and DD went for a walk - as of this weekend I have accepted the fact that I cannot be on my feet for any real length of time. I feel such a fruad - I am pregnant but not ill! I dont even look that big (yet!). But thats how it is and I have got to start accepting it. DH and DD have now dropped me home and have gone to the zoo leaving me to park my bum on the sofa and watch the Corrie onmibus!

Happy Mothers Day! x

enjoy your rest day bigboobs I've got a really achey tummy today so just relaxing before work, i have 6 weeks left at work which equates to only 23 more working days :)

Hi bigboobs my twins are DCDA so could be either id or non-id. I'm impressed you got a lie-in and have been to the beach already. I was up by 8 but haven't managed to move away from the tv (catching up on Sky+) and laptop.

Thanks for the advice. Sounds like I need to plan to finish up by mid July. 4 months left at work sounds scarily close!!

Happy Mothers Day everyone!!

I stopped work at 28 weeks, 2.5 weeks annual leave, mat leave started at 30 or 31 weeks. I really couldn't have carried on, but part of that was.due to dd not sleeping and being up 1-5am and other shenanigans. A lot of it was sheer size and tiredness though kazaar. I have put a pic of my bump with dd at 38 weeks, these two at 30 w and at 35+3 (today!) on so you can see what we mean about how much bigger you get!!!

We have been for a waddle walk n picnic, now dd asleep in her buggy after risky car to buggy transfer (Phew, successful!) I'm in bed, knackered but we're having a drains disaster- proper disaster, loo roll, poo etc all coming up manhole drain onto patio so dh out with rods etc but think its going to be a house insurance, call the experts job. Poor dh. He says its beyond vile. And what am I most fussed about- leaves me hardly any time to rest!! Well, that's an exaggeration but i am going to be limited by her majesty's length of nap- never as good in the buggy!

23 days left goingmad, fab, that is flying!

Let's have a bump pic from you bigboobs! We did go onto the beach, but bit too wet for anything here. Dd stroked a nice dog though, always a bonus. And we ate ice cream. If it weren't for the drains, lovely day all round here!

I still think I'd like to go for monitoring tomorrow. Think twin 2 is moving a bit, definitely not as much as wriggly twin 1 though, and i think part of it could be late pregnancy jitters and me just being a worrier. Do you think its unreasonable to ring up tmw and go even if I am getting some little squirms?

Oh, and well done with your promotion kazaar!! I made it back for 3.5 months between these pregnancies, I'll be blacklisted not promoted, lol

Thanks dreaming. Not sure how popular I am now though as will be a challenge to get my team up to speed with everything I do before I go off, especially once they realise I'll be off about 2 months earlier then if I had just been having one!

Love the photos but they look a bit scary too :). I'm a size 12 normally and only just over 5 foot tall so will probably be as round as I am tall by the end!

And dreaming I would go for whatever monitoring you can get, just to help put your mind at rest, even if they are both moving a bit. If t2 is moving less then it won't do any harm to get checked again and the extra monitoring will reduce your stress levels a bit.