Anybody else pregnant with twins – or more?

[nh101andhertwinbeans]

My twins are due in May and it would be nice to have other multiple-mums-to-be to chat to!

PBH, hopefully if you are 36wks by 12th Dec, you may even be able to take them straight home if they are a decent size! I think it would only be if there were unforeseen 'issues' (pray God there aren't) that they would need to be in for 2 weeks. There was a lady on here a while ago who had hers at 33 weeks and they did not need ventilators. Not sure how long they were in for as she hasn't been back. Too busy, I'm sure. I wonder what our attrition rate will be.

Got my MB and set it up today. Gosh it is massive compared to the little Maclaren my friend gave me! But is is very funky and I can't wait to get my carrycots on it to see the full effect.

So, I wonder if we will hear from accessorize again before her babies. Or will the next news be: BABIES . Very exciting, to have kind of gone through 'together' with someone even though we have never met.

Had a stretch & sweep this afternoon (ouch!!!), said no to being induced Thursday, will wait until next week as still only 38 weeks and don't want more intervention than necessary. Things seem like they're happening, lots of bh's all day and feeling quite a lot of cramps & back pain now. Cross fingers for me!

PBH, was going to say exactly the same as Merry - 36 weeks is great & lungs fully developed by then from what I know. If you do have them earlier then there's a good chance they'll be out before Xmas. Keep snacking, it'll keep them in longer

Mel, glad you finally got your car, we're still waiting for it although it ought to be here by now (I'd like to make sure car seats are fitted etc really). DP says he doesn't want to do a paypal dispute, we'll sell mb on if the guy doesn't play ball - which is totally his decision as I can't do anything either way!

'only 38 weeks' - accessorize, you are a marvel and I am of your attitude!

exciting the cramps and back pain. let's hope they just get worse ! got everything crossed (not my legs, can't do that anymore) and will definitely be thinking of you and the babies. Ooohhh, I feel all emotional!

Mel absolutely know what you mean about being tired, I have felt like this most of this pregnancy. I get home from work in the evenings and just sit on the sofa like a zombie, poor DD and DH. I have all these nesting plans for my early maternity leave but I bet I won't have the energy for any of it.

AQ if you can afford an acupuncture session, it can help reinforce the effects of the sweep - and sorry it was uncomfortable, my 'friend' was very shocked at how painful it was though I don't remember it being too bad with DD - funny what memory does. All fingers now crossed .

AQ - so excited for you. Can't wait to hear your news.

No sightings of AQ, good sign!

AQ i dont have the isofix bases or i could tell you if they fitted. i only have the easybases. both types of bases are supposed to fit according to the maxi-cosi website.
fingers crossed it is all going well for you, what an exciting time, i cant wait to see the photos!!!!
we have just taken a little sick hedgehog down the wildlife hospital as it wasnt very well. DS wanted to let it live in the house to get better.
DD and DS spent the day at the dinosaur park with the in-laws and i think they had a good time. the in-laws were tired. i spent my day without children looking for a new TV for the bedroom as the other one has broken. it was 10+years old so its about time we had a new one. they are a fortune now though so i had to shop around. OH said i will need it if i get sent on bedrest but i know its because he likes hiding in the bedroom watching the news on it to get away from the children before they go to bed.

Guys, fellow twinsters. I am losing it. Things are getting really difficult now. I can't sleep properly. Last night I waited till I was REALLY shattered and slept from 11-2am. It was the longest stretch I've had for a while. Then I couldn't go back to sleep till 3.30 and then it was 45mins-1hr sleeps. This is happening nearly every night (the 3 hr stretch was better than I've had for a while).

Also, I changed ds's nappy today and it was extremely difficult. I could hardly get up again despite using the bed to drag myself up - and pulled a muscle.

I can't fit any clothes. I am wearing trousers, a black dress and a long sleeve top today! I can only waer dresses as tops don't cover bump, and they are all summery so have to wear trousers (the 2 pairs I fit) underneath.

Then I took the wrong keys when taking ds to playschool and LOCKED MYSELF OUT. I was so and and and dh was really horrible about meeting me so I could pick up his keys, (let's face it a 10 min journey so 20 mins max).

I'm just 32 weeks, and I don't know how I am going to cope for much longer, and yet I don't want premmie babies...

Arghhhh...just makes it better to let it out.

On a brighter note, I'm sure accessorize (the woman with the art of never moaning!), must be in hospital and maybe has her babies with her right now. Woweeeeeeeeeee...now that's a thought to cheer me up.

Sorry, Merry, I know it would cheer you up if I had them but haven't yet! I know how you feel though, the sleeping, nothing fitting etc etc. Can you do something a little nice for yourself (even buying another top or pair of trousers etc as you'll wear them after the birth, I found mothercare great for things that still fit and I am down to 1 pr trousers, 1 skirt now which are getting tight as the fluid is so bad). Or a haircut, pg massage - just a little thing to help you get through the coming weeks?

I couldn't go down on the floor easily after 32 weeks or earlier I think - can you change him up high, do you have a changing table/cot top changer/use pullups so you don't have to go on the floor as you will hurt yourself every time and it's not worth it for a nappy. I gave up on cloth for ds2 last week as I can't bend over the toilet to rinse off the poo!

I had a really bad night after the sweep, we both thought I was going to go into labour. But I had a show yesterday and have had bh's several days running now so I'm sure things are on the move, just a qu of time. Couldn't sleep at all last night, stayed up until 3 convinced waters were going to break or something. DP kindly took lo's to nursery & school so I stayed in bed until 10, unheard of but I think I need to conserve energy at this point for labour!

Really tired just about describes me at the moment!

I have to do things as soon as I get in from work at the moment - if I sit down at 6pm then I lose the will to do anything apart from veg...I do whatever I can between 6 adn 7pm, if it ain't done by then, it can wait!

AQ - keep us up to date please! Very excited for you...

Hope everyone is feeling as well as can be expected? I don't want to say feeling good because I know that feeling good isn't always within our capabilities at the moment!

For some reason I have don't have my head up my arse today - although having to bite my tongue with a few customers today and yesterday - I can not believe how many dippy customers I have - obviously nothing to do with me being hormonal!

well, accessorize, the fact you had a show and your dh is being so nice and you got a lie-in have cheered me up . Maybe labour today...I am convinced my waters will go before anything else, just because it's so tight for them in there and because it happened that way round with ds1.

My day improved as a friend I used to work with sent me lots of little girl baby clothes (newborn) - she's had 3! I haven't seen her for about 7 years so it was a very sweet thought and the clothes are cute.

Glad I've cheered you up, Merry! Cute baby things always cheer me up, I got a parcel from a mumsnet mate last week full of lovely pink babygros! What about a little bit of online shopping for you, something orange perhaps??
My waters were broken once when I was induced, 2nd time when I was well into labour so not really expecting them to go but have put some waterproofish sheets on bed & car seat just in case!

PBH, I agree with you absolutely about the tired thing, I keep going as long as I can because once I've collapsed that's it for the night! I did find that Sepia (homeopathic remedy) helped a lot with that kind of tiredness. Now that ds1's at full time school, I have a nap every afternoon so tiredness not as bad for me, but I have some sepia in my hospital bag for when the nightfeeds (sigh) begin. Next door neighbour's week old dd is having a bottle of EBM every 4 hrs, I was so jealous when she told me yesterday. Fat chance that's ever going to happen to me. Merry, you'll have to send me a copy of your 'routine' as I have no idea how to start but I absolutely must use one or go insane!

accessorize, I just made routine up, based on nothing, and I'm sure it is not going to 'work', but I felt better for trying! It's on my other computer, so can't mail it now...hope I remember! But you will have babies by then!! I don't plan on trying it until about 3 weeks in anyway.

as for online shopping. i am buying a freezer and a tumble drier. revenge for dh bad behaviour!

I kind of meant a cute blanket or something (or top for yourself?) Merry, not freezer! Although I must admit the thought of a chest freezer has me excited these days so I don't have to venture to supermarket with dt's!
I just don't know about routines, dp only off for a fortnight so I think I'll have to establish something (anything!) before he's not around. Plus we're still nowhere with p/t nanny, spoke to a girl yesterday but she's really looking for fulltime work and sounded soooo young.

i had a bad day today, i started bleeding this morning and had to rush into delivery. they kept us waiting for over an hour before doing a scan and an internal check. everything looks ok they said it might be one of the placentas. the bleeding has stopped so fingers crossed if i take it easy they will stay in for a bit longer. i was so scared as i am only 23+5w and the chances are not so good for survival at the moment.

oh no mel, that sounds very, very scary. My Mum had a lot of bleeding with my sister and she was ok/ born at term, but definitely do take it easy...

aq, I am not buying a chest freezer as no room (wish there was!), just a small standing one, same size as the bottom half of our fridge freezer, but it is definitely better than nothing. Also, I bought some tops yesterday for after the babies (now I am wondering if they will be big enough if my boobs get humungous)!

So, any more signs aq?

Mel, sorry to hear about that, must have been so scary for you. But if they sent you home, surely they're confident everything ok? Will they up the scans now?

Nauseous all afternoon but nothing else to report, sorry!

Merry, I've been dying to buy myself a top I spotted in next a few weeks ago but daren't as I may be Dolly Parton by then. I need to buy some nursing bras, but the local shop seems to have closed down and nowhere else to go that stocks my current size (sob!).

I've got bras from last time...in varying sizes as I got larger. I bought a couple in the Boots half price sale...Carriwell ones, not sure what they're like. Can't you buy online if you know the brand/ size which worked with ds, or do you worry you will be bigger...

Mel, so sorry for the scare, but a very good indication to rest, isn't it?

MM sorry you're so fed up, I think 'friend' hit a wall at about the same stage and a lot of it is down to sleep deprivation - we were joking that we'll get more sleep after the DTs come because at least we'll sleep for their nap times! [wishful thinking emoticon]

AQ hope you're not here today!

There's that Mars rubbing our noses in her social life again - posting at 3am, really! Bet the bobos were sweaty too!

I saw the MW yesterday, it was the head of Homerton community widwives and she was so chilled out it was lovely. She did this weird thing of helping me find one of the babies' heads with my hands and kind of rock it from side to side - not only quite uncomfortable but too icky for words! It really made me squeamish! My BP was quite a bit up but she wasn't bothered which makes a change - and I think it was cos it was one of those stupid eletronic ones which always give me a higher reading than a manual montior. The bad news was the babies are still in a rubbish position - DD is breach (she's lowest) and DS transverse. Lots of crawling around on my hands and knees for me over the next few weeks ...

[waves to Nellstar] Really enjoyed yoga last night - did you? I saw your post on Minmooch's thread - at least there were no comments like that again. Everyone's faces when the teacher told the lady to talk her baby into moving head down made me laugh though.

Just realised Mars may have been MN'ing at 3am because she'd just got in from work? If so, my humblest apologies ...

Thanks GBB for the reassuring words about the sleep deprivation. Yes, maybe it is mostly that... I am getting sick of it! Surely babies will not wake every hour!

I feel a bit better with the sunshine today, makes a huge difference .

Saw yet another doctor at the hospital today. She was sweet but didn't know as much as consultants but kind of enlightened me as to Whipps' protocol, though it was very much 'it depends on how you and the babies are coping later on.'

No sign of accessorize! Mars, no squeezing! They are painful and liable to squirt ya!

You were right the first time GBB The baby had been born earlier in the evening leaving plenty of time for salsa!

Morning. Doesn't look like anyone around but all is quiet here so will ghrab the chance for quick post. Was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts on co-sleeping, not as in babies in parents bed rather them cot-sharing. Just was reading my book about multiples last night & the author had requested her twins share a crib in SCBU & they still share a bed now @ 2 years old. From a practical p.o.v. having just moved in to 2 bed flat & short of space, & having just acquired a 2nd cot that would mean DD could stay in her room in her cot & twinns could share cot in our bedroom. Was going to buy 2 Moses baskets for our room & 3rd cot later for DD's room but what a squeeze that will be. Ok am rambling now. Any thoughts?