Pinkali, siblings (especially sisters) can be your best friends and also a terrible burden! It's particularly hard when it's just 2 of you. I'm still convinced aged 35 that my mum and dad love my sister more, and think she is a nicer person than me (well, let's face it, she is!). Like, saurus, my YOUNGER got married first and works abroad - first in China and now in Abu Dhabi, living the ex pat lifetstyle. She goes on very exotic holidays at least 3x per year, their 'main' one this year was Peru, but they go to India 'for Eid' and Jordan 'for Easter' etc. My Dad's Christmas 'newsletters' are full of all their wonderful, exciting news. Except for the year he put his foot in it and told the entire world that my sister wanted a baby and her husband did not. But she's still yuckily nice enough to cut short her holidays to come and help me out with my ds or fly to England for 4 days because I was really ill! God, I love her!!
saurus, the midwife sounds fantastic! Very funny. But you may suddenly want someone really sweet and sympathetic when you are sobbing/ shouting: "I thought there was supposed to be a break between contractions!" and she says, "Well, my dear, that's what it feels like or you might be tempted to have the baby at afternoon tea in the Cadogan!"
Pinky, am gonna see how the boobs go and the twins sleep. If they sleep through the night, not only will I be like a cheshire cat, but will def get up to express. If they are up 4-5x like ds then I will be expressing in morning! Like dozy, I had less when I went to bed, also ds seemed to be on a feeding frenzy from 7pm onwards. But these ones have a routine, oh yes, I will not be swayed! (You just can't demand feed with a toddler and twins), though I will for first 2-3 weeks while dh is on paternity.
Dozy, these bike rides are doin me head in! I was debating if I felt up to driving ds to the park!