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Not one but two the wagon is full of good news.

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lardybump · 24/06/2008 16:50

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kookykid · 24/06/2008 19:55

Hmmm, a glass of bear sounds interesting!
I personally don't see a problem with the odd glass of something alcoholic; I certainly did when pg with DD and would quite happily again. I think moderation is the key. Women that go out to get drunk is a whole other thing completely and utterly irresponsible (same as women who smoke) - they know the risks and have to accept the conseqences.

lardybump · 24/06/2008 20:01

Yes a glass of bear does sound good but can be grouchy, and mind the teeth .... I am crap....

Right I am off now to get some food so will see you all tomorrow.....

Night Night

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Diege · 24/06/2008 20:03

I agree with Kooky LB, moderation is the key. The 'offical' gudelines are none at all, but this is due to the fact that the government were concerned that women (all all being totally brainless ) would get confused over what a unit it is, so thought they should just say don't drink at all. I know this from the actual researchers who were presenting their findings at the BSA 'Risk and Society' Conference where I was also presenting my research findings. I remember us all having a laugh over coffee that the government would worry about women get confused and say don't drink fullstop, but they never imagined their research would get interpreted as such... . Sooo, the answer is a glass of wine (or equivalent) or two a week is fine
Oh and I've also been told no more than 3 cups of coffee a day, which I am managing...don't think they mean a extra shot expresso though as one cup , more old people mellow birds...

Diege · 24/06/2008 20:05

Night LB...I am also off to get egg and chips and drool over Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon ...
See you tomorrow

auntyspan · 24/06/2008 20:20

Corr POP twins.... that's amazing.... are you still in shock?!?! Do they run in the family?

Managing NOT to buy expensive tests - have ordered some cheapy ones off ebay and DH has hidden the one I'm going to use on Friday morning!!

I completely went off alcohol when I was pg with DD. I had the odd beer (and sometimes a bear ) but didn't really enjoy them!

Symptom spotting includes sore boobs, crampy leg pains (similar to period pains ) and felt a twinge of sickness.

The trouble is I KNOW it could be my body playing tricks on me!

calsworld · 24/06/2008 20:59

Hi all - just sneaking in to say hi! Been really busy and its not easing off - stockton today, germany for a couple of days tomorrow and east anglia at the weekend...fortunately alternate nights are at home so can time GOF's perfectly this month - sneaky one at my mum's house at the weekend is going to be tricky though!

Been using the pre-seed over the last couple of days and think i need to order some more, its definitely been helping things out a bit in terms of comfort!

POP! Amazing news! Tell me more, I need details! So, so pleased for you...

Hope the rest of you are doing OK - I've lost track of all the newbies, in fact, am I the newbie now?

Speak soon, and hopefully catch up a bit more regularly after this week is over,

kayzisexpecting · 25/06/2008 07:24

Morning

WOOHOO POP!!!!!!! How exciting!!!!

LB, lots of people say symptoms start at around 6 weeks or if you are like me, you never get any symptoms at all. Tiredness is all I have ever had with DS or with this one.

I'm 16 weeks this Friday and I just can't believe how fast it is going.

tinkhasabean · 25/06/2008 08:28

morning wow kay 16 nearly already time is going quick isnt it i am 11 wks on sat

kayzisexpecting · 25/06/2008 09:12

At least with time going quick it means I can go on holiday soon. 3 and a half weeks and I can't wait.

pregnantpopcornprincess · 25/06/2008 09:20

Morning - thanks for all your congrats.I think it's finally starting to sink in although I still feel like a fly on the wall iykwim .

I will tell you the story........

I had to have an internal scan as I'm only 8 weeks. The sonographer found the baby easily and told me there was nothing to worry about as there was a lovely strong heartbeat. She said she was going to go arond to the side to get a better look and then said 'oh my goodness, there's another one'. DH went white!!! I started crying. It was just such a shock. Anyway, 2 little heartbeats!!! They called for a second opinion as they wanted to work out what sort of twins there are. They are identical and sharing one placenta. They have classed me as a high risk pregnancy a)because there are two b)because they are sharing a placenta and c)becasue of my history of miscarriage.

DH and I are so happy but just very shocked. There is NO history of twins in our family and guess what - my sis is also carrying twins!!!!!!!!! 1 week behind me. She was on clomid so there was always a chance of multiple babies for her. My mum is shocked and imagining how she will cope with both daughters having twins at almost exactly the same time.

I'm elated but also being cautious with my feelings as I know it's very early days. Can't help thinking about double buggies though!!!!

We've not said a word to DD as we told her last time we were pregnant and then had to try to expalin that the baby had gone to live with the angels. I can't break her heart again so we will wait till the 12 week scan and then hopefully be able to tell that she will have 2 babies to play/help mummy with.

We're already worrying about money and my job etc (i.e. will I be going back to work or will childcare costs rule that out). We live in a two bed house so that may be a problem if they are boys. DD's room is a big double so all girls could happlily sleep in one room. There are all these things going around my head but I think I just need to relax and let everything fall in to place.

Playingthewaitinggame · 25/06/2008 09:33

Morning all,

I am so happy for you POP - I'm not surprised you're still in shock. I certainly would be, don't know how on earth we would cope with twins financially, as you said it doubles the cost of childcare.

Kay - I can't believe you are 16 weeks!! It seems like yesterday you got you're BFP.

Kooky - my theory is you can't make a baby if you don't have sex!. Still worried we finished a little soon but hey I can't do anythign about being ill.

Morning everyone else

tinkhasabean · 25/06/2008 09:40

glad that you are ok pop
fancy you and your sister having twins wow how exciting going through it together

lastboxoftampons · 25/06/2008 09:44

AW, Pop, I'm nearly in tears for you here. What a wonderful story! And taht's so amazing about you and your sister both pregnant at the same time, both with twins!!!! Your mom must be going nuts! Can you imagine quadrupling the number of grandchildren in the span of a couple of weeks!?!?! Very best of luck for you! Take care of yourself and those babies!

Oh, and by the way, identical twins are not hereditary - there's no reason for the egg to split, it just does. My DH is an identical twin and I love to tell him he's just a freak of nature

pregnantpopcornprincess · 25/06/2008 10:09

lastbox - I was wondering how I had become a freak in the family! thanks for clearing that up. Obviously the egg just decided to make me two babies

Playingthewaitinggame · 25/06/2008 10:40

Are your sisters twins identical as well? That would be weird, 2 stes of identical twins roughly the same age lookign quite alike!

glaskham · 25/06/2008 10:53

WOW pop- i still cant believe its twins!! look after yourself and those babies!!

I dont know what i'd do if we had twins, we live in a 2bed house, and we plan to change the bathroom into a 3rd bedroom and bring the bathroom downstairs in a couple of years, i think the kids can share until they are 7/8 or something, but we want to sort it as soon as we can afford to. We have enough room to move the bathroom downstairs.... but it will be a big job, so i'm kinda hoping we can move before then!! We'll see what happens!!

tinkhasabean · 25/06/2008 11:19

we only live in a 2 bed house 2 my dd1 is going to have to share with this one

Playingthewaitinggame · 25/06/2008 11:20

We do have the room for twins (3 bed house) but not the money! I am planning to do a bit of part time work after mat leave but 2 x childcare costs would completely blow that out of the water! I suppose we would find a way to cope but its a scary thought! Mind you now Pop has twins I think maybe the rest of us are safe!

Playingthewaitinggame · 25/06/2008 11:22

You know, I don't think there is anything wrong with sharing. If we are still in the same house when we have dc2 I think they will eventually share. We have 2 large double bedrooms and a smaller third bedroom. It would make more sense for the 2 LO's to share the large room then one have a huge room and the other have a small room.

Diege · 25/06/2008 11:23

Morning! Wow POP, I'll be looking out for an article in Chat/Take a Break etc on your family and both sets of twins . That is such exciting news for you,and I will follow your pregnancy woith interest!
Cals, good to see you pop by...work sounds CRAZY!!! (but great to get all that travel!!).
Hi to everyone else . Still woryying obsessively here (my theme of the day is that my right boob seems less sore, so of course I'm giving it a random sqeeze, in the street if necessary!).
Off to get my foils done - arghh this hair business is my life's work...Had roots done on Sat at an Aveda salon (so 97% natural), and then will have foils at normnal salon. I know there's no evidence to say don't colour (and I did every 3 weeks in other pregnancies from bfp to delivery - even had some extensions put in while in early labout (gave birth the next day with dd3 )but thought I'd try to avoid chemicals for first 12 weeks - then baby can just lump it as I'm not paying out to two separate salons!!!
Did have a bit of dry retching this morning, but still no sickness - maybe it will come in the 7th week as others have suggested!

Playingthewaitinggame · 25/06/2008 11:31

Diege - you have just made me giggle, it sounds like you are really looking forward to teh sickness coming! Maybe you'll be like Kay and escape the sicknes completely.

Diege · 25/06/2008 11:38

Playing, I am a bad patient at the best of times, so of it does hit later on, please remind me of my wistfulness...
Now just so I get it right in my head, is there anyone actually left ON the wagon now, or should we stick it on e-bay and get a more streamlined model? (apologies to newbies - I have lost track of who is where!)

Ses15 · 25/06/2008 11:46

Morning all

Diege - I think I'd officially classify myself as on the wagon at the moment!

ERPC was Monday and all went ok (except for when my blood pressure dropped to 55/25 with a pulse of 33 when I was in recovery and they had to give me some atropine! - oops!)Crampy pains and bleeding minimal so that's good.

Pop - I can only echo what the others have said! WOW!!! V exciting and can't believe the coincidence with your sister

I've been lurking really since Monday as feel a bit funny being on mn when I'm not a mum, not pregnant and not currently ttc. I guess I want to be ttc though....

LB - please really do not worry about sypmtoms. I know quite a few people that have said they wouldn't have known they were pg if it wasn't for a missed period and weight gain.

kayzisexpecting · 25/06/2008 12:38

Ses It doesn't matter you aren't ttc at this minute in time. We enjoy having you around. Also I am one of those people who wouldn't know they were pregnant. With DS I think my first symptom was going into labour.

Pop Thats even more amazing that you are both having twins. How exciting!!

Playingthewaitinggame · 25/06/2008 12:51

Hi Ses - Glad it went ok! Don't worry about being on MN. I'm a mum and have been on here since Jan and have only just started ttc. Cosmo is even worse, she has been on here a year and only just started ttc. I have found the time invaluable to learn about my cycle, how to ttc, share my worries and concerns and of course to just generally chat. It also made waiting easier, I had people to share with and I felt like I was doing something working towards it by monitoring my cycle, taking folic acid etc.