D'ya ever wonder how life still carried on like this?

[Kelly1978]

A new thread!
Especially for throckenholt

I was hoping the original one would go to 1000, but it was gettign a but annoying scrolling all the way done, so come over here instead.

How is everyone coping with the school holidays?

I'm fed up with the rubbish weather, as we're stuck in the house too much. I daren't take them to soft play as it packed during the hols and then I can't watch all four of them. Plus it costs a fortune.
Mine are changing so much. Rav is becoming a right wuss, scared of new places. I suppose it shows awareness, but it is annoying when I've driven miles for a nice day out and he just wants to sit and whine because he is too scared to go on anything! Shay is developing his houdini skills, and now has a tendancy to bolt out of parks so I have to watch him like a hawk. I must dig out the reins before we go on holiday.

As I posted beside her beautiful pic, I'm sure that gorgeous girl must have some good Scottish blood in there .

Triplets, try shoving them under a beanie hat, thats where I keep mine in the winter , nice and high and very Minnie Mouse.

I've dragged myself through today. DD is marginally better, but only marginally. She was just up crying and crying....then I realised she wasn't actually awake. Just held her for a bit and carried her back to bed. DT1 has green snot pouring from her and a hoarse throat, DT2 has a temp, a hoarse throat and a nippy bottom, I have a very sore throat, shaky legs and I'm off my food. DP's flight home is on a deeeelllllaaaaaayyy so who knows when he'll get in and he's away half the weekend too.

Hello strangers - how are you all. Been away on a jolly trip, only joking, been in hospital for 4 nights!!!

Had pains on Sunday and went in to find I was having contractions - they gave me drugs to stop them and injections to mature babys lungs. Then hd me on a drip for 3 days with antibiotics and fluid as had a raging temp. They could not find what infection I had despite lots and lots of blood tests so who knows what was up with me? Anyway i am now home and trying to rest but #DH starts his new job on Monday in London....its at London Bridge - where is a good place for him to stay round there that wont cost an arm and a leg (dont laugh at me).

HM sorry to hear that, how awful, you take good care of yourself.

My DP works in London but always stays in hotels as its the easiest option. Have you started a separate thread? Someone must have the ideal solution....he could sub let my room at Mars' place , esp if he leaves me a Fry's Five Centres......

Be careful and get as much rest as the DTs will allow x.

Hi harrogatemum

Poor you! I had the steriod injections in my bottom when they had to deliver my twins early - rather painful. Funnily enough one cheek was more painful than the other, couldn't sit down for a while afterwards .

Hang in there and get lots of rest.

There is a Travel Inn hotel right by London Bridge - never stayed there but used to walk past on the way to work. Nothing special but probably cheapest you will find in the area. Link to website here

Hi all, haven't checked in for a while It's been that time of the month again (FrumpyGrumpy) will understand
Funnily enough I am sipping a guinness as I type a taste i developed after the birth of dts on advice of my lovely HV
My Mum had one of the twins yesterday and my older son for some of today and it was so easy when I had just two children. I didn't matter so much what the combination was, its just that three is an akward number, there is always some one being left out. Does anyone else with three or (or more) find this?
Hope the pregnancy develops without further incident HM, I too had to have the steroid injections and they certainly sting
Devondoris, I got to 37.5 weeks so am full of admiration for you, its funny though because I do know other mothers who got to full term with twins but the general public have it fixed in their minds that twins always come early and I have had people almost disbelieving me when I said how far I got {grin]

Overrun - ditto on the monthly stuff and ditto on any one child being away!!! Any two seems to work in this house too.

Think we might get a couple of days of being 'normal' before it all begins again? Meet me at the airport - we'll do a Mars and head off on a jet plane to some balmy climate, I'm sure its a cure all!

that would be nice As my cycle has been 21 days for two months running and my AF has just stopped a couple of days ago, I am due to restart with the pmt soon. I get it badly for one week and then really really badly for the next
Not sure what to do with myself tonight, its miserble and really Autumnal, and dh is out bah humbug

We are twins surely , only my DP is away tomorrow and tomorrow night. I'm going to go to bed as early as I can tomorow night, with a pot of tea and telly, since DD and the DTs have been ill most of this week. I will also buy a few rubbishy magazines and pour over them. Get your PJs on, climb under a warm duvet and watch rubbish on telly, I find it very therapuetic and I LOVE not having to think about anything!

I'm totally there with you on the PMT front. My cycle is about that too and I find I have only a few days I feel good. We can't stop fighting it though, I'm going to try homeopathy next....I might even try acupuncture , heard it does good things.....

Hi everyone,
What will I do without you, unfortuneatly I fly to Florida on Mon for 18 nights, you will be missed........ah but will I? Looking forward to all your news on my return, be good and keep taking the Guiness!

Hi everyone - I want to ask for all your opinions on something.

As you know i have DTs aged 23 months, and a baby on the way in a matter of 7 weeks (if it stays in that long - see further down for details of recent hospital stay!!).

I also work 4 days a week from 9.30am to 4.30pm in a fairly stressful responsible position.

DH starts a new job tomorrow that means he will be away Monday to THursday at least. He has insisted I get some help and has roped in a young girl from our neighbourhood to come in two afternoons a week after I pick the boys up from nursery to help me with teatime/bathtime/whinge time/bedtime etc. I am really grateful for this but when I told my Mum she said "what do you think mothers with 10 kids do, surely you can cope on your own?"

Now I feel like a wuss....DH says it gives him peace of mind. I know that I could cope on my own but I admit I would probably have been exhausted by teh end of the week and tearing my hair out.........what do you all think?

fgs, ignore your mother! What an insensitive thing to say. people with ten kids either have people helping out or the older ones much in with the littlies. You are going to have three under 3, you are absolutely doing the right thing getting some help. Of course you could cope if you had to, but why put yourself in that position, when you will all be more relaxed with a bit of help! I think parents forget how hard it is too, they have these sort of glazed over memories and come out with all the rubbish about how we never cried when we were babies, etc.

Can't believe only 7 weeks to go! Time flies.

unfortunately you fly to florida?! Come here and babysit my darling brood, and I'll force my slef to go to florida in your place, triplets.

Have a good time, don't forget to pop in now and then when you return.

I know you are right Kelly, it just makes me laugh because she so often says to me "You should give up work, you are doing too much" and then comes out with that kind of comment.....oh well, I guess thats what mothers are for....

yep, for giving us hell now that's why I rarely speak to mine

HM - that's so rubbish! I only have one at the moment (still!) and if my DH organised for me to have someone in to help I'd absolutely jump at it! Not because I can't cope but because it's so good to have help and actually enjoy bedtime. It's wonderful to have a bit of time off. As he's been home for the last week, I've actually had someone else to do baths and teeth and wees and things and it's been fantastic! First time in 4 years. Needless to say, DH hasn't organised someone to come and help, so I've done it instead! I've got Homestart, the HVs, a friend's daughter, a friend who's going to do some cleaning, other friends who are going to bring food .... You name it. And I don't feel guilty at all! So go girl, and get all the help you want; I'm right there with you.

FG - that's horrid period stuff. Haven't quite managed to get DH to bring the bible home yet, but had another thought that might help - how about writing down what you're eating (like you have time!) just before the PMT starts and then seeing if some things aggravate it? Some foods do that. I was also wondering about soya produce - it's an oestrogen replicator so may be of use at some stage in your cycle if you need to up the oestrogen, but don't go for too much of it, and try to use fermented soya products (soy sauce that's properly fermented, miso, tempeh, tofu); the raw soya products aren't so good for you. Clearspring's range are properly. It helps if you like them though!

As you see, I'm still here ... the boys are firmly tucked away, although i've been getting period type aches, and various crunchy womb moments. I do kind of hope they come soon, because I've got DD's birthday party to do on 21st and I'd like to be home for it! Also feel as though I'm wasting DH's home time - I so want him to know what it's like before he goes back to London work. He really doesn't have an inkling. He's just popped over to the shop and as he left he asked if I'd be OK as my neighbour has taken DD to a birthday party and isn't home, and he's going to be a whole 15 minutes away. How he thinks I've managed with him in London I truly don't know. Bless.

Off for a nap now. 39 weeks tomorrow ... Hurrah, hurroo, hurray! (Scan on Tuesday though, so will have to be ready for my Egyptian paper waving again.)

Hi very new to this site, just found it today and very new to the whole idea of twins.
I already have 1dd 1 1/2 who was not expected only found out about her when I was 20 weeks

These new two well they were the biggest shock of my life.

On the 23rd of sept I got married (best day ) Then on the 25th I started to bleed, having already had 2 m/c feared the worst the doc told me to do a test in 3 days to see if I was still pregnant. It came back negative so that was it the baby had gone, I was devistated.
I was sent to the hospital to get checked out. We sat around for ages, they poked and prodded me and they just didn't know so they sent me for a scan to see if I needed an extraction.
I couldn't look at the monitor.
Then all of a sudden the woman doing the scan said "OH 2 babies! and two heart beats."

Well that was the last thing I was expecting. I suppose I am still in shock.

so any help or advice on this whole twin thing would be greatly appreiciated.

How wonderful 1becomes3. Congratulations

You just ask away and we'll do our best. We all have differing experiences (triplets really does have triplets!) and we'll support you where we can. It's a wonderful blessing to have multiples... and what a greater blessing for you having expected that you had lost your baby. So glad that you didn't. So excited that it's twins.

HM..... you get as much help as you can babe. I roped in a teenager when I had the twins and she (still) comes every Tuesday evening to help out with bath and bed etc. It's wonderful. As to your mother.... leave her with the 3 children whilst you go for a quick wander about town. I've a feeling her mind will change.

DD....... are you still here? Hurry up babe. The exam's on Thursday and I need to know that you've safely delivered so that I can concentrate. Honestly... where are your priorities?

Are there any supplements that I should think about taking, I am already taking fish oil but anything else that could be reccomended.

I know everyone says that you can expect double of everything in the pregnancy does this mean that my morning sickness will go on for double the time!?!
can't even go into the kitchen at the mo!

Don't believe them. They've probably never had twins.

Will post more later. My wee beasts (2.7yo) are just ready for bed.

Just look after yourself as normal.

Hi gals

Sorry I've been a bit of a lurker recently...I know mars will be telling me off for that. Have been having a load of work done on the house - we moved out for the first 10 days (me and the 3 girls), came back for the weekend and then went to stay with my brother for another 3 days because I couldn't get in the kitchen! So my internet time has been severely limited.

Have just had the day from hell. DTs have been a bit unsettled the last week or so with all the to-ing and fro-ing and have been teething, snotty and runny bummed to boot! DT1 woke at 4am - wouldn't settle so quick dose of medised sorted her out; took me an hour to get back to sleep; DT2 woke at 5.30 - left her to cry it out for a bit, but at 6 gave up and went in...poor lass was wet through and in a dreadful state. Changed her, took her in with me - she dropped back off just as the other two were waking up.

Anyway, day just didn't get any better - and why did I choose today to suggest painting at the kitchen table in our newly decorated house?! Am I mad or what! DD1 couldn't do a thing right - I know they're worse when I'm tired because I don't deal with them very well, but it doesn't make it any easier knowing that - she was on the naughty step 3 times in 15 minutes!...I felt like Jo Frost!

All in bed now and they'd better stay there - time to cook dinner and watch spooks!

Sorry to start in with a moan when I've been away for a while...

FG - hope you're feeling a bit better.

Kelly - have been thinking of you, hope you're ok.

1becomes 3 - my DD1 was 20 months when my twins were born. It ain't easy, but you will manage...twins are now 18 months and DD1 is 3 and they all play together beautifully (most of the time - ignore the rest of my message!!). Your morning sickness might not last double the time, but it's probably worse this time round...mine was.

HM - If I could have had that kind of help, I would have. Think Mars' suggestion of leaving all 3 with your mum is a great one - my mum had all 3 for 2 days a while ago and rarely criticises any more!!

Fingers crossed for DD as well.

hope everyone else is well.

Too right I'm gonna tell you off Tracykb.......... it's not as if you've been busy or anything!

Good to see you back. That's why we're here for the moans, the groans and the joys.

Talking of moans (1becomes3... look away). I have a young french girl staying with me. She arrived today. So do my darling DTs behave like angelic beings. Ecky thump do they! Wee beasties! Chucked their tea all over the floor, refused to eat any (whilst on plate or floor), dumped water on each other and ran around screaming. Bath, milk and bed. They normally love the routine. Not tonight. They screamed blue murder about going in the bath. Then climbed in when I said ok no bath. Then screamed blue murder when I took them out. Took up the milk, wrong cups! Oh no my dear twinnies.... this is Mummy not Daddy! Then their darling brother, DS1, read them 4 stories. DT1 screamed. Wrong stories, not enough stories, want more stories. So I went up, read 3 stories and kissed them goodnight. Quick prayer..... oh no.... more screaming! Finally told them to be quiet or I'd shut the door. They are now (please please please God) asleep.

1becomes3.... ignore the tale above. It's not for your inexperienced ears.

lol, poor 1becomes3! You are going to terrify the poor girl.
ibecomes3, congratulations, having twins is wonderful! Stop reading now...please...

My two monsters are breaking everything in sight. They are getting worse. I've spent this morning rearranging the lounge. I've moved the new stairgate to the lounge now, (next step is to put it on the cupboard, with them in it!). I need to move all breakables durign the day and trying to reintroduce them to TOYS and not mummy's phone/dvd player/laptop/ornaments. Aaargh! The mroe time they spent at dp's aunts the worse they get. They have a lot more freedom there. I sent toys over there, and she recently sent them back - ph they don't paly with them. Well no auntie, they don't play with them, because you let them play with your phones, and ornaments and they come home breaking mine! Roll on summer

1 becomes 3 - when are you due with your twins? How exciting for you - you will love it, I guarantee it, although there will be moments of frustration undoubtedly!

Thanks for all your lovely comments ladies - I am back at work now, got my teenager over the road coming for the first time tonigth, I must try and tell her what to do rather than do everything whilst she watches me which I know I will be inclined to do - I am a control freak. DH is in London, his induction is going well but he cried when he rang me last night, staying at some soulless Travelodge in Kings Cross and missing the boys and me. He seems more upbeat today as he is back in the office and surrounded by people - not good at being on his own! Maybe if you ladies have a London meet up - he can come and join you, he is the 6 foot 3 blonde Aussie with the crooked nose!

Devondoris - have they arrived yet....it must be time now!!!????

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