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.

FG..... Benadryl is brilliant. Much better than Calamine. Sorry to hear about the pox. My DTs have had it! DT2 had it bad then 2 weeks later DT1 got a Queen spot on the back of her shoulder.

1becomes3... I've a mixed pair as well.

Too tired to type.

Pixi.... we're supposed to be getting the new PC in the next wee while. Will let you know when I need your lovely DH. Glad you made it to the theatre on time. Was the show brilliant?

HM... you hang in there babe.

hello new here!
Harrogatemum told me to come over and say hello!
I am 20+ weeks pregnant with twins, already have a 26 month old son. Quite excited about it all at the moment after initial shock. Have scan on Monday and will hopefully find out what I'm having. Quick question: I know they are dichorionic with separate placentas so does that rule out them being identical or is there still a small chance?
ps love reading all your posts!

Hi cricket, I'd have to consult my big, dusty book on that one.....will do and come back to you, unless someone beats me to it, throckenholt always has info stored in her encyclopaedic brain.....

DT1 is coping admirably with the pox. She was up a couple of times in the night, is covered in spots but really not too bad....so far.

I had very sad news this morning from a friend from school, one of the mums (our dds are friends). Her husband has been suffering a brain tumour for just a few months and it looks like, after a very promising fight, he is losing the war. I have felt quick shell shocked ever since and my brain is like mince. Three wee children, eldest just 6. We talked for a long time in the freezing cold as my DTs screamed the car down but I couldn't leave her. So, so sad. Can't get my head around it .

Kelly, parcel is in the post, promise all freshly washed and comes to you with no pox inside .

FG - hope the pox isn't too bad - I would be tempted to ask your GP for a prescription for aciclovir for your dd1 in case she gets it, if started within 24 hours within of onset of the rash it can reduce the duration and severity of symptoms - it is not usually given routinely but as she was so ill last year they might be willing to prescribe it for her.

HM - hope you are OK - at least it is not too long to go now!

Hi Cricket - I think 2 placentas means they are most likely to be fraternal twins but if the egg split very soon after fertilisation I think occasionally that can mean ID twins have 1 placenta each (but I'm not sure)

Must go have 2 snotty miserable girls who both want to be permanantly attched to mummy's knee even if they are sleeping - last nap lasted 30 minutes after I put them down.

JuA so good to see you posting regularly again.

Welcome cricket Now did HM warn you that we are very explicit on this thread? There will be none of that.... "ooh twins are coochy coo" on here young lady (or do I presume too much? lol) Here you'll get all the horror stories and the glory stories lol! Congratulations on the pregnancy. I have g/b twins and they look very alike and they are very close. They are 2.8yrs old and well.... let's put it this way...... adoption is always an option... well that and/or military school.

Well done HM for pointing her this way.

FG........... how's the pox going?

Aah FrumpyGrumpy - just saw your post on the 'thou shalt not moan' thread. So sorry your dt's have the dreaded chicken pox. Hope they (and you) are coping.

Been there and got the spotty t-shirt I'm afraid. My dt's got it at 6mths when my elder dd, who was three at the time, caught it at pre-school.

It was like a ward on Holby City here with me playing stressed out ward sister. Of course they couldn't get it all at once. Oooh noo - we had to stretch the whole thing out over about two months iirc and they all looked like they'd been dusted with chalk from the calamine lotion.

I know it makes them crochety and cranky. I've heard gin is very good medicine for mummies at this time

hi ya Cricket - welcome to the world of twins.

Seperate placentas can still be identical twins - if the eg splits very early they implant in separate places and grow their own placentas.

Obviously if they are boy girl they are not id, but otherwise they may well be - the only way to be sure is if they look totally different. You can get a dna test done to be sure - think it costs about £80 - I know of quite a few people who have resorted to that

JuA, thanks for that, I will phone the doctors tomorrow and ask advice. I'm grateful for the info.

Still no sign on DT2 but then as TG says (hi ) I'm sure they'l spread it out, I've never been sure whats better, 3 ill at once or one at a time .

Anyone got any thoughts on my friend with the sick husband? I want to do something. Might just make a large pot of homemade soup and batch of muffins at the weekend and drop it off. Seems feeble in the face of it but I guess it can't go wrong.

Hi Cricket - welcome on board! Everyone here is v. friendly as I'm sure you have noticed!

Well I have been in to the antenatal clinic today- according to them the baby is now transverse and moving around a lot (like I dont know that). Therefore I go back in a week and if its still moving about they will admit me for a "stabilising induction" which means they wait for it to put its head down and as soon as it does they induce you! So who knows, this time in 10 days I might have a baby. Their concern is that the cord could come down if it stays the same way as it is now - they say the baby has lots of room to move becuase of having twins before (i.e. I have a "roomy womb") - anyone else heard of this before????

thanks all for the info - will wait to see on Monday if they are boy/girl or same sex. Can't wait!
MarsLady - Am defo not too "coochy-coo" - have a boisterous toddler too get rid of any rose-tinted specs I may have! Have been ready lots of books to (ahem) prepare myself for the onslaught! Have spent many weeks going "why me, am not an earth mother?"...hee hee, now going through brief period of excitement (altho feel like cr*p as have cold and can't breathe when I walk up stairs etc).
all good fun.

reading lots of books that should say! oops pregnancy brain takes over...

frumpy - that is so sad - but there isn't much you can do except what you are doing - being there for her and letting her know that.

Maybe offer to look after the kids sometimes to give her a break.

pmsl at roomy womb . I'm sure I have one.....so he/she's having a ball in there, you poor, poor thing! DD wasn't a huge wriggler but the DTs were and, my god, some days I felt like a cartoon me, where I felt my tummy was up high and then down low in seconds. As long as your wee baby is safe xx.

oooh, its busy......

willhave a quick cuppa FG before my last girls night out pre birth! Going for an Italian at 8 so will have to love ya and leave ya!!

sorry to hear about the pox fg, hope they get better soon. dd and ds1 had it while ds1 was still obly about 6 mnths and it was not fun, though they did get over it pretty quickly.
Muffins and soup sound good for your friend, I'm sure she will appreciate it.
Thank you for posting the jumpers, can't wait!

welcome cricket.

fingers crossed for you hm, hope it is all over for you soon, it sounds like it has been a really tough pg.

My "aw" moments tonight: (esp for cricket)

DT1 took my face in her hands and kissed me on the lips and said "than coo" afer I blow dried her hair (she doesn't give them out often, but when she does....)

DT2 keeps lifting up his vest and saying "where my ticken pops"

DD was delighted I bought her a strawberry lip balm and said "here, you have some and it'll make your lips go this colour, and we can share too mama"

I love my kids .

it was more mumma than mama, case you think we've gone all posh

Kelly, I only hope they still fit, they are not as big as I thought.....

Awwwwwwwwwwwwww.....

And to add to FG's aw... moments... I would like to take this opportunity to add a ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww..... moment.

DT2 has a mild case of the runs. All over the bloody carpet in the lounge. Not only did he poo but the wee beastie smeared it all over a balloon, over a book and over some shelves and the back of a chair. All whilst I was making a delicious fish pie for the wee ungratefuls! And I had just finished boasting about how well he was doing calling for his potty!

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

I think that was an ewwwwwwwwww moment rather than an awwwwwwwww one .

hope the fish pie was good.

I forgot to add this..............

PIXIMON... LOOK AWAY NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (You too Cricket!)

Just got back from having growth scan.
Twin 2 is looking small and has a very low level of fluid.
Was taken to FAU for monitoring and had internal to check if fluid is leaking. Not leaking so told to go home and wait for consultant appt on Tues when I'll be rescanned.
If I have any probs before then I'm to go back, but am now racked with worry.

Didn't help that my mum popped dd out of scan and was waiting for me downstairs, when I didn't appear she asked at reception and they told her I'd left, so went through most of it on my own.

hi Pixie - that mus tbe quite frightening.

You are what 31 weeks now ? Are they sharing a placenta or not ?

At least they are getting to the stage of just needing to grow, so if they are born soon they should be fairly ok. If they did not suggest steriod injections for the lungs then they are fairly happy they wil be ok for a while. I would take that as quite reassuring.

So the best you can do is sit back and try and relax until you see the consultant next week.

Don't forget to post here if you want to stress a bit with sympathetic people.

Hi throckenholt, I'll be 31 wks tomorrow, they have seperate placentas and the other twin seems fine.
I was thinking everything was going ok and then after scan sonographer said she'd better rescan to double check measurements. After telling me not to worry, then whizzed me through a hidden door to FAU where I was put on monitors.
After being told waters were not leaking they said that the figure was very low compared to normal.
Since I have to see consultant on tues they decided to rescan then when consultant can make decision.
According to my baby book low fluid can be indication of kidney prob in twin.
Meanwhile it's impossible not to worry and going to be a very trying weekend with all the fireworks going off.
But it is nice to have somewhere to talk.