D'y ever wonder how many men have been lost in your ample bosom?

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PMSL

I didn't want to be the one to do it! I promise next time I will sellotape my fingers.

Working on it dingdong

Hi Mars lady!!!
Well im a newly single mum, We live in Bramhope, Leeds..
Im starting a Domestic Cleaning business up in September, the dt's will be going to nursery, theyl be ready to uncut the apron strings I hope...

KHIN - replied to you on other thread hun emial me/ring me if you want/need to x
LG&T - hope dd is ok after todays events & that baby comes soon
welcome josiex4 - hope you don't get too addicted to mn

now tied up with dt2 & forgotton what I was going to type!!!!

Hi oogs,,,,
Ive on of dt's in bed asleep, the other thinks its playtime

ds1 3.6 is in bed asleep
dt1 (dd) is on sofa asleep & dt2 (ds2) is trying to take a bottle but is really suffering with colic so it is hard work for both of us. I am letting him have a bit of a rest.

Hope you are ok, how old are dt's? do you have others? I am so nosey

mine are 14 months old, i have 2 other boys 9 today and 7

Welcome Josie, wine and chocolate esssential on this thread, cake helps too.

Still no baby and a week over today

lg&t.... VISUALISE!!!!!!!!!!! Body opoening up, baby coming down and out.

Have you been working those nipples? Dont' do too much walking babe. Don't want you to be knackered when it's time to labour.

Right I only have two mins to type this, so sorry ladies I am going to have to do 2 threads in one message.

DD1 has been getting even worse with the crying now she is waking up when the Dt's wake up for their food and screaming the house down, we were up till 10pm then from 1am till 2.30 and then again at 5am
I don't know what to do with her she is driving me crazy, we are going to sleep downstairs with the the dt's tonight in an attempt not to wake her.
Not looking forward to today as I have a horrible grotty tired toddler to deal with
My mum and dad are coming over tomrrow and dh is having the day off so we can both try and get some sleep.

Oooggs hope things are getting better for you must be so hard with dh working evenings that is the worst time.
It is not you I'm being compared to it is my parents next door neighbours daughter who has 6 month old dt's.
i am so sick of everyone telling me how well she is doing

Twin mummies Piximon- so sorry to hear what a rough time you are having aswell[hus].
Where abouts in london are you?
LG&T really hope you baby comes soon.

April mummies SOSKL- hope B gets better soon
maveta- sorry to hear that you are having a tough time with bf, glad to hear that you sound so positive though.
eddas-I hope your cat starts to get better, it's horrible when they get ill like that.

Thank you all of you from both threads for all your support and kind words, if I didn't have MN to come and vent on I think I would have lost the plot by now.

You're doing brilliantly darling. I know it's hard... but you are doing so much better than you think.

OK, I've tried to catch up as best I can when I'm under pressure.....

I'm back from Ireland, where I drank too much, stayed up too late and chatted with other peoples children. Missed mine like hell and 30 seconds after arriving home wondered why

Mars, you said you used to wear shades and lipstick and come home and sob. I have never never, never heard you purge your soul like that. You always seem to upbeat.

Anyway, I am so sorry I can't spout more, I have to run, sooon darlings, love to all including newbies xxxxxxxxx

I am mostly upbeat babe! That seems like a lifetime ago. I was lucky, I had my bf and she was such a support (even though she was 3 months behind me in the birthing stakes.... with her singleton). There was one mum at school that was determined that I would have an awful time with twins. There was no way on God's earth I was going to allow her to think she might be even fractionally right!

Dancing keeps me upbeat. And my regular escapes away. Talking of which...not long til I go to Paris

Good to have you back FG. Rather quiet without you. As you can see the lurkers have gone back to lurking and the newbies are slowly poking their toes in the water!

Good morning all,
Just to let you know I am not lurking
This week it must be LG&T,just in time for half-term! A big welcome to Josiex4, this is the thread you cannot live without, full od laughs and support! Well I am a trifle fed up this morning, supposed to be going to Cornwall for half-term to stay with trios godmother, looks like it will be off as we have BIG car trouble. Went to a boot fair yesterday, on the way back car started to judder unless it was in top gear, a quick look has revealed nothing obvious but it struggled up to scholl this morning. Just phoned garage and they cant look at it until Thurs when they will also do a service as that is due! So there goes at least £200, our fuel money to Cornwall. Hate telling my friend,she is going to be sooooooooo disappointed as last year we couldnt go for financial reasons, its called "triplets"! Just sent them off to school with a "donation" for their scholl trip to the zoo, they asked for £14 each, so I have offered £30 in all, we could all go ourselves for less than that. They all need new school shoes, another £100, swimming fees, private maths lessons, cubs fees, trip out with the cubs, £36, and so on. Then I am sure you are all in the same boat, but don`t you get fed up of rowing? Still no=-one ionterested in the house, 4 viewings in 11 weeks, big think about that, before this wretched Hips thing comes in. Right, must get on, promised myself I would not go on here until I had cleaned up, failed miserably Hope you are all having a good Monday morning...............cat has just been sick, aaghhhhhhh!

Dreadful spelling mistakes, must check my work!

Grumble...moan....still bloody here. Midwife at 12 for a sweep >

Triplets im right with you on the money front, we have 5 in shoes now and it is soooo crippling when they all need school shoes. Im really fussy too, startrite t-bars for them all at £37 a pair School trips are also horrendous, as is the mufti day donation etc...etc... we have started to negotiate with the school as it is just a joke sometimes. They are pretty good though and dont seem to mind (it's just hard telling people you really cant, a bit

OOOOOOH think i just had a vague pain?! Right off to toddlers to see if i can turn it in to something resembling a baby

LG&T - good luck with the sweep - hope baby joins you soon

Triplets & LG&T - just bought ds1 shoes so when they are all in them plus extras & trips I can see it being a nightmare. Glad the schools are accomodating.

Triplets - hope the house situation picks up soon

I'm not here, I'm like triplets, I'm not allowing myself even a peek until my jobs are well underway

Triplets, have you thought of asking an extremely good friend to stow away three quarters of your belongings? Your house will look mahoosive..........

LG&T, sending you soothing back rubs my dear. Maybe you should start backing out of the deal, the day I started thinking "oh FFS, I'm petrified, I'm clueless and I don't really want a baby", DD1 put in an appearance

FG - welcome back.

LG&T - good luck, sending positive vibes your way.

Triplets - I'm with you on the costs and mine haven't even started school. Also, think as long as you have the house on the market before the end of this month you only need to bother with the report if it doesn't sell within the next six months, so don't worry just yet.

Kneehigh-I'm in SE London (SE18).

How are the rest of you doing? Ooggs, Mars, Doris, Leo? I'm getting confused with the name changes as to who's now who.
Hello new people [wave]

Spent yesterday going round London with DS1 and DD1 which was really nice. DH stayed at home with the DTs. First went to the London Dungeons as DS1's been going on about it for over a year now, he took one look at the lady dressed up outside and hid telling her "I'll come back in a few years when I've grown" lol.
So took them on the London Eye instead. Since they're both under 5 I only had to pay for me and it was great, something I've wanted to do for ages. Highlight of the DCs trip was getting a bendy bus to Regent St, even better then going in Hamleys apparently!
Then back in time for bed.

Still feeling miserable as, well, a miserable thing really and not likely to improve my mood later as have appt with doc to have two moles removed. Still, managing to keep a happy face on for the DCs which is the main thing really.
Wish DT1 was more like DT2 though. He's such a happy smiley little bundle and DT1 is such a whinger. Ah well, had it easy with the first two.

Just wanted to send huge hugs of sympathy to KHIN, piximon and ooogs. I have no pearls of wisdom I'm afraid to help you through the early months as I struggled hugely and most of the first year is a blur. But I did find getting the DTs into a routine that just about fitted with DD1's a massive help - so their post-lunch naps all coincided for at least an hour which gave me some much-needed catch-up time. I was lucky in that for the first few months my mum came to stay once a week and OH managed to work flexibly so I was very rarely on my own with all 3 (DD1 was only 20 months when DTs were born so still a baby really). When I knew I was going to be alone, I used to dread the day with a heavy sick feeling. When my DTs still weren't sleeping well at night at 5 months, I called on a night nanny who came every night for a week and saved our sanity and relationship. She's in London so if anyone would like her details, I'd happily pass them on. And piximon for help with your DD1, I have the details of a fantastic sleep therapist if you would like them. She sorted my lot out very quickly. As Mars says, I put a brave face on things when I had to, and the rest of the time was spent behind closed doors. There were occasions when I had to leave the DTs crying in their cots and go and sit in the garden for 5 minutes because I simply couldn't take any more. I did try and go to my local twins club each week - one week I started leaving the house at 9.30 and arrived there at 11.15 (it was a 10 minute drive away, but as you all know, it takes an AGE to get out of the house - first one pooed then the other...etc etc). But that was the task I'd set myself that day and I was determined to get there, even though I only stayed half an hour. And achieving it made me feel so much better. I'm sorry not to be able to help more - you are all doing such a marvellous job...it is so much harder than anyone knows, except another multiple mum.

Now to lower the tone...DD1 found a pack of condoms in OH's bedside cupboard yesterday. "what are these daddy?" "oh nothing, just daddy's things". "but what are they, are they sweeties?" "well not really, but they're just for daddies". "But are they gluten-free?" Half an hour later, she'd disappeared and there was ominous silence...OH found her yet again examining the condoms - "why can't I have one of these sweeties daddy" "they're daddy's special medicine" .

My lot all needed new shoes just before Xmas - thank heavens for TAMBA/clarks 10% discount! But it did mean they got smaller presents and I put their Xmas money towards their shoes

Welcome to all newbies. Triplets I hope you have some luck with your house soon.

pixi - x-posted with you. glad you had a good day yesterday and lots of luck for later with doc.

forgot lg&t - hope the sweep works. thinking of you.

Hi all,
Thanks for the mesages, of course I should now be making tea but as they have all been so horrible to me since they came home from school I am making them waitJust need to decide should I put the house on with another agent before the 31st deadline Must phone godmother tonight and tell her we can`t afford to come down, just know she wil be upset. Its a 7/8 hour trip from here and with running around £200 in fuel, and thats if we could get the car fixed in time anyway! DT1 has just called DT3 a pig, how many more times must I remind her they are all from the same litter? Hope baby is on its way LG&T XXXX

Baby still firmly in situ Midwife lovely and gave me a good sweep. I have been booked in for induction of Friday, they will examine me and if all ok and they are able will break my waters. If not i will be monitored and sent away, due to past history they wont use the drip or pessary to ripen my cervix. I presume it will mean a section if things dont change

Of course it is going to happen before then. Seeeee Mars positive thinking.....have also been doing nipple stim and vast amounts of pineapple eating. Am 8 days over today, so not really that late

Sorry to hear you are struggling, going out every day helped me too. It was a nightmare and such hard work, but did get better. It must have done, i was pregnant with #4 by the time the dts were 3 and dd was 1!!!!

All ine in bed, even the very cheeky dts the attitude from them is appaling still. Little teenagers i fear

Right, offto have a baby

Hi,
Thank you for the update, it all gets soooo personal you see, sisterhood! Just feels as though we have been waiting for news for ages, so can imagine how you feel! Still you know now that the end is in sight....so to speak! xxx

Hello all

Sounds like things are pretty tough round here at the moment - those threads of sanity do last tho, if you just hold on tight. Just remember we are all allowed the occasional smug feeling that we have it slightly harder than all the parents of singletons and I bet they're posting exactly the same complaints on other threads. I've never met another parent of twins in the supermarket who came over and said 'I had twins and it totally broke me'. They all come and have a little coo as if they really miss their twins being small and talk about it really fondly. So there must be light at the end of the tunnel.

Moving on Friday girls! Boxes all over the house, not sure how we're going to finish it all by then but dh is really pulling out the stops due to my feeble pregnant condition. Whenever he is home, he tells me to put my feet up while he runs round like an idiot trying to prove he can do everything. What a guy...

Only throwing kisses Estar... only kisses