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MarsLady · 06/06/2007 23:44

C'mon girls. Got bored of waiting and started the new thread!

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frumpygrumpy · 27/06/2007 18:37

BTW Mars, if you have ggg's article, can you email it to me? Always meant to ask, how did she end up back on MN as ggg? I thought she was stepping back to regain a little anonymity........

SomethingIncrediblyWitty · 27/06/2007 19:49

My dts are 9 and dd3 is 6 months. And sorry...haven't got any funny/horrific (depending on your perspective) stories. We must be sooooooooo boring

frumpygrumpy · 27/06/2007 21:00

well, if no-one is having a glass I'm off to bed early.......go on, go on, go on (father ted)......

SomethingIncrediblyWitty · 27/06/2007 21:55

Oh well Mrs Doyle if ye put it loik thaat!!

(not sure what accent that was meant to be )

BibiThree · 28/06/2007 08:37

Hi All,

Long Sorry
Been lurking but not posting a lot - I'm 32 weeks with twins at the moment and would like some advice/info from the experts ...

Went for my fortnightly scan yesterday and twin A (who has always been a little bigger than twin B) appears to have stopped growing or barely grown at all in the last fortnight.

I suspected last time that the sonographer just took an incorrect measurement as she was new, very brusque, not all that nice and seemed in an awful hurry.

Normally twin A is around the 75th centile and twin B the 50th. Last time she put twin A on the 90th centile and twin B 50th, then yesterday put twin A on the 50th (just above) and twin B on the 50th (just below).

The registrar was concerned and questioned her measurements, then sent me back in for another scan to check placental blood flow and a doppler, which both seemed fine.
He then said they'd scan me next week but for now would recommended steroid injections in case the babies have to be evacuated from the Big Momma House early (not his actual words ) - cue me nearly passing out - back again today for the second spear in my leg and feeling quite anxious.

Registrar also suggested an incorrect measurement, so I'm trying to keep that in the front of my mind and hope for the best, just a bit terrified about the prospect of very early babies!

MarsLady · 28/06/2007 08:40

Hi Bibi.... glad you stopped lurking finally!!!!!!!!!!!!

If the Registrar thinks it's incorrect measurements is there something else they can do rather than the steroid injections?

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BibiThree · 28/06/2007 08:48

Registrar said steroids were the most positive course of action if the measurements were correct (and he had to treat them as such for the sake of the babies) as there'd be no point in measuring again until at least a week had passed to see if there had been any more/no more growth.

It's all drama!

oooggs · 28/06/2007 09:31

hi bibithree how old/sex is your eldest child? (soooo nosey) hope all is going well. Good luck with your final pregnancy weeks

BibiThree · 28/06/2007 09:37

DD is 2 years 8 months and very excited about her baby sisters! She's an angel (mostly) so I'm hoping for two more just like her - is that being overly-optimistic?!

oooggs · 28/06/2007 09:43

ds1 was 3yrs 3mths when dt's 13 weeks today were born. He was a nightmare baby for the 1st year. These pair are angels in comparison. He is very very good with them which is a blessing

chopster · 28/06/2007 09:58

Bibi, lovely to see you back! Is there no way you can you demand a remeasurement now, rather than keep having the jabs? They can so easily get them wrong. They got mine cmpletely mixed up at one point, so the charts went all wrong, and it took no end of argueing with them before they got it sorted. It's getting late on now, and it is really hard for them to make anything out accurately.

chopster · 28/06/2007 09:59

heh heh, I had two angels first...

chopster · 28/06/2007 11:23

fg do you have the article yet? I can email it you if you like.

SomethingIncrediblyWitty · 28/06/2007 11:37

I know absolutely nothing about scan measurements, but surely they should have checked the last scan anyway with such a big size difference? Sounds a bit sus dunnit? both being around the 50th is surely more normal or am i being stupid???
And think of it this way, if your babies arrive early and are okay, then at least you will avoid the last few weeks - which are not the most pleasant, to put it mildly! Worth it all though, but by the last weeks of any pregnancy you tend to get a bit fed up!!
Hope all is well anyway though.

Harrogatemum · 28/06/2007 13:54

Hello everyone! I have been off line for a while and have to now say a big welcome to Somethingincrediblywitty, Egg, Tash74 and Bibi3!! My DTs are 2 years 7 months and boys, and what a handful.......I also have a DD aged 7 months so I did it that way round!

Egg - I went on holiday when I was 15 weeks pg with the twins to Cyprus for a week, then when I was 16 weeks went ot Annecy in France for a long weekend (dont ask we dont normally bunch all our holidays together like that!!) When I was pregnant with DD we went to Borneo with the DTs when i was 16 weeks pregnant so its fine! Go and enjoy yourself!

Tash74 - whereabouts in Aus are you? Dont want to make any of you wannabe emigrants jealous but me and DH are planning to make the move some time early next year, wooo hoooo Brissie here we come!! (Tash - DH is an Aussie).

I am excited because not only have I booked a week in France in September for the family, but me and DH are going out for dinner tonight to a really nice fish restaurant. Its all good!

MarsLady · 28/06/2007 13:57

HM.... don't you dare go to the other side of the world without meeting me first! Plus... surely HD deserves to see me shake my tassles one more time?

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Biglips · 28/06/2007 13:57

everyone was convinced that i was having twins as i was so big...piccy of me on the profile. Even when i had a scan at 22 weeks...everyone was convinced there was another one hiding somewhere!!

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Biglips · 28/06/2007 18:00

she was 9lb 1oz but on the surgeons table (had emergency c-section) they were betting each other saying "10 and a half pound" "no...i think its a 10".... "nah...more of a 9 and a half pound baby!" but thank god it was a 9lb 1oz baby!!

frumpygrumpy · 28/06/2007 18:25

Hi girls, sorry its a bit tense atm for you Bibi, every week will make a difference. I think I'd push for another scan.

I'm up tight and strung up today. Sorry, I didn't want to go off without posting but neither did I want to post a rant......

I'm not sure I'll get back on for more than a tiny bit after this, DP is on his way home from London and we leave very early Saturday. We'll be gone all of July so I will miss you all like mad.

I am not really looking forward to our holiday if truth be told. My three are just bickering constantly. It is a constant stream of crying, hitting, "I'm telling mum", screaming. I'm sure the DTs don't like each other, they would fight over fresh air. I leave one room to find a trail of destruction elsewhere. I can't get peace to pee let alone tie up all the loose ends. I want to scream "piss off and leave me alone" every time someone walks into my line of sight.

DD has brought home the year's worth of worksheets and projects from school. I do like to keep some but haven't currently got time to sort it out. Its the DTs birthday two days after we get home and I thought I'd have everything bought and wrapped by now - its not even been thought about let alone bought.

I'm trying to quell a desire to change all the beds and clean the house from top to toe. I know its mad but I always feel better if I've done stuff like that. Its like preparing for not coming back but there is a strange thing inside that gives me peace if this kind of stuff is done. And I just can't do it. I just have no time left.

I'm dreading being away. My parents will join us and although they are great, they never stop trying to sort things for my children and thus no-one gets a break. Sometimes I just stand back and let the kids sort it out and they fall into a game that way. My parents do all-singing, all-dancing and its exhausting.

Just while I'm moaning on my mum is adorable but always outshines me at birthdays and Christmas. I don't have the same time to choose stuff for my children - she chooses fabulous stuff and it all comes themed in matching paper etc......and always much, much more than I buy. It makes me feel shit. I tell her and tell her and it never changes.

And lastly, DT1 is sleeping so, so badly. She always has but lately its even worse. We moved the DTs into beds 2 weeks ago and DT2 made the transition fairly seamlessly. He was found in the upstairs hall one night just after lights out but not since. DT1 is a nightmare. Last night after my attempted early night she had me up and down like a flipping yoyo. Last week, I had to remove every soft toy from her room and remove the softglow night light thing (she's a bit scared of the dark) as she was just out of bed all night from midnight on. Now she screams and shouts from her bed (but doesn't get up, small mercy) for hours. She has a sore bit, she needs a wee, she has wet pull ups (potty trained day but not dry at night), she has a cough. She is generally exhausted but just doesn't seem to be able to get back over to sleep after waking.

DD is 6.5 but suddenly a teenager. She has had some blackheads on the side of her nose (already????) and has Attitude. She is horrible, an embarrassment to have outside the house and I hate it.

AND TO TOP IT ALL, I FEEL 45 STONE, I HAVE TO GET TO TOWN TOMORROW TO FINISH OFF SHOPPING FOR ODDS AND ENDS AND, AND, AND, I NEED TO SHAVE MY LEGS.

There. And breathe. Happy bloody holidays. This is why I like staying in, at home 365 days a year. Don't even like myself anymore.

frumpygrumpy · 28/06/2007 18:26

RUN FOR YOUR LIVES!! SAVE YOURSELVES!!! MY POST IS BIGGER THAN BIGLIPS BUMP AND TWICE AS HEAVY!!!

frumpygrumpy · 28/06/2007 18:36

I walked away from the pc, got the curtains shut, beds ready, jamas out, then LMAO. The tips of my fingers are smoking

chopster · 28/06/2007 19:01

I' m in a rush too, but can I jsut say that please don't worry about your dd. MIne goes through phases of that, she is 7 now . I've had times when I've found her unbearable, but lately she has been a little angel. We found her birthday a big turning point.She had a new grown up hair cut, and she was thrilled at being so grown up and she has really been making an effort with everything. Might be worth a try!

My dts hate each other too, so not much help but solidarity at least! I do find they are better if they get a break from each other occasionally. DT1 went to family for the weekend and has come back in a far better mood. Can't say the same about dt2 though!

also, I heard a great tip that I've been meaning to implement - photograph the work then chuck it. Much better way to keep it, and maybe jsut keep a couple of the best bits.

You don't weigh 45 stone, and ignore your mother. The inlaws always beat us, the kids don't notice, and I jsut keep it buttoned!

big {{{{{{hugs}}}}}}} and I hope you have a fantastic holiday. xxx

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MarsLady · 28/06/2007 20:01

FG... that's what parents (our parents... well not my mum... she buys the kids knickers lol so I win every time) do!

Of course the DTs hate each other. They're getting it out of the way so that they can love each other when they are bigger. Trust me!

You're NOT 45 stone... maybe 44. Joking babe! Joking!

The kids will love each other on holiday. DP will come into his own. All will go well. When your parents do the all singing all dancing thing... pour a g&t and let them!

We will miss you angel! Who's going to fluff the cushions and hide the dirty plates from the newbies? You know you keep us all together.

Now.... is the blade long enough for your legs?

Be good and know that you're loved!

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