Negative reactions to twins

[MillyMollyMoo]

Our parents were never going to be pleased even with one, but we're having two embryo's put back on Thursday and if I'm lucky enough to be given twins my MIL in particular is going to hit the bloody roof.
Did anyone else have to deal with this situation and what did you do/say ?

Tell her to mind her own business!

F-Off????

Why don't they want you to have dc btw?

Oh we have three already and we were stupid enough to ask her to pay £2,000 towards the youngests nursery fee's because DH was made redundant and we didn't want her to miss out just for the sake of a few months.
So everytime she see's us she complains she hasn't bought a laptop/been on the 5th holiday that year/is only staying 3 nights at a wedding because she had to pay for our child. First time we've asked for anything in 9 years

ahh, can understand her frustration then. Could you try and pay back some of the `£2000?

It's not really her business to tell you whether you can have another or how many you can have but I can see how she is able to make you feel guilty. She doesn't sound particularly nice. My mum has tendencies to offer things and then get martyred about it, you have to grow a thick skin.

"Double the love/cuddles/etc" (usually in response to 'double trouble')
Try to be unremittingly positive about the prospect, even to the extent of being Devil's Advocate to whatever she says, and she may eventually give up trying to get you down. Has the added bonus of making you feel really positive about it too!
Or, if all else fails, ask her to bugger off.
I once overheard a woman say that she'd kill herself if she had twins (this was within earshot of me with my newborn DTs). I very nearly suggested she went ahead.
Good luck with the ET, fingers crossed you hit the jackpot!

Ah well they are going in today so fingers crossed, one is much stronger than the other but I would really really love them both, fingers crossed

Hope it has gone well.

Thank you so far so good