D'y ever wonder how much effort goes into thinking of these thread titles?

[curiositykilledhaskittens]

LOTS!

Oh the hands full comments are endless. People regularly stop me when i am out with them all in Sainsbury's or wherever and say "Are they all your's?" Erm... "No i borrowed a few more to make the shopping trip a bit harder"

People are MAD and annoying

Morning!

Welcome Sophie!

Hi Starshaker, I'm currently scaring you away digging myself a massive hole on your other thread! Lol, don't seem to be able to stop myself typing and I just seem to be making things worse the more I type! lol

Find myself wishing I was FG, HM, Mars or Momma quite frequently as they all seem to be able to speak! lol

MonkeyMargot - The twin policy is a good thing to have. Neenz is the one who suggested I get my hospital's I think. My first hospital messed me around and wouldn't give it but The Women's offered it to me at my first meet up with the Consultant midwife. Building a good relationship with the hospital, researching things yourself, pushing for the things you want but keeping an open mind about the things you may need is a good way of getting the things you want I think - certainly worked for me.

Sophie and Starshaker - the ladies on here are amazing and brilliantly supportive, as Mars says they (we!) have all had different experiences and you'll always find someone who has gone through what you are going through and is willing to support/help.

LG&T - You are as bad as me! We've been walking everywhere! I don't drive but I have often been making the chiddles walk places we could go in the car because I hate cars!

Also, now you are intimidating me by posting loads...

lol at 'I will really help'

I was like monkey, I wanted to organise everything. Had all the clothes and paraphenalia by 20 weeks, hospital bag packed at 26 weeks switched hospitals at 28 weeks when the old hospital and midwives were all saying it was way too early to think about planning the birth . The Womens wanted to know if I was changing by 28 weeks at the latest! I didn't even give birth until 40+3 but was so worried about prem labour I really rushed to get everything done by 28 weeks. We did go on holiday to a self-catering apartment in a medieval castle in Northumberland around 33 weeks I think. We nearly go cut off by a flood coming home too! Lol.

bagpuss - yes, I reckon fear of the unknown is worse and sharing your experience might help prevent it happening to someone else. Might also help you to get it off your chest xx

LG&T and bagpuss - I love people stopping me to talk, even when they say stupid things... I am a weirdo obviously!

Goodmorning! Snow thawing abit so school tomorrow, yippee! I am sooooooo bored, sounds pathetic I know, but hate being stuck in, could do some house work but cant feel bothered, was going to say arsed but am trying to curb my language Hello <strong>LG&T</strong>, its good to have you around, DH apart from being a pita is doing well, he had his routine blood/ct scan last week so an anxious wait for the results on the 21st. The kids are fine, all loving "big" school, growing up too quickly, 12 on the 27th! May I say its lovely to start the NY off with all our new mums, lots of new babes to look forward to! We are nutters its true, but a better bunch of nutters youll not find anywhere! Morning Shabs me awd mucker, could have done with a donkey scrub last night, another row! Is it unreasonable to half hope that my supper could have been made for me? Took Becs down to my mas yesterday pm, left boys and H as they didnt want to come anyway. Becs had tea there, got home at 6.45p. and everyone is waiting for food! We were only having cold meat, baked jackets and salad etc, hardly difficult to do, I get sooooooo fed up of thinking what to make every day, need to rethink my life here I need some fun!

morning trips! We have more snow on the way tonight I think OOP NORF! You definitely need more fun and to get H sorting out his own dinner when necessary or going hungry! lol You seem to be coping well inspite of everything, bit lot of IBS to be expected I reckon.

Where are pixi and FG, hope you are OK? xxx

LOL at me being intimidating

My thighs ache from walking in the snow yesterday! Good for some fat burning then although the full size bag of peanut m&m's i ate last night are NOT.

Trips do you still eat your treasured nuts?

The kids sound normal to me. The twins will be 12 this year. They are hyserical. So fantastic with the babies. Jacob can take Bluebell upstairs bath her and get her jammas on. He will even change a dirty nappy!

DH just in the door, he has been duty for 3 days. He has already shouted at them all for being such monkies while he was away. Playing monopoly now, just Bluebell and i enjoying some peace upstairs.

I need a roll call to find out how pregnant everyone is or how old all their children are. Have been away too long.

I will bake a cake as reward. Hot choc fudge cake in this weather i think, no?

G & T - I am not pregnant and my children are DTSons 28 years old, DS3 25 years old and DS4 12 years old.....that is of no help whatsoever to you is it?

In fact, if I make it to February without a monthly I think I could well be a barren infertile wizened owd biddie 2 years since I had a period!! TMI I know!

LOL wizened old biddie I meant to say!! I peaked too soon, as usual!

Oh SHIT i sat down!!! Nooooooooooo.

Have not baked yet you will have to wait Shabba and i know all about you

The 2 year old is being a monkey, i can hear the screams of "Noooooo, don't touch the board/money/hotels

Its started snowing again here I am soooooooooooo sick of it!

Thank you LG&T and Curio . I'm not actually that bothered about the whole EMCS or where they were born as it goes its more how it happened that is niggling me. Curio, I wanted to go to the Women's but they were FULL . DH and I often talk about it and how we would have done things differently if we'd known, we just need to get it down in writing now.

Curio, I don't think you are digging a hole on the other thread - I wish I was able to give such fantastic advice . The thing is that I'm not such a good planner, more of a go with the flow sort, which is not such a good stance to take when someone is after advice really. I can put together a really good best buys list though .

LG&T lol at 'are they all yours?'. We went to John Lewis to do some shopping before Christmas and after the 12th stopping of the trip DH was going to start telling people that we'd in fact found the dts in the carpet dept and were making our way to the nearest exit with them before anyone noticed . He is different to me though, he likes to have fun with his answers and to shock people.

Trips, when I read your posts I often think how similar H is to my dh. Having said that mine is now in the kitchen cooking a sunday roast and we will all pitch in to do the washing up etc. I do think that once you reach the critical mass of 3 dc or more then it is fair if everyone helps in some way. I hope you manage to work things out so that everyone feels less reliant on you in the kitchen, could you maybe suggest to him that you do the weekdays and he sorts out the weekend? That's pretty much how things started here, and dh is more than willing to do it now as it means he gets to lock himself in the kitchen with the radio and no dcs .

Cross posted there. lol shabs . Where is Estar these days? She is up the duff with child at the moment and due soonish I think.

bagpuss - I am a major planner! lol I can cope with the unexpected very well though. Yeah, I think it sounds like getting it all out will help. You could have a practice with us! I really wish I had written to complain about how my second pregnancy was handled because although the birth was fantastic they (name which shall not be mentioned/not liverpool) were actually negligent in my antenatal care. I only really decided that they handled it completely wrongly when it was too late to complain and it still worries/influences me now even though I was really happy with the birth.

lol at finding the twin in the carpet dept, like anyone would steal twins?! lol... I'd only manage to care for my own! Wouldn't manage the work for anyone else's I think! (that's one of those comments isn't it?! Lol)

I just talk too much, give too much 'advice'. Wish I was a go with the flow type! I sometimes hate myself, particularly when we visit my mum on Sunday evenings because I just talk and talk and talk... I seem to always offend someone too cos I talk too much and say the wrong things. Always seem to wind people up without realising on MN, sometimes makes me fearsome and angry on AIBU which I have a problem with.

Shabs - what do you mean no more babies? Thought you were gonna be next?!

LG&T - HOT CHOC FUDGE!!!!!!!!!!

Not sure I've met you before so you can have the looooong version, terribly unlike me!

25 from Southport (genuine seaside resort in NW ) Four year old DS and three year old DD from abusive XP (all better now, still sees chiddles). Married in Feb 2009 to most fantastic DH ever, have just had b/g twins 9 weeks ago.

Yep LG&T still lurve my nuts, in fact........my life without nuts.......oh my....doesnt bear thinking about Dy know I ate a whole box of M&S florentines in Boxing Day

I wouldn`t mind being next Baggy, happiest days of my life having a baby in my arms

TRIPS!!!!!!!!!! NO!!! STEP AWAY FROM THE CHAIR

bagpuss, lol at getting in the kitchen with the radio and no DCs. You should definitely go ahead and get the birth off your chest if you need to , and definitely complain to the hospital if you think it will help get over it and stop other women going through the same thing.

Monkey, I'd steer well clear of any hospital that says they'll induce you at 37wks. There's no need at all and will only increase the chances that you will deliver them undercooked and need intervention. Make sure your consultant knows you want a good medical reason to be induced. If there isn't one, keep cooking them! I used to live in Rossendale, not far from Burnley, and worked at the Lancashire Evening Telegraph.

I am like curio in that I like to know everything about any situation and micro-manage it. I'm a control freak and i don't know when to shut up either. I am always offending someone although i think I am better than I used to be!

Hi Sophie

Shabs, it was shocking the Adebayor thing. The Togo team bus had just crossed the Angola border (where the African Nations Cup is being held) and someone from a terrorist group opened fire, killing the driver and one other person and injuring a few players. The gunman didn't get on the bus afaik, but apparently was shooting for 20 mins . Obviously all the players are devastated and are coming home from the tournament . The security situation in Africa is obviously questionable but I suppose any idiot can go on a rampage with a gun (eg Finland) so its not just about Africa but you do wonder whether they can keep the players safe when there are so many crazy terrorist groups out there and scarce resources to monitor them.

Ill do the introduce myself bit properly

Im 29 and live in the west of scotland. I have a dd who is 4 and 7 weeks pg with twins yay.
Im in the process of getting divorced (those of you who have been about for a while might have told me on more than 1 occasion to ditch the prick). The dad of the twins was ok when i told him i was pg but when i told him its twins he has decided he doesnt even believe im pregs lol. Serious case of head in the sand me thinks. So im doing it alone.

crikey starshaker, you are v.brave. Good on you! Whereabouts in Scotland are you exactly? FG is our resident Edinburgh hen, she lives in a castle with a moat and has a helicopter dont you know!

im just outside ayr. Wouldnt say im brave just have no other option lol

well you know we are always here for support!!

starshaker - you are not doing it alone - you are doing it with us and don't forget it young lady

have to admit im totally cacking it in so many different ways. They say with multiples u are more likely to miscarry. Ive miscarried 5 times already so really worried. But thinking maybe its safety in number lol. And worried about how i will cope with 2 tiny babies

EGG - where are you?????????? Happy Birthday to your twins where has the last 2 years gone?

starshaker wow I'm in awe of you. Do you have family close by to support you when the bambinos arrive? I was just thinking today (DH and I had a humdinger of a row) how even though he's an arse sometimes, I couldn't imagine coping with 3 littlies on my tod. But then all my family are oop norf and I'm darn sarf.
If you have family around, you must accept all the help you can get. Will your DH still be involved in the twins lives once they are born? Sorry - I'm firing questions at you here.
bagpuss sorry to hear you had a tough experience following the birth of your DTs. The hospital I'm due to give birth in is one of the most famous maternity hospitals in the country (Queen Charlotte's, Hammersmith) however I guess this doesn't necessarily equate to being the best either. I certainly won't be forced into being induced early if no need.

The football thing was horrific. Shocking.
Hello to everyone else - hope you've had decent weekends?