Hullo all My dt's are blissfully having a lie in and dp has taken the ds's on the school run so naturally I thought 10 mins spare, I'll go on mumsnet! Have been avoiding computer (not that I have time!) until we chose names which we did yesterday after much stress....
Felix and Bridget are now 6 days old and they're so sweet, but life is very hard work just now as I guess I expected. Last night I had 2 x 2 hour sleeps in my bed (hadn't got in it at all the previous 2 nights upon returning from hospital!) which makes me feel top of the world as I might get an hour during the day as well. During the day they're feeding every 3 hours & napping well so it's fairly calm then except when both want feeding at same times! Bfeeding twins is um interesting to say the least - one screams for 20-30 mins until latched and then feeds like a dream, the other faffs around for over an hour! We stupidly went out yesterday with them (omg the amount of attention you get, there were people leaning over the pram all afternoon!) Ended up in Dhams changing room for an hour an a half trying to tandem feed them just so we could go home. Nightmare.
Birth story wanted I guess. It's actually the best birth I've had so far funniliy enough! and I'm recovering better than with the other two as well. Very lucky, I feel. Waters exploded all over our bed Sat. night, went into hospital, within seconds of entering the doors was contracting 2 mins apart and in agony. Whished me into delivery room, 4cm. Asked repeadtedly for epidural until I got one!!! Within 30 mins twin1's head was right at the entrance, dp tried to disappear to get my bags from the car & they dragged him back. Got to hospital 8pm, at 10.18 Felix was born and absolutely fine. Then things got a bit hairy as Bridget had her arm stuck up in front of her head so they had to put it back in (very good registrar, she was wonderful!) before she could be born. She came out 20 mins after her brother quite grey and floppy, not making a noise which I panicked about but within a minute was fine and there are no problems. Apparently I was minutes from a crash section because 20 is the max b/t twins before she would be have been in trouble. One tiny stitch, lost quite a lot of blood but all ok and I am loving being able to bend and walk and get in and out of bed/car etc without any help!!
Didn't feel bonded with them for quite some time, but stayed an extra night in hospital on advice of a friend and made all the difference getting to know them both a little. Got very gushy over them yesterday, but generally so bloomin tired & back/pelvis hurting that it's just a blur. Hope that will settle down.
BP, hope you are able to rest up and get over this soon, sounds worrying! Lennied, I so sympathise over the spd as you will know you poor thing. I'm getting twinges still after the birth, I was hoping it would disappear but I'm not resting enough. Are you going to get referral to physio and if you can possibly avoid lifting dd altogether (esp not carrying on your hip which is the worse) it will make you feel much better within a day or so as that's really what did me in with ds2.