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June 07 - you really would think we would have better things to do than chat on here all day...

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RiallyEeRiaee · 16/10/2008 22:15

New thread.

this is the only link I could find Holly.

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TALLULAHBELLE · 18/10/2008 23:01

Don't know if ID - apparently can't say for sure until born & then by DNA - but unlikely. There are 2 sacs & 2 placentas which can happen with ID but I think more commonly means fraternal.

HollyWeen · 18/10/2008 23:04

I thought two sacs and placentas were always non ID. Shows how much I know! Clearly I need to brush up on my biology! I guess it would be much easier for you if they were non ID. I'm sure it is so easy to get ID twins confused!

LackaDAISYcal · 18/10/2008 23:05

how exciting though tallulah. 2 babies

did you know there were twins in the family, or was this a complete shock to you and DH? I'm sure we've asked these Qs before?

TALLULAHBELLE · 18/10/2008 23:08

Depends at which point the egg splits. I didn't know either till my mum got me a book from the library! Also frat. twins are the type of twins which run in families & do in mine & also the type common in geriatric slightly more mature mothers which I am.

HollyWeen · 18/10/2008 23:09

I've just looked here and it says that the most common twin combo is boy-girl (about 40% of twin births).

TALLULAHBELLE · 18/10/2008 23:10

My cuz had twins 4 months before I had DD. We knew twins ran in the family but I thought she'd got them & the rest of us were safe .

TALLULAHBELLE · 18/10/2008 23:11

She had b/g.

HollyWeen · 18/10/2008 23:13

It is all to do with the release of eggs isn't it? If you release two eggs at once and they both get fertilised this is non ID twins. This runs in families as you inherit the likelihood of releasing multiple eggs from your mother. I have twins in my family too, hence them always scanning me very carefully! Poor dd, I have an aunt and uncle who are twins and so does dp! She is bound to have twins!

LackaDAISYcal · 18/10/2008 23:14

lol tallulah, DH and I are thinking along those lines with the recessive red hair gene that runs in both our families.......DTN1 is ginger, so we will escape!

mind you it hasn't shown up in my family for over 20 years, so.........

HollyWeen · 18/10/2008 23:16

Oh yes daisy, we have the ginger hair gene in our families too! I am a bit of a ginge when I've been in the sun too long and I also have a ginger uncle. Dp's mum was a bit of a ginge too. Ds sometimes looks a tinge red, fingers crossed it'll pass!

HollyWeen · 18/10/2008 23:18

I'm going to bed now. Dp has just fallen asleep on the sofa and if I sneak up now he might stay there all night !

Peace out xx

TALLULAHBELLE · 18/10/2008 23:20

Well -we have our share of the dreaded G gene too. My DN is ginger strawberry blond, & a couple of cousins too. Have so far escaped but with twins guess the odds are increased.

Also Holly, as you speed towards menopause your body starts to chuck the eggs out as they reach their sell-by so an older mother is more likely to have twins as is more likely to release 2 eggs in a cycle.

TALLULAHBELLE · 18/10/2008 23:23

Night Holly. Am off to bed too though don't know why I bother, so much tossing & turning & getting up to pee, it's hardly worth it. Sure I'll get more sleep once the babies are born. Hope springs eternal.

Night Daisy.

LackaDAISYcal · 18/10/2008 23:36

night all.

hope you can sleep T; I found that lying on my side and propping my back with a pillow and having one under my bump with the end of that between my knees helps!

Poor DH can't get in the bloody bed!

JammyOLantern · 19/10/2008 07:07

Morning all. Sorry you've had such crappy a/n care Tallulah, hope things come together better at the end! And hope you got some rest last night.

Daisy, you still with us?

Bumper, sorry I can't remember how long between stopping and getting engorged. I know I had a few days, maybe a week?, of expressing occasionally when it got a bit much - maybe once a day, or once every 36 hours kind of thing.

Whoever asked, apparently jamlet had a bacon sandwich too And DH says she was one of the least messy with it

JammyOLantern · 19/10/2008 07:09

Oh and a few people have said jamlet has a touch of strawberry blonde, but I am quite happy with that. I was similar until I was about 3 then I turned dark brown, so it might not last.

Bloodystumperlicious · 19/10/2008 09:06

Morning,

Jammy, I just remember you being quite surprised at the engorgement as it wasn't immediately. TBH, I can't see there being much affect as we have cut down so gradually. I guess this is where I get to find out if the bfing was keeping my weight on or holding it off! I'm starting weightwatchers tomorrow as I am fed up with being a fatty fat fatty!

We have the twin gene in my family too. My grandma has 2 sets (one died ) but I have a twin aunty and uncle, and the aunty had a set of twins, but theoretically I could have twins too, they say it can skip a generation.

We are going to meet Lcy's baby today! She is coming to a neighbouring county to see her inlaws. It was her MIL's wedding on Friday and apparently her DD cried for 4 hours, and nobody offered to help her ! Can't wait to see her though, apparently she is a chubber. She was 12 lb at 6 weeks! DD is only 22lb at 16 months!

LackaDAISYcal · 19/10/2008 09:30

morning. I'm still here, but pissed off as the boys have gone fishing and I'm left in the house by myself with fuck all to do but tidy up as fucking usual.

The highlight of my week has been a trip to fucking sainsbury's....last Monday.

So.....DD and I are getting our glad rags on and going shopping, fuck him.

(please excuse my french....I'm a wee bit pissed off to say the least)

DH thinks we should come and join them at the fiching ponds so I can watch DS fishing as it would be good for his coinfidence. so I get to stand, in the pissing rain, getting cold, chasing after DD to stop her from trying to dive in the water (can't take the buggy so she has to walk).....and this is his idea of a great Sunday afternoon out. And all I heard yesterday was DS, if you d that once more there will be no fishing! DS was a wee shite, so what do they do...go bloody fishing. cos the fishing isn't for DS really; he's just the excuse.

Anyhoo, I has words with DH before he left and probably said more than I should. And now if I don't go, DS will be upset as DH has already told him that DD and I would come over and watch him fish. AAAAARRRRRSSSSSEEEEEE.

but I need to go to hobbycraft and mothercare, and might just buy myself a new handbag for the hell of it in Next, just to annoy him as he thinks I have too many.

DD much better today, temp coming down, poo more normal like but teeth still very sore. I think she has about four coming in all together

Sorry for the rant [b

LittleMissNorty · 19/10/2008 10:59

Hello ladies ......remember me?

Had a fab time in Scotland.....covered over 2000 miles in 2 weeks....am knackered now though and lots to do here...

Haven't caught up.....don't know if I will.....but it seems no baby yet Daisy? Sounds like you're having a shit day so go and buy that handbag.....sod the housework.

Hi everyone else?

Anyone bring me up to speed with the last two weeks?

HollyWeen · 19/10/2008 13:01

Hi norty! Did you have a lovely time? How are you feeling?

I'm going to the baby show in a min, so speak later! xxx

Ohforfoxsake · 19/10/2008 15:00

Hi Norty, welcome back.

Hope you got yourself something nice Daisy.

I went to the gym this morning ouch.

Sputnik · 19/10/2008 15:37

Well done Foxy.

Nice to have you back Norty, and glad you had a good time

I have just waved goodbye to my mum and dad. Nice to have them here but I must admit I got fed up with being responsible for everyone eating 3 meals a day.

Bloodystumperlicious · 19/10/2008 16:17

Hello,

We've just been to see Lcy's baby, she is so cute, and huge! Then DH and I spent the journey home arguing about money and his job situation, and I how I don't think about how hard it is for him, and when I complain about working FT it makes him feel bad . What a shit situation.

Hey Norty, you have been missed. How are you feeling?

Sputnik, must be nice to have some space again.

Anyone heard from Fury?

Sputnik · 19/10/2008 16:42

Yes, some space and the chance to Mumsnet!
Was wondering about Fury too. I'll probably try FBing her as she's going to be in Rome soon, but I don't think I'll be able to make a meet-up

Hope your DH can find something soon Bumper, it must be very stressful for both of you.

Sputnik · 19/10/2008 16:49

Baby Sputnik started at nursery last week and it hasn't gone at all well. They do this thing here where you stay with them the first days then go out for longer and longer periods. Anyway, I left for 15 minutes on thursday and friday and he cried absolutely hysterically (I know because I was sat in the entrance listening).

Anyway, they want me to try leaving him for no more than 30 minutes for next week.

TBH I'm surprised, he'll happily wander off in social situations. But then again he has never been left with anyone other than DH. Not out of our choice but there has never been any one to leave him with.