HELP! Twins / Triplets- Advice Needed

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Hi,
I desperately need some advice... I'm 5+6 weeks pregnant with my first. Yesterday I had what I gaged as a big bleed and thought it was game over. I got an appointment at the EGU to have this confirmed. I had an internal scan and it was revealed that I was still VERY much pregnant with THREE separate sacs showing up on the scan. We went from thinking there was zero to three. My husband and I were shocked into silence. We have been booked in for another scan in two weeks where they will be able to tell us more.
Having had 24 hours to digest, we're now completely freaking out. We currently live in a 2 bed flat in London, my husband works as a freelancer and is often away. Both of our families live over 2.5 hrs away. We do not have a support network. It's completely terrifying, I just don't know how we'll cope. Can anyone offer any advice /reassurance or experience on this? Thanks xx

i have twins, and i can say that i am almost certain that you will be okay. when they 1st come home from hospital, they can all share a room, and if need be then you could have one cot in your bedroom. if cost is an issue, you can get very good quality cots, toys etc second hand frm places like ebay and gumtree. meanwhile, i would be browsing for houses within a price that you could afford on somewhere like purple bricks, which is an online estate agent. all the best x

We had twins - no support network, we both worked full time. When you get a bit further down the line with the pregnancy just make options and plans. We have no support network by the way and my OH gave up work and was a SAHD, I went back to work very quickly. Worked for us... just a case of identifying what you might do and decided. Make a list :)

Dd was 1 when I found out I was having twins.

We had very little in the way of family support as my Mum had had a stroke, everyone else worked full time and to be honest 3 very young ones is too much for most people to look after. Oh and my husband's family are in The Netherlands.

We got a cleaner, and coped. I ended up working pt after Mat Leave. I got a nanny which took most of my wages but it kept me sane!

Babies don't need much space at first and you will cope just fine.

I found the twins easier rather than the toddler as at least they fed, napped and got changed roughly the same time as each other, I just did one then the other, whereas dd1 was 2 when they were born so needed a completely different schedule.

You will be fine. Mine are now 7 and 5 and are the best friends despite having different personalities.