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OMG

10mo twins and then finds out preg with triplets...not only preg but delivering

The zoom in on her odd socks was class...

think thats harsh saying about the one with the trainee nannies,they wont be fulltime and they are limited what they can do,ive twins (there 12 now) and a 4yr old on my own thats hard work but the mother with triplets in question is doing a fab job,hat of to her and the others

Well I say hats off to them all. I'm in awe

I've just watched it. I just have no idea how those women cope - I really really should have spent more of my time counting my blessings. They all seemed like thoroughly nice parents, as well.

Not saying that the lady with the nannies doesn't still have to put a lot of time and effort in but compared to the other families shown, I would suggest that she does have an 'easier' time. Simply being able to share the childcare with people who despite being partly trained, still know what they're doing must be a relief.

Dunno, maybe I'm wrong.

So, how many DC altogether did the parents with prem triplets have altogether? The triplets, obviously, then the 10 month old, 3 year old, then didn't they say they had 3 kids EACH from previous relationships????

The 3 year old was from a previous relationship - they'd only been together for 2 years.

Five kids in the same school year is just insane.

The family who had 5 kids in the same school year must have really struggled when they were babies, that would have been really hard going.

My best friend has toddler triplets (no other dc) and I know how much her and her partner struggled with constant rounds of feeding, broken nights etc, I am always in awe of how well she copes with everything.

Without a doubt the woman with the 2 nannies had an easier time.

The parents with the premature triplets had 10 kids in total.

They each had 3 girls from previous relationships (the mum's three lived with them).

They also had a 10 month old girl whne the triplets were born.

loved THIS, SO heartwarming

made my SAHP feel alot better about his lot too

lovely

I thought all the families were wonderful! It made DH and I feel a lot better about the imminent arrival of DC4!

The lady with twins then triplets had had her sister and mum very close by until now though so I expect they did a lot to help her!

The only thing I kept thinking was how loudly would people be shouting 'troll' if she'd come on MN and posted

'I had triplets last nigh and didn't even know I was pregnant. And I have 10 month old twins at home.'

WRT the trips lady with the help. My friend had prem twins and got help from the local college and it was 2 hours a day for 2 or 3 mornings a week. They could not be left unsupervised and they did not do any household tasks, it was a help but it wasn't life changing I think. Whilst I'm sure she is very grateful it wouldn't be like having a proper employee I think.

I thought they were all great. I didn't like to think of the costs, must be huge for the family of the 5 in the same school year.

I felt so inadequate - I've only got twins! They're 16 now, but as one of the parents said the problems don't go away as they get older, they just change!

in awe.com

Hello < waves>
I am the "well off" lady with the gin habit. I came to see what people were saying about me
unfortunately we are def not well off (I wish) and the documentary painted a slightly rosy picture of our lives. They omitted many tantrums and my DD pooing on the kitchen floor while I was giving the boys breakfast. The nannies are fab but are not with us that much; a week or two here and there.

Hello! Thank you for posting! I thought you came across very well! I thought all the mums seemed lovely (and normally I'm really critical of people on documentaries!) I was wondering if I could ask a question? I'm not in quite as remarkable a situation as you but I'm due in Sept with DC4 to join Id twin daughters who will be 12 months almost to the day and a son who'll be 3.3. Do you have any tips wrt pushchairs for 3/cars and coping with 4 small children? :)

Hi ladyandtehchocolate (a choc habit not gin, I see [cgrin])! Must be such hard work. I also have four but mine are 11, 9, 4 and 5 months. Cant even begin to imagine what your life is like.

What beautiful children you have, how old are the boys now?

Hello fyrtle,
Well congrats firstly! How exciting and daunting i'm sure but I bet you'll find the new baby a doddle after having twins. Well, maybe not a doddle but easier certainly. You certainly are fertile!
Re cars, we have a vw caravelle and it is bloody brilliant. I don't know how we'd manage with anything smaller. Sturdy and it'll go on for years I hope which is just as well as we'll never afford another one. We have a quad pram that we imported from new zealand and it is good but heavy. It is made by the adventure buggy company and is an everest quad if I remember rightly.
You'll cope just fine as you'll be used to multitasking already. Develop your own routine and try not to worry about things that don't really essentially need to be done.

Thanks Wallace. The boys will be one on Saturday and are now all crawling and very much into wrestling, biting and hair pulling with sideline interests of electrical sockets, trailing wires and the oven [chmm]
I do indeed have a chocolate habit but it is second these days to gin and caffeine.

Thank you! I am hoping DC4 will slot into the routine... My delusion theory is it may be hard now but I have a vision of them entertaining each other for hours at a time and being the best of friends in a few years while growing into easy going, amiable adults knocked into shape by their siblings...

On the plus side only doing the absolute essentials must mean when this iron breaks (which it will do imminently judging by the sounds it's making) I won't need to replace it! I will tell DH this must be so as ladyandthechocolate says and she has triplets!

hi there - your boys are gorgeous by the way ,my dd was all gooey over them.

i thought they were all marvellous, esp the triplet/twins family
CHOCLADY, we did not see your dh, IF HE IS WORKING LOTS?, and maybe no family nearby?, those nannies must be a great help.

We did see the dh - he was at work and had a video of the boys crying on his phone to remind him that his was the easy job!

oh yes , i do remember that bit, thanks WALLACE

I just watched it tonight, my dh saw it was on and recorded it for me..............er said I might find it interesting! Well, I just was gobsmacked, kept thinking, omg thats such hard work, etc. See how quickly you forget?? My trio are now 13 and for me this is the hard part, they are very much a handful, all think they know it all etc. If I could turn back the clock I would love to have the first 5 years again. I loved every minute of it, was amazed by them..................and I was 46!!