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Ali

[dede79]

Your little ones are so precious MyLittlePrince! Adorable, keep posting...

[Alxeen]

Mylittleprince - thanks so much for sharing your birth and first week experiences, it's wealth of information that is so helpful and it sounds like things are all going as well as possibly can be expected! Keep the updates coming, it answers questions I didn't even know I had The photos are adorable and they really look like the boy/girl version of each other - so cute.

Just one more - Ahh, you're first of April and I'm 28th March, and I think Reesan is late March too, so as to who goes first is really anyone's guess!

Tucky - I had pelvic instability from 7 weeks onwards, but thankfully it hasn't gotten any worse (yet!). Being on crutches must be hard work. Have you found anything particularly helpful at all?

AMBA - Has anyone had any contact with the multiple births association? I sent off membership forms but have heard nothing back; it's been about two weeks now. I went to the Baby expo on the weekend and they had a stall there and all they could say was "talk to your local chapter" and gave me a booklet on PND....err, thanks?

[Just-one-more]

Tucky I'm going to end up on crutches I'm sure... my spd has been playing up (and I have hyper mobility which makes it worse) I'm using src shorts which make a huge difference. If I don't wear them for a few days I end up immobile and on pain killers.

My little prince. Your babies are adorable! I'm all clucky lol

Alxeen I joined the local ambas facebook page but haven't joined the actual association yet. Not even sure how to..

I'm waddling along nicely. Feeling more and more movements. Tired sore and feeling huge!
Eating is an issue as I'm picky and can't fit much in.
Got a blood sugar monitor so I can keep an eye on my levels. I'm over weight so want to avoid gd and figure I can use it to see how my diet looksto be affecting me.
Struggling with both fatigue and insomnia rofl what a combo!!
Put a few baby clothes on lay buy so it's all feeling very real lol

[Jo-Anna]

Hi guys!
Mylittleprince- I have been keenly reading your updates. It is so lovely to hear such a positive twin birth story and breastfeeding experience. The photos were adorable and helped me to really imagine what it will be like when we bring our twins home.

Well I went see my gp. I am not able to go to my local hospital where I had DS, as twins is considered 'high risk'. I tried to get into the Royal Womens but that was no good either, di-di twins are considered 'low risk'. So instead I am going to a hospital that is my very last choice, which is Sunshine. I wish we were in a position to go private but alas we don't have PHI. I am trying to keep an open mind but I have heard so many conflicting stories on this hospital that I haven't got high hopes.

I have been feeling just awful lately. So tired and over whelmed. I am really hoping for a lift in the second trimester (please tell me it gets better?) I am off to see a naturopath to help with my nutrition as for some reason I keep losing weight. I assume it's as simple as I am not eating enough, but will see what she can suggest anyway.
Luckily my mum and dad are awesome and have taken DS for 2 nights this week while DH and I have been sick. The are wonderful people!
Anyway, enough whinging from me. Hope you are all travelling smoothly with you pregnancies.

Oh and I wanted to ask, when is everyone starting to buy things for the babies? I don't want to do it too soon in case something goes wrong (superstitious I guess), but don't want to leave it till I am the size of a whale either.... hmm tricky! I have googled my butt off with research and have picked the pram/carseats that we want so i have at least made a start!

[Tucky]

Hi all!

Alxeen & Just one more - I've had it since pretty early on but have finally given in to the crutches. I've been on crutches with two of my last three pregnancies so knew it was coming but tried to hold off as long as possible. I've been seeing my physio for a few months which I think really helped. I've tried tubal elastic and a belt but they give me a lot more pain, my physio is worried that the pregnancy shorts won't help since those two give me more pain so crutches it is. I'm also going to do Aquamums to strengthen my core, amazing how much lighter my belly feels in the water! Good luck with your SPD & hyper mobility ladies, I just keep telling myself "it's all worth it on the end!"

Jo-Anna - good luck, hope you feel better soon. It does get better! Unfortunately I don't know much about Sunhine hospital, I hope it works out for you.

I haven't joined AMBA yet but did join the twin registry. Also haven't bought anything for the babies yet although we do have a lot of the necessities, think I'll have to buy some 00000 clothing though as all my last babies were a decent size so not even in 0000!

[reesan]

Hi all, haven't been posting much as have been very tired again and preparing to move house this weekend (gah)

The fatigue lift I had at 15 weeks only lasted about two weeks and since then I've been having a massive growth spurt and tired and hungry all the time. Now I feel so huge and getting around and sleeping is becoming quite uncomfortable. I look sooooo pregnant it's hard to believe I might only be halfway.

Whinge, whinge, I have been doing so constantly!

But wanted to mention for Jo-Anna, I think possibly it is normal to feel pretty terrible most of the time. I'm seeing Royal Women's and one of the multiples OBs said I didn't need to keep reporting my symptoms, only if it was severe pain or coupled with bleeding or vomitting - he said weird symptoms and discomforts are normal and to be expected. Grumble.

I did heaps of shopping as soon as I found out it was twins, at 6 and a bit weeks. Then I felt terrible and worried until 12 weeks, then did heaps more shopping. So now I already have almost everything big. I still need to pick up the pram, and get the car seats installed, but I know where I'm doing that and I'm doing it after the move.

It all seemed too early but now that I'm already big and uncomfortable even the idea of painting the nursery in our new place has stopped being exciting so I'm so glad most of the shopping is done. I might have the moving blues a bit though.

I am really looking forward to being moved, and we are moving back to the apartment I own that I lived in before I met DH and we are really looking forward to setting everything up to raise our CBD dwelling twin girls, sooo cosmopolitan, but it's just feeling overwhelming right now.

And I can't do much! So, poor DH!

MyLittlePrince you guys are doing so well, so great to hear and loved the photos.

Ps with all the talk about AMBA, I still haven't sent off my membership forms but I've been reading the AMBA forums every day and am finding it really helpful especially going through the archives. The only catch is you won't see any of the wonderful content first time you go there - you have to post five posts before your account will be 'unlocked'. This is seriously stupid, but so worth doing!

Nonspecific whinges and solidarity to all feeling uncomfortable! I try to remember I should just be greatful about my two girls but most of the time I'm too busy being uncomfortable and worried something might go wrong. I had my 18 week scan yesterday and everyone's doing well but despite not generally being a worrier I worry, worry, worry about them. The ultrasound tech yesterday said well you may as well as get started now as once they're out you'll be worrying about them for the rest of your life...

[reesan]

Oh, also, once you're on the AMBA forums you can find out about stuff for sale, that was handy for me as I was able to purchase two second hand bassinets that way (and get to visit with a twin mummy and her two identical baby girls at the same time). It also allowed me to find the facebook group for my local chapter, and people sell stuff through that regularly too.

Who else is in Melbourne? Alex I think you are? I'm in CBD so joining the Northern and inner city group.

[Just-one-more]

I joined the forums too. Posting to get unlocked was annoying but now it's done its been very useful.

Tucky the belt always hurt me too I couldn't stand it last time. But the shorts really are amazing. I picked mine up second hand on eBay at a bargain. I see them on gumtree too so worth looking for. Mine started getting bad so early but I've held it off well with the shorts.

My new lounge is sunken with 3 steps into it and they are agony!!

Sick of the insomnia. I am also getting restless legs a lot??? Weird and annoying.

Otherwise coasting along. Scan and ob visit next week


ETA I forgot shopping... I've put a few laybuys on. We have a cot and car seats already. Need a new seat for toddler. Bouncers and clothes and blankets on lsybuy. Got loads of cloth nappies and wobdersuits. Own tonnes of carriers that are able to be used for twins
Other things like pram etc we will get after they are born

This post has been edited by Just-one-more: 20/10/2012, 07:20 AM

[*mylittleprince*]

Hi everyone

Hope you are all well.

Alxeen - I would persevere with contacting AMBA. My local chapter is fantastic. They have a monthly newsletter, a closed facebook page, two weekly playgroups, a monthly playdate at someone's house, a monthly park playdate, a mums night out once a month. They also hire breast pumps and pillows for a very cheap rate. There is an AMBA facebook page for the whole of Australia that I find useful.

Just-one-more- I battled to eat during pregnancy. I ate less during pregnancy than I did before I fell pregnant and the babies were over 3kg each. I would just try fit in some good stuff like fruit, veg, dairy and meat. Have you had your iron levels checked? I found a magnesium supplement in the late afternoon really helped with restless legs. I got it so bad that I just wanted to move around all night.

Jo-Anna - do you fall outside the catchment for RBWH? I had the twins there and the service was fantastic. Hope you enjoyed your 2 child free nights. I tried to get everything organised by 22 weeks as after that I was so tired and sore and didn't really want to have extra pressure.

Tucky - if you buy 00000 clothing, keep the tags on until babies are born. My over 3kg babies went straight into 0000 at birth. Obviously not everyone has such big babies but we have a whole bag of stuff that we havne't used and can't return as they have been washed. I had SPD during pregnancy and am glad to report it is soooo much better.

Reesan - it's ok to whinge. Twin pregnancy is so hard on your body and some people just don't understand. Hang in there. It's so worth it in the end. My body isn't back to normal but 11 days after birth and I feel so much better than when I was pregnant. Try take it easy with heavy housework and going out.

PS For all those battling to sleep, I feel better now with a toddler and newborn twins (sleep wise) than I did when I was pregnant. I really battled to sleep towards the end and now sleep well inbetween their feeds.

Twins are 11 days old and all is going well here. They are so adorable and I can't stop looking at them. 3 year old DS is going well and starting to ask lots of questions which is nice. Haven't been out except to medical appointments, etc. Want to try stay home for the first few weeks.

Have a great weekend everyone.