October Chit Chat!

[purplepoet20]

With girl twins she could paint their nails!

[DoulaMama]

My gf had fraternal twin girls and they looked like identical twins!! She made a little elastic anklet for them both and by the time they were 5 mos she had no problem telling them apart. I was sure the Dr's had gotten it wrong..but nope. They are in fact frats! Crazy!

[purplepoet20]

The only problem I would have with twins is hubbies family only calling them "the twins" and not by names. I don't mind "the kid/babies" "the girls" or "the boys". And they would have to buy 2 of the same outfit just to show the world they are twins. I like to dress my kids different but only the same for major Holidays.

[Inglewood]

We were worried about telling our boys apart too, but since they were a pound different in weight, it really was no problem at all. We did use the tip we heard of painting one toenail of one baby a bright colour to help us remember - we never needed it, though.

And yes, I was floored when we found out we were having twins. It was at my 11 week scan, and DH wasn't in the room with me. They made me wait through the whole scan (about an hour) before calling him in so I could tell him! My mom, who's my best friend, was away in China too so I couldn't call her to tell her. It drove me nuts!!!

Make sure you start to get to know other twin moms - you're going to need a support network. Join your local twin club and attend some meetings. Also, check out this forum: http://www.twinstuff.com/forum/index.php?act=idx it's a great source for advice on all things twins.

Make sure you have a doctor who knows twins - especially with identical twins, there are lots of possibilities of complications. Most twin moms see a specialist and get weekly u/s - I did. Make sure you gain enough weight and most doctors recommend a very high protein diet to make sure your babies gain the weight they need.

It's all very exciting and overwhelming, I know. You've got lots of months to get used to the idea of having twins, so you'll be fine once they arrive.

Thanks for all that Info Mocha! Shame u were on ur own for so long!! I has US then send to mat hosp to be scanned by a consultant, spend 5 hrs from one hosp to another! I will now be under a 'twin' consultant who I will see every 4wks? To have another scan in 3 wks then ??4wkly but have to attend a clinic every 2 wks at the hosp. I have been super sick and lost alot of weight recently, starting to feel better now, although still sick/ feeling sick. I am a nurse and the girls at my work have told me not to work anymore??? Best to be at home. Do u work? what did u do? If I can work another month I will get sick pay till I am 36wks pg the start my mat leave. Hope I can do that?

The nail varnish idea is good!!

Off to check out the link u gave me.... Thanks again!!! x

[Mochagirl]

I worked until 30 weeks then got a doctor's note and went on disability for the rest of the pregnancy. I had a desk job though, and really I could have worked up until the end (I was fine and wasn't on bed rest or anything), but I wasn't going to say no to the doctor's note and 2 extra months off from work!

I have a friend who's a nurse, and she had a high risk singleton pregnancy, and because she was on her feet for 12 hour shifts, her doctor wrote her a note to go on disability at 30 weeks too. I'd talk to your doctor about the best thing for you.

Really do try to gain some weight - with a twin pregnancy it's so crucial, but I know it's hard when you're feeling sick. I gained 75 lbs total with my boys, and they were nice healthy, chubby babies.

And yes, pp - it is hard to deal with people treating them as a unit. It's getting easier for people to treat them as individuals as they get older because they have VASTLY different personalities. I've never dressed them identically, either, and have always encouraged them to develop different interests.

[princesssarah34]

DM....that looks very girlie!! Excited for you!!
Purplefairy.........twins?? How awesome!!! Congrats!

We go for our NT scan Wednesday........so scared and excited too. Just hoping to see a heathly baby!
I won't ask for a nub shot as last time the tech I had was very serious about her job. She was one that basicly you do the job and get out. But we will be doing a fun 3d u/s at 16-18week mark and see what we are getting! I am the kinda of person that has to know so I can be ready!

[zanacal]

Good luck for your scan princesssarah - I was wondering after you yesterday! Has the sickness stayed away?

As for me, I've been feeling really sick yesterday and today - odd to suddenly feel poorly when I've not been too bad! I'm sleeping terribly too. I must get up for a wee around 5 times each night and then there are the weird, vivid dreams and waking up in a horrible clammy sweat all the time - nice! I don't think DH and I have DTD more than once or twice since I got my BFP and I'm not sure how long he can put up with that - but I can't think of anything less exciting right now! And OMG have I put on some weight - I'm eating crap all day every day and my biggest trousers are starting to get difficult to do up. I'm going to have to figure out some way to control my eating or I'm going to be the size of a house (again!).

[purplepoet20]

Good luck for your scan princesssarah - I was wondering after you yesterday! Has the sickness stayed away?

As for me, I've been feeling really sick yesterday and today - odd to suddenly feel poorly when I've not been too bad! I'm sleeping terribly too. I must get up for a wee around 5 times each night and then there are the weird, vivid dreams and waking up in a horrible clammy sweat all the time - nice! I don't think DH and I have DTD more than once or twice since I got my BFP and I'm not sure how long he can put up with that - but I can't think of anything less exciting right now! And OMG have I put on some weight - I'm eating crap all day every day and my biggest trousers are starting to get difficult to do up. I'm going to have to figure out some way to control my eating or I'm going to be the size of a house (again!).

I want to get up 5+ times in the night... gives me a reason to check on the kids!

[Mochagirl]

As for me, I've been feeling really sick yesterday and today - odd to suddenly feel poorly when I've not been too bad! I'm sleeping terribly too. I must get up for a wee around 5 times each night and then there are the weird, vivid dreams and waking up in a horrible clammy sweat all the time - nice! I don't think DH and I have DTD more than once or twice since I got my BFP and I'm not sure how long he can put up with that - but I can't think of anything less exciting right now! And OMG have I put on some weight - I'm eating crap all day every day and my biggest trousers are starting to get difficult to do up. I'm going to have to figure out some way to control my eating or I'm going to be the size of a house (again!).

I've been lucky - other than that one day a week ago, I've had no m/s. Maybe I was just sick that day from lack of sleep and taking my prenatal on an empty stomach. I'm 8 weeks today, so I'm starting to think I might escape m/s entirely this pregnancy. Since I've always had it to some degree in my other pregnancies, should I take that as a good sign that this pregnancy is different?

I'm waking up a lot in the night too, and having lots of trouble falling back to sleep afterwards. I've has some awful dreams too - last night I dreamt that they couldn't find a heartbeat in my first u/s, and a few nights before that ds3 drowned. Dreams like that certainly don't help the lack of sleep situation!

Oh, and my sex drive, which isn't very high at the best of times, is completely kaput too. DH is so sweet - he hasn't complained even once though we've only dtd once since my BFP. I'm just soooooo tired by bedtime I pass out as soon as I lie down.

Oh, and ditto on the weight thing. I've gained 10 lbs and counting. I still feel like a kid in a candy store with all the food options available to me after months of dieting that I keep eating crap like fast food. In fact, as I type I'm eating KFC . By some miracle, my smallest jeans are still *just* fitting me, but there's a huge belly hanging over them now.

[princesssarah34]

Z.......my bad m/s has left me thank goodness! But I still get a little sick after I eat and in the evenings....but nothing like before!!
And I will tell you what.....vivid dreams, night sweats and a very low sex drive is in this house too!! I am very lucky to have a hubby that understands and is very patient with it all! But on the side of weight I have only gained 3-4 pounds since this all started...which is weird for me because with all my boys I was wearing my maternity pants by now! I have gotten these really cool things called "Belly Belt's"....they are a button extender for your own pants..and there are different sizes in button spaces....but they are so you can wear your own pants!! I love my Jeans and I really dislike maternity ones....so these are awesome. I have started using them with a couple pairs of my jeans (just a bit tight when I button them) but these are great...I love them!bellybelt.jpegbellybelt1.jpeg