Twin parents

Hi Rosie, welcome to Oh Baby! I dont have twins, but there is one mum on here who does and one preggy with twins. I am Aimee, I have an almost 6 month old - Hannah. My sis had twins last year when her daughter was 10 months. Wow, you must have your hands full! This is a great site - you'll love it

Hi i have twins. My name is Kelly, i have Blair who is 3 1/2 and i also have fraternal twins Ryan and Katelyn who are almost 9 months.

Hi Rosie
Ryan and Katelyn are busy little babies they are both crawling around and pulling themselves up on furniture, Katelyn has 2 teeth but Ryan doesn't have any yet.
Yep Blairs in Kindy 3 days a week and he loves it which is great for me. I have never been to a multi-birth group i just never seem to have the time and with living in the country it makes it abit hard to get to town.
Blairs pretty good with them he's the same as Cam he loves carrying them everywhere and likes them to play in his bedroom with him, sometimes he can be abit rough but most of the time he's good.
Whats your girls names? What are they up to? I think the older they get the easier they are to look after, they seem to be able to just play by themselfs which makes life easier.

yay Emma 3 days till the magic 12 week mark!

i would just like to say that i dont have twins and i admire u ladies that are doing such a good job with 2 and emma who will when she has them, especially considering ones hard enuf.

I did see identical twin girls at caitlyns playgroup yesterday and they were soooo cute!

hey rosie,I dont have twins but i do have an 11 mnth old daughter(r yours as mischeivious as my 1??),harmony gets into anything and everything she lays her eyes one,cat bikkies is the flavour of the month at the mo.

she is exactly as u described Megan and charlotte.ie walking along furniture and standing for few moments unaided.

when were ur girls born??? harms was born friday 13th May(yeah black friday baby pmsl).oh,Harmony has got a pr of the navy and red pants too

kasbee wrote: I have talked to so many people who have said they have always wanted to have twins and i think man why would anybody want to have twins its so much hard work.

As someone who has in the past expressed a desire for twins, I think it is because they really captivate people and are fascinating, especially identical twins. If most of us who have ever said "I'd love twins" are honest though we probably have quite a "romantic" idea of them and convienently forget the reality and all the work involved!

That said yes I'm still a little envious of you twin parents! My hat is off to you all!

It's not so much that I don't WANT twins, I just go thru stages of what I guess is grieving for what it means I miss out on - the cruisy second pregnancy, normal birth, getting to have my awesome midwife as LMC, losing my little VW and moving to a bigger house, and the fact that we budgeted and planned so that we could buy our next baby teh things we couldn't afford when we had Maya, but now we can't afford it twice over.

But then I am actually quite excited about twins, and really dreading that they might tell me something is wrong with one of them at my NT scan on Monday. And Maya is excited about her "two babies".

Rosie - I've been staying with Mum and Dad over Easter and Mum has a slow cooker which she uses all the time, so I went out and bought one today coz I reckon it'll be the only way I get dinner on the table once the babies arrive! And not having any family in Auckland, I am really working on my friends for support! But Willie has a sister at Helensville who has offered to have Maya while I am in hospital which is god, and Mum is going to come over when the babies are home as well. PLus I'm making Willie take his 3 weeks annual leave then too so he can pace the floors with me.

Did either of you breastfeed? Maya had severe dairy and soy allergy so I have been advised not to put my next child on formula at all. Which was fine when we thought there was one, but the thought of breastfeeding two exhausts me!

lol,i had my m/w appt on the 10th may(my edd)and she nicely tells me if no baby by fri then am booking into day unit the folowing wed to duscuss options.i was like "nah,i dont wanna have a fri 13th baby" (im not superstitious at all) i said it jokingly but lil miss H had other ideas lol.i find it hard to be stern as i just crack up laughing when she looks at me when i tell her off (usual monkey trouble shes generally in).they r so cool at this age too.i told dp the other day we r gunna have our hands full when she starts walking.she will prob be running before shes walking lmao

We just have a station wagon - 94 Nissan Aviner. It fits 3 carseats across the back seat with heaps of boot space. (some people movers don't have much of a boot). We just looked for a wagon with a flat back seat (vs dips for your bums) and hoped they all fit! (I really really didn't want a people mover).

Don't buy an older version Phil n Teds - the new ones (E3s) are great. Can buy from Trade Me or new from Winkalotts.co.nz (saves $90?)

BTW IRD pays out 2x$1200 for twins born for your parental tax credit - dunno how much this compares if you're working and get paid parental leave. Also your family assistance will go up heaps with 3 vs 1 child
http://www.ird.govt.nz/yoursituation-ind/parents/

I go to the twin club playgroup - they're an interesting bunch and I've met some good friends there.

Anyway should go
Rosie