Twins or Triplets or more!

I know I couldn't! It was hard work! I mean, I probably could if I had to but it would be so much worse knowing what I was getting myself into!

I remember being at Birthcare after I had Chiara and I fed her and she was asleep and it suddenly dawned on me that that was it. There wasn't another baby waiting to be fed/changed/cuddled, there was just her. It was so easy!

Of course then Willie brought the gremlins to visit and chaos ensued...

I wouldn't mind twins again if they were like these girls But it helps that I don't know any better lol! I noticed that alot of you with twins already had one baby prior I'm blessed with ignorance
The girls have been such mellow babies and fantatstic sleepers so if someone could promise me another set of twins as mellow as these I'd be up for it
BRING IT ON!!

Hahahaha! Thats fantastic! I find whenever I'm out with the girls I seem to attract crackpots like a moth to a flame!
People are constantly coming up and asking the stupidest questions it drives me mad sometimes. It's like I should just expect that just because I had 2 at once people are going to treat us like a traveling freak show when we're out?!?!?

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tell me about it
its always the 'are they twins?' that bugs me in pak n save.... no lady, they are cousins!! lol

and had the oh i so want twins from the girl in pumpkin patch... LOL, good luck to her :D

well my two monkeys spent their first night last night in seperate cots and FINALLY slept thru the night. thank god!!!

Our monkeys were about 8 or 9 weeks old when they started sleeping through the night and all has been dreamy since so boy did we luck out! It was amazing how they both did it on the same night as well We had them in the same cot till around 6 weeks we had them top and tail, but they got too long and were kicking each other lol! Their Daddy is 6ft4 so they're gonna be tall.

MAYA -
When the gremlins were babies I seriously considered having t-shirts printed that said "YES we are twins, YES we are identical, YES we are both girls and YES we are big for our age. Any more stupid questions?"

I could use a couple of those T Shirts! Why is it that even when you dress them head to toe in pink people still ask if they're girls????

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Haha I was at the mall today and noticed I was getting some funny looks
I realised I was walking behind 2 other Mothers pushing prams with twins!!!! How random is that! We were all walking in a line like some kind of traveling freak show!

Hey Lisa, thanks for telling me about this forum. I would love to join!

20/07/05 Ryan & Katelyn, fraternal boy/girl - Kasbee
14/10/06 Sienna & Mercedes, Identical girls - Maya
31/01/08 Eimear & Aoife, Fraternal girls - Tishy
10/11/07 Noah & Lola, Fraternal boy/girl - Floss
12/05/08 Esme & Hazel, Identical girls - Lisa85
10/05/08 Luke & Zavier, Identical boys - bext1
31/07/08 Marshall & Jordan, Identical boys - cat00
14/03/09 EDD two boys, fraternal - Linda

No history of twins in my family - I'm 41 so I am one of those ladies leaving children until later in like and have twins! My other two boys are 5 and 3. Originally tried for a girl for #3 but have ended up with two boys which is fine....knew there was no control over what we had. I'm nearly 28 weeks and starting to feel it. Still working full time although in a couple of weeks plan to cut my hours down and then finish end of Jan.

I've read a lot of books that all talk about the first six months being a complete blur but I'm not sure if I'm in denial I don't see how it can be that much harder than one baby (obviously getting use to the two of them will be a big learning curb). So am I being unrealistic here? I will be formula feeding so not sure if that will help. I'm going to try the podee bottle - has anyone tried this?

Still haven't decided on the pram. Mountain Buggy are bringing out a compact double buggy in May so I'm thinking I will go with the snap n go wheels first and then see what the new buggy is like.

Have joined the multiple birth assoc and they have been gret.

Another question (sorry, might be a few). Do you get your nappies via a bulk supplier or via the supermarket. Same re formula.

Thanks!

Hooray the list is growing! Welcome Linda and congrats.

With prams we have a steel craft enigma twin stroller which is a side by side pram. We got it from Farmers for around $400 which was the main reason we got it. It's been fantastic but the biggest problem with the side by side prams is sometimes doors can be tricky to fit through and some stores with small isles.

Its amazing how quickly you adapt to having 2 and the best part is they do EVERYTHING together. So its completely different from having to kids different ages going through different stages. Peice of cake..... most days

My sister had Fraternal boys in her late 30's. I think it's something to do with once your over 30 your body starts pumping out multiple eggs at once? Her boys are complete opposites too. One has brown eyes and hair and the other has blonde hair blue eyes. They look nothing alike! Very cute though. Its nice that they have one that looks like her and one that looks like him.

Our buggy is just a Phil and Teds single with the toddler seat on it as I hated the thought of a big side by side, at the start both Noah and Lola fitted in the top part when it was laid flat then when they were about 3mths the went one in the top one in the toddler seat.

I use the Karicare formula as well. Once you are all set up, they have everything on record and all you need to do is make a quick phonecall with your order and they will arrive the next day. So much cheaper ($7 a tin less) and you dont have to pay for postage.

As for disposable nappies - dont know if there is anything similar for either the Huggies or Treasures brands. Let us know if you find something - have heard a rumour about plunket doing something?!?

I use the Pedigree double stroller with a toddler seat. Is heavy and takes up a lot of room in the car but has been handy. Not suitable for travelling with either.

Hope everyond had a good Christmas and New Years. We went out to town and watched the young ones making a fool of themselves and listened to the bands/fireworks etc. Had a fun evening but made me feel old and boring!