TWINS! Advise needed please
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Topic: TWINS! Advise needed please
Posted By: LucysMummy
Subject: TWINS! Advise needed please
Date Posted: 25 March 2010 at 9:44pm
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Hi Everyone
Had a scan with our wonderful OBGYN yesterday at 10 week mark and discovered we are having twins due in October 2010! Surprise! A surprise as looks like they are identical (confirm this at nucal scan) and thats not hereitary. I am a fratenal twin ... now that is hereditary! We currently have a beautiful soon to be 2 year old daughter. I guess I am looking for advise from anyone who is in similar boat or been there done that. Are twins really scary? I am very much a routine girl so know I can do it but its like being a new mum all over again not knowing what is going to happen!!!! How do people cope with a toddler AND two new borns? |
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Posted By: babyg
Date Posted: 25 March 2010 at 9:54pm
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This will be an important Ohbaby thread for you to join into in future Lucysmummy -
http://www.ohbaby.co.nz/Forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23153&PN=1&TPN=131 - Multiples thread And, if you haven't already - you should pop into the due in Oct 10 thread, I'm sure they'd love for you to join in there too. Congratulations! ------------- Ev, Mum to: Carys Ruby - 4 October 2007 Spencer James - 2 July 2010 |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 25 March 2010 at 11:06pm
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http://www.ohbaby.co.nz/Forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=23153&PN=1 - Twins triplets and more
That one too :-) Congrats on your 2 new additions ! ------------- 
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Posted By: mummyofprinces
Date Posted: 26 March 2010 at 7:51am
Definately come and join us in the October thread... we would love to have you! Cant help with the twins but we love to chat  -------------   
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Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 26 March 2010 at 8:11am
| Definitely come into the twins & triplets thread....there are a few mums who have other children older than their twins who will be able to answer any questions!! I'm not a lot of help as my twins are our first, but if you're routine based you will have an advantage....routines rock LOL |
Posted By: minik8e
Date Posted: 26 March 2010 at 8:14am
| Oh, I'm not sure what part of the coujntry you're in, but I would also recommend joining your local Multiple Birth Club - they are great with support, meetups etc. We also hired our capsules through them (so much cheaper than hiring/buying from anywhere else). |
Posted By: babyg
Date Posted: 26 March 2010 at 8:52am
Hehe, they are the same thread Kelly - I just named mine differently cos my preggy brain couldn't remember the actual name by the time I got the hyperlink up ------------- Ev, Mum to: Carys Ruby - 4 October 2007 Spencer James - 2 July 2010 |
Posted By: Henna79
Date Posted: 26 March 2010 at 10:00am
| Congrats!! My cousin has twins they are no 3 and 4 of her 5 boys and she is like you a routine girl and manages like a pro. I swear her place is always more organised than mine and I only have 1 boy. |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 26 March 2010 at 11:42am
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Lol Ev, oops !
ah well , two of the same to chose from (im too lazy to edit ) -------------
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Posted By: babyg
Date Posted: 26 March 2010 at 2:21pm
Its all good, my link opens to the last page of the thread and yours opens to the first so it worked out well ------------- Ev, Mum to: Carys Ruby - 4 October 2007 Spencer James - 2 July 2010 |
Posted By: mumoftwins
Date Posted: 26 March 2010 at 4:03pm
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Congratulations!!!! Twins are awesome, I have 3 yr old identical boys!!
As your DD is a pre-schooler, you will qualify for 240hrs homehelp, that you can use during the first year after babies are born!! You need to find someone to be the home help, but winz pays them. And you can use it however you want.....all in the first couple of months, or once a week cleaner for a year...however YOU need the help. Definately contact your local multipe birth club as they can help you get through the WINZ system (I've heard not all winz staff are aware of the homehelp  ) plus some areas have ante-natel classes for twins.
Mine were my first too so can't help with organising a toddler and newborns, but I'm 20wks with #4 (so 2nd after twins) so it can't be all bad
You have joined a special club!! 
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Posted By: bext1
Date Posted: 26 March 2010 at 8:37pm
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Hi LucysMummy
Congrats on Twins. Twins are super special!! And as mumoftwins said, you will get 240 hours of home help from WINZ which is not income tested. What part of NZ are you? Come join us in the twins/triplet thread, as there is some other mummies who are pregnant with twins now. Congrats again! ------------- 
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