Friend Pregnant With Twins
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Hi there girls, I thought I'd ask for some advice for a friend of mine who recently found out she's expecting twins. She's 17 weeks along, and has a three year old girl. She gets 'excited' quickly, nervous and worried all the time, and now that she's pregnant with natural twins, iv'e never seen her so wound up. Her partner doesn't help and because this awasn't exactly planned, is causing them strain. They have get another car, bigger one for all three seats in the back, he wants to buy another bigger house (we're in a tiny three by 1 with four kids, I told them I'll swap!) and the financial strain is working her up as well. Anyway, we're realy concerned about the amount of pressure she's putting on herself right now, and I worry that she'll deliver those babies to soon. Her blood pressure is already well above what it should be. What can I say to her apart from the usual, and how did you guys cope?
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Wow, that's a tough question. Your friend seems to be in a pretty stressful situation, an unexpected twin pregnancy can certainly be a shock. I think this is something that she (and her partner) needs to come to terms with on her own, though you're such a good friend for wanting to help her cope. I'm not sure what you can say to her, but the best thing you can do as a friend is to offer her help in any way that you can. Offer to take her 3 year old out for the day to give her a rest, maybe cook and freeze some meals for her and her family so that when the babies come they'll have some good home cooked food to eat. Anything that you can do to help her care for herself and her family will be a big help to her and will mean more than words. She's very lucky to have a good friend looking out for her.
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