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Congrats usmcwife! I totally understand being scared and excited. I'm 27 weeks and still feel both emotions. I have a 2 1/2 little girl and have used Graco and Britax car seats. I loved the Graco for a carrier but once we used the Britax when she got older, I couldn't imagine using anything else. Britax are pricer, but well worth the money. I just bought another one (since we'll need two) from amazon.com and got a much better price than buying locally. We used the Graco stroller with our girl that we bought with the infant carrier. When she got older I purchased a Chico stroller and I love it! We are getting a Graco duo-glide (or something like that) so it will hold both car seats. I've heard from several people to have two boppy pillows as well so I'll be purchasing another one. Can you hear the $$ adding up! it will all be worth it though!

Hello Everyone. April, I think we spoke a few times a while back when I was pg. Glad to see things have been going well for you. So I had my twis on September 24 (at exactly 38 weeks by c-section). The girls would have stayed in longer, but I just couldnt take it anymore. They were both 5lbs 15 oz and 19 1/2 inches long. My biggest piece of advice to all moms who are pregnant with twins is SLEEP, SLEEP, SLEEP!!! Especially if you have any other kids at home. I have a two year old (b-day is 9/26, so I;m in the same boat as you April). The girls are just about 4 mos now at 13 lbs. They had a small touch of reflux, but since taking zantac are much much better. Up until this week they slept in the same crib together. I would have kept them longer but they were getting a little cramped. I would definetly suggest having 2 boppy pillows, they have been lifesavers for me. As far as the stroller, the only one I have for now is the baby trend duo glider. I dont go out much b/c its winter and way too much of a hastle most of the time, but when I do, the baby trend is the easiest one. I will be getting the double stroller with the toddler stand on. If you guys have any questions please dont hesitate to ask. Good luck

Drea, congrats on your little girls and thanks for the advice. I picked up the 2nd boppy pillow over the weekend, now I just have to find the first one! In the weeks to come hubby and I will be pulling out all the stuff from when our daughter was a baby and decide what else we need to buy. We've yet to get a 2nd crib but do plan to have one ready before the boys arrive. We will let them sleep together at first though, based off what everyone has told me, it will be the best for them (and us). Sleep sounds nice and I think I'm to that point in the pregnancy were my body is just prepping to not get any sleep. I'm sleeping good for only 3-4 hours each night, and usually it's in the recliner. I even convinced dh we needed a tempurpedic bed and that would solve my sleep issue, but of course it didn't! The boys are doing good, were up to 2.5lbs each at my last perinatologist visit. I feel as though I get bigger each day and I'm miserable but I know it will all be worth it. How is everyone else doing?

I hear you on the sleep thing. I had convinced dh to get a recliner to solve my sleep issues when i was pg, but it didnt do a thing either. I feel like I havent slept in a year (LOL). The babies sleep very well though, its my 2 year old thats giving me problems. She is having some major jealousy issues. She LOVES the babies, but just doesnt want to share my time. It will pa__s, but for now its pretty hard. Do you have some help lined up for after the babies are born? I had lots of help and that made a HUGE difference. Gld to hear the boys are doing well. Keep me posted on how things are going and I'll be checking in if you have any questions.

I'm 8 weeks pregnant with twins due on 9/5/09. Any advice as to what to expect would be greatly appreciated. We were trying to get pregnant and got a huge shock when we found out we were having twins.

APR09 that cracks me up about the boppy, I bought another one too. AFter many m/c We are having IVF fraternal twin boys (although twins do run naturally in my family). I got a blue frog boppy from the shower, and my dd desparately wanted something girly, (she's so sad she isn't getting a sister), so I got pink boppy for the 2nd. Hopefully the boys won't get a complex LOL. I am 60 in tall, 55 inches around, 48 cm for my uterus size (which puts me at a 48 wk size) needless to say, there's no room at the in. 35 wks today, had preeclampsia at 29 wks on, they thought I'd have to deliver at 29 wks, PTL last wk, but stopped, so surprised I made it this far!! BUT my worry is that baby B head is measuring 39 wks, legs measure 32 wks 6 days, do you think it can be downs or dwarfism??? Hopefully not, but say some prayers they are both normal. BAby A looks on time for all the measurements.

It's been almost a month since I had an ultrasound (by farthest the longest I've gone with this pregnancy). I have an appt. next week with the perinatologist and I'm excited to see how much the boys have grown. A month ago they were 2.5lbs each! This past week my OB scheduled my c-section for March 23rd so if I don't go before then, I know I have just a little over 7 weeks. I still feel very unprepared but have been battling a sinus infection for 3 weeks then caught the flu this week from my daughter and I'm just exhausted! On top of that we are traveling on weekends to visit my ill mother-in-law so between working all week and being out of town on the weekends I just really want to get a good nights sleep! This weekend we are home so I'm hoping to recoup from the flu and get lots of rest. At some point we need to put up cribs and wash clothes, maybe next week I'll feel up to it. I have days lately where I'm freaking out about taking care of two babies, earlier in the pregnancy I was more worried about finances of 3 children in daycare but now I'm worried about being on maternity leave and caring for two babies! I know it can be done, did or does anyone else freak out about this sometimes?

Hi guys, just wanted to chime in. I'm 16 weeks pregnant with "natural" twins, I also have a little girl who is almost 3. I have had three miscarriages, one before my daughter and two after. So far this pregnancy seems to be going well, except I have been sicker for longer than with my daughter's pregnancy. I wanted to chime in to say hi after I read this thread, which I found after reading the previous one "any "natural" twin mums out there?" I'm happy for myself and anyone who is pregnant with twins and don't really think it's relevant how the twins were conceived, but I was a bit annoyed that all the threads under the multiple topic were about Clomid. I wanted to talk to other mums who are pregnant with twins, not to people who may or may not conceive them later! Let's talk twin pregnancy! I'm here to say everything seems like it is more with a twin pregnancy......I was showing at about 11 weeks, and I am a big person. I didn't show with my daughter (really obviously I mean, in clothes) until I was about 20 weeks. My hips are already giving me a bit of discomfort at night, I have to shift around a lot and as for support our bed looks like a pillow factory, I have so many mounded around me to try and give me some support while I sleep. I think I am already feeling movements too, which are rea__suring given I have miscarried before (2 mc at about 8 weeks and one very early one at about 5 weeks.) I have another appt this Friday and am checking out a speciality multiple birth clinic in the biggest hospital in the city. I feel at home with the idea of a twin clinic, rather than the hospital I was thinking of going to, just because their att_tude seemed to be so fear-mongering about the possible complications with twin labour. Also I feel with this pregnancy like the weight is already weighing me down...put simply, I feel like I am much more advanced in pregnancy than I am. I've already put on 3 kilos (about 8 pounds) but I'm not eating much more than I do normally! As for freaking out, I am a little worried about taking care of twins as well as my little dd, but mostly I am freaking out at the idea of a caesar which seems much more likely with twins than singletons. I had a quick "easy" natural with my daughter and am so hoping for the same thing with twins. Maybe that's unrealistic? I cling to stories of natural twin labours when I find them, few and far between. Mainly because I am in the country and most of our extended families are in Britain (I'm in Australia) and I don't have a lot of help - I'm scared of taking care of three little ones while getting over an operation. Anyhow, wanted to say hi and that I wanted to join you ladies on our journey. I'm off to scour ebay for twin books!

Hey all. I haven't been on in a while, so lots has changed. I gave birth to my daughters around 5 pm on January 22nd, after it was discovered that one had almost no amniotic fluid and the other didn't have enough. It was a natural birth, despite their size (one was 6 lbs 6 oz, her sister was 6 lbs 11 oz at birth). I have had lots of help (there are 5 teens/adults in my house, plus a sixth adult sometimes for the night shift so my regular helpers can get some sleep and keep helping me), and that has been one of my biggest blessings. The one thing I have used most is a twin nursing pillow, specifically designed to let me nurse both daughters in a football type hold at the same time. It is manufactured by a company called double blessings, called "EZ-2-Nurse Twins" and includes a back pillow. That's all I've got at the moment, though I will try to get on once in a while still to answer any questions I can! One last thought--I wasn't planning on pumping since I am not doing anything but raising my twins for a few months so I'd always be available for feedings, but I was advised that I should pump after feedings for a few weeks to get my milk supply up so I'd continue to have enough milk for both girls. Since I am pumping anyway, it has allowed me to sleep through one feeding each night while one of my helpers bottle-feeds the girls the milk I pumped throughout the day. It's been amazing to actually get more than 2 hours of sleep once a day!! I hope everyone else's pregnancies are still going well.

Welcome lilymummy and congrats! I understand your concerns about the c-section but after having one with my first child (due to an emergency) I didn't have any problems. Granted, I have no way to compare it to a v____al delivery but I felt I recovered very quickly. I was considering a VBAC with this pregnancy but once we found out it was twins my doctor and I both agreed it'd be best to do another c-section. There's still a good chance you can deliver v____ally so try not to worry and if you do have to have the c-section, I'm sure everything will be just fine. Congrats Twins4Me09 on your two little girls, what are their names? Sounds like you have a lot of help and I hope all is going well! My hubby has to leave for a month when ours will be less than 2 months old so I'm really worried. I have parents near by but don't expect nor will they be with me very often. I'm welcome at their place anytime but they don't come to my place a lot and I just don't see myself packing up a toddler and two infants a lot to go anywhere. When did or does everyone plan to have everything ready, the nursery, your bag packed for the hospital etc? I feel like I'm not preparing enough this time, but I'm just so exhausted!

I hear you April09 (what's your name? I'm Kath) about the exhaustion. I was afraid to do any preparation in the first 12 weeks because I was afraid of miscarrying, but after 12 weeks there just seems so much to do in so short a time. We are going to have a VERY full house so we are either going to have to move in the next couple of years or extend.....but until then I seem to have a lot of stuff to buy. I was interested to hear about the EZ2 Nurse pillow as i was just checking those out the other day. I have joined a local multiple birth club and they seem to have a couple of things which you can hire or loan from them, which seems like a good idea if you are not sure how things will pan out and what you will actually need. Also, I'm tired enough to have a nap everyday when my daughter sleeps so their isn't a lot of housework getting done which is annoying me. Guess I'll have to get used to that though with three little ones. April why don't you discuss with either your monther or your mother in law, each moving in for a little while whilst your husband is away? 2 months is very early to adjust to being by yourself and as you say packing three up and travelling to their houses will be harder than them comign to you. I don't have much family here either but my husband is planning on taking 7 or so weeks off when they come, so we can adjust together. There's a lot to think about, isn't there? I want to start getting organised in the next several weeks about hospital bag, baby shower, furntiure for the twin nursery.

lilymummy, I hear ya on needing to move or expand, our house is no where near large enough for 2, let alone 3 kids! We figure it will work for a few years but then we'll either have to add on to our existing house or move to something with more room. My hubby will get maybe two weeks off work (he's in the Armed Forces) when we first have the babies, and then has two month long schools to attend, the first one being in May and I'm not sure when the 2nd one is. I know my mother, step-mother, or mother-in-law moving in is not an option, my mother-in-law is ill and by my mother & step-mother have their careers and other things they cannot leave. I've done this before with one baby, hopefully I can do it with two this time! My younger sister is around and I'll probably offer to pay her to help me with errands and baths etc, she would like the extra money and is really good with children (I just hope she doesn't expect a lot of money). She is family but I won't ask her to give up her young (just turing 21) social life for nothing if she does help out. We have just about everything we need for the new arrivals, I still need to order our 2nd crib and will probably do that today. Now it's just a matter of setting up the nursery and locating all the stuff we have stored from the first child. I hope to do this in the next two weeks, a__suming work is not to hectic and we don't spend the next two weekends out of town.

Hello all. I am new to the boards and am currently 16 weeks pregnant with natural (no medical intervention to conceive), identical twins. This is actually my third pregnancy, my first ended with an ectopic and my second was delivered eight weeks premature because of complications with me not so much with my baby. Ironic or not, but on my husbands’ side of the family has multiple sets of twins along with my side of the family with again having multiple sets of twins. Although my husband and I still were shocked when the Dr. told us we were going to have two babies. My current due date is set for July 11, 2009 if my body will go the distance. But since my two previous pregnancies had been complicated to say the least who knows when these babies will come. I am so glad I am not the only one that wakes up in the middle of the night on their back and begin to freak out. Something that really has helped with my legs is two 100% viscoelastic urethane form pillows that I purchased from Wal-Mart. The pillow is actually curved which fit perfectly between my legs and yet providing ample support. I am planning on pumping because that has worked the best for me in the past instead of formula and baby to b___st feeding. With my second pregnancy I had a c-section in which resulted in the birth of my son who was born eight weeks premature. I had about ten weeks to recover from the operation since my preemie son had to stay in the NICU that length of time. I am a little nervous if the twins go to full-term. How I’ll be able to run after my 2 ½ year old son along with caring for two infants? Since my last pregnancy was my son was a preemie, I plan to be ready starting at 22 weeks because my doctor has explained to me that multiples tend to come earlier then what anyone can expect.

I too am nervous about running around after a toddler after having a c-section, not to mention taking care of the the two newborns at the same time. I think we just have to give up on anything else being "normal" in our worlds...I'm sure we'll just have to let dishes and laundry wait (something I can't stand to do right now) but the kids will all come first and I'm sure we'll survive somehow. I hear the first 12 months can be difficult but I do know from the first it goes by rather quickly. Hope everyone is doing well. I finally broke down and ordered a 2nd crib, I put it off since we plan to have them share one at first but I do hope to have it set up in time if nothing else. Next weekend we plan to finally put the nursery together. DH painted it a month or two ago but we've done nothing since due to busy weekends and such. Hope everyone is doing well!

Yesterday I went for my first NST, ended up being at the hospital for 6 hours having contractions. They gave me a steroid injection for lung development in case I were to go early and I'm on bed rest until I go back 24 hours later for a 2nd injection. Hopefully things will calm down and I wont go on further bed rest. Hope everyone else is doing well!

Hello Ladies, I have Identical twin boys who just turned 5 last month, They were our OOps! babys, and were the best surprise we could have ever recieved. Regarding the sleeping issue, in the hospital they put them in the same ba__sinet so when I got home they slept in the same crib up untill 1 year untill they wouldn't fit anymore. I tried to separate them numerous time but they wouldn't sleep without each other so we let them sleep together for another year on an air matress in our room and then finally at 3 years old got them twin beds. They started out with the excitment of sleeping in their own big boy beds but that didn't last before they started sneaking into each others beds, Even now at 5 years old they hop into each others bed at night, so I guess it's really up to them, Lol.. My boys are older but I have been where you are now, so if you have any other questions feel free to ask.