twin mamas to be when are you due and what/who are you having?

[messica]

Congratulations princess! Love their names!!!

 

[nesSAH]

Congrats princess_1991
MamaMac123: My doc told me that being 3rd/4th babies, pain is inevitable.
I have numbness every day from my butt to the entire leg
Add cramps to that during the night

I love being pregnant

 

[nesSAH]

xxshellsxx: welcome!
bizzibii: Congrats

 

[ariel01]

Congrats to Shell and Pinkie and any other new twin mommies I missed!

Princess - Congrats on your twins! I think we're just a day apart, I had my twin girls July 10 at 36+6. We're home and doing well now. How are you and your little ones doing?

MamaMac and others - hang in there! You get such weird pains and stuff going on. I had some nights my entire belly would go numb. Docs said sometimes the babies just pinch a nerve for a bit.

 

[Seoul]

Congrats ariel and princess enjoy those babies

 

[MamaMac123]

Congrats Ariel!!! Love hearing about all these new little twins being born! Gives me hope there's light at the end of this pregnancy tunnel! Haha

 

[MellyH]

Hello!! Can I join?! I just found out at my scan yesterday that it's twins. I haven't wiped the grin off my face yet. My EDD is February 24th, although it sounds like most people my hospital won't let me go that long!

 

[Seoul]

Congrats and Welcome Melly So exciting

 

[MamaMac123]

Welcome Melly! :wave:

 

[MamaMac123]

Had an OB apt yesterday. Babies are doing good. Found two strong heartbeats and the nurse said they're really active little babies. I usually feel them both a couple times a day now.

26 weeks today! Down to double digits now! looking at just a few more weeks of work too. So excited to be done and to be able to spend the rest of my pregnancy resting up and getting things all set at home for them.

How's everyone else doing?

 

[MellyH]

Yay for a good scan!!

That's great that you'll be able to get off work so early. I will have to find out if my doctor can put me on disability leave or something if I don't want to eat into my 12 weeks at home with the babies.

 

[xxshellsxx]

I can't imagine only having 12 weeks at home with new babies? I am so lucky i get a full year. I'm hoping to work up until i physically can, hopefully christmas, then go off on maternity.

mamamac how lovely to feel both babies, i can't wait for that moment

 

[MellyH]

I get depressed every time I think about it I think the worst part is moving here from Australia, I had an expectation of being able to stay home for a year, that's the standard and most people do it, to America where the standard is 12 weeks and no-one really *gets* how sad and upsetting that is, because that's normal here.

We are hoping to set it up so I spend the first 12 weeks at home, and then my husband spends the second 12 weeks at home, so hopefully they can stay with one of us for at least the first six months.

 

[nesSAH]

MellyH: Welcome And congratulations!!
MamaMac123: Glad that you had a beautiful scan..Aww! Always exciting to see the babies

How is everyone doing?
I'm just counting down the days to my gender and anatomy scan :yay:

Feeling a bit energetic today- made breakfast, lunch and now almost done prepping dinner... I think I pushed it too far 'cos my belly buttons HURTS

Honestly, I have not had this much energy this entire pregnancy

 

[MellyH]

Might as well ride the wave while you have it, nesSAH!! How many days until your scan?

 

[MamaMac123]

That is so hard to only get 12 weeks! I had the reverse, I'm from the states so I always assumed I'd get little to no mat leave. But then I married a Canadian and came to Canada and found out I get a year! I was amazed that's the norm here!

In my case though we decided I won't return to work. I'm a nanny so basically I make the same as what we'd have to pay in childcare. So I'm happy to take my mat leave early. We can start it up 2 months before the due date so Aug 30 would be the latest I'll work. I may go a few weeks earlier and just deal with the lack of pay for it. I'm not handling work well anymore. I work 11-12 hour days and it's killing me.

Once the babies are a bit older I'll probably figure out some way to make some extra money from home. But for the first year or two I'm just going to enjoy my babies and try not to spend anything! Haha

 

[nesSAH]

Might as well ride the wave while you have it, nesSAH!! How many days until your scan?

It's on Monday- counting the weekend...4 days!!!

 

[MellyH]

Wooo!!! Hopefully it flies by. Do you have some plans over the weekend to keep you occupied? My husband is finally coming home on Sunday after being away for three weeks. I'm so ready for help with the first trimester + twins ickiness

 

[xxshellsxx]

Nessah good luck on Monday the days drag when it gets so close lol x

Mammamac I have decision to make about work too. Childcare for two is so expensive it is probably not worth me returning to work. I will find a way to go back for 14 weeks so I get full maternity benefits with work but after that I just don't know how it will pan out. X

 

[lanet]

Girls I'm reading about your maternity leave and I get none! I'm self employed so if I take off, I still have to pay rent for my space. (Im a hair stylist) I'm thinking I will just quit near the end and go to a different salon when I decide to go back.