Better late than never
3 Apr 2010 - 9:19pm 1 CommentsAfter reading Sam’s entry I suddenly realised that I never introduced myself. My name is Barbara. I have twin girls aged 13, and a singleton aged 10. I have a long suffering husband. Oh, and I am French (I am only telling you so you dismiss those spelling mistakes and grammatical errors that I will make). I have been living in the UK for the last 19 years. I love Twinsclub. I discovered it several years ago. Lurked a good couple of years then joined. At the time my husband had take....
Leigh
27 Jan 2010 - 10:37pm 0 CommentsMy birth story...by Leigh
During my pregnancy I'd breezed through everything. I did have a slightly high blood sugar count, but that probably was of my own making - I always did have a sweet tooth.
By the end of 36 weeks, I was getting to the end of my tether and ready for the boys to make their debut appearance, unfortunately I had to wait until 38.5 weeks. I was booked in for an induction on the Friday of my 38th week.
Unfortunately, due to the ward being busy, this was....
Beccy
27 Jan 2010 - 10:35pm 0 CommentsMy birth story... by Beccy
I was admitted at 10pm on Monday 6th March 2006, with severe swelling to my feet and ankles, which was later diagnosed as pre-eclampsia as my blood pressure was 160 over 106 and I had protein in my urine!
After a near sleepless night in a crowded antenatal ward the decision was made to induce me at 2pm the following day - I began contracting at tea time. The pains got stronger but I could manage with no pain relief. At 9pm I was moved to a side room so....
Your Essential Hospital Checklist
5 Nov 2009 - 11:16pm 0 Comments
Did you have a secret ingredient in your packing which made your multiple birth easier ? Would you like to share it with us ? We've been asked for a hospital checklist for a twins birth and have cobbled together the following from our personal experience. The contents of the list will obviously be applicable to all multiple births, triplets, quads etc.
If there is anything which you don't see that you think we should add then please tell us and we'll be happy to amend the ....
