35 weeks - Twin Pregnancy

Eeeek 35 weeks!

I feel like I have 'dropped' a bit, you wont see it in the pic but under my top you can really see how low it's hanging there! Twin 1 is burrowing herself right down and I'm sure she has engaged somewhat due to the pelvic pain and full on duck walk!

I've been getting painful braxton hicks, well more ache than pain I guess but uncomfortable and all the pre birth prep is flooding back to me now from DD2s pregnancy. It's quite exciting!

I went to the home birth group and picked up the birth pool as the next meeting I will be nearly 39 weeks and going by my 39 and 37 weekers (and now carrying twins!) I thought it was unlikely I'd make the next!

I'm really happy to see it here as the water helped so much with DD2 and it would be lovely to have them both in water.

My Midwife and the supervisor of Midwives is coming to my home on Wednesday to discuss the home birth. I will update after I've seen them of course ;-)

I also have an Independent Midwife coming the following week as I have invited her to the birth, I thought it would be great for her to see a home twin birth (and quite likely a long time before she sees another!) so will have a chat about whats going to happen and in what way she will be involved but she will be mostly observing I think :)

It feels a little surreal, I'm actually very near the end and over the next 3/4 weeks I will have our two babies. The anxiety about birth is lessening now due to feeling very fed up and over with it! Which is great as it was getting to me a little.

Not much else now to add but will update with more news soon! :)

Natasha x

Birth Anxiety

I can't stop thinking about the birth and how close I'm getting to the end already.

I'm 29 weeks tomorrow and potentially (having given birth to DD1 at 39 weeks and DD2 at 37 weeks on the dot), I'm quite likely to give birth around 37-39 but I'm swinging more 37 as I'm carrying twins and just don't see how my body will manage to get any further than that (but it could surprise me I guess!). So with that in mind I have 8 weeks left and it's making me feel a bit scared to be honest about birthing two babies.

I remember this pre birth anxiety with Charlotte (DD2) and when I went into labour the fear/anxiety went straight away and I sort of let go of it and was able to focus throughout, and had a lovely quick home water birth. I'm sure it's only natural to feel like this. I didn't get the birth anxiety with Olivia, I was quite naive I think but now I know what I'm about to do and having to do it with two babies is very daunting!

This feeling has only really started recently, but I think it's not helped by the fact that I'm not organised at all and haven't really got much 'ready' for them or myself.

So this will be my focus until 37 weeks when they can come (they will stay!).

Oo I forgot about the mother-ease wraps, will try and do that on Mon with new bump pic :)

Natasha

27 weeks 6 days Twins ~ Maternity Support Belt ~

Right so firstly before I talk about general Twin pregnancy stuff, I just wanted to write a review on the support belt I bought.

This is the belt on (excuse the messy floor, the girls decided they wanted ALL the toys out there and then!)

And this is it with my top over.

As you can see you can't really tell I'm wearing one, it's also quite comfortable but I wouldn't keep it on all day, just for walking. It's not that comfortable when I lay on the couch or sit on my ball, but that's fine as I want it for walking.

I have worn it 3 or 4 times now, and have noticed quite a difference when walking. My pelvis seemed to hurt less and there was less 'achiness' all round.

Only issue I seem to have now is sciatica, getting off the sofa (which I hardly sit on now) then putting my foot down sends those shooting pains right up my leg and bum and I can't walk for a few seconds. I also experienced it in town quite badly while walking and ended up with one very sore lower bump too (was walking a bit fast) so now I think I better slow down.

I feel like I'm barely doing that much as it is, it's getting me down that I can't put out washing without aching or feeling like I can't breathe because of braxton hicks! Yes while I'm on the subject they are quite frequent again, they aren't painful but when I have them I feel like I have lost my breath! It's a very strange sensation and I don't like it!! I get it worse when I lay on my left side too. I have asked doctor death Google and it seems many women experience this too. So I'm not worried.

Back to the belt! Yes I would recommend women using these, particularly women who are carrying multiples. I'm sure I will be reporting some more about it as the pregnancy progresses and I become a beach ball on a toothpick :-D

Well I'm really starting to feel uncomfortable, I had a go at measuring and my fundal height came out at 35cms. It made me eeek a little and I did it again to check and it was the same. My god I'm going to get huge!

I get to find out tomorrow if my body is working well as its growth scan day and consultant appointment after. I'm looking forward to seeing their growth but would rather skip him after, I just know there is going to be some comments made about my choice of birth place, well likely to be more than comments I have a feeling he's going to be quite rude. Not only this but he is going to look a bit of a twit anyway as he made it very clear last time that I would not get the support off NHS staff, I wouldn't find it. Well he was wrong, I did! and he will see in my green notes that I am perusing with the Home birth (while all is well of course).

So I'm feeling a little nervous about that, if he does become an ass I will stop seeing him until I need too.

I was going to write a bit more today but my ribs are aching and a vanilla slice is calling me (after I have eaten an apple........ *cough) but I will try and update tomorrow after seeing the babies :)

Natasha x

17 weeks 3 days ~ Pregnant with twins

17 weeks 3 days

Yuk!

So yeah this is a late update. Had a week of illness with the girls (well started last Thursday and today seem more themselves). Girls coped so well, and made being sick look easy! But we are all still tired so hoping we manage to catch up on the weekend :)

Twin Pregnancy

My sickness and feeling 'under the weather' symptoms are still here. Twin pregnancy is really taking it out of me. It was a huge struggle to even go to the shop the other day, I feel old!

The kicking is becoming more frequent and can feel them with my hand when I lay down at night, tiny little taps. It's really nice and just makes it feel a little more real, although I still get this wow feeling everytime I think about Twins............. Wow I am having two babies!

I still haven't bought anything or started any real preparation, I just don't feel the urgency and I guess having been there done that I am more relaxed about pregnancy. I do feel though that I need to start thinking about making some sort of plan and get stuff bought! But I am likely going to leave it until after the scan........... and then rush around at 26 weeks!

X Natasha