My Twin Pregnancy
Finding out that you’re expecting twins can evoke a whole host of different emotions. Elation, confusion, anxiety, happiness. My twin pregnancy was fairly textbook but the lead-up to it had been long and painful.
I think — as a result of that — I didn’t allow myself to enjoy my twin pregnancy until around 26 weeks.
If you’ve had assisted conception you may already know that there is a possibility that you have two on board. For some people twins run in the family, for others it’s a fluke of nature; the egg splits or two eggs are released and fertilised during one cycle.
However it happens, when you find out that your ‘baby’ is actually babies nothing quite prepares you for how you’ll feel; during your first scan, when the sonographer confirms there are, in fact, two heartbeats.
When I found out about my twin pregnancy my boy and I had been trying for a baby for many years.
We were more than ready to be parents and we were over the moon. That said, it had been such an arduous journey to get to that point that I almost didn’t dare believe that it was really true, until well into my pregnancy. The following 12 posts chart my journey from 17 weeks — when I started writing my blog diary — right up to when our twins arrived at 36 weeks.
For anyone reading who has just found out you’re pregnant with twins ‘Congratulations!’ Being a parent of multiples is an incredible experience!
Get in touch, I’d love to hear from you!
My twin pregnancy — 36 weeks pregnant with twins
Today I am 36 weeks pregnant with twins. Although not for much longer; we were given some crazy new yesterday. My darling Twinkles, I’m 36 weeks and 2 days pregnant and tomorrow — 13.03.2013 — will be your birthday and the day that your Daddy and I will meet you for the first time. A bit …
My Twin Pregnancy — 35 Weeks Pregnant With Twins
I’m 35 weeks pregnant with twins and — at this stage — I had hoped I would be full of news about the beautiful nursery; how it is totally finished and ready for the babies impending arrival. Tumbleweed… To be fair, it’s nearly there. It doesn’t actually contain any nursery furniture yet but it is …
My Twin Pregnancy — 34 Weeks Pregnant With Twins
I am now 34 weeks pregnant with twins. We had the 34 week scan on Monday. The babies had both grown another half a pound; making the pair of them just one ounce under a chunky 5lb each!!! Well done! Your mama is proud of you… KEEP GROWING!!!! (Poor babies! If they grown much more, …
My Twin Pregnancy — 33 Weeks Pregnant With Twins
I’m 33 weeks pregnant with twins and desperately trying to get my work tied up before the babies come along. My maternity leave is getting shorter by the day. At the start of every working week, I tell myself it’s going to be the last one before they arrive, but every Friday I seem to …
My Twin Pregnancy — 30 Weeks Pregnant With Twins
What a weekend!! I am now 30 weeks pregnant with twins. And not only that — this mama to be is now forty years of age!!!! Forty and pregnant! Ohmygod — how did this happen??? When did I turn into a middle aged woman??? In my head I am still 28. I seem to have …