For most parents, the due date is an exciting time; trying to prepare for the unknown, and daydreaming about what your baby will be like. But, say due date to NICU parents, and it cuts through them like a knife. When I first found out my due date, before I knew we were having twins, […]
I recently posted a link to an article on facebook about one woman’s view of her c sections, as did several others I know. The reactions were interesting as mamas agreed and disagreed and mamas-to-be became nervous. As someone who has had both a natural birth and a section, I think it’s interesting to compare […]
There are a number of different type of NICU families; the micro-preemie families, families of multiples, preemie families, full-term families who will only spend a night or two, and families with other children. We fall into a couple different groups, but the hardest for me is being part of the group with other children. Buds […]
It is now officially March, and we’re inching towards our due date. So close, in fact, that it just hit me in the face, much like the smell of pee hits you when you walk into the subway. Due date means home. So, I guess we should get ready to bring two new babies home, […]
Two years ago, I felt my first contraction. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between a false contraction and a real one until I felt it, and then I knew. I wasn’t scared, just more nervous since I didn’t know what to expect, but, mostly, excited to meet my […]
I wish I were one of those people who dealt with stress by not eating. The ones who lose a dress size every time they’re worried, in other words, the people everybody hates. Instead, I find myself unable to stop stuffing my face. When I’m with the girls, I feel calm and, well, like a […]
We all know by now my love-hate (let’s be honest, it’s all hate) relationship with my pump, but last week I started breastfeeding the girls. Mostly, it’s just for practice as the girls aren’t quite 35 weeks, but they’re on the boob and it’s better than being attached to a machine. Let me tell you, […]
For so many reasons I am glad this was not my first pregnancy. Mostly because if it were, this experience would have been 1000 times scarier, but also because, like several mums before me, I’ve decided I just don’t care as much about all the boob flashing I’ve been doing. After I had Buds, we […]
It’s very strange to have been pregnant, and now, not pregnant, not have the babies to show for it. I feel like wearing a sign that screams, “I just had twins!!” to explain my weathered appearance, under eye circles, and perpetually exhausted look. As I roam around in yoga pants, I fight the urge to […]
I would say that I’m not usually a super hormonal or weepy person, and my first pregnancy wasn’t filled with hormonal moments, though I do remember getting misty-eyed at some OnStar commercials. Now, I find myself particulary weepy. I don’t know if it’s because I was pregnant with twins, the fact that I would have […]
Adventures With Multiples 