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The reactions following pay for it all? How am I going mama me-time
such an announcement can to feed them? Are we ever
happen in various orders. One going to get a good night sleep “You are now
of the best reactions is being again? At the risk of ruining twice the woman
excited about it all. You cannot the beautiful happiness you
stop laughing as you leave the felt at first, you start stressing you were, and
hospital after the first scan, you about every single detail. True you will certainly
cannot wait to tell everyone the you need to organise your life
great news: two babies at once! before the babies arrive. The be twice the
You will get to experience twice first month will not be easy and mother you
as many things, you will have you will be tired and busy. There thought you
double rewards and double are many ways to get help. Ask would become.
the pleasure of motherhood, for advice from relatives and You must enjoy
watching them grow. It is so friends. Having one baby at a these thrilling
comforting to know they will time is already challenging, and moments and
always have each other, linked their input can be precious. You the feelings of
by the twin bond you have can join twin parents groups, to excitement and
heard of so many times. You discuss with women who have pride they bring
feel curious and need to learn more experience, or even to
more about twins. Your friends get the support of women who you.”
all had “normal” pregnancies, feel just like you. Consider the
having just the one baby in the different kinds of professional turn to the most important
end. You feel so special, being help you can get, from a of all: your babies and your
chosen for this miraculous nanny to a cleaner, and make health. The discomfort felt by
experience. You are now twice sure to check if you can have expecting women – which in
the woman you were, and any financial help too. While any case varies from woman
you will certainly be twice pregnant, you have the time to to woman – usually increases
the mother you thought you prepare yourself and your home during a multiple pregnancy.
would become. You must enjoy for the arrival of your twins. So You suffer more from nausea,
these thrilling moments and do not spend those few months your legs and your back are
the feelings of excitement and panicking. You will communicate more painful, and you put on
pride they bring you. Because your stress to your babies, and more weight than the average
before you realise it, your now that they are here, they will of a regular pregnancy. You
thoughts start to turn towards be born, and no matter what, suffer more from nausea, your
more practical concerns, as they you will love them and take legs and your back are more
always do with us, women… care of them to the best of your painful, and you put on more
abilities. weight than the average of a
We are going to have to regular pregnancy. But both
buy one of these ugly estate Dealing with financial for your doctor and for you,
cars to put everyone and and practical concerns is one the main concerns are for the
everything we need in it! We thing, but your thoughts quickly babies themselves.
cannot possibly stay in our
apartment, it is too small for mother, baby & child April 2011
two babies. We are going to
need everything in double,
from diapers to beds, clothes,
bottles… I will have to give up
my work to stay at home, but
then how are going to
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