I’ve been flying solo with the babies this week: I had them to myself yesterday afternoon, and all day today, and the three of us will be at home together all day tomorrow as well. I’ve been experimenting with the best layout for feeding, nappy changing, and burping – we need quite a lot of… Continue reading Twin HQ
Before Hattie and Joe arrived I had an inkling that I really didn’t have any clue about what I had in store, or how I’d feel about various elements of motherhood – after all, you can’t anticipate the consequences of a totally life-changing event. A good example of my total inability to predict how I’d… Continue reading Breast feeding
Well, it’s pretty much impossible for me to sum up accurately the degree to which my life today differs to my life pre-twins! There is so much I’ve wanted to write about here, but – as you can probably imagine – I’m not really blessed with much spare time at the moment. However, I did… Continue reading Birth
Quick baby update: while waiting for my milk to come in properly, Hattie and Joe have lost a little more weight than we’d like. We want to avoid things like feeding tubes, so we’ve been working with a good midwife here to get things organised. For the next 24 hours they’re on a strict carbo-loading… Continue reading Snuggled up
I’m delighted to introduce you to Joseph William Summersett and Harriet Frances Kathleen (helpfully colour-coded in this photo): Joe was born at 11.15 am on the 16th of January, weighing 3.06 kg, and Hattie followed him at 11.16 am, weighing 2.69 kg. We think they’re gorgeous – we’re both madly in love! Hattie and Joe… Continue reading Hattie and Joe
This time tomorrow I’ll be a mother of two. Unbelievable. I can’t wait to see our babies for the first time. I can’t wait to see Tristan’s face when he sees our babies for the first time. I can’t wait to kiss and cuddle our babies, and count their toes, and try to decide who… Continue reading Anticipation
Well, any fears that either baby hasn’t grown well recently can be set aside: we had a good scan this morning and discovered that our boy is measuring at just over 3 kgs, and our girl is at 2.9 kgs. Whopper babies! We’re delighted: big babies should not end up having to serve time in… Continue reading Chubby little cherubs
Until a week or two ago I had absolutely no stretch marks. Now, I’m just glad that my bikini-wearing days are already behind me. I suppose it’s inevitable when your torso quadruples in size..!
When we saw our obstetrician on Monday she mentioned that our daughter’s growth rate had slowed down very slightly, and that we should have another growth scan to check up on her next Friday (the 11th). We didn’t worry too much about it because we knew that the sonographer had struggled to get a good… Continue reading Dry run
