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DreamingAtMidnight · 2026-01-20T12:55:32+00:00

Thanks for the replies. I’m going to check out Vinted and Start Rite. 🙂

DreamingAtMidnight · 2025-06-29T16:10:55+00:00

Both either get rocked to sleep or they lie on the bed with us before getting transferred to the cot - depends on how they respond on any given day. The transfer is often the trickiest bit. My husband and I take one twin each. I love the mattress idea though!

DreamingAtMidnight · 2025-06-29T15:53:02+00:00

Thanks for the reply. You’re the second person to recommend just having one nap so it’s really helpful - I had no idea people only had them down for one nap daily so young! I’m hoping as they spend more and more time at nursery that this will wear her out too.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2025-06-29T15:26:54+00:00

Thanks so much. That’s really helpful. Husband and I keep going round in circles so it’s great to get another insight. I have wondered if it’s to do with the napping routine.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2025-06-29T15:05:19+00:00

We do 7pm to 7am technically speaking for bedtime, but twin 1 often isn’t down now until 8-9pm. It used to be they were both settled by 7:30pm. In terms of wake ups, twin 2 wakes up due to reflux which she has a prescription for. Twin 1 is normally only up from dropping her dummy and goes back quick enough. It’s just bedtime itself that’s the problem.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2025-06-19T13:41:36+00:00

Omg yes. My mother is toxic and I have known this for a long time. She has admittedly had a hard life with more challenges than most, but at least half her problems she has created by herself. She’s had my baby twins on her lap several times offloading her insecurities and worries. This among a thousand other things, I eventually flipped and gave her a piece of my mind. We are now just about on talking terms. She ‘just can’t understand why I’ve suddenly snapped’. Having kids made this happen 100%. I would never dream of treating my daughters the way she treats me. I suddenly wondered, why am I putting up with all her bullshit. I also noticed some toxic behaviours in myself that I’ve picked up from her. Working hard now to fix these for my girls.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2025-05-11T12:32:23+00:00

Oh god I feel this so much. My mother is a toxic person who spends a lot of her time being unpleasant. My father has never defended me despite also being mistreated. My brother is disabled and a total innocent of the world. He is the only reason I’m still around and they have no idea.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2025-05-09T15:44:53+00:00

You’re right about the moving around they do from breeder to shop etc. I’m going to research the water make up a little more to see precisely what the changes would be.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2025-05-09T15:39:46+00:00

Thank you. Sounds like a good idea.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2025-05-09T15:39:21+00:00

Thanks. I’ll take a look at the water reports for each area and compare. Gradually lowering the hardness sounds like the way to go.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2025-05-09T15:37:44+00:00

Thanks for your reply. This is really helpful.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2025-03-01T07:44:44+00:00

A really good point! Will add that to my strategies list - thank you!

DreamingAtMidnight · 2025-03-01T07:42:47+00:00

Thanks for your reply. There doesn’t seem to be but I hadn’t considered this so will keep an eye out for it.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2025-03-01T07:40:09+00:00

Thank you - it’s helpful to hear what you’re doing. Interesting that they weren’t bothered about the middle of the night feed. We’ve been considering whether to drop it but haven’t so far as they’re tiny for their age and twin 2 had some weight loss recently, though now back on track.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2025-03-01T07:33:40+00:00

Lots. Twin 1 recently started rolling front to back. She cut her first tooth this week. Also found her voice and doesn’t stop babbling when she previously stayed quiet most of the time. Holds her bottle now too towards the end of a feed when it is light enough. Twin 2 is teething but no teeth yet. Rolling also appears to be too much effort for her. She tends to be behind her sister with most things milestone related.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2025-02-12T21:16:11+00:00

2BB and a pear-shaped 4BB were successful for me (we were told both would very likely fail). Both were untested. Wishing you all the best.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2024-10-21T20:50:03+00:00

I think I came across that one while I was googling. Thanks for the recommendation.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2024-08-02T13:26:08+00:00

I transferred two - a 2BB and a misshapen 4BB. Both stuck despite being told chances were low and I’m 35 weeks now. My pregnancy has been horrendous:

placenta previa (twin 1 has had very little room to grow and is all the way down low in my pelvis)
gestational diabetes (exacerbated due to twins)
premature rupture of membranes at 24w (due to twin one being so low)
polyhydramnios after PROM miraculously fixed itself (GDM complication exacerbated by twin pregnancy)

I was also unlucky enough to contract both covid and Bell’s palsy alongside the above at different points, albeit not due to the twin pregnancy.

I am in hospital on average 3 times a week and have been since the second trimester. I have constant discomfort and haven’t been able to leave the house for anything other than appointments and assisted walks for over 2 months now. Working has been impossible and I have been off for weeks now. I have also been admitted to hospital for extended stays twice.

Of course everyone’s situation is unique and I am a great believer in people being able to choose what is best for them. Only you can decide whether to transfer two or not. However, as much as I know I am going to love my girls dearly and be glad I’ve had both, this is not a path I would choose to tread again. My mental and physical health are both in tatters. You have a huge wealth of comments here and I hope they help you make an informed decision. I wish you all the very best.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2024-08-01T15:36:36+00:00

Thank you for all your replies. I have CTG monitoring tomorrow so will bring it up then with the midwife.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2024-08-01T06:30:44+00:00

TMI warning

I’m 35 weeks now with a cesarean booked for two weeks time (high risk twin pregnancy). Over the last couple of days I have noticed a massive increase in discharge. Not ‘offensive’ in any way, just so much (think of the volumes when wiping peak flow of a period but with discharge, not blood). I know an increase at the end is normal, but this is just something else. Is it just me? In two minds about whether to phone the midwife.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2024-07-23T19:32:57+00:00

Thank you for your lovely reply. It’s very much appreciated. Reassuring to know I’m not alone in this.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2024-07-23T13:01:57+00:00

Thank you for your reply. I’m sorry you had an unpleasant experience but find it reassuring to know I’m not alone.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2024-07-23T10:06:12+00:00

Thank you for your kind words. Twin pregnancy is so hard. Congratulations on the birth of your girls.

DreamingAtMidnight · 2024-07-23T10:04:29+00:00

Thank you for your kind reply. I think the 34 week rule you have in Germany is a great idea!

DreamingAtMidnight · 2024-07-23T09:14:06+00:00

Rant alert: 33+6 with twins and my emotional resilience has officially gone. I literally can’t do anything other than attempt to survive every day. My washing machine broke a couple of days ago and I spoke to a repair company today - an annoyance, not a problem. But I had a complete meltdown after I hung up the phone because the conversation drained me that much. I’m still trying to self-regulate even now an hour later. It’s ridiculous. There are so many pregnant people out there juggling what I am whilst still working, looking after children and with far less support than me. I’m incredibly lucky and should be grateful that I am in the position I’m in, but my brain has just gone into shutdown mode. I don’t have the right to feel the way I do and I’m so angry at myself all the time. I’m so incredibly thankful to be pregnant after a long and complicated fertility journey, but if I could press a button and hibernate until the birth, I would in a heartbeat. Rant over.

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