What to say when.......

lele144 · April 2011

I'm sure this has been posted alot but now that it is out that I am pregnant with twins the comments are starting! We had run into a couple last weekend that has a 6 month old. We told them we were having twins and you see the horrified look on their faces... So she said "not to scare you but..... it is sooooo very hard. Also the usual, you better get your sleep now!!!!! Im sure I will not get any sleep when I have 2 newborns, but how does getting sleep now going to help me 6 months from now! Why is it people try to terrify you? haha~ Maybe just hormones raging but it is starting to get annoying! Any good comments to add? and what do you girls say in response?

caitdana · April 2011

I am not sure if you have a singleton or not but I didnt and still dont know any better about how "hard" it is because there are 2 instead of 1. Ignorance may be bliss. I have friends at church and they told me yesterday that every time they complain about taking care of 1 they think of me and stop because they could have it worse.... I think I should take that as a compliment but not sure. Just smile and nod because you get 2 cuddle bugs instead of 1!!!

leecrystalwed08 · April 2011

"How did you get ku w/ twins?"

We are overachievers Stick out tongue

"How are you going to do it with twins?"

Like I said we are overachievers

JosiePosy · April 2011

Ditto PP. I didn't have any kids before so I don't know any different. Honestly, the few times I have only had to care for 1 of the twins felt remarkably easy by comparison. I have responded to those types of comments by saying that "I didn't get pregnant because I thought it would be easy".

MrsAmyB · April 2011

I had a singleton and then triplets. Sure, my singleton was HARD. So hard that I said I'd never have any more. I made it! Then we wanted #2 and got #3 and #4 too and guess what, we've almost made it a year! It was hard, too. Harder, yes, but we did it. And you will too. People just don't know that what they are saying isn't helpful. Ditto the PP who said they didn't get pregnant because they thought it would be easy.

SpinningJess · April 2011

leecrystalwed08:

"How did you get ku w/ twins?"

We are overachievers

"How are you going to do it with twins?"

Like I said we are overachievers

I'm SO gonna use this! haha

I got lucky, my singleton was/is one of the easiest children to care for. (Either that or I'm better at this than I give myself credit for, but I highly doubt that's the case LOL). I told my mom that it only seems fair, with two this time, that the babies should be just like their big brother and easy to care for haha As if it's just that easy....

tidetravel · April 2011

SpinningJess:
leecrystalwed08:

"How did you get ku w/ twins?"

We are overachievers

"How are you going to do it with twins?"

Like I said we are overachievers

I'm SO gonna use this! haha

I got lucky, my singleton was/is one of the easiest children to care for. (Either that or I'm better at this than I give myself credit for, but I highly doubt that's the case LOL). I told my mom that it only seems fair, with two this time, that the babies should be just like their big brother and easy to care for haha As if it's just that easy....

Haha, yeah right. DD1 was a really easy baby. As much as I would love to have 2 more babies as happy and easy as she was/is, I'm pretty much preparing for the apocalypse. I can't imagine that we would be thrice blessed.

babya2010 · April 2011

caitdana:
I am not sure if you have a singleton or not but I didnt and still dont know any better about how "hard" it is because there are 2 instead of 1. Ignorance may be bliss. I have friends at church and they told me yesterday that every time they complain about taking care of 1 they think of me and stop because they could have it worse.... I think I should take that as a compliment but not sure. Just smile and nod because you get 2 cuddle bugs instead of 1!!!

Yup, I agree with this! Just yesterday someone at church asked me if its "hard with twins" and how she "can't imagine having twins", etc. I just told her what I tell everyone (since these babies were my first pregnancy): "Twins are all I know, I can't imagine only having one baby."

SpinningJess · April 2011

tidetravel:
SpinningJess:
leecrystalwed08:

"How did you get ku w/ twins?"

We are overachievers

"How are you going to do it with twins?"

Like I said we are overachievers

I'm SO gonna use this! haha

I got lucky, my singleton was/is one of the easiest children to care for. (Either that or I'm better at this than I give myself credit for, but I highly doubt that's the case LOL). I told my mom that it only seems fair, with two this time, that the babies should be just like their big brother and easy to care for haha As if it's just that easy....

Haha, yeah right. DD1 was a really easy baby. As much as I would love to have 2 more babies as happy and easy as she was/is, I'm pretty much preparing for the apocalypse. I can't imagine that we would be thrice blessed.

Yup, I hear ya. Wishful thinking on my part, but I have heard of people who had 2 or 3 kids and they were all good babies. So there's a little hope LOL As with my son, I will expect the worst and take what comes

Haven1 · April 2011

Don't let people scare you like that. It's work, but it's not impossible work. Granted, I have two easy babies, an involved husband, a laid back personality, and nothing to compare it to, but I wouldn't say it's that hard. Needy toddlers will likely be a handful, but up to this point, it's been fine.

LindsayLoopers · April 2011

JosiePosy:
Ditto PP. "I didn't get pregnant because I thought it would be easy".

I looovvee this comeback! Def. going to make a note of it

MrsLnt · April 2011

5 months into it, and not loving the newborn stage at all, I think that people who have babies close together, or more than one, but one at a time, are insane. I'm getting all the diapers, the teething, etc., done at once. Plus there is nothing better than having your babies recognize each other and start to interact.

pawstech09 · April 2011

JosiePosy:
Ditto PP. I didn't have any kids before so I don't know any different. Honestly, the few times I have only had to care for 1 of the twins felt remarkably easy by comparison. I have responded to those types of comments by saying that "I didn't get pregnant because I thought it would be easy".

I'm going to WalMart tomorrow just so I can use this!!

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