Twin envy

OrangeGirlie58421 · November 2014

I want twins so bad, it's all I can think about! I had a dream that I somehow saw my twins in my uterus and I was bawling they were so beautiful. Haha. Ah, what I wouldn't give for there to be two little beans on my ultrasound!!

neongreen · November 2014

I will interpret this post as your offer to babysit one of mine when the time comes. Especially in the middle of the night.

Emilywooddesign · November 2014

You can also babysit one of mine, anytime!

carolyngrace · November 2014

I understand, I'm also still hoping it's twins in there! I think having so many here makes us think about it more. Either way I'm just ready for an ultrasound!!

neongreen · November 2014

sensitivesally said:

The twins explosion here injured my overachiever's ego for about two seconds

We were TTC for a little over a year (with plans to go see the doctor in January if nothing happened), and we were having kind of a rough time seeing all our friends post on facebook about their pregnancies and babies and everything. DH confessed that now he's thinking, "Oh, so you all are each having a baby? Well, we're having TWO! Take THAT!"

Then there was some strutting and chest puffing and bragging about his mighty, mighty sperm. Ah, men.

sugarkissed · November 2014

I'm actually genuinely terrified of there being 2 in there!

It would be exciting and I'd obviously be happy, but I'm already going to have 2U2 so I think we'll be busy enough.

OrangeGirlie58421 · November 2014

Oh ya its about equally terrifying. My oldest will be 3 next month and my younger is 14 months. Having one more, let alone two, is frightening. But...... TWINS!!!!

OrangeGirlie58421 · November 2014

I don't mean for my post to be interpreted the wrong way. I will be over yr moon with whatever God chooses to bless me with. But just as many wish for a boy or a girl, I would love so much to be blessed with twins.

wegrowsheep · November 2014

I remember laying on our bathroom floor, sobbing my eyes out to my hubby that "It had better be triplets because I never want to do this again!" That was my 1st pregnancy (DD), and DS was just as bad. and here we are, expecting #3.... So from the "more for your money" perspective, I get it. However, watching SIL being exhausted mommy to twins born in Sept, I think I would cry if it happened to me!

Karissa764 · November 2014

I want twins again so bad. I was 19 weeks pregnant with twin boys and we lost them. I have had my heart set on twins from the second we found out we were having them.

KJKNAJ · November 2014

I am crossing my fingers that I don't have twins. Yes, it's a blessing but it's also a lot of work, especially with an older two already. I helped my mum do it, not easy!

sewro · November 2014

I'm flipping the eff out over twins. We spent the weekend with good friends who had twins when their now 3 year old was 16 months. It was immensely helpful to see them in action and hear stories. But I'm still freaking out.

kerrymarie44 · November 2014

You can babysit mine anytime too!!

OrangeGirlie58421 · November 2014

@Karissa764‌ I am so sorry to hear that....

OrangeGirlie58421 · November 2014

I'd love to babysit anyone's babies haha! Bring Em on!

erbear84 · November 2014

With IVF, I was really terrified of twins. A friend of mine has twins and is pretty candid about how difficult they are. I was glad they only wanted to put one embryo in!

canadianbride24 · November 2014

I was scared that I was having twins! First question at my ultrasound was is there just one?

Kdmusgr · November 2014

I'm a twin and my birthday is June 15 making me a gemini. My due date is June 11 and I was too as well as my husband hoping for twins. So you are not alone. I was a little disappointed but all I can really want for right now is a healthy pregnancy! My twin keeps insisting I'm having two. But by US it's clearly one.

ahershe · November 2014

My husband has been wishing twins on me since we got married. It's been all fun and games to joke about it but now that I'm pregnant, I am so nervous about the possibility of two at one time. It sounds terrifying. I would be grateful to be blessed with two but it freaks me out beyond belief!

marshmallowmadness · November 2014

I've always wanted twins! This is my third and our overall goal is 5-6 kids, so I have another chance or two to get twins!

notquiteblushing · November 2014

I've done three embryo transfers:

1. Put in 2, got DS
2. Put in 1, chemical pg
3. Put in 2, pregnant with 1

The first pregnancy I was more excited about the idea of twins to catch up for all the months of TTC. After having a one year old and being exhausted, however, I feel lucky to have only have singletons.

HawaiianSunset09 · November 2014

I definitely am dealing with twin envy. But mine is more that my egg reserve is running out quickly and we miscarried twins in August so part of me wanted twins so badly this go round..especially since next time we will likely need to go straight to IVF to conceive IF we do treatment again. Of course Im so incredibly thankful for 1 healthy baby on the ultrasound last week...I had another dream on Thurs there were two and I woke up crying and it put me in a serious funk. I have another ultrasound tomorrow and am going to make them look very thoroughly.

ac5008 · November 2014

I will give you one reason why you don't want them - we are having "momo" twins, and while they are extremely rare (only 1% of twin pregnancies are), we didn't get to choose. Our babies share a sac and a placenta and are at an extremely high risk of cord accidents. Many statistics give them a 50/50 shot to get to viability and then I will have to go inpatient at 24 weeks (leaving my 1 and 3 year old) and be on hospital bedrest until 32 weeks (hoping to make it that far) when I will have a C-section and knowingly give birth to preemies because they are safer outside my womb than in. That is *IF* we don't have to have an emergency c-section because of cord entanglement or compression, having even earlier preemies.

I get the twin thing, it sounds so cool. But now I understand why twin moms often say not to wish for them because this is the scariest thing I have ever been through. As if PGAL brain wasn't enough!

tahitiandreamin · November 2014

I am positively terrified of twins! The pregnancy and birth risks, dealing with 2 newborns (1 is crazy enough thank you) and all of the other stuff that goes along with twins. I totally understand those of you ladies who have lost twins and how that tugs at you... My heart goes out to you.

For all of your twin mommas-to-be, I admire you! Every twin post you mention how excited you are. You gals are amazing!

neongreen · November 2014

Oh, I'm terrified, don't get me wrong. Especially since these are our firsts and neither one of us has a lot of experience with babies. However, as I said to one of my friends when he asked me how I was feeling about this, it's not like we can put one back!

OrangeGirlie58421 · November 2014

@ac5008‌ I am so sorry to hear that you are going through this. I Really am. That is awful.

And again, I did not mean this post to be frivolous or insensitive. I do not take my two healthy boys for granted and I cannot imagine having difficulties ttc, let alone dealing with a loss.

I really do "want" twins. And I really wanted a girl last time and got my precious Michael instead! So I won't be disappointed or bummed or pout if I only see one little bean!

lnzu · November 2014

Can we coin the term twinvious?

OrangeGirlie58421 · November 2014

@lnzu‌ .... I love it

RunningCUTIE · November 2014

We were pretty shocked to find out we were pregnant with twins! After the initial shock, we feel incredibly blessed and are so excited. Now, we hope and pray for their health and well being. I am equally terrified and anxious about all that is to come. My heart goes out to all of you who have lost a pregnancy...twins or not!

Schnurette · November 2014

Lol I'm happy to have one but there is a part of me that thinks it would be super to have two in there.

DH and I have discussed having three and this is our second. But honestly I'm so miserable (my pregnancy with DD was seriously the most sunshiny rainbow shit ever) that I'm borderline saying two is enough.

So you know, if there were two in there it would be sweet because we would still get three kids but I wouldn't have to be pregnant again lol

MrsFriede · November 2014

The only reason I would want twins is so that I don't ever have to be pregnant again, it's not been fun so far. I know a couple people who have twins and it was rough, pregnancy was scary because of the risks associated with two, the babies were premature and a friend of mine keeps having problems with one of her babies lungs. I hope for happy, healthy pregnancies for everyone on here, and if I find out I'm having twins I'm sure I'll get excited after the fear settles down.

khefner0903 · November 2014

The moms that are pregnant with twins were there and different symptoms that clued you in on being pregnant with twins?

neongreen · November 2014

khefner0903 said:

The moms that are pregnant with twins were there and different symptoms that clued you in on being pregnant with twins?

Nope, not at all. I've had zero morning sickness and wasn't even really that noticeably tired.

These days I'm always starving, but it wasn't like that at first.

Emilywooddesign · November 2014

@khefner0903‌ I was in absolute shock when I found out because the possibility wasn't even in my train of thought. I'm not sure about symptoms because this is my first time being pregnant so I don't have anything to compare it to. I have been feeling absolutely terrible for the past few weeks but I think for a lot of people weeks 9-13 is when the sickness peaks.

Once I found out I was expecting twins I feel like I started feeling worse, I was like " OHHH it's twice the hormones so I feel twice as sick". I throw up everyday and I'm on diclectin to help with the nausea. Do you feel like you might be expecting twins?

juniebaby · November 2014

khefner0903 said:
The moms that are pregnant with twins were there and different symptoms that clued you in on being pregnant with twins?

Definitely no clue it was twins. This pregnancy is so much worse than my first one but twins never even crossed my mind. Weird, I know, but it doesn't run in either of our families so I never thought twice about it.

I think the baby stages will be extremely hard. I'm looking forward to twins but think it will get really fun after about the age of 5. Haha!

juniebaby · November 2014

bluedaisy2001 said:
I always thought I wanted twins that were one boy and one girl. Then I saw my sister in law with hers when they were infants and quickly changed my mind. She was so exhausted it almost seemed like she didn't get to enjoy either baby. I'm sure it's not like that for everyone but I'm really hoping there is only one in there for me!

I always thought one boy and one girl also but now that I'm in the situation I think that would be so much harder. They wouldn't be able to share clothes, toys, etc. Some yes, but for the most part, no.

khefner0903 · November 2014

Thank you to all who have shared I have been in other forums on here where people where really rude to me and i didnt do anything to them at all. So i really appreciate your generosity.

khefner0903 · November 2014

Yes I know they can see it i wasnt trying to hide it i felt as if people were being rude to me i apologized I shouldnt have said anything at all so can we please move past this?

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