Greetings all,
Well a hearty congratulations to our Australian born Crown Princess Mary & her Danish Royal Family on the birth of twins on the weekend. How exciting, i know twins were a complete surprise to us at that 14 week ultrasound & changed our lives. My parents told me i needed a challenge as our first daughter was so easy!!
Well a hearty congratulations to our Australian born Crown Princess Mary & her Danish Royal Family on the birth of twins on the weekend. How exciting, i know twins were a complete surprise to us at that 14 week ultrasound & changed our lives. My parents told me i needed a challenge as our first daughter was so easy!!
I do wish the media would calm down about the "OMG 4 children under 5, how busy will they be" as you know what, many of us mere mortals without housekeepers, nannies, extended family (or husbands!!) certainly not trust funds . . . managed it just fine!! I had to giggle when the media were gasping that Mary was out & about with her other 2 children, days before the twins were due. Guess what, life goes on & if you can fit behind the steering wheel, you can drive!! I think Mary will do a brilliant job as from all accounts, she's not a 'princess', she's very real & a hands on mummy. I had to drive myself home from hospital after having twins as my husband had his wisdom teeth out the day before. See, life goes on!!
I do wonder if Mary will get the top 4 questions i got wherever i went:
1. Are they Identical?? No, my twins are fraternal & yes, mummies of boy/ girl twins get asked this too & people will agrue with you they could be identical?? Honestly!!
2. IVF?? In my case no, but really, what does it matter to anyone else!!
3. Delivered Naturally?? In my case yes, again, what does it matter to anyone else!!
4. Breastfeeding?? After breastfeeding my first born for 18 months, i figured i was such a cow, feeding twins would be a breeze. It was, i had plenty of milk for 18 months. I loved breastfeeding (twin feeding) as it was the only time i ever sat down.
1. Are they Identical?? No, my twins are fraternal & yes, mummies of boy/ girl twins get asked this too & people will agrue with you they could be identical?? Honestly!!
2. IVF?? In my case no, but really, what does it matter to anyone else!!
3. Delivered Naturally?? In my case yes, again, what does it matter to anyone else!!
4. Breastfeeding?? After breastfeeding my first born for 18 months, i figured i was such a cow, feeding twins would be a breeze. It was, i had plenty of milk for 18 months. I loved breastfeeding (twin feeding) as it was the only time i ever sat down.
I also used cloth nappies for all 4 of my children, that tended to freak people out, like i was looking for things to do, oh & launched my business too, seriously, easiest babies ever!! They never even cried, so content & having babies in the tropics is extremely relaxing & calm. We moved back to Sydney when they were 9 months old & continued with our tropical ways. My husband went to East Timor (again) a week after we moved to Sydney, for 8 months. This has set me up nicely, being so independent, that these 3 years i'm in the middle of, with my husband away, is quite manageable, not fun, but possible.
We had twins in the middle of our 4 children while living in Darwin. I was working full time in the oil & mining industry, so twins meant 'retirement' aged 26. Ah yes, i got to be a full time stay at home mummy to our 3 girls . . . & never look back. They will be 10 this year & yes, i'll be 36!!
Born at 37 weeks (pretty much full term for twins, thank you very much, i was a whale) . . . one natural, one breech & still has no sense of direction, combined a healthy 6kg straight into my arms!!
They were a dream, like their text book big sister (& later on little brother), they slept for 12 hours a night from about 3 weeks. No sleep deprivation for me!! Also no sibling rivalry!!
They have always been silly!!
They have always been cuddly.
They have never liked or wanted the same things.
They had each other on the first day of school!!
They have ONLY ever worn matching pyjamas, not clothes.
They start every new school together, but in different classes (their request).
They have always had different hair styles - starting from when they cut each others hair aged 2.
They always stand out when we holiday as a family.
They often pair up with different siblings.
They are the least alike of our 4 children & often teachers don't realise they are twins or sisters!!
Twins are just something else, singles like me will never know what it's like to be a twin & twins can't really explain it to you either.
Just in case this all sounded a little too perfect . . . i spent time in physio, tore all my transverse abdominal muscles, had to use crutches & wear a brace during my pregnancy, then do 20 months of Yoga to rebuild my tummy, just in time to get pregnant with our son.
Just in case this all sounded a little too perfect . . . i spent time in physio, tore all my transverse abdominal muscles, had to use crutches & wear a brace during my pregnancy, then do 20 months of Yoga to rebuild my tummy, just in time to get pregnant with our son.
So wishing all of you out there with twins an amazing adventure. Love Posie
