Hi Everyone,
  My name is Jacqui and my husband Steve and I have 3 boy's.
Tommy is 4 1/2 years and our twins Charlie & Nick are 6 months. So
far
things have been pretty good, Nick now say's Baba and has said Mum a
few times while Charlie is still trying hard but to no avail. Charlie

rolls over to his back while Nick can rolled both ways.They love
being
on the floor to look and play around and at the moment everything
goes
straight to the mouth.
Tommy loves being a big brother and enjoy's helping me feed the boy's
and making them laugh.
  I enjoy going to the meeting's and being able to talk to the other
mother's who are going through or have already been through the same
as myself and to get any tips/help when needed.

Jacqui

--- In NewcastleMBC@..., "Mel" <melblumel@h...> wrote:
> Hi everyone!
>
> Sorry to bother you all with more questions but I am facing a new
> challenge some of you may be able to help me with.
>
> Now my twins are 5 1/2 months old and we've just started having
> (well playing with mostly) some rice cereal once a day.  Starting
> this has opened my eyes up to a new dilema we may face.  I don't
> twin feed for a few reasons (don't need to go on with specifics
> here) so feeding can take anywhere from 40 mins on a good day to 1
> 1/2 hours on a bad day.  When you add having to pop two kiddies
into
> chairs and play around with food, then clean them up, put them to
> bed, clean kitchen floor etc up, x 3 times a day and add a bath in
> there somewhere I'm wondering where's the time to have a life??
So
> I'm considering having bottles of formula (to replace the
> breastfeed) at the same time while they're in their chairs and
then
> solids.  This should considerably cut down the time needed and
then
> I won't  be trying to feed tired grizzly bubs who then take
forever
> to settle to sleep afterwards.  So I'm thinking I might bottle
feed
> 3 times a day with solids and breastfeed at the other times (prob
> early morning and before bed).  I had always aimed at
breastfeeding
> for 12 months but I can't see any other way of doing it.
>
> Does anyone have any experiences or advice they can share??
>
> Thanks,
> Melinda

Mel, I cant offer any advice on the breastfeeding side of things as
my twins are bottle fed but hang in there my friend, as bottle
feeding is no easier, there is washing them, sterlising them, making
them up and times that by two of course.  Some days it feels like
all I do is wash and sterlise bottles, although now they are
71/2mths they are now only having 4 bottles a day (each that is, so
thats still 8 bottles a day)..

The whole solid thing can be very daunting at first but I can say it
does get easier,well it did for me anyway. Tali & Summer love their
breakie & lunch and its all over with minimum fuss now they have
worked out what its all about. Mind you now I am facing the issue of
them wanting to hold the spoon, Summer is even trying to put on a
little tantrum to get her own way!!!Dinner can be a little more
difficult as by the end of the day everyone is getting tired so what
normally works for me is we have dinner first, a bath, then our
bottle and we are in bed at 7pm....

People keep telling me (people without multiples of course) that it
gets easier, I cant see it yet, although I am proud to say I mowed
the lawn today for the 1st time in about 16months!!!! Quite proud of
myself & cant wait to see what my hubby has to say about that.

Anyway Mel, you have to do what you feel is best for you, but if you
ever need to have a chat give me a call..

Until next time..

Hi Mel, Dont worry I didnt make it to the coffee morning either, Tali
& Summer are teething!!!! HELP ME!!! They have had little sleep, which
means of course I havent either, have been irratable,runny nose,etc
etc. And to top that all off still no teeth thru & my wisdom tooth is
also coming thru - I symathise with your hubby - hope he is OK... My
heart also goes out to my Hubby Nig who has had to put up with 3
cranky, wingy girls over the past few weeks....

Anyway I hope to also get to the next one and we are also thinking of
having a Christmas BBQ for all the dads to come along too....

--- In NewcastleMBC@..., "Mel" <melblumel@h...> wrote:
> Hi everyone!
>
> Sorry to bother you all with more questions but I am facing a new
> challenge some of you may be able to help me with.
>
> Now my twins are 5 1/2 months old and we've just started having
> (well playing with mostly) some rice cereal once a day.  Starting
> this has opened my eyes up to a new dilema we may face.  I don't
> twin feed for a few reasons (don't need to go on with specifics
> here) so feeding can take anywhere from 40 mins on a good day to 1
> 1/2 hours on a bad day.  When you add having to pop two kiddies
into
> chairs and play around with food, then clean them up, put them to
> bed, clean kitchen floor etc up, x 3 times a day and add a bath in
> there somewhere I'm wondering where's the time to have a life??
So
> I'm considering having bottles of formula (to replace the
> breastfeed) at the same time while they're in their chairs and
then
> solids.  This should considerably cut down the time needed and
then
> I won't  be trying to feed tired grizzly bubs who then take
forever
> to settle to sleep afterwards.  So I'm thinking I might bottle
feed
> 3 times a day with solids and breastfeed at the other times (prob
> early morning and before bed).  I had always aimed at
breastfeeding
> for 12 months but I can't see any other way of doing it.
>
> Does anyone have any experiences or advice they can share??
>
> Thanks,
> Melinda

Hi Melinda

My twins are 15mths and still continue to make a huge mess after
each meal.  The same as you, you feel like you have just cleaned up
after one meal and then you are preparing for the next (I am so sick
of scrubbing food out of the high chairs and I am sure we should
just get a shovel to clean the food off the floor!) They want to
feed themselves and food goes everywhere but there mouths.  Someone
told me to buy the cheap plastic shower curtains and put under the
high chairs but as yet I haven't remembered when out to buy them.

They are still demand breastfed one reason I didn't want the hassel
of bottles they were drinking out of a cup most probably around 5-
6mths only water.  I also only use disposable nappies and my
reasoning was that I wouldn't have to pay for formula as well.

Bottle or breast have good and not so good for both, you really need
to do what works for you and what you are prepared to do.  I am
prepared to leave everything else if I have to and just breastfeed
if they want to, but that doesn't suit everyone.  I have continued
to but it is physically and emotionally demanding esp as one doesn't
go all night and usually both will wake during the night for a feed
and the well meaning comments of just give them a bottle it would be
easier.

Sorry I don't feel I helped much, just do what you feel is best for
you at the time and don't feel pressured by anyone else.  Every baby
is different and every situation is different just have the
confidence to do what works for you and stick by it.

If you have any more questions esp on breastfeeding (as I have found
it really hard to get advice on this for twins) or anything else
happy to let you know what I did to try and get thru it and out the
other side.

Good Luck
Kim

Hi everyone!

Sorry to bother you all with more questions but I am facing a new
challenge some of you may be able to help me with.

Now my twins are 5 1/2 months old and we've just started having
(well playing with mostly) some rice cereal once a day.  Starting
this has opened my eyes up to a new dilema we may face.  I don't
twin feed for a few reasons (don't need to go on with specifics
here) so feeding can take anywhere from 40 mins on a good day to 1
1/2 hours on a bad day.  When you add having to pop two kiddies into
chairs and play around with food, then clean them up, put them to
bed, clean kitchen floor etc up, x 3 times a day and add a bath in
there somewhere I'm wondering where's the time to have a life??  So
I'm considering having bottles of formula (to replace the
breastfeed) at the same time while they're in their chairs and then
solids.  This should considerably cut down the time needed and then
I won't  be trying to feed tired grizzly bubs who then take forever
to settle to sleep afterwards.  So I'm thinking I might bottle feed
3 times a day with solids and breastfeed at the other times (prob
early morning and before bed).  I had always aimed at breastfeeding
for 12 months but I can't see any other way of doing it.

Does anyone have any experiences or advice they can share??

Thanks,
Melinda

Hi Trish,

Thanks for the info about the Nov. morning tea.  I was all set to go
and was really looking forward to it but then my hubby had to go and
have two wisdom teeth pulled out that day!!  He needed a bit of TLC.
I'm looking forward to the next one and hope to be there!!

By the way - great job you're doing with the newsletter!!

Melinda

hi everyone! My rocking problem (which is not so bad now) wasnt just a
bouncer/rocker problem..it was well meaning family members holding and
hand rocking them to sleep. they r now learning to do it themselves in
the cot (yay). Tia & Lexi r now 18 weeks. time has flown. I'm still
trying to work out how to coordinate sleeps around taking Izaac & Lewis
to school and picking them up again. we walk there so I try to get the
girls to sleep in the pram if its close to school times, but sometimes
i think tey'll wake up with plenty of time to spare and they deceide to
have a big sleep, so then I move them from the cot to the pram (not
always a success) and often end up making a grand entrance to school
with at least one screaming baby! dont u love those looks u
get...anyway got to go plenty to do.  Corrine

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Have just got a new computer and thought I would try and keep in
touch with the outside world by trying to work my way around this
technology, especially when my older children are not here to help
me!  We have only had it about a month and it is my first time on it
today - as you all know it's hard to find time with two especially
when they don't co-ordinate sleeps.  I have been a member of NMBC
for 2years and went along to one of the expectancy programs but
found that travelling up was difficult, I know that you now have a
CC group meeting but haven't been able to make it yet.

Our twins Harmony and Harrison are now 15mths old and as a (I was
going to say "older" but don't like that word), second time around
mum I am really enjoying the experience, maybe because I am alot
more relaxed about things, but saying that it is a struggle at times
trying to work out what is the right way to go about things with two!

Any advice on what to do when they starting to fight over toys?
Harrison is a real boy who just barges in to take whatever he wants
and Harmony has been just sitting there while he does it, but has
just discovered that when they are having a tug of war over a toy if
she bites him he will let go.  I feel that I shouldn't get upset
with her as it is her only line of defence but at the same time I
don't want her to keep biteing. I have been trying to ignore it and
it doesn't happen all the time but what do you do with twins when
one is more dominant than the other, maybe at this age I should just
keep distracting them onto other things when they start.

I look forward to bouncing questions off you all as I am finding
every day brings a new challenge even for an experienced Mum.  I
would just love some more sleep!  The other night I had 7hrs
straight sleep since they were born and daylight savings they are
now up at 5am.  But all that aside we have two beautiful healthy
babies and that's all that matters (I can always catch up on sleep
in maybe 10yrs time!)

Everyone take care
Thanks for letting me rave on

Kim

Have just got a new computer and thought I would try and keep in
touch with the outside world by trying to work my way around this
technology, especially when my older children are not here to help
me!  We have only had it about a month and it is my first time on it
today - as you all know it's hard to find time with two especially
when they don't co-ordinate sleeps.  I have been a member of NMBC
for 2years and went along to one of the expectancy programs but
found that travelling up was difficult, I know that you now have a
CC group meeting but haven't been able to make it yet.

Our twins Harmony and Harrison are now 15mths old and as a (I was
going to say "older" but don't like that word), second time around
mum I am really enjoying the experience, maybe because I am alot
more relaxed about things, but saying that it is a struggle at times
trying to work out what is the right way to go about things with two!

Any advice on what to do when they starting to fight over toys?
Harrison is a real boy who just barges in to take whatever he wants
and Harmony has been just sitting there while he does it, but has
just discovered that when they are having a tug of war over a toy if
she bites him he will let go.  I feel that I shouldn't get upset
with her as it is her only line of defence but at the same time I
don't want her to keep biteing. I have been trying to ignore it and
it doesn't happen all the time but what do you do with twins when
one is more dominant than the other, maybe at this age I should just
keep distracting them onto other things when they start.

I look forward to bouncing questions off you all as I am finding
every day brings a new challenge even for an experienced Mum.  I
would just love some more sleep!  The other night I had 7hrs
straight sleep since they were born and daylight savings they are
now up at 5am.  But all that aside we have two beautiful healthy
babies and that's all that matters (I can always catch up on sleep
in maybe 10yrs time!)

Everyone take care
Thanks for letting me rave on

Kim

Mel, sorry I forgot to give you details for the next coffee morning
(although the newsletter should hit the mail before then) it is 2nd
November at 11:30am at 123 Warners Bay Rd Warners Bay - this is
Michelle Barnett's place. Hope to see you there to catch up and
anyone else who hasnt been pop in for a chat if you are up to it.....

Trish





--- In NewcastleMBC@..., "Mel" <melblumel@h...> wrote:
> Hi everyone!
>
> It's great to see that there are lots of new members and some good
> discussions starting!
>
> Corrine, I too am a victim of rockers!  When our two were about 1
> month old we started sleeping them in rockers because the
elevation
> seemed to help their wind and a little rock in the night when
you're
> really tired is far too hard to resist.  I was very worried about
> putting them into cots after this because I didn't know what I'd
do
> in the night.  We were very very lucky in that they both adjusted
> immediately to their cots and a little pat or stroke (plus a
dummy)
> often worked.  We still use rockers from time to time, in fact
> tonight my daughter went straight to sleep in her cot but my son
> started screaming when put to bed and he started to wake her.  So
he
> was put in a rocker in the loungeroom until he settled (no rocking
> and no eye contact) then transferred back to his room.  I know
this
> is probably wrong but when you've had a hard day and one is asleep
> you'll do anything to stop from having two awake!  Also now that
> they have had experience in sleeping in rockers, we can take them
> when we go visiting and the bubs sleep in them no probs.  Good
luck
> with your rocking situation!
>
> Hi Trish!  Hope your shopping trip the other week was a success
(we
> bumped into each other in Big W!).  I bought a set of wedges to
try
> for my Roly Poly daughter (that's what we call her).  First night
> she managed to beat them twice, but now more often than not they
> seem to keep her on her back.  She can still manage to get on her
> tummy but mostly she stays on her back between the wedges and we
now
> have less restless/waking periods in the night.  Might be worth a
> try?  She was in a portacot (softer sides than a cot since she
kept
> bumping into them) but now she's back into her cot and no probs so
> far.  My poor babies - they've shared a twin cot (like the ones in
> hopsital), been in rockers, in their own cots and even slept in
> portacots throughout the house.  We're very lucky that they are so
> easy to adjust to new sleeping situations!
>
> I've writtten too much...oh one more thing - my twins turn 5
months
> tomorrow!!  Yipppeee! Like Trish - where did the time go and oh
yes
> sleep deprivation seems like a way of life now!
>
> Bye!
>
> Mel

Its Trish back again, I was just putting the newsletter together (you
should all receive next week) and noticed that the next Club
Gathering
has a lady from "Sleep & Settle" talking about sleeping techniques
aimed at 0-12mths olds. Might be interesting for all us mums with
littlies to see what advice she can offer us... I will be there and
hope to meet some of you there as well.

Hi All, thanks for the rolling advice. Maree, I will have taken what
you recommended seriously- nothing in the cot, as Tali last night
got caught in her blanket and couldnt get her arm out and her leg
also sticking out.... I guess we just have to grin and bear it...
And wait for the next stage.

I have to share with you all, as I am very proud and excited, Summer
learnt to wave goodbye on the weekend, as we had a family BBQ and
everyone was leaving.... She decided to just wave her little hand
back at everyone.... Of course the poor girl, we keep saying to her
now bye bye just to see the cute wave.

must go crying babies..

chat to you all soon.


--- In NewcastleMBC@..., "Craig Lloyd Noble"
<clnoble@o...> wrote:
> Hi Trish,
>
> I have 4 year old girl/ boy twins. I can distinctly remember my
daughter, Emily at 7 months being the wrong way in her cot and
sleeping on her tummy but she used to turn her head to one  side. I
sought all kinds of advice and mostly people suggested that no
pillow , sheets , blankets or doonas so all I did with Emily was
dress her warmly and she slept on a bottom sheet only. We used to
sometimes find her asleep with her legs or arms dangling out of the
cot.
>
> I truly understand about the sleep deprivation but it does get
better.
>
> All the best
> Maree ( mother of Emily and Max ,4 years )
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: trishdeacon
>   To: NewcastleMBC@...
>   Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 10:14 PM
>   Subject: [NewcastleMBC] hi everyone - I'm Trish
>
>
>   Hi all,
>
>   Just introducing myself & my family to you. I'm Trish and my
husband
>   Nigel have identical twin daughters Tali & Summer who are now 7
>   months old and keeping me on my toes... I dont know where the
time
>   goes, as it feels like yesterday we were bringing them home....
>   Although I must say it feels like this sleep deprivation has
been
>   with me forever....
>
>   My girls are still waking at 4am for a feed, I am sure they do
not
>   need this, and its merely a comfort thing,of having a nice full
warm
>   belly to get them thru till the morn... But being 4am I have
been a
>   little lazy and just get up & feed & pop back to bed.... I
really
>   would like to get them out of this feed. Any ideas anyone on
where
>   to start???? Mind you I too,like another member Mel, am having
>   trouble with little Tali rolling all over her cot, just today I
went
>   in and she was upside down ( her head where her feet should have
>   been).I am not sure on how I can stop her and how to avoid
Summer
>   learning the same thing....
>
>
>
>
>
>
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----- Original Message -----

From: trishdeacon

To: NewcastleMBC@...

Sent: Friday, October 21, 2005 10:14 PM

Subject: [NewcastleMBC] hi everyone - I'm Trish

Hi all,

Just introducing myself & my family to you. I'm Trish and my husband
Nigel have identical twin daughters Tali & Summer who are now 7
months old and keeping me on my toes... I dont know where the time
goes, as it feels like yesterday we were bringing them home....
Although I must say it feels like this sleep deprivation has been
with me forever....

My girls are still waking at 4am for a feed, I am sure they do not
need this, and its merely a comfort thing,of having a nice full warm
belly to get them thru till the morn... But being 4am I have been a
little lazy and just get up & feed & pop back to bed.... I really
would like to get them out of this feed. Any ideas anyone on where
to start???? Mind you I too,like another member Mel, am having
trouble with little Tali rolling all over her cot, just today I went
in and she was upside down ( her head where her feet should have
been).I am not sure on how I can stop her and how to avoid Summer
learning the same thing....

Hi everyone!

It's great to see that there are lots of new members and some good
discussions starting!

Corrine, I too am a victim of rockers!  When our two were about 1
month old we started sleeping them in rockers because the elevation
seemed to help their wind and a little rock in the night when you're
really tired is far too hard to resist.  I was very worried about
putting them into cots after this because I didn't know what I'd do
in the night.  We were very very lucky in that they both adjusted
immediately to their cots and a little pat or stroke (plus a dummy)
often worked.  We still use rockers from time to time, in fact
tonight my daughter went straight to sleep in her cot but my son
started screaming when put to bed and he started to wake her.  So he
was put in a rocker in the loungeroom until he settled (no rocking
and no eye contact) then transferred back to his room.  I know this
is probably wrong but when you've had a hard day and one is asleep
you'll do anything to stop from having two awake!  Also now that
they have had experience in sleeping in rockers, we can take them
when we go visiting and the bubs sleep in them no probs.  Good luck
with your rocking situation!

Hi Trish!  Hope your shopping trip the other week was a success (we
bumped into each other in Big W!).  I bought a set of wedges to try
for my Roly Poly daughter (that's what we call her).  First night
she managed to beat them twice, but now more often than not they
seem to keep her on her back.  She can still manage to get on her
tummy but mostly she stays on her back between the wedges and we now
have less restless/waking periods in the night.  Might be worth a
try?  She was in a portacot (softer sides than a cot since she kept
bumping into them) but now she's back into her cot and no probs so
far.  My poor babies - they've shared a twin cot (like the ones in
hopsital), been in rockers, in their own cots and even slept in
portacots throughout the house.  We're very lucky that they are so
easy to adjust to new sleeping situations!

I've writtten too much...oh one more thing - my twins turn 5 months
tomorrow!!  Yipppeee! Like Trish - where did the time go and oh yes
sleep deprivation seems like a way of life now!

Bye!

Mel

Hi all,

Just introducing myself & my family to you. I'm Trish and my husband
Nigel have identical twin daughters Tali & Summer who are now 7
months old and keeping me on my toes... I dont know where the time
goes, as it feels like yesterday we were bringing them home....
Although I must say it feels like this sleep deprivation has been
with me forever....

My girls are still waking at 4am for a feed, I am sure they do not
need this, and its merely a comfort thing,of having a nice full warm
belly to get them thru till the morn... But being 4am I have been a
little lazy and just get up & feed & pop back to bed.... I really
would like to get them out of this feed. Any ideas anyone on where
to start???? Mind you I too,like another member Mel, am having
trouble with little Tali rolling all over her cot, just today I went
in and she was upside down ( her head where her feet should have
been).I am not sure on how I can stop her and how to avoid Summer
learning the same thing....

Hi Corrine
How are the babies going? It did all the rocking to sleep with my
first child and swore it wouldn't hapen agin with the triplets. There
were days when I would do it just to get them to sleep to get a break!!
I ended up using dummies instaed of rocking but they were three by the
time I could get rid of them. How do you manage to get your older kids
to school with the twins. I can't imagine how you manage your
mornings. You must be amazing
Liz

--- In NewcastleMBC@..., "aciltb" <daly@c...> wrote:
> Hello, i'm corrine. I have 14 week twin girls and 2 boys 5 1/2 & 7
> years. I'm not getting out much a the  moment between school,
housework
> and looking after the girls! Am having a shocker at the moment, have
> created 2 monsters by letting peaople rock them to sleep... Now that
> school holidays are over and I'm on my own again they dont like
being
> put down and r screaming themselves to sleep....woops.

Hi Danielle
I'm glad you got in to Tresillion when you needed it. Its amazing
how a break can help you. Are things still going well now you are
home? I know what you are going through but I must admit the
memories are now warm and fuzzy then the reality of just how hard it
was in the early days.
Enjoy them while they are little!!!
See you
Liz

--- In NewcastleMBC@..., "Double D Ranch"
<doubledranch@b...> wrote:
> Hi,
> My name is danielle mother of 11week of twins boy and girl and a
two year old boy.
> Oh my god, If I only new what work twins and a toddler are!!
> Just finished a week stint at Tresillian in Penrith.  It was
excellent learnt heaps and met some great other twin/toddler
mothers. I would recommend tresillian to anyone who as an problems
no matter how minor.
>
> Happy bottle, nappies
> Regards,
> Danielle Hanson
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Hello, i'm corrine. I have 14 week twin girls and 2 boys 5 1/2 & 7
years. I'm not getting out much a the  moment between school, housework
and looking after the girls! Am having a shocker at the moment, have
created 2 monsters by letting peaople rock them to sleep... Now that
school holidays are over and I'm on my own again they dont like being
put down and r screaming themselves to sleep....woops.

Hi Mel
Its great to hear from you!! I'm so glad you are enjoying getting to
the coffe mornings. I hope this forum can also give you hints and
tips for your little babies. My girls are nearly 4 now so its a
lifetime ago they were babies. Mine never rolled as early as your
little girl but I had them wrapped at sleeptime for a long time so
they couldn't move if they tried. I hope for your sake she gets
tired of doing it at night so you can get some sleep. You can get
the soft wedges which sometimes helps stop them rolling. Have you
tried them at all?? Sounds like you are doing a great job.
Liz

--- In NewcastleMBC@..., "Mel" <melblumel@h...> wrote:
> Hi everyone, I'm Melinda.  I'm a new twin Mum, my boy/girl twins
are
> 4 1/2 months old.  My husband and I are learning about parenthood
> very quickly and can't believe how quickly time goes by and how
> quickly they grow and change!!  Our little girl has learnt how to
> roll and is giving us new nightly challenges!  We thought we had
the
> sleep thing down pat but last week she started waking a lot, I
think
> out of frustration.  She seems to obsess with being on her tummy,
> only to find it's not that fun nor comfortable after all.  And she
> hasn't yet learnt to roll back over so we have to save her when
her
> neck tires and her face is planted into the mattress.  She's
> sleeping in a portacot with soft sides at the moment too as we'd
> wake in the night to hear her bashing her legs against the sides
of
> her cot. Does this bring back memories for anyone?  Any advice for
> this stage?  My sister-in-law (Mum to 3yr & 1yr old boys) sent me
> some pics of some very interesting cot antics so I see there will
be
> many interesting times (and bruises) ahead!
>
> I've really enjoyed the Baby and Non Walker get togethers I've
been
> to (missed this month's - forgot to put it on my calendar - doh!)
> and am looking forward to all the other events MBC offers as the
> twins get older.
>
> Melinda

Hi Cal
I really know what you mean about craving time for yourself. I find
the computer is a way to unwind and do something adult which doesn't
mean constant demands on me for food, drink and bum wiping!! How old
are your boys again? my girls are nearly four and No it doesn't get
easier!!!
Liz


--- In NewcastleMBC@..., "cal" <cancad2003@y...>
wrote:
> Hi my name is Cal, mother of very energetic twin boys.
> I have been waiting for a peaceful quite moment to log on to this
> group.
> Its Saturday night & as usual my dismal social life has led me to
> seek
> out others who may be bored, tired & craving some adult
conversation
> after another hectic day with the kids............I love this time
of
> night.......hubby snoring, kids asleep,the dog is fed, the house
is
> tidy & I can sit back in utter peacefullness and do whatever i want
> BY
> MYSELF......As usual there is not much on TV so i thought tonight
> would
> be great to see what is happening in N.M.B.C.
> I thought the kids disco was a great idea. The boys & I had a good
> afternoon. It was lovely to see the kids up dancing and having a
good
> time. As usual my boys put on this great shy act and pretend they
are
> wonderful little angels whilst we are in public(I am sure this
wont
> last for to much longer)> i thought the venue was fantastic
because
> the outdoor area was fenced.( although a minor detail it is good
to
> be able to watch the boys without stressing are they going to beak
> out in sprint in different directions. I am sure i am not the only
> twin mum who has had that happen before.)
> Well I have thoroughly enjoyed my five minutes of peace,might have
> todo this again THanks Cal

Hi everyone, I'm Melinda.  I'm a new twin Mum, my boy/girl twins are
4 1/2 months old.  My husband and I are learning about parenthood
very quickly and can't believe how quickly time goes by and how
quickly they grow and change!!  Our little girl has learnt how to
roll and is giving us new nightly challenges!  We thought we had the
sleep thing down pat but last week she started waking a lot, I think
out of frustration.  She seems to obsess with being on her tummy,
only to find it's not that fun nor comfortable after all.  And she
hasn't yet learnt to roll back over so we have to save her when her
neck tires and her face is planted into the mattress.  She's
sleeping in a portacot with soft sides at the moment too as we'd
wake in the night to hear her bashing her legs against the sides of
her cot. Does this bring back memories for anyone?  Any advice for
this stage?  My sister-in-law (Mum to 3yr & 1yr old boys) sent me
some pics of some very interesting cot antics so I see there will be
many interesting times (and bruises) ahead!

I've really enjoyed the Baby and Non Walker get togethers I've been
to (missed this month's - forgot to put it on my calendar - doh!)
and am looking forward to all the other events MBC offers as the
twins get older.

Melinda

Hi my name is Cal, mother of very energetic twin boys.
I have been waiting for a peaceful quite moment to log on to this
group.
Its Saturday night & as usual my dismal social life has led me to
seek
out others who may be bored, tired & craving some adult conversation
after another hectic day with the kids............I love this time of
night.......hubby snoring, kids asleep,the dog is fed, the house is
tidy & I can sit back in utter peacefullness and do whatever i want
BY
MYSELF......As usual there is not much on TV so i thought tonight
would
be great to see what is happening in N.M.B.C.
I thought the kids disco was a great idea. The boys & I had a good
afternoon. It was lovely to see the kids up dancing and having a good
time. As usual my boys put on this great shy act and pretend they are
wonderful little angels whilst we are in public(I am sure this wont
last for to much longer)> i thought the venue was fantastic because
the outdoor area was fenced.( although a minor detail it is good to
be able to watch the boys without stressing are they going to beak
out in sprint in different directions. I am sure i am not the only
twin mum who has had that happen before.)
Well I have thoroughly enjoyed my five minutes of peace,might have
todo this again THanks Cal

Thank you for accepting me into your group.

Melinda

Hi
The first rule of our Yahoo Group is to post within 7 days and
introduce yourself. So here goes:
My name is Liz, husband is Mark. We have triplets,ggg, who are nearly
4 and another girl aged 5 who started Kindy this year. I am the
current president of Newcastle Multiple Birth Club so,yes, I am a busy
girl.
I am really enjoying school holidays at the moment as I don't have to
have four kids out the door by 9.00 (we are always running late). My
triplets go to preschool two days a week and have decided that they
will cry when I drop them off to make me feel bad. I ring an hour
later and they are fine. Very frustrating and stressing!!
Anyway, can't wait to chat and talk to everyone else about the joy of
raising more than one.
Talk soon
Liz
Mum to Cassidy 5, and Kaitlyn, Charlotte and Isabella 3

Hi everyone.Welcome our chat group!Just to start us off, how did
everyone feel about the club birthday? Any comments or suggestions
would be great!