Author: belinda

Your period is overdue and you wonder if you’re pregnant. You either break out in a cold sweat or come over with that warm fuzzy feeling you get when you pretend you’re going to buy a kitten at the local pet store, just so you can have a cuddle. No matter which one it is, … Continue reading Pregnant with Twins – Month 2 (Weeks 4-8)

It’s morning. You wake up with a wave of nausea, poke DH in the ribs and order a plate of chopped and seeded watermelon. He looks at you strangely, says, “Bollocks. It’s June!” and rolls over. Don’t worry. You’ll have him scouring the pre-dawn markets in his ugg-boots and overcoat in no time. You just … Continue reading Pregnant with Twins – Month 3 (Weeks 8-12)

You are now twice as big as the girl in accounts who is due one month before you. You may not have told anyone except your closest work friends, but quite frankly no one could miss the fact you have been wearing tents for a month and spend more time in the bathroom than at … Continue reading Pregnant with Twins – Month 4 (Weeks 12-16)

You feel what you think is the first movement. It could be wind, but quite frankly you’d prefer to imagine the more romantic option. Like butterflies, the fluttering is amazing and you can’t wait for DH to be able to feel it from the outside. The first time he feels some movement against his hand, … Continue reading Pregnant with Twins – Month 5 (Weeks 16-20)

You visit the hospital where you’ve booked in to have the baby, for a tour and ante-natal class. It’s a special class for multiples, so they skip all the fuzzy stuff and cut to the chase. Your experience will be different from mothers of singletons and forewarned is forearmed. You know that gorgeous spa and … Continue reading Pregnant with Twins – Month 6 (Weeks 20-24)

With any luck the daily grind of nausea has eased a little, but you still have to pick and choose your food carefully. This is your last month at work and it is starting to get harder. You are tired and it’s vital that you keep up your water intake. Any tightening of your uterus … Continue reading Pregnant with Twins – Month 7 (Weeks 24-28)

You are now averaging three hours’ sleep a night. Lettermen is a familiar nocturnal friend and DH has confiscated your credit card because you’re barely avoiding being sucked in by a range of early morning infomercials. For some reason you feel compelled to invest in an ab-roller despite the fact your own abs are now … Continue reading Pregnant with Twins – Month 8 (Weeks 28-32)

You start the day with a plate full of chopped and seeded watermelon, brought to you on a breakfast tray by a kind DH who is now running very late for work. You remind him that the only thing you can drink is fizzy apple juice so he’d better stop at the corner store and … Continue reading Pregnant with Twins – Month 9 (Weeks 32-36)