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17 With twin 1 year olds

July 31st 2010 Is My Seventeenth Birthday Yet The Day thats Even More important to Me is August 2nd, the first birthday of my Twins Attumn Alyse and Tanner Micheal. I remember the night i found out i was pregnant, December 20th 2008, I wasn't feeling right and i hadn't gotten my period so, sitting in my parents bathroom, i read that little pink plus sign and nearly fainted. I was nervous and scared but i also knew i wasn't alone. My boyfriend dave, and I had been together since middle school and i called him balling my eyes out and he told me he was going to be there for me no matter what. On christmas eve, my boyfriend and i sat my mom down and told her the news. At first she was dissapointed but she soon came to terms with it and was really helpfull. After the first of the year my mom made an appiontment and they told me i was around 10 weeks pregnant, so they did an ultrasound and we all got the biggest shock, i wasn't pregnant with one baby but two! Finally i sat my dad down and told him his little girl was having twins and he completly flipped out. My dad didn't talk to me for the first few months of my pregnancy but one afternoon i got a phone call of him crying telling me he was so sorry that he wasn't there for me like he should of been, and that weekend i went and stayed with him and thats when he got to feel his grandbabys kick for the first time, it brought tears to both our eyes. In march i found out i was having a boy and a girl and was really excited. the shock of being so young was wearing off and now i was just trying to find my way. As for school, i was still attending regulary and i was also taking some online classes to make up for the time i was going to be on maternity leave. In may my boyfriend and i moved into our first apartment, i was working as a waitress and he was doing landscaping, we were making decent money and had enough to afford a 2 bedroom. We converted the living room into a master bedroom so each of our kids would have there own room. I did tanners room in john deere theme and i did attumns in pink camo, it was so cute and i spent my days cooking and cleaning. This all took a toll on my emotions and i soon felt lonely and wanted my teenage years back. when ever i felt like that i would just peek into each nursery, pick up little oneseys and tiny little socks and remind my self that i was a mom now, no time to mope. On july 31st, my Sweetsixteen, we planned a birthday/babyshower and as i was opening the gifts i found one tiny one wapped in silver paper, there was no tag or card laughing i held it up and asked who it was from, dave raised his hand. I opened it and found a small ringbox which held a very beautiful diamond ring. I burst into tears as he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. wipping my eyes i pulled him up and said yes. i was so happy and excited that i could barely contain my self. I was passed my due date by that time (July 28th) and i just wanted the babies here. On the night of august 1st, i started having really bad contractions and dave and i rushed to the hospital. On August 2nd, 2009 At 7:14 in the morning Attumn Alyse was born 7 pounds 8 ounces, and at 7:16 Tanner Micheal 8pounds 1 ounce followed with a great cry. I had never been more proud the at the moment they placed my kids in my arms. Attumn and Tanner had full heads of Red hair and i saw tears in daves eyes. I can remember everything about that day, the way it felt to have those precious eyes looking up at me. all my doubts about having my twins were gone just like that; those kids already had my heart for ever. As i'm sitting here on July 17th, 2010 i'm watching them play on the floor next to me and i thank my blessing everyday. the past year has not been an easy one and my advice to other teens is to wait. You have alot to give up with kids and, i don't regret it, but i'm alot better off then most sitations. My own place, A supportive fiance' who loves me just as much as before the babies and a job that pays well enough to give my kids there all. Not many teens can provide that. The kids have just started talking and the one thing they can say is "i love you" becasue each and every day i say it to not only them but to dave also. Good luck to any new moms who are scared: relax you'll do just fine :)

Kayla James

scared and excited

I am 21 I have a 2 year old girl who keeps my extremely busy day in and day out. The scary part is knowing that I am 31 weeks for twins. If 1 baby can keep me so busy how will I handle the twins as well.. well I did alot of research and found that if I am strong and never give up I can do it I can give all 3 of my children the love and comfort they need. I am young no doubt but I have read stories from women with tripple and even quadropule the amount of kids I have that make it just fine.. I can feel that god has sent me these babys as a blessing because if i had not gotten pregnant for these twins i would have not found out that i had cervical cancer. god works in mysterious ways and I am truely blessed

chelsie

angels from the begginng

AND I SAY THEY WERE ANGELS FROM THE START BECAUSE I DIDNT SAY MY BABIES I SAID MY ANGELS FOR SOME WERID REASON BUT I GUESS THIS IS WHY
When me and my boyfriend found out that we were having twins he almost fainted and had to walk out of the room. Then 4 doctor’s visits from that day we found out they both were girls (identical twins). That was at 18 weeks at 22 weeks I went to the doctor everything was great they were exactly the same weight heart beats were great HCG levels were right where they should be then about a week later I had a gut feeling that there was something wrong with one of them and I ignored that feeling about 5 days went by( at 23 weeks) and then I realized I did not feel them kick at all so I called my doctor and he said to go and have a labor check in labor and delivery well the ultrasound tech came and did the ultra sound by the look in his face I knew there was something wrong I got so upset because no one was telling me anything I got up and walked to the nurses’ station and started screaming and is all they said was to go sit back down and they’d be in a min well as soon as the nurse walked in she didn’t have to say anything I knew by the look in her face I felt so numb like as if I were in a dream my doctor came and asked me what I wanted him to do cause they heard a heart beat but they didn’t know if it was my heart beat or my daughters so I told them to do an emergency c section the last thing I remember was screaming cause of the liquid they use to knock you out and I woke up barley able to open my eyes and asked my boyfriend where my baby was and he just said she didn’t make it and I didn’t believe it so I just kept asking and he kept saying the same thing and I didn’t believe that my baby didn’t make it until I held them they looked perfect I didn’t understand why it happened to begin with they had everything from their dad expect their finger nails those were mine if I could have walked I would have walked out of the hospital with them like everything was ok with them. I spent a little bit of time with both of them and took pictures held hugged and kissed them… and it still really didn’t hit me until my breast milk started leaking and I looked down I had a cut and no babies… my daughters were born on February 15th 2010 what a valentine’s day gift…and still to this day I miss them like crazy I didn’t want to see or talk to anyone I just wanted to be alone my mom came down to Miami from north Carolina and I was so upset I wanted to tell her to just go home… I had so many people trying to give their medical explanation about my daughters and that just enraged me I had someone try to tell me my daughters weren’t healthy like who are you to tell me daughters weren’t healthy everything and every time someone said something about my daughters it enraged me because I just wanted everyone to leave them both alone and let them rest… the worst thing about having my c section was the air in my stomach every time I felt an air bubble move it reminded me of them when they would kick I stayed in bed for 2 weeks and I didn’t want to see anyone or to talk to anyone …. And is all I can say is it gets better but then it gets worse then you start to learn to accept it and think about your baby everyday now today is June 11, 2010 and I’m 6 weeks pregnant with baby # 3 and I’m excited but I also feel guilty at the same time because I miss my daughters and I wish they were here with me and their soon to be little brother or sister and I guess I feel guilty cause my daughters due date is June 13th 2010 BUT AS TIME GOES BY IT GETS TO BE EASIER AND YOU LEARN TO UNDERSTAND THAT… SO MY ADVICE IS TO JUST TAKE YOUR TIME AND IF GOING DOWN THE DIAPER ISLE BOTHERS YOU THEN DON’T DO IT OF NE THING BOTHERS YOU THEN DON’T DO IT EVERY ONE HEALS AT A DIFFERENT PACE LOSING YOUR BABY IS LIKE A SCAR IT HURTS AT FIRST BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY IT DOESN’T HURT SO MUCH AND THEIR INGRAVED INTO YOU FOREVER AND YOU NEVER FORGET THEM...

lina

The 4th one..

At the moment I am 9 weeks pregnant with my 4th child. I already have 3 beautiful girls will soon be 12, 4, & 3. I always wanted a boy but something inside me kept telling me that I would have twins one day. My dad was a fraternal twin as was his grandfather, & my family was stuck on that whole "twins skip a generation" thing. I know now that what really counts is if twins ran on my mother's side...but I still can't shake off this feeling. The week I ovulated me & my husband had a lot of sex for long periods of time & he even joked saying "What are we trying for...twins? Triplets?) But after I got my first BFP at 6 dpo..I starting thinking. Before I even got pregnant this time, I used to have many dreams about me having multiples. One that stands out was when I was last pg w/ my youngest & I dreamt that she was a girl & not a baby anymore, & I had 3 cribs w/ 3 babies in them next to her. I also dreamt that I'm pg w/ multiples now. I am only 9 wks & have gained about 20 pounds but have been eating less due to MS. The MS started way earlier w/ this one than any of my prior pregnancies & my breasts were never sore & painful like this w/ any other of my kids. I've had round ligament pains bad since week 6 & never had them with the other 3 kids. I also have , not fetal movement,..but some kind of movement always going on in there that I know is not gas.The signs are everwhere. Even when I asked my middle child if I was having a boy or a girl she answered, "One boy one girl". My U/s is 2 wks from now so I will know for sure then. But, I can't shake this intuition that it is more than one. I'll have 2 be patient & wait & see if what I feel I know is right.

robbi

patrick and twin 2

i had 3 healthy kids before i got pregnant with twin last 2000,anyway i had no trouble with my twin pregnancy but its just i have to see the doctors all the times and have so much ultrasounds,then one day i went for my 8 months ultrasound and the radiologist said ur twin 2 is sick and she has to get the doctor,then when the doctor arrived then tolld me that my twin 2 is no heartbeat,and it was so horrible that my other twin had died in inside my stomach,lucky my twins are not identical i was allowed to carry on my pregnancy even though my twin 2 is dead coz they have a seperate bag,my husband is so supportive of me he even took a month off to look after me and make me happy everyday and for get that i have diu,baby in my uterus cause doctors and specialist said that its more safer for my twin1 to be in my tummy than outside my tummy,but my mother was never supportive of it she will come to the hospital and tell me that i will die to if i continue to carry my twins coz the twin 2 is dead,but i was bless by god(jesus)i gave birth to my son when i reach 37weeks,hewas born at stgeorge hospital by indused,3 midwifes delivered him after 3 minutes i nned to push again and the twin 2 was delivered with sac,twin 2 was'nt perfect as much as twin 1(patrick)he weight nearly 3 kilos and very healthy,it was so sad to see the other twin not with us but with god the hospital bury him and priest did the baptisimal it was sad and happiness at the same time me and my husband decide that no one will see the twin 2 and we name im jayson,his always with us cause patrick will be 10 years old this year very healthy and cheeky little boy who always fight with his brother,and he knows his story of his twin brother jayson thats why we treat him a miracle boy thats what my mum always call him,now i have 8 kids and again pregnant ,patrick and jayson is the twin i ever carry on my tummy,but if i can ever have twins again of course i would love to 2 babies alive but god is always got reason for everything,im so lucky to have a husband always there for me and my kids,and my kids is so lucky to have a nice loving father,all the people thinks that its really hard to be a young mum to all this kids coz im only 35years old and already have 3 teenagers,twins runs in my grandma side.patrick always wonder what his twin brother look like!!!!

Marie Joyce