the life of twins & multiples
A routine check, which meant a day off work for us for the appointment in the morning, and then to the local cafe for a toasted sandwich to get excited over the scan pictures. Never would we have thought that hours later we would be parents of twins, the toasted sandwich would have to wait… […]
Well there we were in Kingston hospital with the Sonographer when my husband and I heard the big news…’it’s not one but two babies’. The news slowly sunk in and from that moment on I began to notice double buggies and larger than normal pregnant bellies. As a physiotherapist, I had an acute awareness of […]
It is Farmhouse Breakfast Week, starting 20th January and going on for the whole week. While breakfast is seen as the most important meal of the day, around half of us skip it and those who do take part it can become a stressful and rushed event fitted between making packed lunches and finding socks […]
When you have twins or multiples, it can be like living in a goldfish bowl. There’s no doubt you feel special but wherever you go, somebody is watching you. At the baby clinic, the other mums look concerned and ask: “How on earth do you manage?”. In shops, customers eye you up and down […]
Travelling with children can be a stressful experience – especially when flying to your holiday destination – but its well worth it once you arrive at your hotel and you can begin to unwind and relax (as much as a parent ever does). When it comes to preparing for your family holiday, one of the […]
“…giving birth is such a pure, eternal thing, always happening somewhere, always Holy” Ina May Gaskin “Spiritual Midwifery” I first came across the term when I had my twins. It was an American “thing”, something between a midwife and a birth companion. It sounded like a good idea but was quickly forgotten as I […]
Want to start up your own group? Read on for some tips by twinsclubbers who did just that – hopefully they’ll inspire you to get cracking and start up your own club. Hi. I am Karoline, Lancashire twins & more clubs co-ordinator, and I am mum to three children, Sean, and my twins Cerys and […]