Posts by purpleheather79

Prescottchels- I'm in Sierra Vista... way down in nowhere land.  ;)  I don't mind PMing my birth story to you.  

I have been reading here for the last 5 or 6 years. I had a UBA2C last month but have been afraid to post my birth story here because I don't want trolls commenting about it.  I know Laura Shanley's forum isn't very active either...

My second set of twins actually looked very similar in their first u/s.  My doctor also thought they were monoamniotic but a second u/s a few weeks later revealed a thin dividing membrane.  It was impossible to see at our...

I have the Runabout quad and it is awesome.  As far as quad strollers go, I think it's the best.  I tried the Foundations quad and hated it.  I was even able to go running with my Runabout.  It is very easy to push.

Congrats!   Elizabeth Noble's book "Having Twins" is fantastic.  Very supportive of homebirth and natural birth with twins, which most other multiples books are not.  "Mothering Multiples" was already mentioned and...

As others have said, you will know what to do when the time comes.  I expected my first set of twins to wean during my pregnancy with the second set.  It never happened.  The four of them nursed together for 2 years......

Quote: Originally Posted by mamalovex3  Wow!  I was kind of hoping to wean my girls before the new babies arrive but they are very attached to nursing so we're just playing it by ear so far.  The...

Congratulations!  I have two sets of twins too (and two singletons.)  My oldest was 5 when I had the second set and I nursed all four of the twins together for 2 years.  It was a wild, crazy time (my DH was deployed) but...

I know this is an old thread, but I am curious about more recent experiences with CYS registration and religious exemptions.     I have tried for years to get my children registered and have been unsuccessful- in GA, VA,...

Quote: Originally Posted by Smurfette2  Please share your story. How far apart are your twins? I totally didn't plan this despite the rolling of eyes that goes on when people see me with the two girls and...