Comments on: We’re Pregnant – with Identical Twins! The First Trimester Recap https://inspiralized.com/lifestyle/were-pregnant-with-identical-twins-the-first-trimester-recap/ Veggie-forward recipes your family will love Sat, 23 Dec 2023 07:54:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Kieran mitchell https://inspiralized.com/lifestyle/were-pregnant-with-identical-twins-the-first-trimester-recap/#comment-542046 Sat, 23 Dec 2023 07:54:29 +0000 https://inspiralized.com/?post_type=lifestyle&p=112786#comment-542046 OK so my ex-girlfriend sent me an ultrasound picture of our twins this year. Supposedly she got it in November.. I received a set of ultrasound pictures from her saying they are her ultrasound results and that they are our babies. for some reason i had a feeling to look to see if they aren’t really her ultrasound pictures. So I used google lens and found out the real pictures are ultrasound pictures. I’m sorry for any inconvenience caused by this but. I was just letting you know

]]> By: Joanna https://inspiralized.com/lifestyle/were-pregnant-with-identical-twins-the-first-trimester-recap/#comment-519044 Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:06:32 +0000 https://inspiralized.com/?post_type=lifestyle&p=112786#comment-519044 In reply to Erica.

Erica, not sure if you’ll get this, but I would love your list of questions to ask the doctor! I’m 11 weeks with di/di twins (still seems weird to me to type that) and they’re my first/only pregnancy. jmmcd3 # gmail … com hopefully you can figure that out and the spambots can’t 🙂

]]> By: Jen https://inspiralized.com/lifestyle/were-pregnant-with-identical-twins-the-first-trimester-recap/#comment-506816 Fri, 09 Jul 2021 21:47:30 +0000 https://inspiralized.com/?post_type=lifestyle&p=112786#comment-506816 Congrats! Fellow twin mom here. I can’t resist offering advice.

1. Know that the first year will be very challenging, but once they are 1 or so, they play together and you’ll get to witness one of the most precious relationships on earth develop.
2. Don’t like Dr. Luke’s weight targets for moms throw you off. I wasn’t gaining for the longest time then suddenly was 80 lbs heavier!
3. Hire help–for the babies and your toddlers
4. Keep them on the same eating and napping schedule. Tough waking up a waking baby I know.
5. I highly recommend the Twin Z nursing pillow. One of my twins didn’t nurse well and I didn’t have a large supply so I eventually used the Twin Z to bottle feed them simultaneously while pumping wearing a pumping bra. Seems crazy but it cut our feeding time down to 30 minutes.
6. Go on lots of dates now!

https://twinznursingpillow.com/product/twin-z-pillow/

]]> By: Andrea https://inspiralized.com/lifestyle/were-pregnant-with-identical-twins-the-first-trimester-recap/#comment-501331 Sun, 11 Apr 2021 05:55:02 +0000 https://inspiralized.com/?post_type=lifestyle&p=112786#comment-501331 I’m so glad I happened to come across your story, because I was in your exact situation a year ago. I gave birth to mo/di twins in August 2020 when my oldest was 3, and my second was just 18months, so I’ve been taking care of four kids under 4yo. It has been the happiest time of my life, and the hardest! I had a very complicated pregnancy, involving TTTS and Selective IUGR, but we made it to 34 weeks and I miraculously have healthy babies. I learned a ton in the process, so I’d be happy to share further info if you develop any issues. Now, every day is a challenge, but so far, my most helpful purchases are my wonderfold wagon, my twin z pillow,and my freemie breast pump. I’m so grateful for these genius inventions. Good luck! I wish you the best!

]]> By: Emily https://inspiralized.com/lifestyle/were-pregnant-with-identical-twins-the-first-trimester-recap/#comment-501276 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 16:30:07 +0000 https://inspiralized.com/?post_type=lifestyle&p=112786#comment-501276 Ali, I’ve been following you since the days of the Paderno spiralizer (before you even had your own!). I love how open you are with your followers, and I truly am so happy for you – I told my own family! Congratulations, and thank you for sharing this special story with us.

]]> By: Ann https://inspiralized.com/lifestyle/were-pregnant-with-identical-twins-the-first-trimester-recap/#comment-501255 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 05:37:17 +0000 https://inspiralized.com/?post_type=lifestyle&p=112786#comment-501255 I don’t have twins but just want to say congratulations on your wonderful news! My youngest is 18 now and my other two are in their 20s, so I miss those days with little ones! Enjoy it! Sending prayers your way!

]]> By: Anonymous https://inspiralized.com/lifestyle/were-pregnant-with-identical-twins-the-first-trimester-recap/#comment-501244 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 01:04:54 +0000 https://inspiralized.com/?post_type=lifestyle&p=112786#comment-501244 ❤]]> Congratulations!
I pray you have a easy and blessed and healthy pregnancy.
My only comment would be to make sure your dinner plates and glasses are lead-free. So many beautiful China and glazed dishes have dangerous levels of lead and cadmium. Some say on the packaging. Some you have to Google. The only reason I know about this is that it happened to a friend of mines child!
🙏❤

]]> By: Meg Metz https://inspiralized.com/lifestyle/were-pregnant-with-identical-twins-the-first-trimester-recap/#comment-501240 Fri, 09 Apr 2021 00:22:28 +0000 https://inspiralized.com/?post_type=lifestyle&p=112786#comment-501240 ]]> Congratulations Ali & Lu! I don’t have any advice… but I just wanted to say I’m so excited for you guys. Ali I’ve followed you for years and you’re truly the most amazing mother. Congrats again! ❤️

]]> By: Anonymous https://inspiralized.com/lifestyle/were-pregnant-with-identical-twins-the-first-trimester-recap/#comment-501231 Thu, 08 Apr 2021 23:07:22 +0000 https://inspiralized.com/?post_type=lifestyle&p=112786#comment-501231 Very excited for you! Congrats.

]]> By: Sonja https://inspiralized.com/lifestyle/were-pregnant-with-identical-twins-the-first-trimester-recap/#comment-501201 Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:05:16 +0000 https://inspiralized.com/?post_type=lifestyle&p=112786#comment-501201 ❤❤]]> I have been following you and cooking stuff from all your cookbooks for many, many years. I have some zucchini that needs to be used and of course I thought to “inspiralize” it! Came to your site and was like, WAIT! WHAT?! I am so out of the loop! Not anymore though! So unbelievably excited for you and your family! Can’t wait to read all your blogs and IG posts moving forward. ❤️❤️❤️

]]> By: Phi https://inspiralized.com/lifestyle/were-pregnant-with-identical-twins-the-first-trimester-recap/#comment-501175 Thu, 08 Apr 2021 02:10:47 +0000 https://inspiralized.com/?post_type=lifestyle&p=112786#comment-501175 Hi!!!! Congrats!!!! Boy/girl twin mom (and we had a toddler first) so 3 under 3! Best advice is to try and stick to a schedule and get the twins on the same schedule, it’s hard but totally helps. You’ll find your zen and everything will seem manageable 🙂 you’ve got this!! Honestly, we joke sometimes that the twins are easier than the toddler!

]]> By: Anonymous https://inspiralized.com/lifestyle/were-pregnant-with-identical-twins-the-first-trimester-recap/#comment-501131 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 17:38:48 +0000 https://inspiralized.com/?post_type=lifestyle&p=112786#comment-501131 I am now the 64y ear old mother of identical twin boys who are 26. They were a c-section birth because they were both breech. one weighed 6.7 pounds and the other 6.9. I gained 50 pounds. We painted one of the twins toenails bright pink so people could tell them apart. When they were born my oldest son was 19 months and my daughter was almost 5. Although I had enough breast milk i pumped for them for 3 solid months because they simply would not nurse. Didn’t have much help but we survived and I wouldn’t trade it for anything. Look at the Kia Telluride. It is an amazing vehicle which you may like instead of the mini-van. Feel free to contact me. Always happy to help. As a side not I am a RN as well. Take care,
Susan

]]> By: Courtney https://inspiralized.com/lifestyle/were-pregnant-with-identical-twins-the-first-trimester-recap/#comment-501119 Wed, 07 Apr 2021 13:45:04 +0000 https://inspiralized.com/?post_type=lifestyle&p=112786#comment-501119 First….CONGRATS!!!

I have B/G 4 year old twins. It was a very long process trying to have kids with many rounds of IUI’s, IVF and 2 miscarriages so learning that we were having twins was truly a miracle and one I will never take for granted but everyday is something new and a challenge with two! I had them at 34 weeks and they were in the NICU for about 2 weeks. That was tough leaving them there and being at home but the NICU nurses are the most amazing people you will ever meet and get your children on such a schedule that when you bring them home eventually things are a little easier.
I don’t have much advice since its basically survival and we didn’t know anything different since we don’t have other kids. Everyone will give you LOTS of advice but you honestly have to do what works best for you and your family. I can’t imagine having 2 kids then twins but you are a SUPER mom and will be amazing.

Can’t wait to follow along on this journey with you! Best of luck and try not be too nervous about the pregnancy, I was SUPER freaked out and it was actually a breeze.

Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Courtney Coyne

]]> By: Meaghan https://inspiralized.com/lifestyle/were-pregnant-with-identical-twins-the-first-trimester-recap/#comment-501082 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 15:47:50 +0000 https://inspiralized.com/?post_type=lifestyle&p=112786#comment-501082 In reply to Anonymous.

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]]> By: Anonymous https://inspiralized.com/lifestyle/were-pregnant-with-identical-twins-the-first-trimester-recap/#comment-501020 Tue, 06 Apr 2021 01:39:16 +0000 https://inspiralized.com/?post_type=lifestyle&p=112786#comment-501020 Congratulations! I have 5-year b/g twins and I didn’t find out until I was 10-weeks. I went into the ER, thinking I was having an appendicitis and ended up with an ovarian cyst and a 2nd baby! My twins did come early and I had to have an emergency c-section due to placenta abruption. While we had a long NICU stay, I have an entire group who loved and cared for my kids while I could recovered. NICU doctors and Nurses will always hold a special place in my heart for how they love and care for the families in their care.

My best advice is don’t be afraid to ask for help and be gentle on yourself. There are so many things that are changing and two at one time is amazing and crazy at the same time! They will have an amazing bond that is incredible to watch. Do what works for you and your family! Congratulations again! Welcome to the twin mama club! You are a super woman!

]]> By: Deirdre https://inspiralized.com/lifestyle/were-pregnant-with-identical-twins-the-first-trimester-recap/#comment-500989 Mon, 05 Apr 2021 19:40:27 +0000 https://inspiralized.com/?post_type=lifestyle&p=112786#comment-500989 I am 13 weeks + 2 on my third pregnancy (2 + 4 years old boys already) and I'm expecting monochorionic twins in early October. I also was told one baby initially at 8 weeks then found out at 10 weeks there were in fact two! I also attended the scans alone due to Covid and just blurted the news out to my husband over the phone after my scan. The logistics kept me awake at night initially plus the anxiety of all the risks involved. I've been completely wiped out the past week with a sinus infection and have struggled to get out of bed the past few days. I'm doing my best to eat and drink as much as I can but it's hard right now. I really hope I'll be over this dose soon andy energy levels will increase 🙏 My Dad is a twin and he has identical twins brothers so even though it was a huge shock to find out we are having twins we were kind of playing with fire on this pregnancy 😊 One day at a time now and just hoping for two healthy littles babas at the end of the day. Look after yourself. I'll be following everything x]]> Hi Ali, huge congratulations on your pregnancy. My sister-in-law just sent me your instagram video about finding out you were having twins and it was like watching a parallel universe 😊 I am 13 weeks + 2 on my third pregnancy (2 + 4 years old boys already) and I’m expecting monochorionic twins in early October. I also was told one baby initially at 8 weeks then found out at 10 weeks there were in fact two! I also attended the scans alone due to Covid and just blurted the news out to my husband over the phone after my scan. The logistics kept me awake at night initially plus the anxiety of all the risks involved. I’ve been completely wiped out the past week with a sinus infection and have struggled to get out of bed the past few days. I’m doing my best to eat and drink as much as I can but it’s hard right now. I really hope I’ll be over this dose soon andy energy levels will increase 🙏 My Dad is a twin and he has identical twins brothers so even though it was a huge shock to find out we are having twins we were kind of playing with fire on this pregnancy 😊 One day at a time now and just hoping for two healthy littles babas at the end of the day. Look after yourself. I’ll be following everything x

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