News Flash: Welcome To The World Emily and Sophie!

Our beautiful daughters Emily India and Sophie Marie arrived last Tuesday (17th) at 36w+2 weighing 5lb9 oz and 5lb10 oz! My section was booked for Thursday the 19th, as they were MCDA they had to be delivered between 36 and 37 weeks, but I went in to very slow labour over the weekend (contractions every 6 mins Fri-Mon with very little progression ...lovely!). So, when a space became available on the elective section list 2 days early, they slotted me in then.

Both girls were born screaming, needed no help breathing and just needed to be on a heat pad for a few hours after they were born. They didn't need to go to SCBU, but we stayed on Ward 33 at the RVI which is a transition ward, for 5 days as they need a bit of encouragement feeding. Other than that they are petite but fine and we came home yesterday.

I am so happy and relieved that they are here but at the same time wish their brothers were too... bit of an emotional roller coaster really. It was very surreal leaving hospital yesterday as it is just under a year ago that we did the same drive under very different circumstances.

Updates to follow ... I currently have 2 babies mouthing at me!

Teeny tiny feet!

35+1 Shameless Great North Run Plug!

Well the stitch is out (not quite the quick pain free snip that it had been sold to me as but never mind!) and I'm off the experimental premature labour drugs. Now it's basically a case of just sitting around, eating dairy milk, drinking tea and waiting for them to appear!

Just a reminder, either Chris or Ben, my little brother, are doing the Great North Run in aid of Tiny Lives at the RVI. They provide services to premature babies and their families and it was them who looked after us after we lost Oliver and Matthew. Also, they may well end up being involved in the twins care when they make an appearance. In addition, Chris/Ben are raising money for The Bobby Moor Fund-Cancer Research UK which is another cause close to our hearts. Chris has a number but the run is on September the 15th so Ben will do it if I'm in labour or if the twins haven't appeared. I have visions of being at home watching it on TV and my water's breaking while he is in South Shields watching the Red Arrows fly past!

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Also, James, who is the elder of my 2 younger brothers, is very kindly doing the Great North Run to raise money both for both Tiny Lives at the RVI and for the Leeds Mother and Baby unit who looked after My Sister in Law, Nephew and of course my Brother last year. Both are great causes so I've put the link below:
 http://www.justgiving.com/teams/Jhunt

Obviously, my brothers and Chris will be crossing the ling right behind Mo Farah!

34+3- Getting "Unpicked" Tomorrow!- Updated

So tomorrow is the big stitch out day. Never thought I'd be writing that! I'm reporting to the hospital in the morning and after that we'll see what happens. The hospital doctors seem to vary greatly on what they think will happen, from thinking that I'll go in to labour more or less straight away to saying that they think I'll make my section date. I reckon that this is because having a stitch with twins is quite rare in itself and often people who do have one go in to labour before removal and have it taken out then... Think it is all a bit "off piste!"

Yesterday we had our last routine twins clinic appointment. The twins are measuring a whopping 5lb10oz and wait for it ..6lb3oz!!! I think that these sound to me like "proper" baby weights and also means that they have probably outgrown the first set of clothes that I got for their hospital bags. So that was today's job, going to Mothercare to buy "Tiny Baby" instead of "Early Baby" clothes.

The fact that they are now each roughly 3 times the weight of their big brothers makes me thankful that I have opted for an elective section rather than an induction if I get to 36 weeks. The way they are going, they will be 7lb+ by then and I don't think anyone ever fancies pushing out 14lb of baby!

Just to finish off, James, who is the elder of my 2 younger brothers, is very kindly doing the Great North Run to raise money both for Tiny Lives at the RVI (who looked after us after we lost Oliver and Matthew and may well end up being involved in the twins care when they make an appearence) and for the Leeds Mother and Baby unit who looked after My Sister in Law, Nephew and of course my Brother last year. Both are great causes so I've put the link below:
 http://www.justgiving.com/teams/Jhunt

Also,either Chris or Ben, my little brother, are doing the GNR for Tiny Lives and Cancer Research UK. Chris has a number but the run is on September the 15th so Ben will do it if I'm in labour or if the twins haven't appeared. I have visions of being at home watching it on TV and my water's breaking while he is in South Shields watching the Red Arrows fly past!

Me and the younger but taller brothers!

https://www.justgiving.com/teams/chrisorben

Keeping everything crossed for tomorrow!