Hi All,

I have searched, but no thread about twins.

Anyone here has twins before? Pro & cons? My friend will have a pair of twins... and it seemed the expenses will double, but since 2 babies will be born at 1 time, it sort of like save the pain of another pregnancy?

Anything to share?

i guess twins is better compare to normal, you only pain one time for everything but of cos double the pain...

there is advantages and fun thing about having twins too

Not having twins myself but from what i have heard:

Cons:
Much bigger/heavier tummy during pregnancy means you have to be much more careful what you do/get more tired/more painful muscles/
More complicated and longer delivery
Almost double expenses
Double the work (especially as if one wakes up and cries the other probably will as well)

Pros:
They will usually have a very strong bond and keep each other company.
If you take the costs for 2 separate babies, you end up paying less if they both come at the same time.
Don't have to go through pregnancy/delivery twice (if you wanted 2 kids).


At my monthly checkup today we met a couple in the waiting room who had just had twins (they were visiting the pediatrician next door). They said it was a lot of work and often they found they didn't have enough hands for everything. Each twin had to take turns for everything like changing and breast feeding that made life a little difficult.
However they were also really happy that they had 2 beautiful babies (one boy and one girl) and got it out of the way all in one go .

I would say (from what i have seen/been told) twins is kind of the same as 1 baby (a lot of work, effort and stress... and for some reason totally worth it), but more... of everything .

twins aren't optional( well unless test tube babies) , just accept gods gift/gifts and treasure him/her/them well

how come cheaper geh?

I was thinking like this:

If 1 baby born first, then the next in maybe 1-2yrs apart, at least got hand-me-down (used stuffs from 1st baby) to give to the 2nd baby... So can save a bit.... books, clothes, baby stuffs etc.

But if 2 come together, everything is doubled...

But of coz pregnancy & delivery is once only ...

Anyway, yes gift from God...

TQ

This post has been edited by furryfluffy: May 30 2011, 08:12 AM

hi all,

jus wan to share....

me n hubby planning to have a baby. wo got married last year n i got pregnant couple months later but we lost the baby. i do take some pregnancy supplement to help me get pregnant. till now we keep on trying but stil no luck.

hah..lately i'm a over stress and cry a lot.... feel like want to givup...aiyoh...donno wat to do...

help..

Y give up? What pregnancy supplement?

If u can have a baby previously, should not be a problem for next pregnancy.

If u want to do IVF or ICSI, there are still hope.

Dun give up

try to seek for doctor advice. might help. get body check-up^^

i think u're mostly stressed out about it then it's not going to be easier to conceive like this. i believe if body is too stressed, it would affect ur reproduction also.

TS> my mom is a twin! my aunt had a pair of boys. both finished uni few years ald. my cousin had a pair of twin girls. they're about 12-13 ald now.

i got twin genes

just be patient. the time wil come.

So nice!

Yes twins run in the gene.

Good luck to u !

im not sure i want a pair lor. headache lah! LOL

i don't mind if it's a boy and girl twins. It's called dragon phoenix twins in chinese. Forgot what it's called in english.

me also ....i lose a baby in the 3rd month...then plan for pregnancy ...plan and plan, eat alot of stuff alot not use...then wanna give up time , got pregnant and gave birth to my baby gal....now she is 2 years old....

wat i am trying to say is ....dun stress yourself.....the more you think the more stressfully.....

as for twins...when u look at twins ...u will like envy and happy and say woh....one shot, easy pregnancy....but my nanny taken care before a twins...boy and gal....she dun like...cos when one cry for milk the 2nd one will....very stressfully she say.....and everythng double up

well, if it comes it comes lor. don't wanna think too much about it since it's not even time yet.

since my own mom and her twin sister also didn't have any twins, i think im pretty safe.