MY TWIN PREGNANCY AND THE FIRST SIX WEEKS.

by Jessica Walsh
(Sandusky, Ohio, USA)

I am the youngest of three children. My sisters started having kids early, and I said that I was NEVER having kids! I liked having my freedom, and being able to do what ever I wanted to do! My sisters had their first kids 13 days apart. Pamela had a boy and Devon had a girl. My Mother, jokingly, said to me nearly seven years ago... "Devon had the first grand daughter and Pamela had the first grand son, I guess that means you're going to have the first set of twins." I laughed at her and said in the most serious voice ever, "I'm never having kids, I'm happy with being an Aunt."

On July 25, 2009 I found out that I was pregnant. Wow, what am I going to do with a baby?! Sure, I'm 25 years old, I guess having a baby isn't too bad, right? At the time, I was a waitress at a restaurant. The day after I found out I was pregnant, I waited on four sets of twins. For weeks after I found out that I was pregnant, I was having dreams that I was going to have twins. I kept trying to tell my boyfriend that we were having twins, but he just laughed about it and called me crazy!

When I was nine weeks pregnant, I had some cramping and went to the emergency room. They said that I was dehydrated and that I should make a follow up appointment with my doctor. On September 1, 2009 I had an appointment with my doctor. He said he was going to do an ultrasound, so he sent me to the other room with the ultrasound equipment. While Chad and I were waiting for the doctor to come in, I said to him, "what are you going to do if the doctor comes in and says 'well, both sacks seem to be in tact'?" He replied, "I'm joining the ARMY!". A few LONG minutes later, the doctor comes in and starts the ultrasound. ...."WOW" are the exact words that came from the doctor's mouth. I knew it! The doctor turns the screen towards us, and Chad's jaw dropped nearly to the floor! "WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!", Chad says. "What do you think it is?", asks the doctor. "I know what I think it is, but I want you to tell me what it is", says Chad. "You're having twins", says the doctor with a smile. I'm laying on the bed laughing my heart out, and Chad is staring at the screen in disbelief, with tears in his eyes!

I had an extremely healthy twin pregnancy. I had absolutely no complications, but I was put on bed rest at 25 weeks. I felt great, but it didn't last long! The miserable-ness hit me like a ton of bricks! Every time I went to the bathroom, I was praying to see blood so I could go into labor. I kept begging the doctor to let me have the babies, I just wanted them out of me! I was getting kicked in the bladder and what felt like my throat at the same time! It was TERRIBLE! I couldn't get comfortable, no matter what position I tried. My fingers looked like ballpark franks, and my toes like link sausage. Getting up from the toilet was quite the task, and my legs were hairier than Chad's! I looked like a 14 year old girl struggling with acne (which I had NEVER had to deal with before in my life!) and I had a TERRIBLE pain in my groin. Everyone kept telling me to sleep, sleep because I wouldn't be able to sleep once I gave birth to the babies. How could I sleep when I couldn't get comfortable?!

Finally, I go to the doctor, and he schedules a date for my C-section! March 15, 2010!! THERE WAS AN END IN SIGHT!!!

At 12:29 P.M. on March 15, 2010 I was a mother to a healthy baby boy. One minute later, My healthy baby girl arrived! I had never been so happy before in my life! I saw my precious babies, and wondered why I said I never wanted kids! While I was in the hospital, I never had to change a diaper! My hospital room was filled with friends and family that were eager to help me out with the babies... what kind of person would I be if I didn't let them!? (hehe)

On Thursday, March 18, 2010 I got to bring my babies home with me. I went from being just a regular 25 year old woman to a mother of two! I had no idea what I was doing, and neither did Chad. At around 8:00 P.M. that evening, all hell broke loose. Both babies were screaming and we didn't know what to do! I was sore from the C-section and Chad was exhausted as well. I called my sister Pamela, bawling my eyes out, telling her that I couldn't do it. I was not capable of being a mother. Nothing I could do would calm the babies. She and my cousin, Ashley came to the rescue! They stayed all night and let me sleep! My advice to all of you expecting multiples... ASK FOR HELP!!! IT IS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO DO IT BY YOUR SELF! YOU NEED TO SWALLOW YOUR PRIDE AND HAVE SOMEONE WITH YOU AT ALL TIMES FOR THE FIRST COUPLE WEEKS!!! That is where I messed up. I didn't want to bother anyone, because it was not their responsibility! BIG MISTAKE! Your babies will not realize that there are two of them, and only one of you.

After about three weeks of pulling my hair out and crying with the babies, things started to look up! They finally didn't mind having their diaper changed, and even liked the bath tub! They were sleeping for longer periods of time during the night, and melting my heart with every thing that they did!

If you don't like a lot of attention, DO NOT go to a store with your twins! You become an instant celebrity as soon as you walk through the entrance. If you have boy/girl twins like me, you will find out exactly how stupid some people are! I get asked at least once every time I'm out "are they identical?".......................................... NO! MY SON WAS BORN WITH A PENIS, AND THANKFULLY MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT!! That is what I'd like to say to people, but I don't want to sound like a big jerk.

After the first six weeks, I no longer wished that I had a shot gun to end it all! I never had any urges to throw myself off of my third story balcony, and hardly cried when they cried. The first six weeks is tough, I'll be the first one to tell you. Everyone kept telling me "it will get better" and it finally did. My twins are now 4 months old and I wouldn't trade them for the world! Good luck to all of you expecting mothers of multiples... and bless all of you multiple mother veterans!