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Written by Angela Manton   
Finding out you're pregnant with twins is possibly one of the most surprising pieces of news you will ever receive and it sits with folk differently. Mums and Dads find themselves dealing with all different feelings ranging from shock and fear through to contentment and excitement.
by AngelaManton


Finding out you're pregnant with twins is possibly one of the most surprising pieces of news you will ever receive and it sits with folk differently. Mums and Dads find themselves dealing with all different feelings ranging from shock and fear through to contentment and excitement.

I myself had the surprise twin news twice; I have fraternal twins and identical twins and had them in that order.

I never thought to be pregnant with twins but I was delighted. I was over the moon. I was deliriously happy. I cried tears full of emotion. These were my first kids so the truth is I had no clue what being a parent was about and I had no previous experience with looking after one baby let alone two. This is maybe why I was in a position to relax in my joy of being different from the norm and felt secretly really happy with myself for naturally conceiving twins. I felt part of an extremely special club; the twin club! In my view, my twins were the best thing to have happened to me and life made complete sense when they arrived.

My second piece of twin surprise news came about 8 weeks pregnant if I recollect correctly. I had previously had a miscarriage at 11 weeks so I was feeling extremely concerned. An early scan was in place to alleviate nerves more than anything. At the start of the ultrasound I had spoken openly to the nurse about the miscarriage and she could see that I was ok about things and simply asserted "well you have certainly made up for it this time". The nurse asked if I had anyone with me to which I explained my dad was outside as my husband was abroad and she recommended we bring him in. I think my Dad was in more shock than I was. You don't expect it again in spite of all those funny friends and family laughing at their suggestions of "oh what if it is another set of twins?"

How did I feel? Well, straight away, I just felt so super happy to be having another set of twins. I was high on adrenalin; very excited. It was of no significance that I was armed with the experience and knowledge of how exhausting a twin pregnancy can be and indeed how demanding and exhausting having baby twins is. I was thrilled. I really felt relieved it was twins. I knew that the antenatal care would be thorough and felt comfortable understanding that.

The best bit was telling the news first to my husband who I telephoned as fast as I was freed from the hospital doors. The communication was mobile to mobile and he just didn't get what I was saying. I'm saying "its twins" and he says "what about them?" and I say "it's twins" and it does not register as it was unexpected and among the crackling of the line he thinks I'm talking about our 5 year old twins! Finally, it goes in and he is excited too. Then my number one pal who was one of my funny friends provoking me about a second set of twins. Ultimately, my mum on vacation in South Africa at the time; shocked and had to hang up and call back. Nobody truly anticipated a second set but everyone was much more shocked than me!

Personally, I've learned so much from having children and having them has definitely altered me as a person; not that I used to be a bad person before, far from it but I was basically an individual who only had to take care of myself and therefore could lead my life quite care free and hedonistically. Looking after somebody else actually means something quite different and having two tiny babies being unconditionally dependent upon you is a great responsibility but one which has been rewarded with double the love and double fun.

Therefore my message to all of you twin mothers who've just received the surprise twin news is don't panic, be content, you are about to embark on probably the most special time of your lives.

About the Author:

Mother of Two Sets of Twins shares experiences of twin pregnancy and parenting twins on her website Twinstips.com

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