We woke up to a beautiful, almost summerish day on Saturday, and after a yummy egg on toast breakfast (well, for me anyway), we strolled down the street to joined the Auckland Central Multiple Birth Associations playgroup for the first time ever.
Was a great and slightly overwhelming experience. There were only two other Mother's to be at the playgroup, whilst everyone else had kids ranging from 12 weeks up to about 5 or 6 years old. Great set up, with slides, bouncy castle, water toys, sand box and indoor area. They also had a sausage sizzle going (to give the fathers something to do), and a mini library had been set up indoors for parents that wanted to borrow books on twins, pregnancy, sleep routines, etc.
It is always a little bit daunting walking into a place full of people you don't know, but everyone was so friendly and keen to talk. And it was soooooo good to talk to people in our position and have a little whinge to each other about the insensitive things people say when they hear we are expecting twins. Also fantastic to hear first hand stories from parents that have been through it. Interesting to hear that some people swear by routines, whilst others said that that didn't work for them. I guess it really is a case of whatever works for you and your babies. There is no right and wrong.
Sometimes I feel like we really are entering unchartered waters, as no-one in our family/friends group have had twins. So whilst we are getting lots of advice on how to look after A BABY, no-one can really give us the inside scoop on looking after two at the same time. So far, all my info is coming from books and online blogs that I am constantly finding and devouring. But nothing beats actually meeting someone in person and hearing their story. And I'm happy to report that everyone seemed very positive about their experience. Although everyone did stress that it will be very, very hard for the first 3-6 months. And we will get no sleep. Gah!
The highlight of the morning for me was when we approached a lady to ask about her buggy. She had 12 week old b/g twins in there (soooo cute!) and she blew us away when she said "oh yes, I love this buggy. But I didn't have it with my first set of twins". Ummm what now?! You had TWO sets of twins? And you look this good? And then she went on to tell us that she has 7 kids, so I guess it just puts things into perspective for us - of course we can handle twins! Some people have 2x sets of twins and 7 kids and they still manage!
Looking forward to being able to take my little babies along to this awesome playgroup in the future.
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