Moms of multiples tell it like it is

How many of you felt your breath catch just reading that word? Shoes are to Carrie Bradshaw what strollers are to, well, most of the people who socialize with me. It’s a short list, but we love our strollers. I’m not a stroller snob. I had an Evenflo travel system with my first child, and [...]

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I will post a picture of myself and you guess how many days pregnant I was! Let’s start with an easy one. Let’s see… flat stomach, looking bored rather than constant multi-tasking, plenty of time to take entertaining photos mocking my telecommuting… that would be zero days pregnant. Time to guess again! How pregnant am [...]

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Here’s the continuation of my post from two weeks ago.  I hope you are all enjoying the weekend. Part II Rich and I had walked into that ultrasound appointment hoping to hear that our baby was healthy and wanting to know if that baby would be a boy or a girl.  We were in such a [...]

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Mommy, Esq. is a lawyer at a Big Firm and mom to almost 10 month old twins, Edmund (Ned) and Penelope. In between conference calls and deal closings she thanks her lucky stars for an unbelievable Husband (and co-parent) and nanny. You can find her blog about Big Law and the three loves of her [...]

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Short snippets of what to expect when you’re expecting multiples.

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This morning, one of my husband’s college friends sent news that they’re expecting twins. I have heard of a lot of multiples since becoming a twin mom, but all of those announcements have been through my local multiples group. This is my first experience with a real-life friend becoming pregnant with multiples. I had no [...]

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Reading the comments on my recent bed rest confession post, I was stunned at the number of pregnant moms who took naps. I took maybe three naps my whole pregnancy. I tried to figure out why I didn’t nap more and that’s when I remembered… my Pregnancy Superpower. It was a power so powerful I [...]

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(In no way does this post intend to belittle anyone’s experience on bed rest.) I was on some form of modified or strict bed rest for 14 weeks when I was pregnant with my boys. Fourteen weeks. It was hard, boring, scary, and long. But you know what? I have a secret! I really miss [...]

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When I found out I was pregnant again after having multiples, I panicked. I cried. I stressed. Did I mention the multiples were only 8 months old when I got the news? And my “big” girl had just turned 3? And some amount of bedrest would be all be guaranteed with my history? Yup. Scary [...]

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Never having been pregnant before, I wasn’t quite prepared for the onslaught of unsolicited advice and commentary that folks would feel inclined to impart on me. Following are a few of the more memorable ones. “Oh my gawd, you’re fat! How far along are you?” Back when I was 20 weeks pregnant, I went to [...]

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