Telling a parent of twins “they’ve got their hands full” is definitely not helpful.
4. ‘I don’t know how you do it’
Also, as with any challenge in life – whether it’s to do with parenting, work or something else – there’s no choice involved. Like all surprises in life; you adjust, adapt and get on with it. But hearing this on bad days has left me in tears on many occasions.For Lauren Eells, who is 35 and lives in Tooting, her twin babies were born very prematurely and needed special care for a number of months. It was an incredibly stressful time for her and her partner.The twins are five now and thriving, but she still remembers people telling her, “oh enjoy this, it gets so much harder after the first year”.
And let’s try not to terrify parents about what’s ahead of them, shall we? Ignorance is bliss in this situation.I was asked this question at my babies’ 10-day check-up by a midwife. I had three boys under two-and-a-half years old and she wanted to know if I was planning to have a girl next.Yet another incredibly intrusive question and one that I definitely wasn’t asked after my first baby. Also, I’m sure midwives are aware but it’s not possible to preorder a baby according to their gender.
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