Back and Forth

     The twins were born and i quickly realised how much hard work was actually involved. Firstly i was a petite size 8 and was very girly, often playing the weak female. I was now walking out of Good Hope hospital with a baby carrier in each hand. I had now found my strength. I got home, my family waiting with open arms.

      The night drew in and it was time for a feed. My first hurdle, the twins didn't want to feed at the same time. Many parents experience having children at different ages, on different routines. I had two babies giving me my first test in parenthood. I had to stay calm, to think of a resolution and take action. I did what i think most parents would be scared to do.

       I only fed them at allocated times everyday and night until they fell in a routine that would work for all of us. Soon after, they decided they weren't going to settle anymore. The breast milk didn't seem to be giving them enough substance. So i decided to add formula to the routine. Hurdle number two,  they were allergic to formula.

      By the morning my beautiful cocoa coloured beauties were covered in rashes. My visits to the doctors back and forth began. After months of discomfort, rashes and diarrhea. The doctor said they were dairy intolerant.

I won first place when i had my twins!

    Every young mum has that moment of doubt when finding out the news that they are pregnant. How will i tell my family? Will my partner feel the same way i do? Will they stick around?I had the news and i too had my doubts, until the day of my first scan. As i walked into the hospital butterflies flew around my tummy with feelings of the unknown. Then my name was called, i lay on the bed confidently yet jumped as they put the cold jelly onto my flat stomach, my hardly noticeable pregnant belly.
 "Hmmmm," the nurse said, as she pushed the apparatus hard onto my stomach.

    I wondered does she know I'm pregnant? Maybe I'm in the wrong room? Surely her brute and careless pushing wasn't allowed if there's a baby inside there? I started to worry as her face looked confused, i felt sick i wanted to cry, i panicked and hoped that everything was ok, all in the silence of this dark room. Then in a chirpy voice. "Well, there's more than one in there," i quickly replied, more than one what?
 She looked at me with a warming smile, I felt dizzy, and then i remember the sound of soft voice calling my name, as i came around from fainting.

     Im fine.... i said i just want to know what u meant?

 "Your having twins young lady." So i said it out loud. "Im having twins!"

This blog is about my journey as a parent bringing up my twins, Niel and Nia-Mae Wynters also known as the, "Win Twins."