Comments on: The Second Time Around (Parenting Aus)

By: Karen Collum

Karen Collum — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:17:17 +0000

I’d just like to say that as a mother of twins, you look positively tiny!! LOL In all seriousness, I carried my twins to 38 weeks and I was so enormous people actually stopped and stared open-mouthed at me. I was also the topic of many conversations as I walked by: How many weeks is she? She’s got to be having twins, yeah?

It was quite hilarious and something I look back on with wonder. I love being pregnant, and having my twins was no exception. You look beautiful
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By: Joni

Joni — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 01:02:11 +0000

So true… I’ve been slack lately though and haven’t been buying enough present or making enough fuss about friend’s pregnancys. I”m excited about it but probably not showing it enough!

I wanted to share the story of a friend of mine who was pregnant with her fourth baby a few years ago. This was going to be her fourth baby in just over three years. She was really struggling because they’d planned on stopping at three because the load was already too much. It was a very very tough time for her – she’s a wonderful, strong mother and woman and seeing her like that was really difficult.

I hadn’t had my children yet so I didn’t know that you only threw baby showers for the first baby, so I automatically got in touch with my sister-in-law and we threw her a surprise baby shower. We asked guests to buy things for her, instead of for the baby – we figured she already had enough of that!

Her fourth baby, a daughter just turned six and my friend still talks about that baby shower. She said it was such an amazing experience for her and that it really did help her through such a difficult time. She said it helped her realise that she did have people who loved her and that she wasn’t alone in it.

I”ll always be grateful for the fact that I was blissfully unaware that I was going against tradition by throwing a shower for baby #4. I had no idea how much it would mean to her.

PS – I love the photo too )
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By: Chrism

Chrism — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:59:12 +0000

Yes, you are all tummy

It is sad when, for some people, it is just another one. By the time our fourth came around, we found it just as special as the other 3.

…and people still haven’t stopped asking us if we are having more…

Kids are awesome.

By: Nicole Grant

Nicole Grant — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:46:12 +0000

You look beautiful Cath, and absolutely happy. I agree that second time pregnancies are just as special, but not everyone else in your life agrees. It’s an interesting topic.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:09:50 +0000

Well where else did you think he was going to go. You are so tiny. Not like me, my kids hid under my ribs. I wish I had a watermelon tummy to look pregnant instead of just fat.
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By: Sarah Dawson

Sarah Dawson — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:08:46 +0000

Oh Cath, you look beautiful! You are all belly! Thank you for sharing that photo with us.

Sarah xx