Let me start by saying the fact that I am still a little bit wobbly in the tummy area a few years post twins and I’m facing a penultimate birthday in January may bear a little influence in how I am feeling as of late. I feel a little delicate about my ageing self however there is... Continue Reading →
When being a multiple Mam is hard.
It literally started for me when I made my first trip to the NICU unit to see my newborn twins. My husband wheeled me into a little room off NICU where our few hours old boy and girl lay in separate incubators. Who do I go to look at first? Whose little finger do I... Continue Reading →
Giving the twins freedom and not losing any hair in the process.
There will come a day when you will give up your double buggy after one too many black eyes( I joke) from wrestling your twins into their seats . You will have had one too many stressful situations trying to manipulate two rigid kids into what they deem a medieval torture holding device and will... Continue Reading →
Soggy socks & sippy cups – From boob to beakers
Soggy socks set me off tonight on a trip down memory lane! As I squelched into the kitchen for the umpteenth time that evening for kitchen roll to mop up a pool of water on the ground I smiled back fondly to days of simple choices of left or right. There was little to zero... Continue Reading →
One for him, one for her & one for Mammy. Friday Fashion
Thanks to my friend Trish I went hunting in Dunnes for a pair of gorgeous boys shorts for B in the Leigh Tucker range, but they're obviously popular as nowhere I have checked have the size I needed! That didn't stop me from checking out all the other really cute kids offerings they have instore... Continue Reading →
Packing for multiples, from the early days to toddlerhood & beyond
There comes a time in every multiple mothers’ life when she braves going out. For me the twins were a few weeks old and still on three hourly feeding cycles before we ventured anywhere beyond our local river walks or relations homes. A twin changing bag is essential and yet you will still have the... Continue Reading →
One for him, one for her & one for Mammy. Friday fashion.
I haven't had much time to shop or browse lately ( thank god says my debit card :)) but I did manage to pop very briefly into Penneys in Wilton this week and picked up some more summery bits for all of us. I was in a casual mode and my choices reflected that, but... Continue Reading →
Does the worry ever leave?
We need you to lie on your left hand side in this bed and only get up for the toilet for the next few weeks. We need you to get to 26 weeks to intervene if they come early. Let me start by saying we are living a happy ending but I will admit that... Continue Reading →
One for him, one for her & one for Mammy. Friday fashion
With sick twins all week and suffering myself too I am very late today for posting! It is kind of hard to type when kids are stuck on top of your lap but I robbed five minutes while I was cooking the dinner to share some of the lovely finds this week I spotted. For... Continue Reading →



