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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Following this thread.  To the PP poster with 3 month old twins and a 3 year old- why did you transfer 2 the second time?  were you ok with twins?  how hard is it having twins with a toddler?  we are trying for #2 and plan to do single embryo transfers one at a time b/c we're afraid of having twins with a toddler - it seems hard enough to juggle newborn twins without any other children, let alone the second time around when you've only experienced a singleton and have a toddler at home.  curious how it's going[/quote]

Hi PP,

We transferred two the second time because the quality of the blasts were not great (ACs) and I was older (40).  Our doctor (Widra / SGFC)  is actually very pro-SET, but felt that our chances were very slim for a pregnancy if we only transferred one because of the combination of blast quality and age.  Interestingly, the embryo we froze on day 6 turned out to be an AA quality blast.

We didn't necessarily want twins, but realized the possibility of twins given that we were transferring two embryos.  Our chances of pregnancy were something like 17% and of having twins something like 7%, so they were pretty low.

How is life with a toddler and baby twins?  Well, it's getting easier as DH and I get our sea legs and as the twins emerge from the newborn phase, sleep a little longer at night, are starting to nap longer stretches in the daytime, and are more interactive.  But yes, it's intense.  It's absolutely doable, though.

I should note that DH and I don't have any help, hired or family.  If you can afford a nanny PT at the beginning or a night nurse that would certainly make it easier going.  I think the hardest part of having two babies is that it's nonstop - one baby naps but the other is awake, one diaper is changed but the other is dirty, etc.   Add to that picture a wonderful but still very young three year old and it's a lot, even for two very engaged and devoted parents.  I should note that our oldest is in pre K, though, so it's not all three of them at home with me at once.  DH and I definitely tag team and we get it done, but it certainly takes both of us.  We are outnumbered.  :)

I will be going back to work in July so that will add a new wrinkle to this.  I have to say overall that it's been an amazing and wonderful experience.  Tough but wonderful.  [/quote]

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