TWINTASTIC news!

I am so excited!!  My friend has just given birth to twin baby boys!  They came a little over 5 weeks early, and so are tiny little things at just over 3lbs each, and are spending their first few days being well looked after and developing in intensive care.  Mum & Dad are both well and very proud of themselves - particularly Mum who managed to give birth without a C-Section, despite one of the twins being breach!! Yikes!

It's going to be a few days before I manage to visit, and I'm wondering - what gifts should I take?  So as this blog is all about making the first few months of parenting a bit easier I'm hoping you can help me with your ideas here. I've added a few more comments to an earlier post that might help also.

What did you most appreciate during your first week and month with your first born?  So far all that's been requested is nail varnish remover!

Remember your first week with baby? EEK!!!!

I suddenly realised today that in not such a long time from now, my aforementioned fantastic best mate shall be delivering two more gang members to our happy throng!  Although I started thinking about the idea of this blog way back when Baby Wild was a mostly sleeping bubba, it took me so long to actually getting round to getting it up and running that I have forgotten all the stuff that held my every thought 19 months ago.  First piece of advice mothers-to-be DO NOT UNDERESTIMATE THE POWER OF BABY BRAIN & write everything down for you will forget not only the birth (thank the gods) but every little joy that comes after no matter how it feels as though you shall cherish each moment for the rest of your life.  You won't, they just get replaced by new ones and lists of chores.

And so dear online friends I need your help - can you remember all the things that you wanted to know, but were afraid to ask / had no-one to ask?  What you really wanted brought to your door during those dazed and confused days - food, no flowers, cake, a paid for cleaner, a litre of vodka perhaps?? Any creams, oils or lotions that you swear by for halting stretch marks & soothe sore boobs?

I remember designing my dream preggo/new man hamper basket..... only I have completely forgotten the contents dammit.  So I intend to spend the next few weeks trying to regain my 'new mother' thoughts & ideas. 

OMG I think I would have thrown this at anyone mad enough to present it to me fresh home from hospital!

So far my list begins with no flowers or silly balloons,
lots of home cooking, easy to reheat and also snacks!
lots of make life easier offers and promises (like bonefide offers for babysitting)
cabbages (for boobs of course!),
nappies & wipes, as you can never have too many and those things cost!
ear plugs,
lansinoh cream,
DVDs to watch when all you want to do is sleep,
pamper treats for mum, maybe miniature hand creams and sweet smelling lotions while she's in hospital - I found my skin dried out all the time in the hospital heat, and I relished sweet smells as everything smells of disinfectant in wards!

What can you recall?