Twins, who on here has them.
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jamiem555 said:
Now, my next question. What transport arrangements do the average PHer have in place for their toddler twins? I stupidly sold my Focus ST earlier this year after we bought a B-Max. Which is great but really is a bit small. We have a roof box though which means that when we do need to load all our kit then we have the space. I bought a Renualtsport Clio 200 recently as a second car, mainly for me to get to work in. Not ideal twin baby transport but I did want one and so bought it anyway. My plan, in the new year is buy another Mk3 Focus ST. I'd love an RS but can't be arsed with the waiting time.
We have a Toyota Verso. Dull as dishwater to drive, but versatile as a Swiss Army knife and lots of toys. The wife loves it, especially the reversing camera and sensors 
biggest bonus is the height, no bending down and up which saves the back as they get heavier.I drive a Mini Cooper S. Just about get the child seats in the back. Just. Honest.
tapeloop said:
I think you're right 
twin one has found his next level scream. Blood literally curdled. The reason? Twin two dared to hold one of his slippers, he wasn't even wearing them! Chaos then ensued when Twin two stole Twin one's dummy and ran around giggling whilst twin one chased him. Twin two thinks it's the funniest game in the world whilst twin one thinks his world has ended.
It's hard not to laugh.
Yes, this exactly! Leave the room for 5 minutes, rush into our baby proof living room thinking one has seriously injured itself and find out that they both want to play with the ball (They have one each!!) twin one has found his next level scream. Blood literally curdled. The reason? Twin two dared to hold one of his slippers, he wasn't even wearing them! Chaos then ensued when Twin two stole Twin one's dummy and ran around giggling whilst twin one chased him. Twin two thinks it's the funniest game in the world whilst twin one thinks his world has ended.It's hard not to laugh.
We have identical twin boys and a singleton girl all aged 6 = triplets. Sudacrem-gate below was when they were just over 2yrs. I first saw the image below when at work and I'd looked on Falsebook = council :-)
Edited by Zodiac M on Tuesday 17th November 08:23
Edited by Zodiac M on Tuesday 17th November 08:23
Triplets! Wow! Yes, Sudocrem, you're lucky you have a hard floor. My wife had a similar situation a few weeks ago. Dressing twin no.2 at 06:45 after dressing twin no.2 to take to nursery. Popped out of the room for 2 minutes and they were covered. She was too stressed to take any pics. I work away, so miss all the action for 2 weeks at a time. On the plus side I get to look after them for 2 weeks.
jamiem555 said:
Now, my next question. What transport arrangements do the average PHer have in place for their toddler twins? I stupidly sold my Focus ST earlier this year after we bought a B-Max. Which is great but really is a bit small. We have a roof box though which means that when we do need to load all our kit then we have the space. I bought a Renualtsport Clio 200 recently as a second car, mainly for me to get to work in. Not ideal twin baby transport but I did want one and so bought it anyway. My plan, in the new year is buy another Mk3 Focus ST. I'd love an RS but can't be arsed with the waiting time.
Twin boys, my wife and I are separated but I get to see them a lot and they come visit me at least once a week.They are amazing little guys, both very individual, yet best of friends. There's nothing as heart melting as seeing them walking into a strange situation and reaching out for one another's hands. They also fight like cat and dog, but that's siblings.
Car arrangements, my wife got the grand c-max, I kept my jag. Both big enough, but the c-max is gutless.
SystemParanoia said:
My twins are Boy/Girl
will be 10 later this month
The joy of endless arguments about nonsense... and the guarentee if they are ever given an option for anythnig at all, they will pick the opposit.. gahh!!!
love em to bits
Snap. Mine are 6. I don't look forward to another 4 years of arguing!!will be 10 later this month
The joy of endless arguments about nonsense... and the guarentee if they are ever given an option for anythnig at all, they will pick the opposit.. gahh!!!
love em to bits
We have twins, 4 years old now - boy and a girl. The first 18 months were hell on earth.
The wife has an XC90, we have one other child who is 7. The reason for the XC90 was that we wanted 7 seats and room in the boot if the rear seats were up to put a pram and few bags in. It's been pretty faultless apart from wear and tear items.
The wife has an XC90, we have one other child who is 7. The reason for the XC90 was that we wanted 7 seats and room in the boot if the rear seats were up to put a pram and few bags in. It's been pretty faultless apart from wear and tear items.
Our 7 seat Pathfinder has been great. I was looking at downsizing, but nothing comes close (it's no IL5 turbo though!!). I took them all to the forest the other week on their bikes - no need for a cycle carrier.. all 3 bikes in the boot with seats down.
Anyhow - the first 3 years or so were a bit of a nightmare in terms of day to day stuff, it was hard work to say the least. It's great now and they are great wee kids, however it has all taken it's toll on our relationship. We are splitting finally in the new year after contemplating it for a long time. It'll kill me not seeing the kids every day, but I will see them during the week and at weekends.
Anyhow - the first 3 years or so were a bit of a nightmare in terms of day to day stuff, it was hard work to say the least. It's great now and they are great wee kids, however it has all taken it's toll on our relationship. We are splitting finally in the new year after contemplating it for a long time. It'll kill me not seeing the kids every day, but I will see them during the week and at weekends.
Identical twin girls here, 18 months old. Great fun, but very wearing, especially as one only wants to play with the thing the other has in her hand. Cue tug of war and squealing. They are also in the phase when you can't leave them alone for more than about two minutes as when they realise you are gone they start crying and stand outside the door.
Having always worked from home, I now understand why people rent offices...
Sleeping is fine; from about 7pm until 6-7am each day.
Car wise; the missus has a Ford Fusion which just about does it (twin prams are HUGE, even when folded), and she has Maxi Cosi seats that rotate outwards to make loading easier; highly recommended for old gits with back issues. I've got a new VW Transporter Kombi (180bhp twin turbo, 7-speed DSG auto!) with the rear seats. The single clipped out and lives in the garage. The double seat is ISOFIX so we have a 2nd set of cheaper child seats that live in there all the time. Can fit the pram in the back without even folding it, plus their little trikes we push them along in. There's still LOADS of room in the back.
Having always worked from home, I now understand why people rent offices...
Sleeping is fine; from about 7pm until 6-7am each day.
Car wise; the missus has a Ford Fusion which just about does it (twin prams are HUGE, even when folded), and she has Maxi Cosi seats that rotate outwards to make loading easier; highly recommended for old gits with back issues. I've got a new VW Transporter Kombi (180bhp twin turbo, 7-speed DSG auto!) with the rear seats. The single clipped out and lives in the garage. The double seat is ISOFIX so we have a 2nd set of cheaper child seats that live in there all the time. Can fit the pram in the back without even folding it, plus their little trikes we push them along in. There's still LOADS of room in the back.
CalNaughtonJnr said:
Does anyone have a history of twins in their family? My Mum is a twin and also has twin cousins from the same side (fathers were brothers) - She always says that twins skip a generation and I'm one of only 2 from my generation not to have children yet (no twins so far...)
My limited understanding of genetics leads me to think twins are a female thing, so either 2 eggs are released or the one egg splits, neither of which are anything to do with the man or his sperm.If a woman has a gene that can cause this, then she may have twins, and she could pass that gene to her daughter who could also have twins. So no skipped generation.
If she has a boy she can also pass the egg splitting gene on to him, which of course won't affect him as he has no eggs, but he could pass it to his daughter, who then might have twins, so a skipped generation.
That's my understanding, but I'm no Richard Dawkins.
CalNaughtonJnr said:
Does anyone have a history of twins in their family? My Mum is a twin and also has twin cousins from the same side (fathers were brothers) - She always says that twins skip a generation and I'm one of only 2 from my generation not to have children yet (no twins so far...)
It will only be passed down the female line though. Our twins seem to have skipped 2 generations.marctwo said:
It will only be passed down the female line though. Our twins seem to have skipped 2 generations.
It can be passed thru males can it not, on to their daughters and grand daughters, as per my post above. If my mum had twins, she could pass it to me (to no effect as I'm a bloke), I could pass it to my son, him to his son, and him to his daughter, who then would have the egg splitting / multiple egg release gene and may have twins.There isn't any proof yet about it passing down through generations. My wifes family have no history of twins that she knows of. On my side, my cousin has twin boys, non identical. I have identical twin girl cousins and my Dad has twin cousins also, non identical boys. So, who knows how it works. I think it's pure coincidence. My mates who are twins have an older brother who has 11 year old non identical twin boys. Needless to say, my mates mum is like a surrogate granny to my two and looks after them no bother even though she's in her late 70's.
jamiem555 said:
There isn't any proof yet about it passing down through generations.
Just googled it. Identical twins are not genetic. This occurs when 1 fertilised egg splits. There is no egg splitting gene, it's purely a one off event.Non identical twins (2 eggs released) can be genetic or can be a one off event. If it's genetic, the gene responsible for multiple egg release can be passed down thru generations, to both men and women, although of course it only effects women. So a man has no effect on his wife giving birth to twins, but if he has inherited the gene from either one of his parents then he can pass it to his daughter who may have twins. He can pass it on to his son who can pass it to his daughter.
So the gene can pass thru multiple male generations before manifesting itself in a woman, who then says "there's no history of twins in my family" not knowing that her great great granny passed it on to her son and to his son and eventually to the woman's dad and then to her.
TwigtheWonderkid said:
marctwo said:
It will only be passed down the female line though. Our twins seem to have skipped 2 generations.
It can be passed thru males can it not, on to their daughters and grand daughters, as per my post above. If my mum had twins, she could pass it to me (to no effect as I'm a bloke), I could pass it to my son, him to his son, and him to his daughter, who then would have the egg splitting / multiple egg release gene and may have twins.Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff