Unexpected double trouble...

A good friend of mine and her husband have a gorgeous little three year-old girl, and having always dreamed of two children, decided they were ready to try for another.

Her husband, who luckily still has a good job in a well known bank, got to work converting the home office into a second baby bedroom, and she continued her part-time job as a French teacher.

When her doctor finally confirmed her pregnancy, she was thrilled ! Great news…or was it?

Within minutes her smile fell from her face as the doctor told her she was expecting twins! She was filled with misery as her picture-perfect life of two children in her meticulously prepared home dissolved, and panic if how to cope set in.

She asked her doctor how this could have happened, as there was no family history of twins on either side. She was taken aback when he said that having a baby after 30 considerably increases the chances.....she shrieked back, ' but I'm only 32!! '

So, after a few months of getting used to preparing for a life with three kids and an un-planned family of five instead of four, she was delighted to discover she is having two little girls.

She is now enjoying her pregnancy, and excitedly imagining future life with her trio of girls happily combing each others’ hair!

For anyone else who may be in a similar predicament, click here for 20 reasons why it's great to have twins!

Posted by Vanessa, mama-la-mode team