6. Facebook blog share response.

I've been speechless and completely overwhelmed with the incredible response we have had since I shared my blog on Facebook. I expected a small handful of people to be interested and possibly get a couple of comments, but my first page went from 23 views to nearly 400 overnight. It's over 500 now and I just can't believe it! 

We have been inundated with messages of support from people far and wide and the local support is just amazing. I went for a brew with a close friend yesterday, and she even offered to come and clean our toilets when the babies are here! Haha!! I've told her we would accept the help with laundry, food and Jack, but I might have to draw the line at toilet cleaning. But hey, let's see how desperate things get! We really will need to allocate jobs for people. The next visitor through the door can chop some veg for us and do some washing up, the one after can hang out the laundry. I'm assuming jobs will be bottom of my list and pretty low on James's too. Last time James did all the cooking and cleaning, as well as looking after myself and Jack. This time, I will be a feeding machine, James will also be feeding and sorting babies, but then there will be Jack to look after too and keep his routine up. And of course play with him and take him out as much as possible. Cleaning will definitely not be a priority for a while. Anyway, we have had so many offers of help in all areas, so I have no worries at all. And I can't thank you all enough. Whatever stresses we may have had are none existent now. You guys really are amazing and we are eternally grateful!

Social media.

I don't share photos of Jack on Facebook for a number of reasons, so I was a bit jubious about sharing this story. There won't be any photos of the babies on here, but I will of course send them to people I know who ask for them. 

I have been in contact with a couple of triplet mums, and they have both said to expect loads of random friend requests on social media as soon as the news of triplets comes out. I don't really understand why, but someone said that lots of parents make money by sharing their lives on social media, so people steal their content and make their own money!! Yet another reason I will be keeping my kids off social media. It gives me the creeps thinking about someone using my children's photos for their own gain. Don't get me wrong, I have started following a few triplet mums on social media, but I am after tips to make our lives easier. It's also nice to see how they make it look normal, and doable. It gives me a little confidence boost. WE can do it too!! And we will! 

Therefore, I will rarely share this on my social media, but would love for you to continue to follow our journey on here. Also, feel free to share if you want to. 

The miscarriage page.

Many people have commented on the miscarriage part of my blog. And even more have told me about their experiences. I have shared this part of our journey because I feel like it is important to talk about and incredibly important for people to understand that it is very common and not the fault of the mother if she does experience a loss. So many pregnancy losses are unexplained, but many are believed to be because something isn't quite right and complications may occur later on. It's nature's way of preventing bigger problems. There are of course many reasons for loss, but I do believe with us, it wasn't meant to be at that time. I really don't want to upset anybody, because everybody's experience is completely different, as are the reasons or causes. What is true, is that it is terribly upsetting and sad for everybody involved. Talking has been my therapy and I will continue to talk about it to those willing to listen. 

Updates.

When I first started writing this blog, I was going backwards and forwards adding bits to my first few posts, but from now on I will just continue to write, so there is likely to be some repetition. 

I have had a lot of questions about the change from identical to possibly non-identical. What was originally thought, is that a single fertilised egg which split, and split again, may now possibly be 2 eggs, and one of them has split, creating twins and a single. When I asked about finding out if they are identical or not, and the doctor said we won't know until they are born, I assume there is still the possibility it was a single egg, but they have developed a second placenta. Basically, I'm clueless! We have been thrown so much information and my poor little brain can't take so much in, so a lot of this is my assumption from what we have been told. I'll try to get a better understanding at our next appointment. 

I've been feeling pretty big, and couldn't remember how far along I was at this size with Jack, so here is a photo comparison. 20 weeks and 24 weeks pregnant with Jack, compared to 16 weeks with the trio. You tend to get bigger quicker the more pregnancies you have, but I think I look about 2 months ahead of what I was 2 years ago. It's made me realise that when I'm rolling off tye sofa, I'm not being over dramatic, I was barely showing at this stage with Jack. 

Progress at home.

We have been slowly plugging away with bits at home. I say we, I have been slow, James had been a rapid organising machine! The piano is gone from what will be our downstairs bedroom. James has sorted out our upstairs bathroom and it now has a new shower tray to replace the cracking tiled wet room base. A new lino floor to replace the freezing cold tiles, a new shower screen and a new toilet. This will end up the kids bathroom so will get a lot of abuse over the years. It's much better now, and a surprising amount warmer! 

He had also shelved out the whole of the back wall of the garage. We can now store all the gardening tools, prams and other bits in there in a way we can access it easily.

I have been going through all of Jack's clothes which were in vac pack bags and organised them into clearly labelled boxes and bags. I have also been given loads of baby stuff from a couple of friends and Emily, my sister-in-law. Just sitting on the floor, doing this has really taken it out of me, which I didn't realise. So the boxes will sit on the shelves for a few days until I can find an energetic hour to put everything into some sort of order. For today though, rest.

To end this page I thought I would tell you a funny story, something that happened a couple of weeks ago. As every woman who has been through pregnancy will know, and most partners, flatulence is a common symptom and they just slip out when you least expect them. 

It's been getting cold recently, and of course, Jack sleeps on top of his duvet. Obviously! I sneak in on the cold nights and put a second duvet on top of him. A couple of weeks ago I was tiptoeing up to his cot with his duvet, and a little toot slipped out. In the silence of his bedroom it was SO LOUD! I just froze to the spot and waited to see if I had woken him. Thankfully not, but my giggling nearly did!