Author: Thefirst6weeks

I write this as a first time dad to my beautiful twin girls who were born at the end of July 2016 at 23 weeks and 5 days. Yes, that’s very early; 16 weeks and 2 days too early for a singleton pregnancy or 13 weeks and 2 days too early for a twin pregnancy. … Continue reading The first 6 weeks of your lives

I feel I should provide some explanation as to why the ramblings of a first time father have made their way on to the Internet in what is likely to come across as a chaotic and haphazard manner . The truth is that it wasn't my intention to publish anything on the Internet and instead I was … Continue reading Hello

Unfortunately I don't have a magic wand, time machine or crystal ball so that I can tell you everything will be fine. The hardest thing about your baby being in NICU is that no-one can tell you what will happen tomorrow or next week or in a month’s time. Every journey and story will be … Continue reading My words of advice

My daughters, at their last weigh day, are now 6 weeks old and weigh 912g (2lb) and 1,101g (2lb 7oz) respectively from their birth weights. After 6 weeks, it seems strange but they don’t look small anymore; Instead I think my perception has changed and now full term babies appear as giants even if they … Continue reading Where are we at the moment?