Our youngest Triplet, Amity, was born with two bottom teeth. I was quite shocked by this news as all our other children only got their teeth at around 7 or 8 months. The doctor informed us that they were actually a third set called 'Neonatal teeth', and that they would fall out and she would continue to get her baby teeth then on to her adult ones as normal. They were basically in a little bubble and even though they mentioned removing them before we left hospital, they decided to leave them saying they would fall out soon as they weren't embedded into the gums very much.
Believing the doctors knew what was best, we accepted this and soon forgot about her two little extra additions. The little bubble of skin they were hiding in soon gave way when she started to suck though, and as they were a bit wobbly I was worried they would come out and she might choke. By the time we left hospital, (the bubs were in for three weeks), I didn't give too much more thought about her teeth, until Holly and Skye got their first ones. Amity's still hadn't come out and they felt like they were actually stuck in her gums tighter! A month later (at about 10mths) they got there top teeth as well, and poor Amity still hadn't lost hers. A trip to the dentist showed that there were indeed teeth underneath waiting to push through, but her two were in pretty tight and didn't seem like they were going to budge. They reccommended removing them under general anethsetic, or I could start trying to wiggle them myself! I wasn't too fussed on either options and think back to when she was born and how much easier it would have been to remove them then! So now we are waiting until after her first birthday to proceed!
PERSPECTIVE
A new mum, awake every three hours at night with her first baby, thought she had her hands full - and she did. Then she met.....
A new mum of twins, exhausted from being awake doing double duty while trying to master the art of feeding two at the same time, thought she had her hands full - and she did. Then she met.....
A new mum of triplets, learning to juggle three babies with only two arms, while dealing with intense sleep-deprivation, thought she had her hands full - and she did. Then she met....
A mum of a new set of triplets who had a toddler still in diapers and several school aged children, spreading herself in many different directions at once, while dealing with intense sleep deprivation, thought she had her hands full - and she did. Then she learned of....
A mum of who just gave birth to her second set of triplets within two years, still changing diapers of a trio of toddlers, while dealing with sleep-deprivation, with a bigger life change than she could ever have imagined, thought she had her hands full - and she did. Then she saw the program about....
A mum who just gave birth to her 16th child, adding to her 15 children all under the age of 18, juggling so many different tasks to keep her busy family cared for, thought she had her hands full - and she did....
Each of the mums thought they had their hands full, and then they met...a woman who would never know the joy of carrying, giving birth to and nurturing her very own baby, and each of those mums were glad they had their hands full.
Perspective is everything!
A new mum of twins, exhausted from being awake doing double duty while trying to master the art of feeding two at the same time, thought she had her hands full - and she did. Then she met.....
A new mum of triplets, learning to juggle three babies with only two arms, while dealing with intense sleep-deprivation, thought she had her hands full - and she did. Then she met....
A mum of a new set of triplets who had a toddler still in diapers and several school aged children, spreading herself in many different directions at once, while dealing with intense sleep deprivation, thought she had her hands full - and she did. Then she learned of....
A mum of who just gave birth to her second set of triplets within two years, still changing diapers of a trio of toddlers, while dealing with sleep-deprivation, with a bigger life change than she could ever have imagined, thought she had her hands full - and she did. Then she saw the program about....
A mum who just gave birth to her 16th child, adding to her 15 children all under the age of 18, juggling so many different tasks to keep her busy family cared for, thought she had her hands full - and she did....
Each of the mums thought they had their hands full, and then they met...a woman who would never know the joy of carrying, giving birth to and nurturing her very own baby, and each of those mums were glad they had their hands full.
Perspective is everything!
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