Yes, you do get very large (to your knees when you are sitting). My favorite story
was when I was 35 weeks pregnant with my triplet daughters - I was getting out
of the car for a doctor's appointment and the security guard's jaw dropped as
she blurted out "Oh My God!". Yes - it was official I was "Oh My
God" big.
One of the best things about being pregnant with triplets is telling people (see
triplet maternity shirt). It's a great conversation starter (or conversation killer
if you want to get an insistent telemarketer off the phone).
You
get to experience the kindness of perfect strangers on a daily basis. People always
hold the door open and offer to help you in any way that they can.
Every where you go strangers will talk to you. When they're infants, expect to
spend at least an extra half hour when you go out just to answer people's questions.
Most people ask "Were you on fertility drugs?" Be prepared for the whole
gamut of questions. Even though the questions tend to be very personal, it's just
natural curiosity getting the best of them.
As babies, you will have to prop bottles at one time or another. Very few triplet
moms I know had help around the clock. It's obviously not the preferred method
to feed a baby, but it's a necessity at times.
As
my triplets have gotten older (they're now toddlers), the most frequent comment
I hear is "You have your hands full!". Followed by a close second to,
"Are they all yours?" However, the creativity prize goes to an older
man we (myself, husband and kids) met at a restaurant "So - what are you
- a good Catholic or a sexy Protestant?" What do you say to that?
