Pregnant w/Multiples Check-In 11.28.16

[LydiaDeetz]

Good Morning Ladies!



Week/Team/Fruit:

Appointments this week:

Symptoms:

Rants/Raves/Questions:

GTKY: If you could live in a book, movie or TV show, what would it be?

@wineandcupcakes - Twins due February
nomnom - B/G Twins due February
@jacks605 - B/G Twins due February
HeyMrsPotter - Twins due February
callmeKD – B/G twins due March
dukegirlsc - B/G twins due March
nic1231 – B/G twins due April
mustloveerica - Twins due April
LydiaDeetz - Twin girls due April
DVMmomma - Twin girls due April
fightersince83 – Triplet boys due May
river - Twins due May
lch1309 - Twins due May
Run20K - B/G Twins due May
lastkiss - Twins due May
lindsay - Twins due June

[nomnom]

Week/Team/Fruit: 27w3d, purple, bunch of bananas

Appointments this week: None

Symptoms: More belly and back soreness from hauling kids over the weekend. One of the inside babies decided to stick their butt (or something) right behind my belly button. I kept pushing back until they got the hint to rearrange themselves. That was uncomfortable. And I'm just tired. I need more sleep and more rest.

Rants/Raves/Questions: Mostly my job is my rant. I don't want to show up, I don't want to do it, and it's uncomfortable to sit at my desk. One of my tasks this morning is to find a chair without arms so I can spread my knees out better to make space for my belly. I also have four meetings this week and no projects that are well run or worthy of the money and time they're allotted.

GTKY: If you could live in a book, movie or TV show, what would it be? Probably Harry Potter, as long as I was one of the magic folk ;-).

[callmeKD]

Week/Team/Fruit: 26 weeks/butternut squash

Appointments this week: none

Symptoms: tired and sore.

Rants/Raves/Questions: I'm having loads of heartburn. it's awful. luckily the extra strength tu.ms cures it within minutes.

GTKY: If you could live in a book, movie or TV show, what would it be? I'll be with nomnom in Harry Potter land.

[dukegirlsc]

Week/Team/Fruit: 22/ Boy Girl Twins/ Coconut

Appointments this week: Follow up fetal echo today, OB on Friday

Symptoms: RLP, Hip pain/numbness

Rants/Raves/Questions: Silly question but is 23 weeks still considered to be viability with twins? 

GTKY: If you could live in a book, movie or TV show, what would it be? I'm struggling with this one! I will have to think about it!

[dukegirlsc]

LydiaDeetz, thanks for the check in!
nomnom, I hope you get some rest and are able to find a chair for work that helps!
callmeKD, I hear you on the tired and sore part, this twin thing is rough!
HeyMrsPotter, yay for third trimester and for the nursery being done! Awesome!

[lindsay]

Week/Team/Fruit: 13w4d/ tbd/ peaches

Appointments this week: none for a few weeks

Symptoms: Nothing too bad right now. Just slight heart burn and nausea (south better than the first tri!)

Rants/Raves/Questions: happy to have energy back and be able to live a little!!

GTKY: If you could live in a book, movie or TV show, what would it be? Hmmm, I loved parenthood so I'd say that.

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ETA i changed my mind- Harry Potter, for SURE!

[lindsay]

LydiaDeetz that GIF is everything.

[nic1231]

Week/Team/Fruit: 21+5/purple/baseball cap

Appointments this week: fetal echo tomorrow and becoming more nervous every minute

Symptoms: tired all the time. Achy back , carpal tunnel in my hand

Rants/Raves/Questions: nursery is 90% done. Lifting things at work is becoming more difficult since this big bump won't let me bring boxes close

GTKY: If you could live in a book, movie or TV show, what would it be? I'd love to be in I love Lucy.... Be the Ethel to Lucy.

[nic1231]

@dukesgirlsc hope the echo went well.

[Deleted]

Week/Team/Fruit: 29w 3days/ team purple

Appointments this week: none- feels weird with appts past 3 weeks!

Symptoms: tired, back aches and hip pain. Not feeling actual specific movements but just general belly weirdness.

Rants/Raves/Questions: got my niece and nephews Xmas gifts ordered now to wait for amazon!

GTKY: If you could live in a book, movie or TV show, what would it be? Can't decide between Harry Potter or Friends- miss that show.

[dukegirlsc]

Nov 28, 2016 20:15:42 GMT -5 nic1231 said:

@dukesgirlsc hope the echo went well.

It did, it took 2 visits to get all the images they wanted to today they finally saw everything. I hope yours goes well tomorrow.

[river]

Thanks for the check in, LydiaDeetz!

Did you find your chair, nomnom?

Heartburn has been an issue here, too, callmeKD.

Congratulations on having the nursery done/almost done, HeyMrsPotter and nic1231! Good luck with the echo, nic1231.

I think that's pretty close, dukegirlsc. My MFM characterized 24 weeks as a milestone, but one with many challenges, some bad outcomes, and 100+ day NICU stays. I'm glad to see the echo went well!

lindsay, it's so nice to start feeling the energy come back!

Enjoy your week off from doctors, @jacks605!

[river]

Week/Team/Fruit: 15/half blue/avocados

Appointments this week: Growth scan and AFP Wednesday

Symptoms: Heartburn is being managed by Zantac, sleeping like crap but I ordered a giant pregnancy pillow

Rants/Raves/Questions: Larger, random board question - why do some people put periods in names or brands? Is it to be more anonymous?

GTKY: If you could live in a book, movie or TV show, what would it be? I think the HP universe would be fun, but also scary. I'd like to be part of Curb Your Enthusiasm, as long as I was only an observer of Larry David.

[dukegirlsc]

Nov 28, 2016 21:34:40 GMT -5 river said:

Week/Team/Fruit: 15/half blue/avocados

Appointments this week: Growth scan and AFP Wednesday

Symptoms: Heartburn is being managed by Zantac, sleeping like crap but I ordered a giant pregnancy pillow

Rants/Raves/Questions: Larger, random board question - why do some people put periods in names or brands? Is it to be more anonymous?

GTKY: If you could live in a book, movie or TV show, what would it be? I think the HP universe would be fun, but also scary. I'd like to be part of Curb Your Enthusiasm, as long as I was only an observer of Larry David.

The periods are to make it so the name isn't searchable

[lindsay]

I've wondered that too river so I'm glad you asked!

[mustloveerica]

Week/team/fruit: 21w/team double link/baby bok choys

Appts: None this week. Monthly growth scan next week.

Symptoms: none. Feeling good. Getting lit of breath easiest but otherwise still cruising along easily.

RRQ: my step sister brought me her double stroller from her twins (10 year old identical girls). It's ancient but it's in perfect pristine condition. So now I have two strollers! Also my mom bought our car seats for cyber Monday. So now we officially have all of the stuff we need to bring babies home. Just need to finish up the nursery.

GTKY: maybe Harry Potter. My favorite book as a kid was A Wrinkle in Time. That would be cool too. You could spend time in a normal world and a fantasy world.

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Nov 28, 2016 23:25:33 GMT -5 lindsay said:

I've wondered that too river so I'm glad you asked!

I always assumed a typo they didn't catch or feel like fixing..oops!

[Run20K]

Week/Team/Fruit: 12 weeks + 3 days

Appointments this week: N/T Scan tomorrow, 12 week check in on Thursday

Symptoms: Morning sickness

Rants/Raves/Questions: I can't wait to get to the 2nd trimester!

[DVMmomma]

LydiaDeetz thanks for doing the check in this week! That worked out well since I have family in town.

Week/Team/Fruit: 18/pink/sweet potatoes

Appointments this week: Ultrasound on Friday with the perinatologist.

Symptoms: Little buggers are starting to hurt! B likes to turn (at least I think) perpendicular as if she's going to head dive out of my side and yesterday I poked her to make her move and she got scared I guess and did some sort of crazy maneuver that almost took my breath away.

Rants/Raves/Questions: My rant is just the above symptom. Oh and car shopping. UGH. My question is something that I think has been addressed before- I'll try to dig up the thread- but how can we make the best financial decision regarding vehicles? I don't know if it's necessary to have two giant cars with 3 rows of seating (or mini-vans) but then I worry about emergencies and what not and I'm not sure it makes sense to get a sedan and squish 3 car seats across. But that sounds great, especially for DH and his commute to work. Hello gas savings. I'm rambling. Sorry. Any BTDT opinions welcome!

GTKY: If you could live in a book, movie or TV show, what would it be? Hmmm. I think I'd want to be a super hero or mutant of some sort and live in an Avengers movie Or anything by Marvel I guess. Naturally I'd prefer to be invincible in said movie, though.

[DVMmomma]

river are you going to find out the other half of your team any time soon? I'm curious!

[lastkiss]

Week: 15 weeks/Team one boy, one unknown/box of crayons

Appointments: nothing this week

Symptoms: tired still, nausea still coming and going. My hip hurt in Sunday but it seems to have gone away

R/R/Q: We got our Harmony results back - everything looks good and we have at least one boy. DS was super excited when I told him. He still thinks it'll be two brothers.

GTKY: that's a hard question! I don't know.

[lindsay]

Oh I thought of a serious rant. Sneezing = a nightmare. I either throw up as a result, pee, or both. Today, one sneeze resulted in throwing up and the next resulted in peeing. OMG. This needs to stop...

[mustloveerica]

@wineandcupcakes we are looking at potential new cars as well. DH drives a beat up old Honda Civic and I have a Kia Sportage which is a small SUV. And I had the same concerns over 2 car seats, baby gear and 2 giant breed dogs. I think I might give in and go for a mini van tho. Sliding doors would make our small garage much more manageable. Right now we would have to pull one car out of the garage to get baby seats into the backseat. The plan is to trade in the civic and keep the Kia since it's paid off and the civic isn't. I test drove a pilot and loved it!

[callmeKD]

@wineandcupcakes - I'm not feeling as many kicks either - more flutters and rolls. (27 weeks tomorrow.)

[nomnom]

@wineandcupcakes "I was basically told that nobody, not even my super skilled MFM would do a breech extraction of a baby B that is larger than the presenting baby so, we will see."

This is one of my worries. Since top baby is the boy this time, I'm afraid that he'll be enough bigger than his sister that I'll be routed to a c-section. I know a lot of people say it's not that bad, but I may cry if that happens. Do *not* want to be sliced open.

[nic1231]

@wineandcupcakes the echo went well, confirmed there is no major heart defects for either baby!

[DVMmomma]

@wineandcupcakes so far it looks like we're going with the Chrysler Pacifica I am not pleased. However, my other option is the Audi Q7 and by th time I got done with that one it was a $68k vehicle and I just don't think that's fair to do to my family.

[DVMmomma]

Dec 2, 2016 22:38:21 GMT -5 @wineandcupcakes said:

Dec 2, 2016 21:40:21 GMT -5 DVMmomma said:

@wineandcupcakes so far it looks like we're going with the Chrysler Pacifica I am not pleased. However, my other option is the Audi Q7 and by th time I got done with that one it was a $68k vehicle and I just don't think that's fair to do to my family.

I had the same fantasy about a Mercedes SUV. We just can't swing the payment with me not working full time + our increase in insurance premiums.

Ditto. I like to pretend we could swing it. But it just isn't the adult thing to do. Hugs for our lost fantasy selves. SaveSave

[fightersince83]

DVMmomma I think the Diono car seats are the best for fitting 3 across in sedans (if you decide to go that route).

[fightersince83]

nomnom I was hoping to not have a c-section but the recovery was better than I imagined it would be. People tend to have better c-section experiences with planned CS

Oh man. Apparently my memory has gone to $hit. I thought I did my check ins. Turns out I just read them and didn't respond at all. Go me
15 wks 5 days with my blue triplets
Appointments: I saw the MFM yesterday. The boys all looked good. I'm not stoked on my cervical length measurement it was only 2.9. My MFM wasn't concerned but 2.5 is considered shortened. I'm still working and he isn't giving me any restrictions but I'm limiting my activity. Especially because it just drains me. Not trying to prove I'm a superhero, I just want these babies to stay in there as long as
possible.
I'm still having nausea but I haven't vomited in a bit. I might jinx myself though because today has been pretty rough. I'm achy (back/hips).
Rants/Raves: MFM said he wouldn't do a cerclage unless I got down to 1.5. I didn't love that answer. I'm going to see my OB in less than a week and going to ask him to check me again. If there are any changes I'm going to push for the cerclage.
GTKY: I'm not sure yet. Gotta think more about this one. Good question though

DVMmomma I'm also doing the car shopping thing too. I want the Odyssey but the Kia Sedona is cheaper. Odyssey has better leg room and trunk space though.