Pregnant Check-in Feb. 28

[DVMmomma]

Thinking of you this week fightersince83 ! Hope those boys are thriving. To everyone else, another week down! We might survive this pregnancy yet. Maybe. 


Week/Team/Fruit:

Appointments this week:

Symptoms:

Rants/Raves/Questions:

GTKY: What are your hobbies?


dukegirlsc - B/G twins due March
mustloveerica - Twins due April
LydiaDeetz - Twin girls due April
DVMmomma - Twin girls due April
river - Twins due May
lch1309 - Twins due May
Run20K - B/G Twins due May
lastkiss - Twins due May
lindsay - Twins due June
lotusbee - Twins due June
Crisco Salad - Twins due July
twotxmommies - Twins due July
@katerli - Twins due June
happyfeet9
elmo1414
therealbug 14
dashuria
wannabmama
pascal
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[DVMmomma]

31 / double pink / romaine lettuce

Just got home from this week's BPP/NST. Happy to report all is still well. Baby A was labeled "breech obliqued transverse left" I'm like uhhhhh that's literally EVERY position except head down. wtf baby. Baby B was head down after I got up half way through to take DD1 to the potty. So I guess they're saying there's a chance!

That lovely lightening crotch on the right side is still alive and well. Some sciatic pain when I try to sleep. And oh yeah, inability to sleep. But other than that!

GTKY: I've started some cross stitching. It's terrible. I wanted to make all 3 of my girls Christmas stockings but I'm not sure I can stick it out. I also like coloring lately!

[happyfeet9]

Week/Team/Fruit:
15 / not sure yet / apples

Appointments this week:
Not until next Monday, but we are having our AS done which I'm excited about! We may find out what team we're on next week! =)

Symptoms:
Still some nausea. Is bitchiness a symptom because I've got a lot of that going around? =)

Rants/Raves/Questions:
For those that are farther along, when did you start prepping (nursery, buying items, etc)?
For DS we started around 20 weeks so that's kind of what I'm thinking this time around. But it'll take more time to get ready this time around because of our jobs, plus DS.

GTKY: What are your hobbies?
I really like dancing although I've done less of that this time around. I also enjoy crafting and decorating, so I'm hoping I get to do that soon.

[mustloveerica]

Hello MoMs!! I never got around to coming back for an update last week. My bad!!

Week/Team/Fruit: 34 weeks/team double pink/babies are about 5 lbs each now!

Appointments this week: NST and anesthesia consult on Friday

Symptoms: always uncomfortable, only sleeping 2-3 hours a night

Rants/Raves/Questions: so I have a fused spine from scoliosis surgery when I was a kid. I'm supposed to meet with an anesthesiologist this week to talk about options. An epidural is most likely a no go. But I'm terrified of having to go under general for a c-section. Right now my plan is a med free twin birth. Fun! But I want to know if their are any other options available. We'll see how the consult goes!

GTKY: What are your hobbies? I love all things crafty. DH and I always have some sort of project going on in the house.

[dukegirlsc]

Week/Team/Fruit: 35/ B/G twins/Bunch of carrots? Or 5.5 lb babies!!

Appointments this week: NST on Friday

Symptoms: All the usual swelling related things, plus just feel "off"

Rants/Raves/Questions: My BP was a bit elevated last week at my NST, so I had labs done and then had to do another 24 hour urine on Sunday, still no results on that and my BP is staying elevated. I plan to talk to my OB tomorrow if it's still up. Sigh.

GTKY: What are your hobbies? I love gardening, landscape design, cooking, throwing parties and shopping!

[dukegirlsc]

DVMmomma thanks for the check in! I hope Baby A gets on board with the plan for you and changes position, goodness baby!
happyfeet9 I think bitchiness is a symptom, my DH says I'm "hostile"
mustloveerica I hope everything goes well with the anesthesia consult, drug free doesn't sound like fun I gotta tell ya!

[wannabmama]

Week/Team/Fruit: 13/green/jalapeño

Appointments this week: had an u/s yesterday, got to see the babes having a dance party in there! Met an NP at my new OB practice today and had a basic check up, got to hear the hbs for the first time (only have seen the flicker until today). Was so cool to hear them as two distinctly different sounding hbs! So far, so good. Drew the maternit21 test so now we wait for that...

Rants/Raves/Questions: nothing much

GTKY: What are your hobbies? I ride horses, love to take my dogs on adventures, and enjoy reading (especially in a sunny spot in my yard during the summer).

[lindsay]

Week/Team/Fruit: 26w, two girls, butternut squash I believe

Appointments this week: None this week

Symptoms: getting tired again, heart burn, ankles swelling, just generally uncomfortable lol

Rants/Raves/Questions: feeling lots of wiggles!! Tonight they were going crazy.

GTKY: What are your hobbies? Currently, not a lot- reading, watching a couple shows (love this is us, the bachelor, and things like dateline, 20/20, 60 minutes). When I'm not so pregnant, I like to run and golf, go to the zoo or aquarium with family.

[lindsay]

Good luck mustloveerica! Hope the consult is informative and reassuring. Keep us posted!

[therealbug]

14w5d/Too early/nectarines

No appointments this week.

Symptoms have lightened up but I'm still tired and do not have tons of energy.

My rant is about people who have the flu going out in public and coming to my office/court. Stay home! I also want to rave about my admins. They technically don't know I'm pg but they have been taking a literal flu bullet for me and grabbing sick people before I talk with them.

QOTW: my main hobby at the moment is reading. I want to get back into quilt making but that just sounds like a lot of work right now.

[DVMmomma]

mustloveerica I had my first kid med free (by choice) and I survived and really liked it actually. I'm toying with the idea of doing it again with these two if they both get head down. Like you, I don't want general anesthesia though so I'm not sure the best decision. I'm sure they'll have other options for you (Fentanyl probably being one of them and one of my favorite drugs) so I hope you figure something out that makes you happy!

ETA: I like fentanyl for my animal patients. Not just like...as a daily thing I do for fun. And also the point of this post was that med free can be done if it's your best/only option! 

[Crisco Salad]

Week/Team/Fruit: 22+3/ double pink/ spaghetti squash

Appointments this week: OB today

Symptoms: heart burn, swelling in feet and ankles occasionally, mild sciatic pain

Rants/Raves/Questions: I leave on Saturday morning for a work trip. I'm excited to head somewhere warmer and this group has a lot of fun things planned. I can't wait to get there!

GTKY: What are your hobbies? I read, a lot. Well, I used to read a lot until I started falling asleep at 8 pm. I am probably the least crafty person on the face of the planet but I admire crafters so much.

[Run20K]

DVMmomma - thanks for the check in
Fightersince83 - I think of you and your family often. I hope you're all doing well
happyfeet9 - We are JUST starting to get things set up (nursery, shower registry, etc). I wanted to wait until I hit 24 weeks (start of viability) before buying things.

Week/Team/Fruit: 25 weeks + 4 days / Boy & Girl

Appointments this week: None

Symptoms: Swollen feet (started wearing Toms to work instead of ballet flats. Hopefully no one notices); Just feeling big in general

Rants/Raves/Questions: I can't think of any. I'm just ready to get my nursery started.

GTKY: What are your hobbies? Not sure if this counts as a hobby, but I really enjoy listening to audiobooks during my commute.

[happyfeet9]

Run20K thanks! What are you doing for your nursery? I'd love to see more boy and girl ideas.

[LydiaDeetz]

DVMmomma, FX baby B cooperates and moves head down.

happyfeet9, Start preparing now. Do everything you can while you're still reasonably small and not miserable.

mustloveerica, Yikes for a med free twin birth

dukegirlsc, I hope your BP comes back down.

wannabmama, What kind of dogs do you have?

lindsay, I just started watching This is Us today. I'm 4 episodes in and I love it!

therealbug, I'm not a quilter, but I love to sew. I wish I felt more like sewing now, since I'll never have time the next several months

Crisco Salad, I hope you have a fun trip!

Run20K, I'm also interested in your nursery ideas!

[LydiaDeetz]

35 weeks / double pink / bunch of carrots (WTF?)

No appointments til Monday

Feeling tired and sore. All the time.

Ended up taking DD to the Dr yesterday to find out she has RSV and an ear infection. Started antibiotics yesterday afternoon and it's made such a big difference already. I'm so over her 22 lb limp body laying around on my belly all day. I woke up with a sore throat, so I'm hoping like crazy I'm not getting sick.

GTKY: I used to do a lot of scent training with the dogs, but not so much these days. I'm pretty crafty and I love to sew and I love graphic design.

[wannabmama]

LydiaDeetz I've got two catahoulas, they're both rescues and one is definitely a mix with something else. If you're not familiar with them (they're not super common outside of the south) they're kind of like various hound breeds.

[dukegirlsc]

I finally talked to my OB about the lab work and 24 hour urine results today. It isn't pre eclampsia, which is wonderful. And as long as my increased BP isn't causing headaches or insane swelling she is going to treat with just rest (which I'm doing anyway). But she said if my BP hits 160/100 then they would likely deliver me at 36 weeks. I'm so upset over that because I've done everything possible to make it to "full term" at 37 weeks. It's only 12 more days, why can't we just make it to our goal?!

[wannabmama]

Good news on the pre-e dukegirlsc and really I hope your BP cooperates to get you to 37 weeks...but if not, I bet the goal will seem less important when you meet the babies

[LydiaDeetz]

wannabmama, I've never met anyone with a houla, but they're beautiful animals!

dukegirlsc, FX you can relax enough to bring that BP down... 36 weeks and some change is totally awesome though!

[dashuria]

DVMmomma, haha I'm trying to picture Baby A's positioning in my head and I'm failing.

mustloveerica, hoping your consult goes well! That sounds like a difficult situation. I hope they have some good options for you.

wannabmama, glad you finally got to HEAR the heartbeats! Isn't it amazing? And I was also surprised how different the two babies heartbeats sound!

Week/Team/Fruit: 13wks5dys, Team Green, Kiwis

Appointments this week: Had a follow-up with my OB on Monday because of my trip to the ER last week (if you missed it, I had heavy bleeding and they discovered a large SCH). Babies look great! SCH is stable - not any smaller but also not any bigger. I'm on continued "couch rest" as much as possible until my next appt. and hopefully we see the SCH shrinking.

Symptoms: Nausea and some vomiting. Lots of pressure - sometimes painful - *down there*.

Rants/Raves/Questions: None right now.

GTKY: What are your hobbies?: Dancing ballet, sailing and reading (although I'm ashamed with how much my reading has suffered since my DS was born. Someday I'll read consistently again)!

[river]

Week/Team/Fruit: 28w6d/boy & girl/coconuts

Appointments this week: OB complete with cervix check - it's been about six weeks

Symptoms: I get tired with more than one flight of stairs. Baby boy is still in my ribs/using my liver as a pillow.

Rants/Raves/Questions: I had my shower this weekend and people were so generous! I wish I had more time to catch up with everyone.

GTKY: What are your hobbies? I love to garden - planting annuals, perennials, updating my landscaping every now and then. We also have a nice size vegetable garden. We usually start seeds inside under grow lights, but with finishing up all of our home projects, space is at a premium, so we'll likely go low key this year. Last year we had four varieties of peppers, ten varieties of tomatoes, three types of eggplant, tomatillos, and various squash. I also row, but that will be out of the question until at least July...

[river]

DVMmomma, thanks for the check in. I give you lots of credit for a med-free birth! The boy was in a similar position at our last check - basically the opposite of any way he should be.

happyfeet9, GL with the anatomy scan! Bitchiness is definitely an acceptable symptom. We're b/g too, and doing black and white for the nursery. We debated navy with gray/mint accents, but black and white with gold accents won out.

I'm so sorry for your lack of sleep, mustloveerica. I hope you get good news at your consult.

dukegirlsc, I laughed at hostile. 35 weeks with twins, you're allowed to be whatever you want.

It's so nice to see you here, wannabmama. I still hold my breath waiting to hear the heartbeats, and it's always such a reassuring sound.

lindsay, our symptoms and activity levels are similar.

People who power through when contagious annoy the crap out of me therealbug. Good for your admins!

Have fun on your trip, Crisco Salad!

We waited too, Run20K, and the nursery is finally coming together! What are your plans?

I'm glad your daughter's responding to meds, LydiaDeetz, but hope you're not getting sick. I just got over a month of upper respiratory stuff and a sinus infection and it was tough on top of the pregnancy symptoms.

dashuria, I hope the SCH gets smaller - when do you follow up?

[therealbug]

dukegirlsc, I'm glad your OB is keeping a close eye on you and has a just in case plan.

FX that you make it to 37 but try not to beat yourself up if they come earlier - you are still doing everything to buy them extra days.

[Run20K]

LydiaDeetz, river, happyfeet9,

We painted our nursery a silver color (I love it!).

We're involving my daughter in the process, so the bedding will be whatever she chooses from Pottery Barn Kids or Buy Buy Baby (as long as it's purple for the girl and likely grey or green for the boy).

We remodeled the closet in the twins room, which gives us room for their clothes and storage for their things.

[callmeKD]

dukegirlsc 35 weeks!! That's awesome. Mine came at 35/1 so you are doing amazing!

[DVMmomma]

happyfeet9, I was terrible about preparing for these two. With DD1 I think I had everything set and ready to go by 20 weeks. This time around? I'm still not totally ready at 31 weeks. The nursery is done and we have car seats. And we have the stuff we used for DD1 in boxes accessible in the basement. That's it. Sounds like you'll be in the same boat with having some stuff to use from DS so just prep as time and energy allow. 

dukegirlsc, how's the BP? Sorry to hear you might not make it to your 37 week goal!! 

Crisco Salad, how'd the Ob appt go? 

Glad to hear everyone seems to be doing (relatively) well this week!

[piccyami]

dukegirlsc, That's kind of what happened to me. Bed rest got me to 36+2 without major changes. I had some vision changes that day, but got my BP back down. Babies were born at 36+5 and we avoided NICU time. The recliner was better than the couch or bed for me.

[dukegirlsc]

Mar 2, 2017 15:52:20 GMT -5 piccyami said:

dukegirlsc , That's kind of what happened to me. Bed rest got me to 36+2 without major changes. I had some vision changes that day, but got my BP back down. Babies were born at 36+5 and we avoided NICU time. The recliner was better than the couch or bed for me.

Thanks so much for this! MY BP is still up 150/90 but no headaches or vision changes, my swelling has decreased since I started resting more and stopped working. My OB hasn't put me on strict bedrest at this point but that's what I am doing anyway, rotating from laying on my side in the bed or on the sofa and when I can't stand it anymore I move to the recliner! I'm hoping that at tomorrows appointment it hasn't increased and she will let us go through the weekend on bedrest and then follow closely next week with our u/s Monday and NSTs. I'm 35w4 today, if bedrest can get us closer to 37 I'm all for it. I just want to avoid the NICU at all costs!