Pregnant Check-in March 21st

[DVMmomma]

Week/Team/Fruit:

Appointments this week:

Symptoms:

Rants/Raves/Questions:

GTKY: If money was no issue, what would you do all day/for life?


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
dashuria
wannabmama
pascal
starmile
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[DVMmomma]

Week/Team/Fruit: 34 weeks / double pink / savoy cabbages (again, whatever the heck those are)

Appointments this week: Jut got home from my 34 week and final growth scan. Both girls measured 5lb 6oz and I'm like whoa. I know they're just estimated weights but still. Damn. Crazy to think there could be that much baby in me. Ob appointment Thursday and I guess I should finally talk about a delivery plan.

Symptoms: The pubic symphysis dysfunction thing is really the worst symptom these days. It blows. And sleeping. You guys know the deal.

Rants/Raves/Questions: My cankles are gone!! SO happy about this. This is probably a question for those with babies outside if anyone is lurking- but anyone think I can still hold out hope that A will flip from breech? B is transverse. I'm 34 weeks now. Going to the chiropractor on Friday...maybe that'll do it. My type A personality would just like to know: planned c section or vagina?

GTKY: If money was no issue, what would you do all day/for life? I ask these questions and then I don't even have good answers. I think I would take lots of trips to exotic places and help with wildlife conservation efforts. Clearly I'd hire 3-4 people to come with me to carry all of my things and tend to my children when I was busy. 

[Crisco Salad]

Week/Team/Fruit: 25+2/ double pink/ acorn squash

Appointments this week: MFM tomorrow for a BPP

Symptoms: sciatic pain on my right side when I've been sitting too long. Otherwise feeling pretty good.


GTKY: If money was no issue, what would you do all day/for life? Right now I'm dreaming of a vacation in the islands. So, my answer would be sit on a beach drinking a cocktail and reading a book. In reality, I'd like to be involved in youth arts programs and keeping kids engaged in the performing arts.

[wannabmama]

Week/Team/Fruit: 16/green/haas avocados

Appointments this week: nothing a/s next week!

Symptoms: just tired mostly

Rants/Raves/Questions: my practice works with two midwives and asked me if I want to work with them. I am not someone with a huge birth plan or anything. I'm pro drugs, ha. I also know I'm higher risk of c section between my age and twins...but should I want a midwife involved? When do I have to decide? Anyone know?

GTKY: If money was no issue, what would you do all day/for life? Run a horse farm, I'd do boarding, teach lessons, rescue horses, and run a nonprofit bringing troubled kids to work with and ride the horses.

[DVMmomma]

Crisco Salad, I had sciatic pain with my first- it sucks!! Sorry you got it

wannabmama, I'd say you have time. At 20 weeks with DD1 we started getting serious about a birth plan and interviewed doulas and blah blah blah. If you're not going for med free and not terribly interested in alternative pain management/home birth kind of thing I don't think a midwife is 'necessary'. I guess I don't know much about midwifery though. Just associate it with more traditional births in birthing centers and what not.

[happyfeet9]

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

Appointments this week: Had my usual OB appt and cervical check with MFM yesterday. Babies look great and cervix is long and closed. Next up is my follow up a/s at 20 weeks.

Symptoms: Exhaustion, itchiness and discomfort due to bump expanding, really bad insomnia.

Rants/Raves/Questions: Nothing really

GTKY: If money was no issue, what would you do all day/for life? Probably do what I have done for most of my volunteer work - help disadvantaged high school students prepare and apply to college. I really enjoy mentoring.

[therealbug]

Week/Team/Fruit: 17w5d/purple/turnips

Appointments this week: MFM appointment today. Cervix length looked good and both babies were good. Baby A may have been napping. He was not doing his normal turn every 2 seconds and was tucked into the tightest little ball - with his knee on his forehead. He still managed to keep up his perfect streak of being non-cooperative with what the u/s tech wanted. We could see him making sucking motions with his mouth which was pretty cute.

Symptoms: some cramping, more difficulty in getting and staying comfortable when laying down, and insomnia

Rants/Raves/Questions: Baby A is sitting really low. Just wondering if anyone else has had their techs comment on this.

GTKY: If money was no issue, what would you do all day/for life? After reading and going on a vacation? I would run a senior dachshund sanctuary.

[requiressnacks]

therealbug, DS, my baby A was super low and his head was basically jammed in my pubic bone. I think it was fine, but he did come out super scrunched looking.

[river]

Thanks for the check-in, DVMmomma. The pubic dysfunction sounds absolutely miserable. Have you looked at any of the Spinning Babies exercises?

I hope you get some relief from the sciatic pain, Crisco Salad! That vacation plan sounds heavenly.

wannabmama, when I thought there was only one growing I considered seeing a midwife for a gentler birth experience. Then, after confirming two and doing research about twins and twin delivery, I went to the other extreme. The midwife practice closest to me focuses on natural birth, water birth, and breastfeeding support.

That's great news on the good appointments, happyfeet9! I care more about cervixes than I ever thought possible.

therealbug, your plan for a dachshund sanctuary aligns so well with your signature gif, I can't help but laugh.

[river]

Week/Team/Fruit: 31w 5d, boy/girl, romaine lettuce

Appointments this week: Nothing! Next week is regular OB and the following week is MFM.

Symptoms: Super uncomfortable at night, itchy, boy is still in my ribs causing pain. I had an easy first two trimesters, and am experiencing lots of fun symptoms in 3rd tri.

Rants/Raves/Questions: Rave: I have my c-section date - May 5th! Both babies are breech.
Rant: From the randoms thread - BBB sent the wrong dresser after waiting over a month for it to come in. I pulled every card in my call to them - twin, high risk pregnancy with six weeks to go. They found our dresser at a store a couple hours away and it will be here next week.

GTKY: If money was no issue, what would you do all day/for life? I'd vacation for a while, then probably start a French Bulldog camp and do some sort of community work. I'm a social worker, but am on the administrative/research side of things.

[starmile]

Thanks for the check in!

Week/Team/Fruit: 11/b&g/limes

Appointments this week: last RE appt (for sure this time) on Thurs. And then nothing until end of April because we're going to be out of the country for a few weeks!

Symptoms: Nausea is starting to wane, I think. Still there but it's easier to get through the days. I've been sleeping terribly. Don't remember that happening this early with my daughter... and I know it's just going to get worse. Sooo tired. I'm a zombie.

Rants/Raves/Questions: I'm so ready to announce but probably won't until right before we leave for Australia when I'm 13 wks. My family and close friends all know anyway so I know it doesn't really matter, but I wasn't on facebook when I was pregnant with my daughter and I'm excited to have a fb announcement. Silly.

GTKY: If money was no issue, what would you do all day/for life? I'd love to have a brewery or a winery. Or a little bookshop.

[DVMmomma]

therealbug, my A is really low too. They have to practically lie me down flat in order to scan her. No one has bothered to mention anything more than "man she's low" so I assume it's not a big deal.

[callmeKD]

Mar 21, 2017 21:06:36 GMT -5 DVMmomma said:

therealbug, my A is really low too. They have to practically lie me down flat in order to scan her. No one has bothered to mention anything more than "man she's low" so I assume it's not a big deal.

This! My baby girl was super low too so her measurements were off on the growth scans (they thought she was bigger than she actually was). Otherwise no problems

[lotusbee]

DVMmomma Yay to the ridden cankles! I legit had shallow hal feet my last pregnancy and looked like Fred flinstone. Not looking forward to what will happen this time around.

therealbug My baby A was also sitting low - enough that we were asked to refrain from bedroom friskiness/physical exertion while they kept an eye on it. It ended up resolving itself! Hoping this will be the case for you too!

[lotusbee]

Week/Team/Fruit: 26 + 3

Appointments this week: None. I'm in the month of no appointments between weeks 24-28 and I feel like it's getting in my head. "Are they okay? Is this normal? I want to see them!" Etc, etc.

Symptoms: Overall discomfort. I remember being this large with an end in sight during my first pregnancy. It's discouraging at times knowing I have (hopefully!) 10-ish weeks to go and that it will only get harder. Trying to stay positive!

Rants/Raves/Questions: Loving the people who comment on how "small" I am for twins! (Aka all of my patients on a daily basis) I'm big for ME, uncomfortable as f*ck and still have 2+ months of growing to do. When they say things like this it makes me feel like I'm a crazy person to be feeling all of my symptoms considering how "small" I apparently am. These hormones are fun!

GTKY: If money was no issue, what would you do all day/for life? Travel the world and blog/photograph the journey. First on my list would be to sleep under the Northern Lights!

[DVMmomma]

river, I half heartedly looked into spinning babies. Looked like I had to pay for most of the info? I should look into it again. Figured I'd start with my chiropractor who says boastfully that he's 1/1 for getting twins to flip. haha. Congrats on the c section date! It's so weird knowing there's an 'end' isn't it? I agree on the first two trimesters being a breeze and then 28 weeks on have kicked my ass. 

starmile, I vote to announce!! Enjoy it! 

lotusbee, YES. I had your same feelings. Like. No way will I make it another 10 weeks. And now it's "no way will I make it another 3 weeks" and next week it'll be "2 weeks" and so on. Somehow you just manage and time goes by even though you're in pain and exhausted and feel huge. It sucks being in a medical profession and seeing multiple people daily who just cant help but comment. Wait till you get to the "large" point. I'm not sure which is worse. All my clients are CONSTANTLY commenting that I must be due any day. It gets so freaking old. Sorry you're dealing with it already. People suck. You'd think they'd realize that clearly they aren't going to be the first person of the day to tell me all the shit I hear repeatedly each time I walk into an exam room. 

[Run20K]

DVMmomma, thanks for the check in!

Week/Team/Fruit: 29 tomorrow / Purple

Appointments this week: I had an OB appointment yesterday. I failed my 1 hour GTT, and will do the 3 hour on Monday. I'm not happy about this but it is what it is.

Symptoms: Lots of movement, cankles, exhaustion, and just a general feeling of wanting to live on my couch for the rest of the pregnancy.

Rants/Raves/Questions: Is anyone planning to time to just relax before the babies are due?

GTKY: If money was no issue, what would you do all day/for life? I'd write one or several books!

[DVMmomma]

Run20K noooooooo to the 3 hour glucose test. Gross. Aint no body got time for that. I didn't necessarily plan to take time to relax but that's what's happening. I ended up giving away a lot of work shifts here at the end and I do a lot of sitting and watching of Ellen. It's been nice. It's super hard to sit still sometimes though because it's just not my personality. Hats off to all the mama's who had to be on bed rest- you're rock stars.

[Run20K]

Mar 24, 2017 15:49:12 GMT -5 DVMmomma said:

Run20K noooooooo to the 3 hour glucose test. Gross. Aint no body got time for that. I didn't necessarily plan to take time to relax but that's what's happening. I ended up giving away a lot of work shifts here at the end and I do a lot of sitting and watching of Ellen. It's been nice. It's super hard to sit still sometimes though because it's just not my personality. Hats off to all the mama's who had to be on bed rest- you're rock stars.

Lol at "ain't nobody got time for that." Couldn't be more true!