*** 1st tri check-in 3/1-3/2 ***

[astop87]

We had our first u/s this morning. There were three dark spots on the screen. THREE. I almost threw up, passed out, and many other things. Although, they saw two heartbeats I feel so in shock right now that I don't know how to feel. That third one is giving me a panic attack. The dr doesn't think it'll develop but if so, that takes the words "high risk" to a whole new super scary level. It feels very unfair and selfish to have such thoughts. I'm just panicking over the risks of a triplet pregnancy and losing all of them. As of now it looks like just twins (that's so weird to say "just" and "twins" in the same sentence). We're excited at the thought of having two babies, just overwhelmed at the possibility of three. I cannot believe one split. It's unbelievable. So it could be identical or fraternal twins. I'll need a few days to let all of this sink in. Our next u/s is on Tuesday next week.

[DrHooch]

astop87 - Wow. You should not feel bad about your thoughts - 3 is a lot, and it is super scary because of the risk to all of them. I will keep my fingers crossed that however many there are in there, they are all born healthy!

[nomnom]

astop87 That's about the only u/s result that would have shocked and scared me the first time too. Was there any sign of a fetal pole or yolk sac in the third one? What were the heart rates for the other two?

[kbrooke06]

Hi! Can I be added? It's early, but why not? nomnom

How far are you now? 4 weeks 5 days. EDD 11/5 based on 5dt.

How are you feeling? Sooooo tired! Like, shockingly tired! Sleeping over 10 hours each night and still wanting to nap in the afternoon. Also, I can't wear any of my bras now. Wtf? Left boob doesn't fit at allll in a DD cup. I'm so scared for the rest of this pregnancy!

What and when is your next appointment? My first u/s is on 3/13. It's the strangest thing to not see my RE for 2 weeks! At the most important time! Ugh. I'm dying to know if one or both stuck (we transfered two).

QOTW: It's my first initial, middle name and the year I graduated hs. Nothing special.

[nomnom]

kbrooke06 Added. The bonus of waiting two weeks is you'll get a more straightforward answer because you may see the heartbeat(s) rather than just gestational sacs. It won't leave you wondering if anything is developing. You can go straight to worrying if it/they will continue to develop :-P

[astop87]

DrHooch, they don't believe there's activity in the third one. I can handle twins. It's scary, but a very good scary. Three is just something else that I can't wrap my head around. My actual nurse called me a bit ago and said she and my Dr. were a little confused when they received the report (my u/s was in a diff office). They're not sure what that one is because they transferred two and if one of them split then it would have been sharing a sack (right???). So they're wondering if it would have been a triplet case or not. Next weeks' u/s may give a little more info. I may be more coherent too

Baby A measured at 5w9d (in the normal +/- range) with a hb of 113
Baby B measured at 6w2d (right on track) with a hb of 103

My nurse was pleased with the measurements and heartbeats. I wish I could go back to the appointment and pay better attention. I was in such shock from seeing 3 black blobs on the screen that very few things they said registered in my mind. I had to re-ask all my questions via phone.

[vballbaby]

Mar 3, 2015 14:29:22 GMT -5 astop87 said:

DrHooch, they don't believe there's activity in the third one. I can handle twins. It's scary, but a very good scary. Three is just something else that I can't wrap my head around. My actual nurse called me a bit ago and said she and my Dr. were a little confused when they received the report (my u/s was in a diff office). They're not sure what that one is because they transferred two and if one of them split then it would have been sharing a sack (right???). So they're wondering if it would have been a triplet case or not. Next weeks' u/s may give a little more info. I may be more coherent too

Baby A measured at 5w9d (in the normal +/- range) with a hb of 113
Baby B measured at 6w2d (right on track) with a hb of 103

My nurse was pleased with the measurements and heartbeats. I wish I could go back to the appointment and pay better attention. I was in such shock from seeing 3 black blobs on the screen that very few things they said registered in my mind. I had to re-ask all my questions via phone.

OMG I HAD to stop by and say congratulations!!! I remember you had some worry and confusion about your betas, now you know why!

It's so weird to lurk here, I'm still rooting for all of you and so happy to see your updates!

[DrHooch]

Mar 3, 2015 14:29:22 GMT -5 astop87 said:

DrHooch, they don't believe there's activity in the third one. I can handle twins. It's scary, but a very good scary. Three is just something else that I can't wrap my head around. My actual nurse called me a bit ago and said she and my Dr. were a little confused when they received the report (my u/s was in a diff office). They're not sure what that one is because they transferred two and if one of them split then it would have been sharing a sack (right???). So they're wondering if it would have been a triplet case or not. Next weeks' u/s may give a little more info. I may be more coherent too

Baby A measured at 5w9d (in the normal +/- range) with a hb of 113
Baby B measured at 6w2d (right on track) with a hb of 103

My nurse was pleased with the measurements and heartbeats. I wish I could go back to the appointment and pay better attention. I was in such shock from seeing 3 black blobs on the screen that very few things they said registered in my mind. I had to re-ask all my questions via phone.

I feel like this often, and I've never seen anything like triplets in an u/s!

I look forward to hearing your updates!

[bluefairy5]

astop87, I would've freaked right out too! Forget listening to anything else anyone said for the rest of the day! It's encouraging to hear that it doesn't look like there's development in the 3rd blob. And great news about the measurements and h/b for 1 & 2

[astop87]

vballbaby, yes the odd beta numbers thing is starting to make more sense now.

bluefairy5, if only we were like cats and dogs and having a litter of babies was no big deal. No worries about early delivery, daycare, college funds, etc. For a human it's very scary!

[nomnom]

astop87 That sounds good for twins then. I'm very curious about that third blob.

[astop87]

Of course my dr had to call me with the "we're not out of the woods yet with the third blob" talk. I had just started breathing again. She said we'll know more next week but she's very curious as to what that third one is/was. She's still thinking an identical twin sitch but may not still be forming but it's hard to tell. From confusing betas to confusing ultrasounds. I'm starting to think my life is just confusing. More to come on Tuesday next week...

[bluefairy5]

SweetieShellie I hope today felt a bit easier than yesterday. How's the SCH bleeding/spotting?

DrHooch You're not kidding about feeling like you're "lying" by not disclosing. I feel you.

dharmachick I just saw your update on your intro thread re: ovaries. Mine are still huge too (we're losing fluid at the same rate, BTW, which I find hilarious), and my RE did NOT mention anything to me about my belly staying puffy. I may smack him.

crazycatlady6 I am right there with you on the sleeping thing. I swear, it's the only thing symptom-wise convincing me I'm KU. Also, fellow Siamese mama over here (I forget if we covered this already.)

bunnybun Congrats on the great NT results!

cml112 Good job again on getting on the horn to your RE. I hate how much we have to advocate for our own basic care. Bleh.

nomnom Do they typically run GTT earlier in twin pregnancy? I've been wondering about all things GTT since I'm PCOS so I assume I get tested earlier than average, too.

kbrooke06 I just realized that you and DrHooch are practically EDD buddies

Big (((hugs))), vballbaby. I hate that you had to leave just as I arrived. I hate that you had to leave at all.


AFM, my final OHSS check was today, as things are finally settling down. I have only 3 lbs more fluid to go to be back to baseline, and I get to stop cabergoline, which is just awful. My ovaries are still pretty big, which I'm not thrilled about, but what can you do? (He told me not to take up Ronda Rousey on any fight offers yet, so apparently my RE is a UFC fan.) What I was thrilled about was getting to see the yolk sac developing right on schedule at 5w4d, and they ran another beta along with E2 and P4 (checking those related to OHSS) which put my mind a little further at ease. My first REAL pg appointment and u/s is a week from today at 6w4d so FX for a h/b. I thought it'd be this Friday, but oh well. At least this way I'll be squarely into week 6 and won't have to live in "it might be too early" limbo if we don't see anything. But I'm trying not to think that way at all.

[astop87]

@bluefairy I'm happy to hear the OHSS is calming down. I can't imagine how crappy all that must be. Fx for a good first u/s!

kbrooke06 I'm happy to see you've joined the check-in! I can't wait to hear how many are cooking in there

[SweetieShellie]

bluefairy5 im doing better today. I think being at work today made me less nutty then yesterday. I had the day off yesterday so my mind had too much time to think! Spotting is better today too. Had some in the wee hours of the morning when I got up to the bathroom, but it stopped by the time I got up for the morning.

[lilyharper]

******previous losses mentioned******

I fucking hate the ninth week of pregnancy. That's when my first mmc was identified and when I had my d&c.

And today I have more than spotting. Not red, but definitely present. (I have no identified sch either, but I am taking endometrin)

I have an u/s this evening. I'm freaking the fuck out.

[dharmachick]

Mar 3, 2015 16:59:38 GMT -5 bluefairy5 said:

dharmachick I just saw your update on your intro thread re: ovaries. Mine are still huge too (we're losing fluid at the same rate, BTW, which I find hilarious), and my RE did NOT mention anything to me about my belly staying puffy. I may smack him.

I find it pretty funny that we are on the same OHSS recovery 'schedule', too.  My final OHSS check was yesterday, too.  Yes, my RE warned me early on with OHSS that my symptoms would improve, but my "pooch" would remain.  She said that I shouldn't expect my tummy to reduce in size until after I give birth.
I'm very glad that you are feeling better, too!  I was trying to get a peek at an early u/s too, but my RE was focused only on the ovaries and the fluid.  I think that she ran the b/w to help encourage me, though.  My 6w u/s is two weeks from yesterday, on 3/17.

[dharmachick]

lilyharper, good luck with your u/s!

[DrHooch]

lilyharper - So sorry that you're dealing with that. FX that everything looks wonderful tonight!

[bluefairy5]

Big (((hugs))) for the stress of this week and today especially, lilyharper. FX it's just the Endometrin irritating your cervix. You certainly wouldn't be the first. I'm sure today will be a long day until the u/s. I'll be thinking of you.


dharmachick It's interesting: my belly is actually down a LOT this a.m. so I'm wondering if it will more or less go back to "lay off the cupcakes" rather than staying at "that chick is KU!" We'll see... I'd just like to be able to sleep on my side again without it feeling like my ovaries are falling out of place (probably because they are).

[shortstuff]

ETA: I just hit post and the first half of my post is missing! I'm so sad. I just spent 45 minutes doing this. Ugh. So frustrated right now. Unfortunately I have work to get done and can't take the time to rewrite my post. So I'm sorry so much that I wrote is missing from here! And I'm sorry I've been MIA.

OMG! I can't believe you've got 3 in there! How crazy! I understand exactly what you're saying. 2 is awesome, 3 is scary. GL Tuesday!

@ginnyjoines85 - The sushi thing is kililng me! DH already knows he's bringing me sushi in the hospital the minute I'm cleared to eat normal foods! lol

lilyharper - I'm sending postive thoughts and prayers your way!!! I hope everything is ok this evening.

To all the new comers I missed, welcome & congrats!


AFM:
How far are you now? 9wks 2 days

How are you feeling? The same. I still can't complain. I feel good overall. I have my moments of being queasy and some cramping here and there. But other than sleeping more, I really feel good. I have no food aversions, but I find that if I go too long without eating something I get queasy.

What and when is your next appointment? I had an appointment yesterday with my new doc. All went really well. She said my uterus is huge! Way bigger than it should be at 9 weeks. Which explains why I feel like I have a pot belly on my little tiny frame. I have blood work next week and then my next ultrasound is in 3 weeks.

Anything else you'd like to share or discuss? Just sorry I've been MIA. I feel like it takes so much time to keep with this board sometimes and I've been so busy!


QOTW: How did you come up with your screen name? It's been my Knot/Bump screen name since 2002. I'm all of 5'2"

[nomnom]

I got an u/s instead of doppler today because it's too hard for them to differentiate twins on doppler. Two babies, heart rates of 142bpm and 157bpm. So relieved to have confirmation that they're doing okay.

Next appointment is for NT scan on 3/18.

[astop87]

@ketchup, I'm going out of my mind! I had a dream the embryos kept splitting. If I go in there on Tuesday and they say it's "just two" then I'll be able to breath. I'm praying they got a good look yesterday and that other blob is just nothing.

[lilyharper]

Thank you ladies. Spotting has calmed down and so have I. my appointment is in an hour.

astop87 holy cow. Before my initial u/s I was worried about quads.

[lilyharper]

Ob informed me that my child is a punk. Just happily kicking away in there. Pardon the meltdown.

[DrHooch]

Mar 4, 2015 19:51:11 GMT -5 lilyharper said:

Ob informed me that my child is a punk. Just happily kicking away in there. Pardon the meltdown.

 Glad to hear it!

[bluefairy5]

lilyharper, thrilled (but not surprised) to hear it

[wazzu08]

Late to the party.... pulling myself away from the barf bucket just long enough to post.

How far are you now?
10 weeks today!

How are you feeling?
Many barfs. So nausea. Totally worth it... but it's getting old man. Also, I heart Diclegis. Fiber bars are helping the #2 situation. But the BMs still aren't as, um, satisfying as they were pre-PG. I'm wearing maternity pants with no shame. I've got bloat like whoa.

What and when is your next appointment?
Just had an US with the RE. We've got a real baby in there! Arms and legs were moving around. And we heard the heartbeat. I'm in love. First appointment with the OB on 3/18.

Anything else you'd like to share or discuss?
I'm so excited to see so many familiar faces moving over here! I hope the nausea goes away soon so I can be more active on here again. I just can't do the scrolling and screen time. I've completely dropped off my BMB. But they aren't as cool as you ladies anyways

QOTW - How did you come up with your screen name?
Wazzu is a nickname for my alma mater. Go Cougs!

[SweetieShellie]

Love the punk baby comment lilyharper!


Assuming everything is still the way it should be in my ute, this is officially the longest I've been pregnant! 9 weeks today!! DH is convinced I'm showing. I told him it's all just fat (I'm not a skinny girl by far!) and bloat cuz they are still only the size of grapes!

[ginnyjones82]

lilyharper, Yay for that thriving little punk!!