Multiple Pregnancy Check-in: 3/11

[Squishy622]

Hi ladies! I haven't seen this recently so I figured I'd go ahead and start it. Tell us how you're doing!

Weeks/Fruit:

Sexes/Twin Type:

Symptoms:

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds:

Questions/Comments/Concerns:

QOTW: What is the best vacation you've ever taken?

[SassyPants150]

Thanks Squishy622!

Weeks/Fruit: 30+5/Cucumbers

Sexes/Twin Type: Fraternal b/g

Symptoms: Fatigue, Indigestion

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: Regular OB appointment this week. Pretty boring. Measuring 35 weeks (yikes). MFM u/s in two weeks

Questions/Comments/Concerns: I just need baby A to flip around!! I also found my first stretch marks. Super devastating since I never got any with DD.

QOTW: What is the best vacation you've ever taken? Jamaica honeymoon. I can't wait to go back one day!

[Squishy622]

Weeks/Fruit: 9w5d, olives

Sexes/Twin Type: We are thinking identical mo/di. All will reveal itself in time!

Symptoms: Up to my eyeballs in first tri misery. This double dose of hormones is no joke.

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: We had a great appointment on Monday where we were able to see a membrane separating them, that was a big relief. Next up is my NT scan on 3/30. After that I plan on transferring care to the university hospital where I work. Both for convenience and because there are a lot of renowned specialists in OB/MFM and the best NICU in the area.

Questions/Comments/Concerns: I have so many questions but I'll wait until I'm further along to bombard you all. Will feel less cautious/superstitious when I'm past first tri.

QOTW: What is the best vacation you've ever taken? Our New Zealand honeymoon!

[ndracer]

Weeks/Fruit: 32 weeks 5 days

Sexes/Twin Type: b/g

Symptoms: heartburn, carpal tunnel, swelling of feet and ankles now up to knees. .

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: had a growth scan today as well as a nonstress test. both of those went well but my blood pressure was really high so off to the hospital I went for monitoring. I'm still here Dr. decide to keep me for 24 hour observation. I don't have preeclampsia there's no protein in my urine all my blood work looks fine all my vital organs are fine. But my pressure was just out-of-control even with medication. It's been better since I got to the hospital and now their upping my meds so it's even better. But they want to keep me for 24 hours just observe it to be safe. Went ahead and gave me steroids to get the lungs developed in the babies just in case they decide to do an emergency C-section. I'll get a second son steroids tomorrow and then they'll aside if I get to go home or not. The doctor told me that at this point he doesn't see a reason to take the babies yet as he really liked him to grow another three or four weeks. So I'm hoping he still feels that way tomorrow. I will admit that Ive reached the miserable stage of the pregnancy but I still love being pregnant and my main thing is to keep these babies in a little bit longer. Prayers please.


Questions/Comments/Concerns:just above items.

QOTW: What is the best vacation you've ever taken? Getting to go home would be a vacation.

[SassyPants150]

ndracer, I'm sorry you have had such a rough day. T&P for you all! Hope that everything calms down and you can head back home.

[ndracer]

Please forgive typos in my first post trying to dictate this from my iPhone in the hospital

[Squishy622]

ndracer How stressful! Thinking good thoughts for you and your little ones, please keep us posted.

SassyPants150 Flip around, Baby A!!!

@feegan Love Pregnant Chicken! Have you seen the Alphamom pregnancy calendar? It's refreshingly cheeky as well. I'm off to google the Prenatal Cradle!

[ndracer]

Mar 11, 2015 21:19:14 GMT -5 SassyPants150 said:

Thanks Squishy622!

Weeks/Fruit: 30+5/Cucumbers

Sexes/Twin Type: Fraternal b/g

Symptoms: Fatigue, Indigestion

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: Regular OB appointment this week. Pretty boring. Measuring 35 weeks (yikes). MFM u/s in two weeks

Questions/Comments/Concerns: I just need baby A to flip around!! I also found my first stretch marks. Super devastating since I never got any with DD.

QOTW: What is the best vacation you've ever taken? Jamaica honeymoon. I can't wait to go back one day!

My baby a is head down but baby b is transverse and the biggie of the two so looking like a C-section for us. Hope your baby flips

[elvenqueen]

Weeks/Fruit:
17+5, turnip

Sexes/Twin Type:
di/di b/g (so far, anyway!)

Symptoms:
Morning congestion, BH, evening back ache

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds:
Had a great 16 week scan last week and midwife appointment earlier this week, babies are both looking/sounding great. Our A/S is in three weeks, looking forward to getting to that milestone.

Questions/Comments/Concerns:
I'm a lot happier about weight gain now -- no where near hitting 20 by 20, but had a decent jump and it's been a steady weekly gain since then.

QOTW: What is the best vacation you've ever taken?
A week in Venice with DH for our honeymoon. Loved everything about it!

[blueberries8]

Weeks/Fruit: 34w+2d

Sexes/Twin Type: b/g di/di

Symptoms: heartburn, insomnia

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: I had a growth scan this week and both babies look good - baby A is head-down and estimated to be 4.5 pounds and baby B is transverse and estimated to be 4 pounds. I plan to attempt a vaginal delivery.

Questions/Comments/Concerns: Just going stir crazy wondering when and how they will arrive! Time is passing really slowly right now.

QOTW: What is the best vacation you've ever taken? We went on safari in Kruger Natl Park in South Africa shortly after we were married...it was really awesome. I hope we will be able to go as a family when my kids are older.

[blueberries8]

ndracer, hope your BP will stabilize and you will be able to come home very soon!

[neongreen]

Weeks/Fruit:
26w1d today

Sexes/Twin Type:
di/di girls

Symptoms:
My ankles were super-swollen yesterday. They're a little better today. Since I don't have work, my plan is just to sit around all day with my feet up.

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds:
Regular OB was last week, MFM is next week. I did go in for my 1-hour GD test this week, and I'm hoping to get the results today.

Questions/Comments/Concerns:
It's really starting to sink in how little time we have left! We're going to order the nursery furniture tomorrow, which we would have done earlier, but we had work to do (like painting) in that room first. I was afraid to get it done too early in fear that I might jinx something, but now we'd better get moving!

QOTW: What is the best vacation you've ever taken?
I loved both Aruba and St. Lucia and would definitely go back to either.

[wamom]

37w/winter squashes

Di/di b/g twins

Symptoms: enormous, uncomfortable, discharge increase and diarrhea! So completely awesome.....

Concerns: I feel like there is still no end in sight even though the induction date is set if they don't say hello sooner!

Best vacation: either our honeymoon to cabo or spring break in college when DH and I went to visit our extended families in Cali and hit up touristy things like Disneyland and such!

[nomnom]

Weeks/Fruit: 11w5d (does that count as 11w or 12w?), fig to lime

Sexes/Twin Type: fraternal

Symptoms: m/s, heartburn

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: u/s coming up on 3/18 for my NT scan

Questions/Comments/Concerns: Just waiting for a bump so some sort of clothes fit me. I had to get some pants a size too big since maternity is too big but regular size is too small.

QOTW: What is the best vacation you've ever taken?
Honeymoon to British Isles, especially our few days in Edinburgh. We stayed at a lovely bed and breakfast near downtown, visited distilleries, and explored the city (including the castle, of course). If we visited during warmer weather we probably would have found somewhere to hike, too.

[julie216]

Weeks/Fruit: 21 w 3 days, pomegranate

Sexes/Twin Type: g/g/ franternal

Symptoms: shortness of breath, headaches... had one yesterday that immobilized me!

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: Nothing new to report...Have a doctors appointment Monday with MFM for a cervical check

Questions/Comments/Concerns: For the moment, no concerns!

QOTW: What is the best vacation you've ever taken? I would have to say our honeymoon. Spent 13 days in Bora Bora. It was a little piece of heaven. Probably won't get back there again, but the memories will last a lifetime!

[ndracer]

Mar 12, 2015 14:22:11 GMT -5 wamom said:

37w/winter squashes

Di/di b/g twins

Symptoms: enormous, uncomfortable, discharge increase and diarrhea! So completely awesome.....

Concerns: I feel like there is still no end in sight even though the induction date is set if they don't say hello sooner!

Best vacation: either our honeymoon to cabo or spring break in college when DH and I went to visit our extended families in Cali and hit up touristy things like Disneyland and such!

I've heard diarrhea can be a sign that labor will start in a day or two! So maybe your end is in sight

[wamom]

ndracer I wish it was a sign but it's been going on two weeks now. So glamorous. I just think my bowels are that squished from babies...

[ndracer]

got to come home tonight! Blood pressure is really going down and they were very happy with the numbers. The most part my blood work and all my gear and labs came back good but would lab showed uric acid slightly elevated? So I'll go back to the hospital Saturday for a nonstress test and have them doublecheck uric acid levels. The hospital nurse pretty much made it sound like they be putting me on bed rest at home not wanting me to do much of anything really. However oh my doctor came in she never mentioned bed rest she just said she was going to let me go as long as I made sure I looked for any warning signs of preeclampsia and came to the hospital the first signs of any problems. I did ask if I should try to avoid physical activity or if I was still okay to go for walks around the block and the doctor said let's just avoid the walk around the block but I'm not gonna put your restrictions around the house other then no lifting. So now I'm kind of wondering what exactly that means. I plan on taking it fairly easy around here but can I still cook? Am I allowed to go to the grocery store? Etc.? I'll just have to ask for some clarification when I go see my doctors office this coming week. I want to make sure I don't do anything I shouldn't be doing but yet also know my personality and I'll go crazy just sitting around especially when I have so much to do to get ready for the babies.

Also have to add and and that since returning home I decided to check my blood pressure here and it keeps coming back really high and I don't understand how it could be coming back so great at the hospital and yet so high Here. I'm convinced my home blood pressure monitor must be a piece of junk

[wamom]

ndracer just take it easy nothing "has" to get done before babies get here so I would do my best to squash the nesting instinct and just relax and let your babies grow a bit longer! I hope your bp goes down!

[SweetieShellie]

Weeks/Fruit: 10w1d / Olives (or Strawberries, Grapes, Kumquats, Prunes ... depends which site your on!)

Sexes/Twin Type: Fraternal. Won't know the sexes for a little while still

Symptoms: Morning sickness (I've lost 10 pounds since I got my BFP). Tired more then usual. Getting backaches more often at work. RLP when sneezing, coughing or moving too fast.

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: Had an u/s yesterday Babies are measuring two days behind but I think it's because they didn't do a transvaginal u/s which would have been more accurate at this early stage. First OB app on the 26th.

Questions/Comments/Concerns: I really hope this m/s goes away soon. I want to be able to eat like a normal person. Not mango popsicles for breakfast and popcorn for lunch (it's what I could handle today )

[ndracer]

Went in Saturday morning for check of BP, non stress test and uric acid. All were good. But liver enzymes were elevated and that meant pre eclampsia for sure so they did a csection. Both babies are doing well at 33 weeks. Girl was 4.7 and boy 5.2. We will be looking at a NICU stay but as of now they are breathing on their own and look strong!

I got to see them briefly. Can't wait to hold!

[Squishy622]

Congrats ndracer! Hope you get to see/hold them soon!

[sugar4bri]

Congrats ndracer! Can't wait to see pictures!

[wamom]

Congrats ndracer!!! I hope the nicu stay is short and sweet! Keeping you in my t&ps!

[SassyPants150]

Congrats ndracer! Hope your NICU stay is short and sweet and feels that way too.

[SweetieShellie]

congrats ndracer glad to here they are breathing on their own! Hope the NICU stay is short and that you can take them home very soon

[purplegaloshes]

So many congratulations, ndracer! May your NICU stay be short and nothing but a distant memory not too long from now. Glad to hear, also, that YOU are healthy and received good care. Keep us posted!

[purplegaloshes]

Weeks/Fruit: 16 weeks today, dill pickles

Sexes/Twin Type: Di/Di, team green all the way, wootWOOT! (I have to keep pumping myself up for this because there's definitely a part of me that reeeeally wants to know!)

Symptoms: Nothing huge--still having some headaches on and off but nothing like a couple weeks ago. I find myself weirdly peeing small volumes all the time, which is weird for me since I'm usually kind of a camel. I finally gained some decent weight and am up about 10lbs total since getting pregnant. Trying to get back to a healthier diet now that my food aversions and nausea are gone and finding that the bloat and GI symptoms have been exponentially better, too.

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: OB visit coming up on 3/23, at which point I hope they'll schedule my AS, which feels like the last big hurdle for my PGAL brain. Once I know there are 20 fingers and 20 toes in there, etc, I think I'll be able to relax a bit more and enjoy the rest (as much as is possible!)

Questions/Comments/Concerns: I miss beer so much more than I thought I would. We had a rare day of early spring yesterday in the midwest with beautiful sunshine and 65 degrees. Hubby and I sat on a rooftop patio and I sipped on seltzer while he drank his beer. Not the saaaaaaame.

[wamom]

purplegaloshes team green would be so hard with twins!!!!!!!

[nomnom]

purplegaloshes You sympton list gives me hope. My fatigue is gone, but I'm still battling nausea and now I'm getting headaches (probably from weaning off hormone supplements).