**Multiple Pregnancy Check-In 3/30**

[Squishy622]

Happy Monday! Hope everyone is doing well, looking forward to seeing how you are all doing.

Weeks/Fruit:

Sexes/Twin Type:

Symptoms/Rants:

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds:

Questions/Comments/Concerns:

QOTW: When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did your dream come true?

[Squishy622]

Weeks/Fruit: 12w3d, plums I think?

Sexes/Twin Type: Mono/Di Identical GIRLS!

Symptoms/Rants: I've had some drama this past week, I was diagnosed with gallstones. I've had 2 attacks and they were awful, the worst pain I've ever felt. Seeing a surgeon on Wednesday to discuss options. In the meantime I'm controlling it with diet modifications but I've been losing weight and that's not sustainable for this pregnancy, obviously. Happy to say my ugly first tri symptoms have mostly faded away.

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: My NT scan was this morning and it went great. I am in the process of transferring my care to the university hospital where I work (for both convenience and expertise), so not sure when my next appointment will be. I'll start every 2 week u/s at 16 weeks to monitor for TTTS.

Questions/Comments/Concerns: This is probably unlikely, but has anyone had surgery during a pregnancy or know anyone who has? I'm just really anxious about the possibility and would love to hear from you.

QOTW: When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did your dream come true? I wanted to be a lawyer. I'm glad I didn't follow my dreams because I would make a horrible one!

A little AW from my scan this morning!

[richzep]

Weeks/Fruit: 17 weeks. Pears!

Sexes/Twin Type: boy/girl

Symptoms/Rants: my headaches haven't been fun. But overall I've actually been good.

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: just went today and they're doing fantastic!

Questions/Comments/Concerns: natural cures for headaches?

QOTW: When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did your dream come true? I wanted to be a pediatrician. Became a vice principal instead. Lol. But now I'm a sahm.

[Deleted]

Weeks/Fruit: 26 weeks/butternut squashes according to Ovia.

Sexes/Twin Type: B/G fraternal twins.

Symptoms/Rants: Heartburn city up in here. Starting to feel big and I need to pee all the damn time.

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: I had a growth scan and regular appointment today. Baby A (girl) is measuring 1lb 14 ounces and Baby B (boy) is coming in at 2lbs 2 ounces. The tech was able to get a picture of their heads together for the first time ever . **edit to add** Oh and I passed my 1 hour glucose test by TWO POINTS! YAY!



Questions/Comments/Concerns: Nope. Just thinking to myself that by my next growth scan I will be 30 weeks and that seems insane!

QOTW: When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did your dream come true? I wanted to be either a singer or a marine biologist LOL. I'm currently getting my PhD in political theory.

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Squishy622, GL with your meeting with the surgeon, that sounds absolutely awful . I hope they can get you fixed up soon. Also love the u/s pic, so cute . It seems like just yesterday I was at my NT scan being amazed at how they looked like babies!

richzep, sorry to hear about the headaches. What helps me usually is increasing my water intake and having some caffeine. If all else fails, Tylenol (I know that's not a natural remedy but headaches suck and sometimes you just need to take something). Hope you start feeling better soon.

[Squishy622]

Thanks @sassycassieb!

richzep This is a band-aid fix but I've been using Mygrastick. It's peppermint and lavender oils in a roll-on stick, you can get it on Amazon. HTH!

[elvenqueen]

Weeks/Fruit:
20+3, mangos if I'm not mistaken

Sexes/Twin Type:
b/g, di/di

Symptoms/Rants:
No real complaints here, so that must mean I'm in the thick of the 2nd trimester I'm getting more and more kicks every day, and I've sort of gotten used to back ache and rlp and can manage it fine... for now, at least!

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds:
A/S is in two days! That's about all I have going on, and I guess the real madness will start after that.

Questions/Comments/Concerns:
A bit random, but my bellybutton is on its way to the surface and looks effing weird!

QOTW: When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did your dream come true?
I wanted to be a vet if I remember correctly. I know I wouldn't have been cut out for that at all, and I just own a lot of cats instead, haha. Became an animator instead, which has probably worked out a lot better for me.

[elvenqueen]

Squishy622, that's SUCH a cute picture of your girls! Congrats! Hope all goes well with dealing with the gallstones.

richzep, I've heard of one that's meant to work wonders but I've never actually tried myself. You have to sit with your hands and feet submerged in warm water in a sink or bathtub, and lean forward over your knees with a cold compress / frozen bag of veg on the nape of your neck. Probably tricky with a belly in the way but definitely something worth trying! (example)

@sassycassieb, That's such a cool picture... and bizarre looking! It's like invasion of the cantaloupes or something...

[chiwifey]

Weeks/fruit: 17 weeks! My Pregnant Chicken email says they're about the size of iPhones, ha!

Sexes: b/g frat

Symptoms/Rants: just got some super sexy support hose for my varicose veins... never felt so hot, ha! Also I'm starting to look really big. I'm 5'2" with an incredibly short torso and this is my second pregnancy so I guess that's adding to my huge-ness. I'm a little scared of how gigantic I'm going to be.

AW/Appts/Ultrasounds: next appt is 4/10 for u/s and check with dr before we head to Mexico on vacation.

QOTW: I wanted to be a meteorologist and morning weather girl I ended up being an elementary school teacher but I'm still obsessed with the weather. I wish I had done that.

[blueberries8]

Weeks/Fruit: 37

Sexes/Twin Type: boy/girl, di/di

Symptoms/Rants: Joint pain, insomnia, shortness of breath...ready to give birth

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: BPP/NST tomorrow...induction or c/s on Sunday if no spontaneous labor before then!

QOTW: When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did your dream come true? I wanted to be a marine biologist...I am a biologist but my work has absolutely nothing to do with anything in the ocean!

[sarums]

Weeks/Fruit: 23 weeks 1 day

Sexes/Twin Type: mono/di identical girls

Symptoms/Rants: can't really reach to tie my shoes anymore. sigh.

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: next ultrasound on Monday! can't wait to see them again.

QOTW: When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did your dream come true?
I wanted to be a schoolteacher, and now I'm a professor--so it's pretty close!

[bluebonnet22]

Weeks/Fruit: 25 weeks, napa cabbage
Twin Type: b/g, fraternal
Symptoms : starting to feel  huge and starting to wake up a lot at night. UGH. Otherwise I can't complain. 
AW : I don't have any appointments until my glucose test late next week
QOTW: I wanted to be a biomedical engineer, but I'm a commodities trader turned SAHM. I never thought I'd be a SAHM - it's the hardest thing I've ever done! 

G/L with your meeting with surgeon squishy!

[nomnom]

Weeks/Fruit: Peaches?

Sexes/Twin Type: frat

Symptoms/Rants: m/s is mostly gone - yay! Eating everything, but only a little at a time.

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: This morning! Heart rates were 144 and 150 on doppler. Next appointment is May 1.

Questions/Comments/Concerns: Does getting more pregnant feel like you're being more and more over-stuffed?

QOTW: When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did your dream come true?
I wanted to be a teacher, musician, scientist, and writer. I've been all of them at some point, but it seems that I finally settled on science writer.

[neongreen]

Weeks/Fruit: 29 weeks tomorrow

Sexes/Twin Type: di/di girls

Symptoms/Rants: Can't sleep, due to a combination of pregnancy insomnia and peeing all the damn time. I'm starting to feel quite large, and I still have a ways to go.

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: My c-section is very lightly penciled in for June 5th. I'll get more information at my appointment next week. Eeek!

Questions/Comments/Concerns: Due to some itchiness, I was tested for cholestasis of pregnancy. My levels came back "moderately elevated", so at my next appointment, we'll see if they just want to keep an eye on it or if it's medication time.

QOTW: When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did your dream come true? I knew from about middle school onward that I wanted to be a music/band teacher. I went to school for it and did have that job for a number of years, but then the economy tanked and I couldn't find another job after getting laid off, so I did a total career change.

[sunnyb]

Weeks/Fruit: 27w5d/rutabagas

Sexes/Twin Type: Team Green/Fraternal

Symptoms/Rants: Was in L&D last night for an extremely tight belly, back cramps, nausea and bright pink spotting. Thank
G-d the babies sounded good and I was not having contractions. I do, however, have a Bladder/UTI. Ugh.
The tight belly is one of my more frequent symptoms. I think it's growing pains!

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: Belly check tomorrow.

Questions/Comments/Concerns: anybody else have/had a Bladder/UTI during pregnancy? When you were finished with your antibiotics did it actually go away?

QOTW:
When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did your dream come true?
I wanted to be a lawyer or ballerina. I'm a teacher, so not quite!

[sunnyb]

Squishy- sounds do painful hang in there! And love the pic!
Blueberries! So soon! So exciting!

[cml112]

Weeks/fruit: 14 weeks 3 days, naval oranges

Sexes/twin type: unsure for a few more weeks/ frat

Symptoms/rants: Crazy heartburn, it comes up and actually triggers my gag reflex. I'm still throwing up most mornings. I had 2 days this weekend Of no M/S, but that was short lived.

Appointments/Ultrasounds: next one is on April 9th

I'm not sure how to post a pic of my most recent US on this site!

QOTW: I was an odd kid because I actually wanted to be a dentist! It lasted till about 8th grade when I realized people's bad hygiene and gross teeth really gross me out. I ended up going into Occupational Therapy.

[SassyPants150]

Weeks/Fruit: 33/Dorians(?)

Sexes/Twin Type: Fraternal boy/girl

Symptoms/Rants: Fatigue and Indigestion all day long.

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: Nothing this week.

Questions/Comments/Concerns: Boring week for me. DD is at the ILs until Thursday afternoon so hopefully I can utilize some time in the nursery to keep tidying up. I hope Target will send me a registry completion coupon because I keep getting gift cards from participants in my Zumba classes. I didn't register there but set up a registry for things I had left to buy to hopefully get a coupon to use with the GCs!

QOTW: When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did your dream come true? I honestly don't remember wanting to be anything after about 1st grade. In 1st grade I wanted to be a school bus driver because mine was so cool. Needless to say, my ambitions soon changed.

[beachy]

sunnyb I had a UTI at 9 weeks and had no symptoms. It was completely gone after the antibiotics though.

[beachy]

Weeks/Fruit: 23w6d

Sexes/Twin Type: b/g di-di

Symptoms/Rants: bad sciatic pain, and baby boy gets wedged up in my rib cage a lot which gets uncomfortable to even sit up. It's getting harder to sit on tb floor and play with DS as much or as long as usual.

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: had a fetal echo on Monday based off baby B's (boy) 2 vessel cord was discovered. Everything structurally looked great with their hearts! Baby boy is 1.5 pounds and baby girl 1.9.

Questions/Comments/Concerns:

QOTW: When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did your dream come true?
A cheerleader. Hahaha hell no.

[mrsf0831]

Im late, went to post yest but got a lil side tracked.

Weeks/Fruit:34w4d butternut squash

Sexes/Twin Type:di/di boys

Symptoms/Rants: swollen ankles and feet,heartburn, ITCHY STOMACH OMG ITS SOOOOO BAD. I wake up in my sleep scratching my stomach its like I cant stretch any more and my stretch marks are whats itchy.

AW/Appointments/Ultrasounds: nst tomorrow. Had to go to l&d last night due to side stomach pain that was just constant from 4pm until I got home from hospital at midnight bc they didn't know what was wrong. Plus side is they checked my cervix and said thats good too closed and long.


Questions/Comments/Concerns:

QOTW: When you were little, what did you want to be when you grew up? Did your dream come true? Singer and then a Dr. Big negative to both of those lol