**Multiple Pregnancy Check-In 7/6**

[jetta83306]

Weeks/Fruit/Team: 26w1d/ egg plants/ purple

Symptoms: morning gagging, snissing, back pain, heartburn/acid reflux, not sleeping well

AW/Ultrasounds/Upcoming Appointments: I have my glucose test tomorrow. At my last appt with the MFM I was told that these babies will be here by the end of September at the latest. They want me to get to 38 weeks and then get them out apparently. That is only 12 weeks away. Yikes

Questions/Comments/Concerns: None really. I did have a hormonal anxiety breakdown thing yesterday when I realized we are only about 12 weeks away and I was dealing with MIL and mom issues at the same time.

QOTW: What are your favorite and least favorite things about being pregnant? I love feeling the babies move and I hate heartburn/acid reflux/back pain/lack of sleep

[thesportsgal]

AW: Baby Boy grew to 4 lb and Baby Girl to 4 lb 3 oz!! Only a 6% discordance, which is good. His AC is still about 2 weeks behind but at least he is growing. I started weekly appointments today so had the scan and they both passed the NST and then a long talk with my OB. She didn't think we'd be here so it's such a good feeling that out of all of this, we might just get away with having NICU feeders and growers!! I could seriously cry just thinking about it.

She said next week will be huge (34W next Thursday) and if there's ANY indication that he's in distress or hasn't grown, she'll put me in the hospital for steroids. But geez, since we got this diagnosis and the mention of hospital bedrest was thrown out there I will certainly take ONE night!

THANK YOU for every single thought you have sent our way! I hope we can keep going like this for a couple more weeks

[purplegaloshes]

thesportsgal I am seriously SO happy for you! What great news! Now head down and forward march to 34 weeks!

[astop87]

anakah, I was thinking 12 bottles a baby so that I'd have a few extras in case we lost one or if we got super lazy and didn't wash them the day before (totally gonna happen every day though!) I was planning on buying two colors (clear and blue) and designating them to a specific baby so we can attempt to keep their bottles separate. That way H and I will know who has eaten and how much w/o having to ask each other. My sister suggested we do this. I'm not sure if this makes it more or less complicated to be honest! Thoughts?

[anakah]

Jul 7, 2015 14:09:46 GMT -5 astop87 said:

anakah, I was thinking 12 bottles a baby so that I'd have a few extras in case we lost one or if we got super lazy and didn't wash them the day before (totally gonna happen every day though!) I was planning on buying two colors (clear and blue) and designating them to a specific baby so we can attempt to keep their bottles separate. That way H and I will know who has eaten and how much w/o having to ask each other. My sister suggested we do this. I'm not sure if this makes it more or less complicated to be honest! Thoughts?

12 per baby sounds good. That's actually how many I got back out for #3. they didn't come out with the different colored dr. Browns till after my twins were born so we had all the same color ones but the bottles were labeled with their names for daycare. If I had the option I probably would have bought pink and blue bottles for them. I was very anal about keeping track of who ate what so we always kept their bottles separate. I don't think it was any extra effort.

[chiwifey]

thesportsgal YAY! Wonderful news!

My appt didn't go as well as last week's. The fluid check showed baby girl still has a bit of extra fluid but nothing to be concerned about. I told the u/s tech that I wasn't feeling baby girl as much. She did show me on the u/s that baby girl was moving a little but I couldn't feel it. Then during the NST they had to use some noise to get both babies moving which is completely opposite of last week. Baby boy responded more but they both did pass the test. It was just so different than last week and adding that to the fact that I haven't felt baby girl much lately I asked to speak to the dr. He told me that u/s and NST looked good and asked what my concerns were. I told him about feeling her less and it was extra concerning based on her cord issues. He decided we should bump up appts to 3x/week. So I am going back tomorrow and Friday for repeat NST and fluid checks. If they look ok and we all seem less concerned then I won't necessarily continue 3x/week. I know if I hadn't have brought up concerns there would be no extra appts and I am hoping I'm not overreacting. It's just so hard to know when to worry or not. Hoping tomorrow goes well and this baby girl starts kicking the crap out of me again Sorry this got pretty long... Thanks for listening!

[thesportsgal]

chiwifey I'm sorry for the added stress, hopefully they were just having an off day! I know these two will go crazy one day and then calm down the next. So fingers crossed all goes well with your next 2 NSTs.

I do not think you are overreacting. YOU know those babies better than anyone and you are their only advocate. There's nothing wrong with getting checked more at all!! If you think it's right, then really, it probably IS the right thing to be doing. Hang in there, get some rest!

[chiwifey]

thanks thesportsgal I feel like I've done a fairly good job of not freaking out during this pregnancy even with baby girl's cord issues but now I'm sort of falling apart. I'm hoping tomorrow's appt makes me feel better. She has just been off for a few days and then today's appt was just the icing on the "oh crap I think something's not quite right with baby girl" cake.

[thesportsgal]

Did they check the cord blood flow?

[kcwalza]

chiwifey, that has to be stressful but good for you for speaking up and I'm glad your dr is taking you seriously! I hope tomorrow's appointment goes well and baby girl is active.

[kcwalza]

Weeks/Fruit/Team: 31w 2d, di/di girls...pineapples?

Symptoms: just moving slow and feeling swollen. I feel like a balloon version of my former self.
Have a cold this week which is making sleep more difficult that usual.

AW/Ultrasounds/Upcoming Appointments: OB apt on Thursday

Questions/Comments/Concerns: I still can't tell the difference between who is who with movements...it drives me nuts. Last time I saw my dr I told her that and she wasn't concerned.

QOTW: What are your favorite and least favorite things about being pregnant? My favorite would have to be feeling them wiggle around. Least favorite is not being able to be active. I went to a 5k with my Dad on Father's Day to cheer him on and it was torture!

This is silly but can someone give me a quick tutorial on how to post a picture? Do I just need the photo bucket link?

[chiwifey]

Jul 7, 2015 16:26:11 GMT -5 thesportsgal said:

Did they check the cord blood flow?

I did see the u/s screen show red/blue for a second but the tech didn't mention it. I will definitely ask about that tomorrow. 

Happy to report that she has moved a bit more and then had a round of hiccups... this sweet girl is giving me fits already! Hoping tomorrow's appt goes really well and we don't have to do 3x/week appts. 

[thesportsgal]

Jul 7, 2015 19:33:21 GMT -5 chiwifey said:

Jul 7, 2015 16:26:11 GMT -5 thesportsgal said:

Did they check the cord blood flow?

I did see the u/s screen show red/blue for a second but the tech didn't mention it. I will definitely ask about that tomorrow. 

Happy to report that she has moved a bit more and then had a round of hiccups... this sweet girl is giving me fits already! Hoping tomorrow's appt goes really well and we don't have to do 3x/week appts. 

I would ask especially since that's an area of concern for you. We discussed today that since Baby As cord flow is still good, then they consider him doing okay. But if it changes at all - either a diminished or reversed flow - that will be one of the things that sends us to the hospital either for full monitoring or delivery. She was kind of explaining the next couple weeks as having 4 different scenarios and cord flow issues was one of them.

I hope what I said was okay. I'm obviously not a doctor, just trying to help! . Keep us posted after your appointment.

[chiwifey]

thesportsgal it's definitely ok! Grateful for you sharing your insight. Hoping we both have an uneventful end to our pregnancies!

[Squishy622]

chiwifey Big hugs! It's a fine line trying to balance the trust in our docs with advocating for ourselves. Sounds like you are on the right track, I will be thinking good thoughts for you.

thesportsgal Yay for a great appointment!

[chiwifey]

Both babies danced like little monkeys which is their normal behavior They still want to see me Friday to keep an eye on things. Then after Friday and Tuesdays appts they will reevaluate how often I need to come back. So happy they were back to normal today!

[Squishy622]

Yay chiwifey! Keep us posted.

[thesportsgal]

chiwifey, Great news!! Keep us posted after Friday. Everyone is going to get annoyed with you and I posting updates 2-3 times a week, haha

[chiwifey]

Jul 8, 2015 13:36:39 GMT -5 thesportsgal said:

chiwifey, Great news!! Keep us posted after Friday. Everyone is going to get annoyed with you and I posting updates 2-3 times a week, haha

Haha! At least we can be high maintenance together Thanks for being patient with us, ladies!   

[schmella]

AW: Baby Girl is 14oz and Baby Boy is 13oz- even closer this time around! They got the remaining a/s shots today- everything is normal and on track! Turns out the boy is the one kicking me in the bladder... I'll remember that later They were so active, he went from breach to head down during the u/s, and he DEFINITELY has MH's nose! I don't have to go back for FOUR WEEKS!

Question- They measured my belly for the first time. I measured 20 weeks... I'm 21 weeks with twins... I definitely don't feel small, so what gives?

[elvenqueen]

Jul 9, 2015 23:14:37 GMT -5 schmella said:

AW: Baby Girl is 14oz and Baby Boy is 13oz- even closer this time around! They got the remaining a/s shots today- everything is normal and on track! Turns out the boy is the one kicking me in the bladder... I'll remember that later They were so active, he went from breach to head down during the u/s, and he DEFINITELY has MH's nose! I don't have to go back for FOUR WEEKS!

Question- They measured my belly for the first time. I measured 20 weeks... I'm 21 weeks with twins... I definitely don't feel small, so what gives?

This frustrated me for a little while too, and I decided that it comes down to a) who's measuring you, and b) there being no real size "norm" for twins. Twins still have lots of room until like 28-30 weeks, and while you'll show faster and grow bigger, it doesn't necessarily mean you'll be many weeks ahead. I've also had a doctor give me one measurement one week, and a midwife give me a different measurement the same week. If the two deem the top of the pubic bone in a slightly different place, the measurement would be out.

Fundal measurements are only really important for singleton pregnancies that won't have extra ultrasounds. If they're happy with what they saw on the inside, it really doesn't matter.

And great news about the "all clear" -- congrats!

[schmella]

Jul 10, 2015 5:24:30 GMT -5 elvenqueen said:

Jul 9, 2015 23:14:37 GMT -5 schmella said:

Question- They measured my belly for the first time. I measured 20 weeks... I'm 21 weeks with twins... I definitely don't feel small, so what gives?

This frustrated me for a little while too, and I decided that it comes down to a) who's measuring you, and b) there being no real size "norm" for twins. Twins still have lots of room until like 28-30 weeks, and while you'll show faster and grow bigger, it doesn't necessarily mean you'll be many weeks ahead. I've also had a doctor give me one measurement one week, and a midwife give me a different measurement the same week. If the two deem the top of the pubic bone in a slightly different place, the measurement would be out.

Fundal measurements are only really important for singleton pregnancies that won't have extra ultrasounds. If they're happy with what they saw on the inside, it really doesn't matter.

And great news about the "all clear" -- congrats!

Yeah, the resident is the one that measured me, and when my doctor came in and I questioned the measurement, she said they do it as routine and that it wouldn't line up from this point on.  It just confused me because I've already had strangers suggesting that I'm about to pop (umm no, I'm only halfway there thank you) and I am SO MUCH BIGGER than anyone with a singleton around the same gest. age, that to measure behind for a singleton kind of blew my mind. 

Doctor said they looked great, so maybe I should stop questioning every little thing and just relax?  HA!  Fat chance...

[astop87]

schmella, I find it interesting that your doctor says you're belly is measuring behind. Mine keeps telling me I'm measuring 5-10 weeks ahead (it's a bigger number every appt). I go back to see my OB next week so she'll probably tell me I'm measuring at 35w lol! I feel like I look smaller than women carrying one with a similar due date. I suppose it really does boil down to who measured you. Regardless, if babies are measuring on track, it doesn't really matter the size of the belly