Well, we're in complete shock. Apparently our single embryo split and I am carrying identical twins.
I am struggling with the news right now. I don't want to seem ungrateful and I know we will love them both, but this changes soooo many things. We specifically only transferred one because I knew I wasn't comfortable with twins. And they are in different sacs (thank goodness) but share a placenta, which makes this officially a high-risk pregnancy (for both me and the babies). I am terrified.
The good news is, they are both healthy so far. Baby A is measuring 6w5d with a HB of 138, and Baby B is measuring 6w6d with a HB of 136. I am 7 weeks today.
Sorry I don't know how to make the photo right side up...
Holy cow! Did you do assisted hatch? I knew that assisted hatch increased the chance of identical twins slightly but not by much. When my first betas were high I was wondering if this were the case but I have a singleton. I hope things continue to go ok for you. Does this mean you couldn't go with a midwife even if you wanted to?
Well, we're in complete shock. Apparently our single embryo split and I am carrying identical twins.
I am struggling with the news right now. I don't want to seem ungrateful and I know we will love them both, but this changes soooo many things. We specifically only transferred one because I knew I wasn't comfortable with twins. And they are in different sacs (thank goodness) but share a placenta, which makes this officially a high-risk pregnancy (for both me and the babies). I am terrified.
The good news is, they are both healthy so far. Baby A is measuring 6w5d with a HB of 138, and Baby B is measuring 6w6d with a HB of 136. I am 7 weeks today.
Sorry I don't know how to make the photo right side up...
I don't know if there's a single thing you could say to convince me you're ungrateful, my dear.
Twins was something you specifically took precautions against because of your comfort level. Having twins would bring a huge dose of an anxiety to someone that wanted multiples, let alone someone terrified of the prospect. You are perfectly within every right to feel scared and confused and every other way you may feel.
We're here for you, Boca. We'll hold your hand at every turn. *warm hugs and gentle squeezes*
So I'm back at the doctor for spotting. Rhogam and blood work for me today. I'm hoping I'll get a look at the baby but that is unlikely as my last ultrasound was a little over a week ago.
Post by roofusdoofus on Jan 7, 2016 15:14:21 GMT -5
Penny -FX everything is just fine!
Boca- congrats! I can imagine that's a lot of news to take in. The first thing. That came out of my mouth once my doc looked with DS was, "there's just one in there, right?" I'm sure it'll be the same this time, so I get it. I'm mobile, so I can't see your siggy. Do you have children already or will these be your first?
Thanks! It was just a quick in and out with the nurse. Pelvic rest etc... but damn that shot hurts.
I've heard that shot is terrible. I am negative blood type as well, however, last pregnancy I forced DH to get his blood type tested to be 100% sure I HAD to get the shot. It just so happened we are both negative and the same blood type! It was a relief not to have to get poked 2 more times than necessary.
The fabric section had me legitimately dying. I sprung for LOFT maternity stuff last time because 1) they stocked petite (which was useful right up until the last month or so when all that stuff no longer fit) and 2) it was 100% cotton. DNW all that synthetic stuff in July and August. Also the pooling around the feet part was one of the truer things I have ever read about Motherhood.
Well, we're in complete shock. Apparently our single embryo split and I am carrying identical twins.
I am struggling with the news right now. I don't want to seem ungrateful and I know we will love them both, but this changes soooo many things. We specifically only transferred one because I knew I wasn't comfortable with twins. And they are in different sacs (thank goodness) but share a placenta, which makes this officially a high-risk pregnancy (for both me and the babies). I am terrified.
The good news is, they are both healthy so far. Baby A is measuring 6w5d with a HB of 138, and Baby B is measuring 6w6d with a HB of 136. I am 7 weeks today.
Sorry I don't know how to make the photo right side up...
Wow what a shock! Congrats x 2! Totally normal to have mixed feelings right now, give yourself time to process it all.
TTC #1 since August 2011 DH (32): SA is ok, slightly low morph, normal SCSA Me (32): Slightly low P4, hostile CM, carrier for CF, high NKC, High TNFa, heterozyogous mutated Factor XIII, and +APA October 2012-August 2015: 4 failed IUIs, 3 failed IVFs, 2 failed FETs w/donor embryos, 1 freeze all IVF, 1 Failed FET, and 1 cancelled FET November 2015: FET w/ DEm #3 Transferred 1 perfect 6AA blast
My DH met me at the appt with Chipotle and I fell in love with him all over again
Before we started she told me I was 9 weeks and my EDD was 8/12. I told her not to panic when she sees something different on the screen, because my cycles were averaging at about 6 weeks long.
Sure enough, measuring at 7w1d. But we got to see and hear a heartbeat, and she said everything looks perfect for 7w1d.
They'll see me back in 2 weeks and we'll do the "intake appt" and another ultrasound
I'm kind of bummed that I'm two weeks away from where I thought I was, that's two weeks more of 1st trimester to go. But super happy to see and hear a tiny little bean in there
So, I actually went to the ER again on Sunday because I got some ridiculously painful cramps. Like…I was a 2 at 7:00pm and a screaming 10 at 7:30pm. I tried to shake it off by laying down and only delayed the inevitable.
I got to be that person in the waiting room, crying and screaming and generally making the wait all the worse for everyone else. There wasn’t anything I could do about it and I know it’s silly to feel guilty, but there it is. It sucked.
We got into our room (which was much less cushy than the first one we had, lamesauce) and I was given some pain meds (dilaudid) pretty quick through an IV. So the time spent was much less long for me than for MrRama because I was out of it a lot, haha. We had to wait about 2-3 hours before ultrasound could get to us because of how busy they were, but found a lot of nothing to worry about once we got there. The mister had to stay behind for that bit, which he was kinda grump about. Can't say as I blame him, though. There was still a largeish (3cm) mass/hematoma on the right side, but since the betas had been dropping and there wasn't any fluid retained in the abdomen, the OB on call wasn't worried about it. She said that MTX can cause this kind of pain about a week after the injections (so the timing works out on that one) and that the mass can take a while to resolve, but should do so on its own. We were definitely relieved that surgery wasn't looking likely...again. Have I mentioned yet how much I want to live my life OUTSIDE of a hospital now?
I got another dose of meds a little after midnight, because the pain was coming back while we were waiting for results and I'm amused in a sick way that I got to have Zofran for vomiting/nausea for a little while this pregnancy. It, by the way, was a total bust. We got discharged somewhere around 3-3:30am and since I was "prepped" for surgery the whole time, I wasn't allowed any food or water. All that dilaudid was on an empty stomach. I hadn't even had dinner that night because the pain completely took my appetite away. So they gave me a handful of crackers and a couple cups of water as they discharged me. I ate half (two packets of crackers, one cup of water), pretty much immediately barfed that up, and then turned right around an ate the second half, haha. I was starving, yo.
MrRama had the brilliant idea to get me a little more food, so we swung by Taco Bell and he got dinner (he hadn't eaten since dinner) and I got a cheese roll up. I thought it would be innocuous enough. Nope, as soon as we came to a stop in front of the house, that came up, too. It was a night. We obviously didn't go to work on Monday.
Fast forward to today, we got another beta this morning and my levels are down to 29. Huuuge drop from the New Year's Eve beta of 401. Very good. Good direction. So things are finally looking more resolved and I stopped bleeding/spotting yesterday, so the first thing we did was have sex because that's basically been the worst part of this. I needed that intimacy since, basically, this whole loss started and being on pelvic rest was just awful. Glad it's over.
So now I'm kind of a mess today because things and when I told H what today's beta was, our conversation went like this: Me: *sends screenshot of betas* Him: Good! If a little sad. Me: Yeah. But it's almost over. I want to go home. Him: I love you. ....*sigh* Man I want you to be pregnant again.
Cue all the tears. If I wasn't in and out all over the place this week, I'd consider just going home. But it's only a few more hours and I have a mountain of stuff I should be doing, so I'll stay. I'll just be quiet and broody and all that jazz.
steph while its not fun to have another 2 weeks of first tri - its good you had a good heartbeat! At least you went in knowing it might not be as far as you thought.
Boca- congrats! I can imagine that's a lot of news to take in. The first thing. That came out of my mouth once my doc looked with DS was, "there's just one in there, right?" I'm sure it'll be the same this time, so I get it. I'm mobile, so I can't see your siggy. Do you have children already or will these be your first?
So I'm back at the doctor for spotting. Rhogam and blood work for me today. I'm hoping I'll get a look at the baby but that is unlikely as my last ultrasound was a little over a week ago.
Boca- congrats! I can imagine that's a lot of news to take in. The first thing. That came out of my mouth once my doc looked with DS was, "there's just one in there, right?" I'm sure it'll be the same this time, so I get it. I'm mobile, so I can't see your siggy. Do you have children already or will these be your first?
These will be the first! (and second...)
At least you won't know the difference of having 1 newborn versus 2? Lol
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