Appointments Week of 1/24

[LadyNymeria]

Congratulations bl1210!! How exciting! I think you're our first set of twins!

[thekatezombie]

Jan 27, 2016 16:05:47 GMT -5 bl1210 said:

Well ladies...we are having twins! Baby A is measuring a few days behind but dr said that's normal. Both have great heart rates! MH and I are shocked but super excited!!

Holy cow, double babies! Congratulations!

[bl1210]

Jan 27, 2016 16:17:18 GMT -5 flyakite said:

Jan 27, 2016 16:05:47 GMT -5 bl1210 said:

Well ladies...we are having twins! Baby A is measuring a few days behind but dr said that's normal. Both have great heart rates! MH and I are shocked but super excited!!

Wow, congratulations! Do twins run in your family? My ob was telling me she had 4 sets of spontaneous twins last year and there was usually only one. I honestly forgot until that moment that there could be more than a single baby in there haha.

I have PCOS and took clomid. It was our second round of clomid.

[callmeKD]

bl1210 - OMG!! congrats!

[hurricanerek]

Congratulations bl1210! So exciting! I was wondering if anyone in S16 would be a MoM.

[fem]

How exciting bl1210!!

[hurricanerek]

My appt went well. We scheduled an ultrasound for Monday.

Also, because my Insurance won't cover Diclegis, my midwife advised me to take a B6 vitamin and a Unison (doxylamine not diphenhydramine) before bed. This is essentially the OTC version of Diclegis, which has made a huge difference for my nausea.

[juliayadda]

Cobgrats bl1210!

[sodapop]

Congrats bl1210! That's exciting!

[cassey910]

Congrats bl1210!!

[NJgirl84]

Congrats bl1210 !! So exciting!

[watermelonseed]

That's so awesome congratulations bl1210

[Cocomama]

bl1210 how exciting!! First mama of multiples for S16!! Congrats!

[lpj]

When is your appointment this week? Tomorrow. I just had an ultrasound this morning which was wonderful - one yolk sac in the right spot with a visible fetal pole and a lovely heartbeat. Measuring 6w2d (2 days ahead based on FF's O date) and heartbeat of 120.
How far along will you be? 6w3d based on scan.

What type of appointment is it? I have my appt with my GP tomorrow to go over by bloods and scan be referred to the hospital and hopefully to the midwifery clinic.

Will you ask any questions? Not really but I'm keen to see my blood results as my iron and vit D were both low during my last pregnancy even with extra supplements.

[LadyNymeria]

Congrats on the good u/s lpj!

[Deleted]

Congrats bl1210!! How exciting!

[fem]

Yay on the good ultrasound lpj!

[cbowl]

Jan 27, 2016 16:05:47 GMT -5 bl1210 said:

Well ladies...we are having twins! Baby A is measuring a few days behind but dr said that's normal. Both have great heart rates! MH and I are shocked but super excited!!

holy moly congrats!!

[cbowl]

Jan 27, 2016 16:28:49 GMT -5 hurricanerek said:

My appt went well. We scheduled an ultrasound for Monday.

Also, because my Insurance won't cover Diclegis, my midwife advised me to take a B6 vitamin and a Unison (doxylamine not diphenhydramine) before bed. This is essentially the OTC version of Diclegis, which has made a huge difference for my nausea.

I did this throughout my whole pregnancy with my daughter and it worked so well!

[cbrandt1]

Jan 27, 2016 16:05:47 GMT -5 bl1210 said:

Well ladies...we are having twins! Baby A is measuring a few days behind but dr said that's normal. Both have great heart rates! MH and I are shocked but super excited!!

Yayyyyyy! Sooo exciting!!

[LadyNymeria]

Jan 27, 2016 21:21:45 GMT -5 cbowl said:

Jan 27, 2016 16:28:49 GMT -5 hurricanerek said:

My appt went well. We scheduled an ultrasound for Monday.

Also, because my Insurance won't cover Diclegis, my midwife advised me to take a B6 vitamin and a Unison (doxylamine not diphenhydramine) before bed. This is essentially the OTC version of Diclegis, which has made a huge difference for my nausea.

I did this throughout my whole pregnancy with my daughter and it worked so well!

Did it help all the following day? Or is it more morning specific?

[cassey910]

Glad your ultrasound was great lpj!

[jennybeans]

Jan 27, 2016 23:20:25 GMT -5 LadyNymeria said:

Jan 27, 2016 21:21:45 GMT -5 cbowl said:

I did this throughout my whole pregnancy with my daughter and it worked so well!

Did it help all the following day? Or is it more morning specific?

I had slight nausea through the whole day (it calmed down into sour stomach towards the end of first tri) last time and when I took the unisom at night, I felt good through most of the following day.  I would start to feel sick again towards the later evening.  Since I don't see my doctor until Friday, I started taking unisom again at night earlier this week so I can make it through the day at work.  It's not taking away all of the nausea this time (it's so much worse this time around!) but it's making it so I can at least function and I'm not constantly eating to keep my stomach from turning.. It is still lasting for me until late evening but it could vary..

[lovetruly2015]

Jan 27, 2016 21:21:45 GMT -5 cbowl said:

Jan 27, 2016 16:28:49 GMT -5 hurricanerek said:

My appt went well. We scheduled an ultrasound for Monday.

Also, because my Insurance won't cover Diclegis, my midwife advised me to take a B6 vitamin and a Unison (doxylamine not diphenhydramine) before bed. This is essentially the OTC version of Diclegis, which has made a huge difference for my nausea.

I did this throughout my whole pregnancy with my daughter and it worked so well!

How much did they have you take last time my dr wanted me to take like 25milagrams I think of the b6 and half a unisom the little chalk like blue pills that come in the box not the bottles and it didn't really help me much.

[hurricanerek]

LadyNymeria, mine has been lasting me until about dinnertime. That's when I start to feel crummy again.

lovetruly2015, I was told to take a whole unisom and 50mg of B6.

[cbowl]

Jan 28, 2016 8:13:53 GMT -5 lovetruly2015 said:

Jan 27, 2016 21:21:45 GMT -5 cbowl said:

I did this throughout my whole pregnancy with my daughter and it worked so well!

How much did they have you take last time my dr wanted me to take like 25milagrams I think of the b6 and half a unisom the little chalk like blue pills that come in the box not the bottles and it didn't really help me much.

I took half a unisom and half a 50mg of B6 in the morning and at night.  It worked like a charm.  I stopped taking the B6 in the second trimester but kept taking the unison throughout most of my pregnancy.

[callmeKD]

well, my appointment didn't go as well as I had hoped. I'm measuring 6w/3d which is pretty consistent with my cycle length and LMP (which would put me at 6w/4d). the gestational sac is there but nothing is showing up inside of it. Doctor said it could still be too early. Scheduled for another U/S in 2 weeks. I'm a ball of nerves and I think I'm going to vomit.

[rufus426]

callmeKD, <<hugs>> I have FX that it is just too early and they are able to see more at your follow up! Try to distract yourself as much as possible so the next 2 weeks fly by!

[singingsea]

Jan 28, 2016 12:12:37 GMT -5 callmeKD said:

well, my appointment didn't go as well as I had hoped. I'm measuring 6w/3d which is pretty consistent with my cycle length and LMP (which would put me at 6w/4d). the gestational sac is there but nothing is showing up inside of it. Doctor said it could still be too early. Scheduled for another U/S in 2 weeks. I'm a ball of nerves and I think I'm going to vomit.

Hugs! Your doctor is right. It could still be too early. Can they do a blood draw and check your HCG and progesterone?

Do you know when you ovulated? You could be five weeks and not six. Which is what happened with DS.

[callmeKD]

singingsea - no I don't know when I ovulated. I know when we had sex, so ovulation could have been as late as 12/26. (which would also put me right at 6w/4d)