Ready4Pink

November 2007 - Posts

• I'm a normal pregnant woman!

  I'm a normal pregnant woman!  Had another u/s and bloodtest today.  Both went fine and Dr. P says I only have to do 3 more shots and I am done.  Wooooooooooooooooo HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!   I cannot tell you how nice that is to hear.  Those PIO shots get really old.  Ladies I have to tell you that a twin pregnancy is a whole new adventure. I am MUCH sicker, more exhausted and quite visibly pregnant already.  I also have these periods where I feel like I can't get enough air into my body.  I can breathe fine but feel like I need to breathe deep constantly.  Makes it hard to sleep.   I have to be really careful about my diet to make sure the babies grow big and don't come premature.  I had to change doctors because my midwife can't take on a twin pregnancy.  That was really sad.  I haven't really settled with anyone yet and feel like I am on my own. I've been baby shopping and I don't know where to start.  What do I need 2 of?  All those cute pink strollers aren't going to work.  I need a big honkin double stroller. My latest challenge is finding 2 infant seats that will fit in my car and allow the boys to get into the back.  The only one that might work is orange.  And the pink "guestroom" that I've had ready for a DD is the smallest room in the house.  I might need to move DS in there and buy him a bunkbed.  Sigh......  I don't mean to say that it won't be wonderful. I know when they are older it will be great although I hope they don't gang up on me when they are teenagers!  It's just that I am scared of the next 2 years.  It is very overwhelming.  Not something to be taken on lightly.  Posted Nov 26 2007, 02:40 PM by ready4pink

• Wonderful News!

  I had my first appointment with my Maternal/Fetal Specialist OB today.  Overall the appointment was a mess because 2 of their 3 doctors were out and 1 doc was left trying to deal with all the patients.  My appt. was a 1:30 and I finally left the office at 5:15!   In that time I had another u/s done, got a flu shot and had the nurse do the intake questionnaire.  I never even saw the doc. Ugh!   BUT!!!!  The ultrasound tech did my scan from a different angle, through my tummy rather than with the vaginal wand.  From the top we could see the babies much better and they were both moving around.  Baby A, who had been measuring a week too small, measured perfect 9w1d. Just the same as Baby B.  So it was just the angle of the vaginal u/s not anything wrong with the baby all along.  Phew!  I am so excited and relieved. It's finally starting to seem real.  OMG! Posted Nov 15 2007, 02:37 PM by ready4pink

• 2 Baby Girls Going Strong

  Back from my scan.  I wish I had that IG Blackberry so I could post right away.  Today we saw 2 baby girls going strong. Here are the stats: Baby A - Measures 16mm or 8w0d, heart rate is 170 bpm and we could see her moving! Baby B - Measures 20mm or 9w0d (a full week bigger), heartrate is 178 bpm and we could see her moving too. So Baby A is still measuring a week behind her sister.  But she does have fetal movement and a strong heartrate which is all good.   The fertility monitoring doctor told us to continue to be cautiously optimistic.  Grrrrrr...  I'd really like some assurances at this point! I have my first appt. with my OB on Thursday.  I am going to a Maternal/Fetal Specialty clinic that handles high risk and multiple pregnancies.  I'm hoping they will do a high resolution scan and be able to tell us more.  I have sooooooooo many questions. Posted Nov 13 2007, 02:35 PM by ready4pink with no comments