I went back for another appointment today to actually speak with one of my doctors.
At this point we have three options, depending on the results of our ultrasound next Thursday.
1-Both babies are head down=normal induction Friday morning
2-Girl baby head down and boy baby breech=go for normal induction on Friday, knowing that there is a big possibility that I will end up a c-section for boy baby if he does not turn during the birthing process. The dr. said he could possibly be delivered breech, but all of this is kind of dealing with the unknown of the situation.
The drawback is having to go through labor (pain), and potentially the recovery of both a normal delivery and c-section delivery. The positive is delivering 5 days sooner.
3-Girl baby head down and boy baby breech=wait until the following Tuesday and have my scheduled c-section.
We have to decide what we want to do on Thursday.
Pray for both babies to be head down and STAY head down. Pray that we will make the correct decision regardless.
5.27.2009
5.26.2009
36 Week Ultrasound
We went to the doctor's today for an ultrasound.
Baby Girl 'A' is head down and weighs 5 lbs 8 oz (according to the measurements of her head, belly and leg)
Baby Boy 'B' is still breech. His head is at the top of my belly. He weighs 6 lbs 3 oz.
The tech said that usually at this point they will gain 1/2 lb a week, but she was not sure about twins. I think that is a good estimate, but we won't really know until they are born. They each gained 4 oz a week since my last appointment. So if that trend of 4 oz/week is true for us then in two weeks they should be around 6 lbs for the girl and 6 lbs 11 oz for the boy.
Right now I'm carrying 12 lbs of baby, plus all the other stuff.
I will go back tomorrow and meet with the doctor. If anything changes I will be sure to update.
Things are going well. Thank you for the prayers.
Baby Girl 'A' is head down and weighs 5 lbs 8 oz (according to the measurements of her head, belly and leg)
Baby Boy 'B' is still breech. His head is at the top of my belly. He weighs 6 lbs 3 oz.
The tech said that usually at this point they will gain 1/2 lb a week, but she was not sure about twins. I think that is a good estimate, but we won't really know until they are born. They each gained 4 oz a week since my last appointment. So if that trend of 4 oz/week is true for us then in two weeks they should be around 6 lbs for the girl and 6 lbs 11 oz for the boy.
Right now I'm carrying 12 lbs of baby, plus all the other stuff.
I will go back tomorrow and meet with the doctor. If anything changes I will be sure to update.
Things are going well. Thank you for the prayers.
5.19.2009
Three Weeks Left...
I may go before, but if I don't, I have exactly three weeks left...
I am not certain, but I am pretty sure this is the longest pregnancy in history. Well, maybe not in actual days, but maybe in 'theory' or perception.
Soon you'll be inundated with pix of two little babies. Just start deleting my emails and ignoring my posts if you get tired of seeing them.
I am not certain, but I am pretty sure this is the longest pregnancy in history. Well, maybe not in actual days, but maybe in 'theory' or perception.
Soon you'll be inundated with pix of two little babies. Just start deleting my emails and ignoring my posts if you get tired of seeing them.
5.17.2009
the big 5-0!
I've officially gained 50 lbs.
Wow. I'm not even 5'2". You can imagine what that looks like, pregnant or not. Considering I was trying to lose 10 lbs before I got pregnant, I will have a long road ahead of me after these babies are born.
Let's pray that nursing goes well. It's my only hope to weight loss in a timely manner.
Can you imagine having to lose 60 lbs? Just think about that. Now, some of it will come off initially with the babies, but not as much as you think, at least with me. Jackson was over 9 lbs, plus all the other stuff and I came home like 5 lbs lighter. What????
I'm not one of those cute pregnant people that has babies and ends up back in her jeans in a few weeks. I will be fat for a year, so get used to it.
Wow. I'm not even 5'2". You can imagine what that looks like, pregnant or not. Considering I was trying to lose 10 lbs before I got pregnant, I will have a long road ahead of me after these babies are born.
Let's pray that nursing goes well. It's my only hope to weight loss in a timely manner.
Can you imagine having to lose 60 lbs? Just think about that. Now, some of it will come off initially with the babies, but not as much as you think, at least with me. Jackson was over 9 lbs, plus all the other stuff and I came home like 5 lbs lighter. What????
I'm not one of those cute pregnant people that has babies and ends up back in her jeans in a few weeks. I will be fat for a year, so get used to it.
5.13.2009
Schedule for Induction or C-Section
If the babies are head down, then I will be induced on Friday, June 5th.
If the babies are not head down, then I will have a C-section on Tuesday, June 9th. I will be exactly 38 weeks.
I wish the C-Section was sooner, but that is the way the schedule goes when there are only two doctors.
Of course, if I go into labor sooner on my own, then this is all for nothing.
If the babies are not head down, then I will have a C-section on Tuesday, June 9th. I will be exactly 38 weeks.
I wish the C-Section was sooner, but that is the way the schedule goes when there are only two doctors.
Of course, if I go into labor sooner on my own, then this is all for nothing.
5.11.2009
34 Week Check-Up
So, I went to the dr. today for an ultrasound and an appointment with the dr.
Technically, I'm 34 weeks tomorrow. Everything looks good. Baby A (girl) is estimated as weighing 5 lbs and Baby B (boy) is estimated as weighing 5 lbs 12 oz.
One 'problem' is that both babies have decided to turn transverse instead of head down. They are across my belly, head to foot with each other. According to my ob-gyn, it does not appear that I will go into labor any time in the next week. Although he did concede that he is not in charge of that, so anything could happen.
Jason is most likely going out of town (5 hrs away) on Saturday, so I just pray that nothing happens before Saturday.
I am hoping the babies will turn head first before my next appointment in two weeks.
Technically, I'm 34 weeks tomorrow. Everything looks good. Baby A (girl) is estimated as weighing 5 lbs and Baby B (boy) is estimated as weighing 5 lbs 12 oz.
One 'problem' is that both babies have decided to turn transverse instead of head down. They are across my belly, head to foot with each other. According to my ob-gyn, it does not appear that I will go into labor any time in the next week. Although he did concede that he is not in charge of that, so anything could happen.
Jason is most likely going out of town (5 hrs away) on Saturday, so I just pray that nothing happens before Saturday.
I am hoping the babies will turn head first before my next appointment in two weeks.
5.05.2009
33 Weeks
I did not have an appointment this week. I go next week for an ultrasound and appointment.
It is 7 weeks until my official due date, but the ob-gyn and I have discussed June 5th as a date for being induced, if I do not go before that date. At that point I will be 37.5 weeks, which is 4.5 weeks from today.
I am praying that I make it until at least 36 weeks, which is May 26th. I would like to go longer for the sake of the babies and their health, but I'm being realistic as well.
It is 7 weeks until my official due date, but the ob-gyn and I have discussed June 5th as a date for being induced, if I do not go before that date. At that point I will be 37.5 weeks, which is 4.5 weeks from today.
I am praying that I make it until at least 36 weeks, which is May 26th. I would like to go longer for the sake of the babies and their health, but I'm being realistic as well.
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