17w update

Sunday night I went to the ER. I had some cramping off an on (seemed like every 30-40 minutes at some points) so off I went. I just had to put my mind at ease that nothing was wrong. They did an ultrasound and said everything looks good per that. He didn't do an internal exam. I called my Dr office Monday and told them (per ER doc's orders). The Dr on call (guess mine wasn't in) said to go on bedrest (modified) until my Dr appt on Jan 9th (or thereabouts). I was watching the screen during the ultrasound. My cervix measured 3.12 and 3.2 during the 2 times she measured (abdominally). I was really hoping it would be over 3.5 at least. But hopefully now at least my Dr and the Peri will agree to watch it.

Oh and did find out that one of the babies is 100% Of course the other baby was still shy. I keep saying "She".


We also got our 2nd Trimester screening results back regarding the Downs/T18. They came back Negative!! Woohoo!!!! I did not ask for specific odds so that is one less thing I can stress about.

I have been feeling ok since Sunday night... I've had some cramping off and on but It's not consistent like it was on Sunday. And sometimes my stomach feels really really heavy!!! I don't know if that's because I was overweight to begin with or if it's because I'm carrying twins. Maybe I will look into one of those prenatal belts or something.

I still try to nap everyday... I'm nauseous occasionally. Still have food adversions as well. Besides that I'm just getting really excited about our Anatomy scan. Hard to believe I am 17 1/2 weeks already!

17 weeks

Belly pictures.... comparing 15 weeks & 17 weeks.


Not a huge difference the last 2 weeks... I can see some difference, a little rounder maybe. It's hard to tell with the different clothes. Maybe I should start wearing the same thing! I'm up 2 more pounds since my 15 week appointment. So 10 pounds total.

Not a whole lot has been going on lately. Trying not to obsess over every little twinge/pull/cramp. I have had to start iron supplements due to my hematocrit going down a bit, they say that happens a lot with twins.

I talked to the nurses on the nurse line with my insurance company (they call me once a month). They said I should have all the car seats and stuff like that bought by 32 weeks. After doing the math I was shocked since that is only 15 weeks away! That's less time than I have been pregnant!

Other than that, I'm counting down the days until our Anatomy scan so I can see my little ones on ultrasound again. :)

More thoughts for the week

Ok just wanted to show a comparison between my 10wk belly pic and my 15wk belly pic.... I see a more noticeable change this time. :)



As for other things I'm feeling: I've been nauseous again 2 days this week, I've had the metallic taste in my mouth one day and I'm still really tired. I'm so hungry too!! (Totally craving meatball subs today but my fav sub shop doesn't sell them anymore).

I also asked my Dr where the top of my uterus was located right now... she said it's about a 1/2 - 3/4 of an inch below my belly button!

That's about it right now I think. Course today I thought, oooh is that them moving? I just have no idea if it is or not!!

15w OB appt

Had my 15week OB appt today at 15w1d. Dr seemed satisfied with everything. I've gained 8 pounds so far. She says I should gain between 25-30 pounds... so exactly what I lost this summer before the FET.

We tried to do an ultrasound. Course their machine sucks. So no pictures but we could see them moving. So that's a plus and puts my mind at ease!!! I can't wait till they start kicking the crap out of me so that I know everything is ok. :)

Anatomy scan is set for Jan 5th!

12 years ago today....

Exactly 12 years ago at 708pm AZ time I gave birth to a 8lb 6oz 20 1/2" bouncing baby girl I named Brianna. I have no idea where all the years have gone. She is definitely growing up in to a beautiful young lady. She is already 5'4" or there abouts. A little over 3" and she will be my height!!!

Happy Birthday Brianna!

Not a lot going on

As the title says, there really hasn't been a lot going on. This seems like a very long 2 weeks between appointments! Especially when you are used to going every week.

I am 14w1d today. I still get quesy every once in a while. I get extremely bloated and uncomfortable when I eat a lot of fried foods. I'm still congested but some days are better than others. Course today I feel like I have a slight earache in my left ear.

Other than that, my daughter keeps telling me my belly looks bigger! I guess that is a good thing since I'm carrying twins. I still haven't gained a lot of weight. I got on the scale last night and I was up 10 pounds and that was after eating all day. I'm always less in the morning. I'll ask the Dr next Monday how much weight I should be gaining!

Second NT scan today

Well Today was our 2nd NT scan... the babies did not cooperate again!! I guess the good thing is 1) I got to see the babies again, 2) I can't obsess over some NT number. I did go ahead and do the blood test though.

We had a fairly young technician. She agreed to take a guess on the gender's though. :) She thinks that Baby A is a boy and even though Baby B didn't want to give us a clear shot she is taking the guess of girl. I'm pretty sure my OB will be taking a peak on Dec 13th... then I'll probably have to wait till my anatomy scan on January 5th (wow that seems so far away)!!

Here are the u/s pics from today...




Oh and I guess I will be brave and show some belly shots too. No making fun of me since I'm fluffy to begin with! LOL. I've only gained about 6 pounds so far...
The light pink shirt is at 10 weeks..................................................dark pink shirt is at 13 weeks (yesterday)
























Oh and I bought the first baby stuff today! Crazy I know since we are only 13 weeks... but the Bright Start Biscotti bouncers were 40% off!! They are normally $50 and I got them for $30 each... I just figured it was a great deal and too hard to pass up! They are a neutral color so it can go with boys and girls.