Once again, I'm up at 4:30. I think this is the only time I blog.
So we had an ultrasound on Wednesday to check up on the twins. Kiersten is very shy and doesn't like to be viewed much. She kept turning away from the ultrasound and it was really hard to get all of her measurements. That and she is right under my ribs as high as she could be. When the tech went to do measurements of her face she switched over to 3D to get a picture and there is a hand covering her whole face! I don't know how to post pictures on here or else I would- its so cute! I posted it on facebook.
The boy, Brad, was just the opposite of his sister! We got a very cute 3D picture of him and he stayed still for the most part of the measurements. We had to chase him a little but nothing like what Kiersten was doing! We had to stop and wait multiple times for her.
After the tech was done the Dr came in to go over the results with me and to check on a couple things himself. He scared the heck out of me! He barged in the room and quickly sat down at the machine. I thought something was really wrong by how fast he was moving. Then when he went to ultrasound, he dug the wand in my belly and I thought I was gonna die! He just checked the heartbeats on both then asked three health questions about me and left. He was there maybe 5 minutes top.
So the twins weigh 2 pounds 8 oz and 3 pounds 4 oz. Which is not what I really wanted to hear. I was really hoping she weighed more than that. Brad is the bigger one weighing 3/4 of a pound more.
So anyways. I started getting braxton hicks this week. Sunday was the first day and I had no clue how many was normal or if they were normal at all! I scared my stepmom because I kept trying to get ahold of her all afternoon and when she got back to me she though I was in labor because she had 3 missed calls. But anyways, I have still been having some but not nearly as many as Sunday. Whenever I ask someone about how to tell the difference inbetween braxton hicks and labor they always say, you'll just know. It's just something that when it happens, you'll know. It makes me laugh because that is always the response so I guess, I'll just wait and find out!
So the last week or so I have really been worrying about preterm labor, well, I guess it started on the 4th of July I was talking to a random lady at the Bidwell Park celebrations and she said her sister had her twins at 6 months. And then I realized, Holy Crap! I'm 6 months! So ever since then I have really been worried about it. I was over at the Doughman's doing laundry this week and Kiertsen and I were looking for something to watch and they had DVR'd the Baby Story Series and one of the episodes was about twins. Well, I got really excited and wanted to watch it so I could see how another family did with their twins and what they chose for labor and all that jazz because I don't know very many people who have had twins. So the episode only further tramatized me! They chose to do a C-section because it was easier (which I didn't want to see because I am really hoping to not have one) and then both babies were at or under 4 pounds and they were both on oxygen and IV's with tubes going everywhere. And then my babies weigh less than hers so I'm freaking out thinking my babies would be much worse. Poor Adam, he's probably tired of me freaking out and stressing but he handles it well and usually can calm me down right away.
So on a lighter note- My friends in Modesto are throwing me a baby shower tomorrow and I am soo excited! I think I am more excited to just see all of my friends than to actually have a shower haha. Tara, my best friend throwing the shower, wasn't getting any rsvp's and so everytime I talked to someone who might go to the shower I would ask them if they were coming, which drove Tara nuts I'm sure :) But I'm just so excited I couldn't help it! I was laying in bed this morning after Adam got up to get ready for work and I couldn't stop thinking about everything we have to fo before we leave, what time lines are like for the two days down, who I had to call still ect. It was driving me nuts so I decided to get out of bed and join Adam while he was getting ready in the living room. And that's why I am writing this blog. If I write everything down that I am thinking about or worrying about it clears my mind so I can think better (and hopefully sleep). So thanks for going along on the ride of my tangent brain. Now I am going to try and sleep before Adam gets home from work.
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Katie, having had two early babies, well really three but Maggie i had no control over, i can totally understand your fears. You can pretty much bet your babies will be tiny no matter what you do, having two of them in there trying to share all the calories you're giving them and such, just know that even if born on time they may need extra care at the hospital for a short while. But know this, it really is only a short while, and the cords and oxygen and everything else will help them to be so strong, it's almost comforting to me that they do that for my babies then i know for sure when i take them home they're healthy, there's nothing worse than taking a baby home assuming it's healthy and then realizing it's not, catch up is a lot harder than doing it in the first place! Just relax, it might help to take a tour of the local NICU at whatever hospital you'll be delivering at, you'll have to get special permission to do it, but i think they would let you considering it's possibility your babies might be there for a day or two. Our little Elaine was so tiny when she was born that they wanted her in the NICU even though she was breathing fine and eating fine, they just felt such a tiny baby needed a little extra care, it scared me, but in the end i was glad that a lot of little things were out of the way by the time i took her home. They take care of the umbilical cord stub (which is nasty and it's nice they help you do that) and as a first time parent, every moment you're spending with your precious child, just knowing there are nurses near by is quite a comfort. Ideally the twins will each be over 5 pounds at birth and screaming and get perfect 10s on their apgar, however sometimes life throws you a curve and you have to be prepared for that. But being prepared does not mean freaking out over it, just being aware it is a possibility. What they may not show you on the tv shows is that pretty much EVERY baby who goes to the nicu for things like needing oxygen or a feeding tube, they all get better, and they all DO go home with mommy and daddy. Your twins will be home before you know it, no matter how crazy their journey is getting there, and you'll wonder why you ever freaked out over that when there are so many new things to freak out over once they're home lol! if you're really concerned just lay on your left side as often as possible and try relaxing techniques such as meditation (don't worry you don't have to sit in a crazy position to meditate) this will help keep your blood pressure at a good spot to help your babies grow big and strong. Eat lots, they need calories, but make it good food as much as possible, not twinkies just to get the calories, although i know it's tempting :) anyway you'll get tons of advice from me and everyone else, but there's still lots of time, so try to relax especially while you're visiting, make it past 28 weeks and things get much better as far as outcomes for preterm babies, and if you do end up needing a c-section...i'm the pro at that, do not freak out! love you! see you saturday!
ReplyDeleteWell I'm at 28 weeks now so I guess I'm in the green Sunday when I'm 29 weeks :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for info! And it was a monster comment but it was fun to read. I can't wait till Saturday!!