8/14 Updates

[linz]

How's it going ladies?

[linz]

25 Weeks tomorrow.  Had an appt Tuesday for glucose and u/s. My Dr said by Wed morning I would get a call if I failed. Well so far no news so I'm assuming I passed! So glad because that test was awful. The drink made me feel nauseas and they had trouble drawing my blood so I almost passed out. And now I have a lovely bruise on my arm. Funny how these nurses never get my blood good but at my RE the nurse nailed it on the first try even without a butterfly needle.

But babies are doing perfect. Weigh 1.8 lbs each and measuring right on track. I start going in every 2 weeks now. I only get an u/s once a month so the other visit will be a quick BP check. It was kind of high this last time...I think 139/79? But it's never been and I think I was just so worried about the GD test. Babies are still laying side by side and head down (stay that way!!) so most of the kicks I feel are them kicking each other fighting for room

The Dr also gave me the form to fill out for the hospital and said to decide who I want as a Pedi so I have a new patient visit next Friday.  Shits getting real!!!!

[bk1]

14w3d

We had an ultrasound on Tuesday and everything looks great! I'm so excited to make it to second trimester. I'm feeling soooo much better. We have a long 5 week wait until our next appointment.

DH and I have slowly started to discuss names but haven't come up with anything yet. I'm not in a rush. It's getting real.

[krystee]

We have an ultrasound tomorrow to see the heartbeat. I range from being confident all will be well to being convinced it's over. My only symptom is occasional period-like cramping, so I just worry that it didn't stick.

[bk1]

krystee T&P your way! Keeping my fingers crossed for you!

[awick14]

10w yesterday.

I had an appointment today where we discussed some spotting I am having. It's been off an on for 3 days now. Including some just before I crawled into bed a few mins ago. but my OB seems not at all concerned about it, as long as it stays spotting and not bright red bleeding.

She tried to listen to the heartbeat with the Doppler today and she couldn't hear it, but also told me that it could be a little too early. I will see her again in 4 weeks.

I have 2 ultrasounds in between now and the next appointment with my OB, so hopefully these will keep me calm while I wait. 4 weeks seems like forever.

My next ultrasound is next wed at exactly 11 weeks and the one after that is at 13 weeks.

[FastHands]

Thinking of you, krystee and awick!

I hit 36 weeks yesterday. Insomnia has been a pita, but I think sheer exhaustion won out finally last night, and I slept from like 10:30 to 8am with only a few pee breaks. Glorious!

BP still an issue. I had to go to the hospital for monitoring on Tuesday, which was a little scary. They said baby looks "perfect" and "fantastic," and my labs came back normal, so I was able to go home and rest. They told me to make a f/u appt for the next day so we could talk about bringing in the high-risk group and decide when to induce. When I got there, though, the dr was like "meh, we don't need to go there yet. You're obviously on top of monitoring your bp and you took it seriously when it spiked, so just continue as you have been." So good news, but frustrating to go back and forth literally overnight. Get on the same page and either let's make a "high risk" plan, or stop scaring the shit out of me if it's not actually necessary. I plan on holding feet to the fire at my next appt on Wednesday.

[Muddled]

Prepare for delivery, Fasty. There's no messing around with BP.

Thinking of you, awick.

[linz]

Aug 14, 2014 18:55:56 GMT -5 krystee said:

We have an ultrasound tomorrow to see the heartbeat. I range from being confident all will be well to being convinced it's over. My only symptom is occasional period-like cramping, so I just worry that it didn't stick.

Good luck! I remember being so scared at the first u/s that I couldn't even look at the screen.

[krystee]

It was there and it was beautiful! I was so bummed when she turned off the ultrasound. I could have watched it for hours!

[busterpup]

I had a separate post, but based on Monday I'm now 6w4d. I go back on Monday to confirm a heartbeat and if all looks well then I'll be released to a normal OB. Which is funny because I don't have a normal OB since I've been with the RE for so long. So, I'll likely just go to the practice that is affiliated with the RE's office.

[FastHands]

Aug 15, 2014 9:02:10 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Prepare for delivery, Fasty. There's no messing around with BP.

Thinking of you, awick.

Half of my doctors certainly agree with you. lol. I get to a place of peace with the idea of early induction and then I end up seeing one of the drs that isn't concerned. I'm just ready to be done with the back-and-forth.

[awick14]

((FastHands)) I would be going crazy with the back and forth like that.

[Monica Geller]

I'm 7w5d and go on Monday for my first ultrasound when I'll be 8w.  If everything looks good I'll be released to my regular OB.  

On a funny note, I had to find something different to wear on the first day of school, because the dress I had picked out (which I wore last spring with no problem) didn't fit across my boobs. :?

[kershnic]

Aug 15, 2014 12:58:24 GMT -5 FastHands said:

Aug 15, 2014 9:02:10 GMT -5 Muddled said:

Prepare for delivery, Fasty. There's no messing around with BP.

Thinking of you, awick.

Half of my doctors certainly agree with you. lol. I get to a place of peace with the idea of early induction and then I end up seeing one of the drs that isn't concerned. I'm just ready to be done with the back-and-forth.

You're sssooo close!!!

I'm not sure what kind of numbers you've been dealing with, and you're farther along than I ever was... but my MFM was completely of the school of thought that high BP alone is not a problem.  

[persa]

Thinking of you first trimester ladies! FastHands, you're going to be a mom soon!

20 5/7 here, boys are looking good. I can't believe I'm more than halfway there! I hadn't gained any weight for the first 17 weeks but I finally gained 7 lbs between my 17 week appt and this week so I was really happy and so was my doctor.

We're going to Mexico next week, just me and DH, so I'm excited about that but will have to be vigilant about what I eat.

[FastHands]

Aug 15, 2014 21:02:16 GMT -5 kershnic said:

Aug 15, 2014 12:58:24 GMT -5 FastHands said:

Half of my doctors certainly agree with you. lol. I get to a place of peace with the idea of early induction and then I end up seeing one of the drs that isn't concerned. I'm just ready to be done with the back-and-forth.

You're sssooo close!!!

I'm not sure what kind of numbers you've been dealing with, and you're farther along than I ever was... but my MFM was completely of the school of thought that high BP alone is not a problem.  

Yeah, I was partially looking forward to the possibility of an mfm consult, because I think they'd be less concerned than the concerned half of my ob team, lol. My bp has been 140/80ish since about 30 weeks. Not crazy imo, but I think that it's the couple of spikes I've had that may make them more cautious.

[kershnic]

Aug 16, 2014 8:59:48 GMT -5 FastHands said:

Aug 15, 2014 21:02:16 GMT -5 kershnic said:

You're sssooo close!!!

I'm not sure what kind of numbers you've been dealing with, and you're farther along than I ever was... but my MFM was completely of the school of thought that high BP alone is not a problem.  

Yeah, I was partially looking forward to the possibility of an mfm consult, because I think they'd be less concerned than the concerned half of my ob team, lol. My bp has been 140/80ish since about 30 weeks. Not crazy imo, but I think that it's the couple of spikes I've had that may make them more cautious.

Yeah, that's definitely not crazy.  Obviously I'm no doctor and don't know exactly how concerning the spikes might be.... but mine had spiked up to 170/105 while taking blood pressure medication and my doctor was still willing to go with it.  Granted, I was 32-34weeks though, so the risk to the babies was higher if he had delivered me for it.  

[FastHands]

Aug 16, 2014 9:55:46 GMT -5 kershnic said:

Aug 16, 2014 8:59:48 GMT -5 FastHands said:

Yeah, I was partially looking forward to the possibility of an mfm consult, because I think they'd be less concerned than the concerned half of my ob team, lol. My bp has been 140/80ish since about 30 weeks. Not crazy imo, but I think that it's the couple of spikes I've had that may make them more cautious.

Yeah, that's definitely not crazy.  Obviously I'm no doctor and don't know exactly how concerning the spikes might be.... but mine had spiked up to 170/105 while taking blood pressure medication and my doctor was still willing to go with it.  Granted, I was 32-34weeks though, so the risk to the babies was higher if he had delivered me for it.  

It's definitely time-dependent. They told me early on that hypertension without kidney involvement was enough to push for induction at like 39 weeks, but not sooner, and mostly just to give MY body a break. But I'm not having any symptoms related to it, so idk if that matters. My spikes have been in the 170/90 range. I think if I hit that mark again after 37 weeks, they'll want to induce immediately. Question is if I can hold out to 39 or 40 if it's just 140/80 range. My appt Wed will hopefully clear that up.

[FastHands]

Aug 16, 2014 9:55:46 GMT -5 kershnic said:

Aug 16, 2014 8:59:48 GMT -5 FastHands said:

Yeah, I was partially looking forward to the possibility of an mfm consult, because I think they'd be less concerned than the concerned half of my ob team, lol. My bp has been 140/80ish since about 30 weeks. Not crazy imo, but I think that it's the couple of spikes I've had that may make them more cautious.

Yeah, that's definitely not crazy.  Obviously I'm no doctor and don't know exactly how concerning the spikes might be.... but mine had spiked up to 170/105 while taking blood pressure medication and my doctor was still willing to go with it.  Granted, I was 32-34weeks though, so the risk to the babies was higher if he had delivered me for it.  

Also.... I need pics of your twins!

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37+3 today and on our way to our beach vacation (only an hour + from home but much needed!).
I think fasty is going to have her baby before me, if her bp keeps this up.

[FastHands]

Aug 16, 2014 10:31:16 GMT -5 @mrsspunky said:

37+3 today and on our way to our beach vacation (only an hour + from home but much needed!).
I think fasty is going to have her baby before me, if her bp keeps this up.

Your beach trip sounds amazing! Enjoy it!

I'm ignoring the 2nd part of your comment. Lol

[azurely]

I'll be 27 weeks tomorrow. Third tri!

We registered at BRU last night. I think I've done too much baby research, if that's possible, because there were a lot of things I wanted in a certain brand/style that they didn't have in store. I just came home and added things online though, so it wasn't a big deal. We were there for 2.5 hours though. Insane. We're registering at Target today, hopefully it goes much faster! Then we are going to finally finish cleaning out the nursery.

I got my official maternity leave spreadsheet from HR yesterday, and I was happy to see that even if I take my full 12 weeks, I'll still come back with a decent amount of vacation.

[azurely]

Ditto fasty, we need some new twin pics kershnic! I was just thinking about you the other day actually, but didn't know if you still visited this board. How old are they now?

[kershnic]

FastHands - Good luck on Wednesday!  I hope they let you keep cooking a bit longer, but I think baby Fasty is coming soon.    

azurely - I don't come over here too often, but I pop in every now and then to see how everyone is doing!  I'm always rooting for T-TTC graduates.

And since you asked... I love showing off pictures of my babies.  They're almost 6 months old, which I absolutely cannot believe.  Here's from the first day of daycare last week (sob!):

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[azurely]

kershnic awwww they are so cute! I can't believe they are 6 months already!

[awick14]

kershnic- so cute!!!! They are six months already? Time sure flys!

[FastHands]

kershnic omg so gorgeous! And I can't believe it's been 6 months!!!

[kershnic]

Time really flies! They were born Feb 27. Thanks guys!!

[KaraOrNot]

I am 32w1d.

Next week is a big week. Ultrasound on Monday, carpet install on Friday, and baby shower on Saturday!

Your girls are adorable, kershnic!