Yesterday marked the first of many weekly visits until I deliver these little girls. Every Monday from now until I deliver, I have to undergo a non-stress test, ultrasound and check-up. Sounds easy, right? That is unless the babies decide to be uncooperative, which in my case, they did. The non-stress test took an hour and a half, because the nurse was unable to pinpoint their exact locations. Baby A kept hiding in my back and kicking the monitors! Orney little thing she is! Baby B who is normally my difficult little mover, was very cooperative though! I normally wouldn't complain and I try to be patient, but laying down on my back is the worst! If I do it for too long, I get really hot, sweaty and fuzzy feeling, almost like feeling faint. I was finally able to roll over onto my right side and both girls must've liked that, because the rest of the test was a breeze!
Next I had to head to the clinic for a growth ultrasound. Because the measurements were so specific, the babies had to cooperate, otherwise I would be stuck there until they do. Well, they again had me lying on my back. You would think they would know not to do this with a twin pregnancy! So once again, there I was sweating, hot and feeling faint. They had to record thirty straight seconds of fetal breathing on each baby. Not as easy as it sounds! So I was in there for a half hour! But after all of the measurements were taken, the ultrasound tech let us have a good luck at our girls!
We got to see their cute little faces and Baby A has the chubbiest, most defined cheeks! It was so cute! And I'm pretty sure I spotted Michael's nose on one of them, but of course it's hard to tell until they get here! Baby A weighs 3 lbs, 6 oz and Baby B weighs 2 lbs, 13 oz! I have six pounds of baby in there! Crazy!! My check-up went well and my doctor said everything is going flawlessly! Both girls are perfectly healthy and growing just as they are supposed to.
I am constantly asked when my due date is. However, it's incredibly hard to pin point one for twins. We are expecting them sometime in September. Really after thirty weeks, they can choose to come whenever they feel like it. So I have to take things easy from here on out, avoid traveling too far from home and prepare myself as much as possible. Baby A was measuring at almost 32 weeks gestation and I'm 29 weeks, so if that's any indication, there is a high possibility that they could come earlier than we expect! But I plan to just go with the flow, enjoy what's left of this journey and be surprised!
Hopefully next Monday's twin adventure will go much smoother for me! Otherwise I may go crazy, by the time they get here! It takes a lot out of this pregnant momma spending over 4 hours at the hospital.
Next I had to head to the clinic for a growth ultrasound. Because the measurements were so specific, the babies had to cooperate, otherwise I would be stuck there until they do. Well, they again had me lying on my back. You would think they would know not to do this with a twin pregnancy! So once again, there I was sweating, hot and feeling faint. They had to record thirty straight seconds of fetal breathing on each baby. Not as easy as it sounds! So I was in there for a half hour! But after all of the measurements were taken, the ultrasound tech let us have a good luck at our girls!
We got to see their cute little faces and Baby A has the chubbiest, most defined cheeks! It was so cute! And I'm pretty sure I spotted Michael's nose on one of them, but of course it's hard to tell until they get here! Baby A weighs 3 lbs, 6 oz and Baby B weighs 2 lbs, 13 oz! I have six pounds of baby in there! Crazy!! My check-up went well and my doctor said everything is going flawlessly! Both girls are perfectly healthy and growing just as they are supposed to.
I am constantly asked when my due date is. However, it's incredibly hard to pin point one for twins. We are expecting them sometime in September. Really after thirty weeks, they can choose to come whenever they feel like it. So I have to take things easy from here on out, avoid traveling too far from home and prepare myself as much as possible. Baby A was measuring at almost 32 weeks gestation and I'm 29 weeks, so if that's any indication, there is a high possibility that they could come earlier than we expect! But I plan to just go with the flow, enjoy what's left of this journey and be surprised!
Hopefully next Monday's twin adventure will go much smoother for me! Otherwise I may go crazy, by the time they get here! It takes a lot out of this pregnant momma spending over 4 hours at the hospital.
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