These last two weeks have been a blur for me - you will soon understand when you start reading this entry. So, please forgive me that two weeks are smushed into one but I promise to try and be more diligent on my updates from here on out.
How far along? 30 weeks 4 days
Total weight gain: Ah ... I finally got out of my rut ... I gained 3 more pounds for a total weight gain of 25 pounds - this is probably not that great for a twin pregnancy but when there are two human beings sitting on your stomach you will take what you can get.
Maternity clothes? Ummm, do I really need to reiterate that maternity clothes are all I can wear? Please God let me get back to normal soon after these children arrive so that I can quite looking in my closet and crying.
Stretch marks? Nope ... but don't tell the stretch mark fairy ... I feel like she may make an appearance any day now.
Sleep: When I do sleep it is like a tornado couldn't wake me ... obviously my body realizes what hell will be unleashed on my when two babies arrive.
Best moment this week: This will be on Thursday when I finally get to leave to house with a purpose - it was awesome since there was a huge storm that day.
Miss Anything? Freedom.
Movement: You better believe it. Baby girl is really making her presence known now while baby boy has cooled his jets.
Food cravings: Pineapple
Anything making you queasy or sick: Nope.
Labor Signs - 29 weeks: Here is where the story gets good. So the procardia we discussed at 28 weeks was working just fine. A few contractions here and there but not nearly as many as before. That is ... until 29 weeks and 1 day ... I started having upwards of 7 in an hour - which is not good at all. I was in full blown pre-term labor. I called my doctor and made an appointment and low and behold my contractions just kept getting stronger, oh, and I got to have another fetal fibronectin test, oh, and guess what, this one came back POSITIVE!! Although positive doesn't really give you any information, it also doesn't deny giving birth for two weeks like a negative does. I was immediately sent to the hospital where at least the C-note was working on Labor and Delivery and was able to get my a quiet room. I was put in a hospital gown, which truly sucks, and put on a magnesium drip, which sucks even worse. When my doctor came in to ask how I was I told him that I felt like I had done a bunch of shrooms to which he promptly laughed - I swear I don't know what shrooms are really like mom. After an overnight stay and twelve hours of being on labor and delivery I was transferred to Antipartum ... this land where they try to keep you pregnant as long as possible. I was put on another medicine - this time a pill, praise the lord - called indocin which is actually a strong form of advil (which you are not supposed to take while pregnant). You can only take this pill before 32 weeks gestation so I was still within the window. I was on indocin for 72 hours which seemed to stop the contractions and then was put back on procardia. I was released from the hospital after 2 1/2 days and put on bed rest. I am only allowed to stand for 20-30 minutes at time. Doesn't this sound glorious?
Labor Signs - 30 weeks: Well we hit 30 weeks which is a huge milestone for the babies so that is some great news. We have also gotten the contractions under much better control with the procardia again. I'm still contracting, which is something that we will never be able to completely stop, but the contractions are less in number and less severe. My cervix is holding closed at 2 cm which is still pretty good so we are pleased with that as well. I had a doctor's appointment yesterday and my doctor seems to think we can get to 32 weeks but that the time between 32 and 34 weeks is going to get a little hairy depending on how my body decides to react. I'm still on "house arrest", I mean bed rest, and I am beginning to feel extremely lazy which is a feeling I completely disdain. However, I realize that the most important thing I can do is rest for the babies which are my number one priority right now. Baby B is experiencing some sluggish blood flow from his umbilical cord which is also known as intrauterine growth restriction - meaning he isn't getting enough nutrition. There is nothing that can be done about this except for monitoring which means that at least I get to go to the doctor every week from here on out (i.e getting out of the house).
Wedding rings on or off? On
Happy or Moody most of the time: Just going stir crazy a la the Shining over here ... it is very hard to keep a control freak cooped up in their house while not allowing them to do anything what so ever. I'm also scared which is something I hate to admit but it is only natural to be scared when bringing two lives into this world and being solely responsible for how they get there. I have always worried about Baby B because he has always been smaller and his placenta is located in a difficult place in my uterus. I trust my doctor implicitly and know that he acts very conservatively when caring for patients which is comforting. All I can do at this point is wait - which is trying for someone like me.
Looking forward to: Any moment that I get to open the front door and leave.
And now for the latest sneak peek of the Twins:
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| {yes, that is HIS foot covering HIS forehead} |
