The fluid levels are “stable” – when we went in on Monday, they were about the same as they were the week before. I’m resting as much as I can and cutting back on working. I officially canceled the wedding I was scheduled to shoot next weekend, which was tough, but I know it was for the best. My doctor didn’t think I should do it; even without the fluid issue, I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t have lasted an hour.
I feel the babies move a lot. I don’t know if they ever sleep. At our sonogram on Monday, the sonographer said they were the most entertaining babies she’d ever seen, the way they’re always flipping around and switching positions. The one with lots of fluid has enough room to stretch her legs completely – not exactly what you picture with babies still on the inside. I can see them moving when I look at my stomach, which is truly bizarre. Sometimes I’m just dying to know what’s going on in there, because it looks like advanced gymnastics or something.
One of them was kicking the other one in the face again. Poor baby. We’re a little worried about what they’re going to be like when they arrive – hopefully not the hyper, violent children they seem to be now!
I can’t believe we’re 10 weeks away. We’re making progress on the nursery, and I’ll try to post pictures of that soon, for all of you out-of-towners (like 90% of you).
I’m amazed to be 25 weeks, and incredibly grateful to have gone this long without any major issues.
(Knock on wood please.)
The fluid situation is about the same – a little worse actually – but our doctor is very optimistic and encouraging. To have made it this far is huge, and every week is a milestone and a blessing. I love being pregnant and want it to go on as long as possible, despite the major discomforts. Our doctor basically said that as long as I don’t get too uncomfortable, he won’t do any procedures. Baby B’s fluid has remained stable – around 4cm – which is a really good thing, and even though Baby A’s fluid keeps going up, the main problem seems to be that I’ll be uncomfortable (like not being able to breathe). I asked if I could just deal with the discomfort, and the doctor said yes.
So that’s the plan – suck it up and keep the babies procedure free. “Too uncomfortable” is relative, and unless I feel like I’m dying, I’m going to just deal with everything. I can’t lay down without being in pain and I can’t get the mail without getting out of breath, but it’s all worth it.
Another big thing is my cervix; if that was getting smaller, we’d have problems, but my cervix is “a mile long” and that’s a really really good thing.
We’ll be keeping up the weekly sonograms with our doctor as well as every-other-week appointments with my regular ob-gyn. That’s 6 doctor visits a month. It’s really wonderful to be able to see the babies every week and hear their heartbeats on the doppler twice a month as well. That’s the best part of this whole thing for sure.
I passed my gestational diabetes test, so that’s another great thing. The risk of gestational diabetes is very high with twins.
Baby A weighed in at 1 pound, 11 ounces, and B at 1 pound, 12 ounces. So they’re really close in size, and, according to the doctor and sonographers, we “have really big babies.” They’re both in the 60th percentile. They told me that whatever I’m doing is working, and to keep it up. So I ignore all the naysayers and continue to keep up the crazy calorie and protein consumption and get a lot of rest.
I’m trying to stay positive and hopeful – the doctor felt we could make it to 36 weeks, and I’m sticking with that hope.
