N14 Twins Check In (11/3)

absolutelymaybe

Happy November! 

Congratulations to our latest outsides babes Garrett and Zoey (@Zamboni00), James and Elsa (@Intuitive Blue), Levi and Evan (@Morrkim), two handsome baby boys- do we have names yet - from @erinwithtwins, and our first November babies, April and Breanna (@MrsC430).

Also, wishing our @CPM13 best of luck today! Can't wait to see what your team green turns into!

For the rest of us still waiting (and waddling)...

How are you feeling? What's on your mind? Give us an update!

Since I think we're all probably tapped out either adjusting to life with newborns or about ready to give birth, I'm going to kill the GTKY question for a few weeks.

Outside Babies

@yess0311 - Welcome Erick and Arielle - born 9/17!

@amberej - Welcome Levi and Cora - born 10/05!

@KimmieS1756 - Welcome Grayson and Bodhi - born 10/7!

@lisalynnmama - Welcome Ella and Sadie - born 10/13!

@tiersa_smith - Welcome Lyric and Brooklyn - born 10/17!

@ktibbits1 - Welcome Miles and Sadie - born 10/22!

@Amandakea15 - Welcome William and Averie - born 10/22!

@Zamboni00-Welcome Garrett and Zoey - born 10/23!

@IntuitiveBlue - Welcome James and Elsa- born 10/26!

@morrkim - Welcome Levi and Evan - born 10/28! 

@erinwithtwins - Welcome Baby Boy A and Baby Boy B - born 10/28!

@Mrs430 - Welcome April and Breanna - born 11/2!

@CPM13 - Welcome Salvatore and Josephine - born 11/3!

Inside Babies

@MsMolly520 - 37 weeks - Team Blue

@absolutelymaybe - 36 weeks - Team Purple

@missvolvo - 36 weeks - Team Blue

As always, please let me know if you want to be added to this list or your information is incorrect.

absolutelymaybe

First day of maternity leave! I needed this. I made it 36 weeks and that was my goal, so I'm pretty happy about that. 

US + NST went well today, although I'm a little weirded out that they measured me at 37 weeks. Uhm...I don't think that's correct. It was a lady I'd never had before. Blood pressure is slightly elevated (mine is normally super low and, while it was still in a normal range, it was higher for me) and I'm down a few pounds. Dr ordered some bloodwork just to check stuff, but he's not concerned. 

The big growth scan is scheduled for Thursday and at that point Dr. will be giving me my C-section date. I'm excited! Finally feels like there is light at the end of the tunnel...

although I have a feeling I might be the last N14 Twin mom to give birth.

Wishing you all a great week! 

tiersa_smith

@zamboni00‌ @IntuitiveBlue‌ @morrkim‌ @erinwithtwins‌ @MrsC430‌

Congratulations on your births! My a lot has happened in this short time! I hope to see pics soon and wishing you all safe and speedy recoveries.

I'm wishing those of you still inside smooth sailing. You guys have done great so far and it won't be long before you have your babies in your arms!

My girls are doing great and eating very well. It's time to increase the milk as they are crying for more.

They has their first photo shoot at 12 days. I put a pic below.

absolutelymaybe

They look like little angels @tiersa_smith‌! Beautiful picture!

MrsC430

Looking at the inside & outside list, I can't believe that within days / a couple of more weeks at the latest, all of the N14 twins will be here. We did it, ladies! *Raises glass*

@absolutelymaybe‌ @CPM13‌ @missmolly520 @missvolvo‌ Wishing you all the smoothest end of the road possible. I'll be thinking of you & I can't wait for pictures/updates!

@tiersa_smith‌ Your girls are gorgeous little fashionistas. I seriously need to message you for twin girl fashion tips lol. This mama feels clueless. Too cute!

AFM - Well, just adjusting to life with our girls! We're still in the hospital, but hopefully being released on Wednesday. My blood levels have been screwy from the c-section (my body is apparently having a hard time replacing nutrients/levels from the blood loss), so they're keeping an eye on that. They've started mentioning a transfusion, but hopefully tomorrow brings better levels and it won't come to that.

Both girls are checking out very healthy, hallelujah. We're formula feeding, which has been smooth sailing so far. The nurses here have been a wealth of knowledge. That said, I'm definitely pretty nervous about going home and being "on our own". I'm really hoping the N14 moms can stay in touch in some form & compare notes along the way!

I'll leave you with an "attempting to multitask" picture. Feedings & snuggles!

Amandakea15

Good Morning Ladies...

So it is great to finally be home from the hospital. My FI is more than excited he sees how hard parenting alone can be.

We are just adjusting over here, The whole family with the exception of the babies has had colds so extra hand washing and sanitizing.

The twins are on a 3hr feeding schedule (FF babes) do my FI and I have been splitting up the feeds at night time, he goes back to work tomorrow so I will be on my own. I am a little nervous, but confident I can handle it. We are closing on our new house next Friday, so I am pumped to get in there. I hope with the extra space and new layout things will go smoother. They also lost their belly button cords yesterday, so they can finally take real bathes!!!

I can't believe all the twins are almost here. Time flew for me during this pregnancy. @absolutelymaybe‌ These check/ins were awesome the whole time you have and continue to be a great moderator of them! Thanks!

@tiersa_smith‌ The girls are so cute!!!! You are awesome!! I feel like I barely have time to change them into PJ's lol and your girls look like models!

@MrsC430‌ Good luck with the transition home, it can be very nerve wracking, but I am sure after a little while you will get use to it. I hope you get back health wise feeling like crap while missing out on sleep sucks.

I will follow tread with a multiple-tasking moment

MsMolly520

Congrats to all of the outside mamas! I love seeing the pics and hearing updates!

I'm 36+5 and had my last MFM u/s appointment today. Baby A is measuring 5.15 and Baby B is measuring 6.0. I keep praying we make it to the scheduled RCS date (11/14--10 days!) but will be pretty happy if they arrive anytime after Thursday, when I hit 37 weeks.

In the meantime, I'm physically ready to be done with this pregnancy. Within the last few days I've been feeling my stomach muscles ripping (separating?) as these little guys continue to run out of room. It hurts! And, holy itchy belly, Batman!! I've been putting a lot of lotion on everyday but a bag of frozen veggies on my belly when the itch gets out of control is instant relief! Haha!

Sending lots of positive vibes out to the other inside mamas for easy and safe deliveries. Not much longer until we're snuggling our sweet babies!

absolutelymaybe

@MrsC430 - Hope you are doing well and get to go home tomorrow! WTG @ multitasking. I'm guessing that's going to be a very important skill to master with twins. 

@IntuitiveBlue - I'm glad breast feeding is going well for you. Honestly, that's one of the things I'm most nervous about (I have nightmares about it!) I'm hoping we can get it figured out once they are here. 

@MrsMolly520 - Hey, you and I are the same amount of time along. I don't know how I didn't notice that before! Hang in there! I know what you mean about feeling done and I am so with you, I am ready for them to be out once I hit 37 weeks at the end of this week. You're a trooper trying to make it to Nov. 14! I am hoping they say Nov. 10-11 on Thursday. 

CPM13

Team PURPLE!

Salvatore James and Josephine Rose arrived Monday 11/3 at 38 weeks exactly via c section (because they were breech).

He had been measuring smaller and weighed in at just 5#5oz. His little sister weighed in at 7#3oz. He had low blood sugar at birth so we have been supplementing him with formula but got the green light to wean him off it as of last night. She's a breast feeding champ. They're both far better sleepers than their big sister was at their age. Thank goodness.

They're pretty amazing. The c section recovery kinda sucks but the nurses tell me I'm doing great. Feels fine to walk

MsMolly520

Congratulations @CPM13‌ on team purple! They are so cute! Glad to hear everyone is doing well. I hope recovery gets better with each passing day.  That's great that they are good sleepers. DS was not so I'm hoping I'll get lucky with these two, as well.

absolutelymaybe

@cpm13 - congratulations! They are perfect!!

ktibbits1

I'm finally getting caught up, congratulations to all the outside mamas, this group makes some beautiful babies!! Inside mamas you're almost there, keep your eye on the prize, these little ones are so worth every ache and pain!

Here's my (long!) story: On October 21 I went in for my monthly U/S at 9:30am. The tech tells us baby B has dropped from the 52nd weight percentile to the 17th and the MFM specialist comes in saying they will want to induce that day. Before the appt I was wishing they would tell me I had to deliver, but once I heard that news I was scared for her and so nervous. They transferred me to OB triage and started me on Cervadil at 3pm since my cervix was not "ripe." That had to be left in for 12 hours before taking it out to see if I was starting to dilate and if I'd need further meds. At 2:30am I moved to L&D where they started Pitocin at 3:30am. I have nothing to compare it to since I wasn't having contractions on my own, but that Pitocin was intense. At 6:30am an angel came in the room and gave me an epidural. I could finally rest, and things slowly progressed as I didn't start pushing until 9:40pm. At 10:09pm Miles Vincent was born, they held him up for me to see then took him over for examination. A little rest and after only 5 more counts of ten, Sadie Grace was born at 10:24pm. He weighed 7lbs 2oz and she was 4lbs 10oz. There was a true knot in her cord that caused the growth discordance. Also, the doctor asked if I wanted to see my placenta and I said sure out of curiosity; she held up one and I said that was bigger than I thought it would be, and she goes on to show me two cords and two membranes from the one placenta, so at some point it seems it must've fused together (I didn't ask that at the time, didn't register until later!). In the NICU one of the docs noted there could've been some TTTS going on too along with the knot problem. I had never heard of this with di di twins.

They took Sadie to the NICU after a brief attempt at breastfeeding and Miles roomed in with us the first night. The next morning when we went to visit Sadie, a nurse watched him for us and noted that he was grunting a lot while breathing and was turning blue around his nose and mouth, so he was then admitted to the NICU too. They did a chest X-ray and echocardiogram and found no reason for the apnea episodes and luckily he didn't have an problems with that again. He did have to stay for 6 days due to jaundice and hypoglycemia and an MRI showed a small bleed in his skull.

Sadie was in the NICU for 8 days with hypoglycemia and jaundice and started off with an NG tube for feedings. They did a ton of blood work on her since they were concerned that she may have had too much blood due to the knot and would possibly need a transfusion. Thankfully that was not the issue. She did need to be on oxygen a day or two before she went home as her saturation levels were low and also had a chest X-ray and Echo to check for signs of infection.

Overall, I feel very lucky that their medical problems weren't more serious and we have healthy babies!! It sounds dumb or naive to say this but I wasn't mentally prepared for them having to be in the NICU. Logically I knew it was always a possibility but things seemed to be going so smoothly and my OB never discussed potential complications that could arise so I went around with my rose colored glasses thinking I'd have an easy delivery and take my babies home a few days later. Those 8 days were so stressful and emotional and I'm so happy to be past that.

On a positive note, here are some pictures of my sweet babies!

absolutelymaybe

@ktibbits1 - They're adorable! I'm sorry to hear about their dealings with the NICU. That sounds really scary, but i'm glad the stay was short and they are doing OK now. Call me ignorant, but I had never heard of TTTF with di/di twins...so add that to another thing I'm worried about (our growth scan is tomorrow, but we've been dealing with a huge difference in size between A and . 

ktibbits1

@absolutelymaybe‌ Don't be worried about it! From the girls on the multiples board it sounds like fused placentas still function separately so it was probably the knot that was the issue, not that you should worry about that either... Good luck at your scan!

morrkim

We are doing good since coming home Friday evening. Levi has been having issues with jaundice and weight so we have been at the doctor's office almost daily. I'm hardly getting any sleep and DD has been super clingy and not letting me nap when they nap unless she is also napping.

Breastfeeding is back and forth. Some days I can do long sessions and other times I can't get them to latch at all. We have attempted tandem a few times, sometimes it works sometimes not. I have also started pumping and working on my freezer stash since I have an oversupply.

@ktibbits1‌ I think my placentas might have fused too, because they came out together, but they didn't say anything about it.

absolutelymaybe

@morrkim - I'm glad things are going well. Sorry to hear about the jaundice and the challenges breastfeeding (that's one of my big fears). Way to go getting tandem going so soon. I've heard it is quite difficult. And yay for oversupply and freezer stash! That's awesome!

MsMolly520

@ktibbits1‌ Your babes are beautiful! I love the pics. I'm so glad they're doing well!! 

@morrkim‌ I didn't have the easiest time nursing with DS so I'm nervous how it's going to go with two babies! It's great that you're already able to start a freezer stash -- and tandem nursing! I hope things get easier for you.

tiersa_smith

Congrats on the cream purple @CPM13‌ they are just beautiful!

@ktibbits1‌ they are way too cute! Congrats again!

@IntuitiveBlue‌ I'm with you on the bellefit binder! It's helped bring my tummy down a lot! I used it after having my son Kade and I'm using the same one again. Wishing you a great recovery.

Checking for the updates is so cool. Big kudos to @absolutelymaybe‌ for keeping everything updated and organized. I don't know how you do it!