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Alexandria and Olivia arrived early @ 26-1/2 weeks
Not sure why, but Win 8.1 won't let me post so this is a few days late. I got stuck on strict bed rest right after Thanksgiving but things kept progressing so on Jan 2nd I was wheeled straight from my MFM's office to the hospital because I was down to 0.9 cm cervical thicknessand was already dilated to 2 cm. That was at 24 weeks and 1 day. We were aiming first for 26 weeks.. And we made it! Then for 28 still hoping for 30 - 32. On Friday the 17th, I started finding pink in my discharge and it kept getting slightly worse all day. She had avoided checking my cervix since they'd gotten me into a hospital bed. On Saturday morning she used a speculum and thought I was around 3 -4 cm dilated so she was going to move me to taking one step to a portable commode to use the restroom. Fifteen minutes later she couldn't ignore her gut feeling that it was actually worse so she came back to my room to do a cervical check. I was 5 - 6 cm dilated and she could feel twin A's feet. That decided it. Off to the OR I went. Two hours after that decision I was in recovery and my husband was up in the NICU with two beautiful little girls. The whole two and a half weeks in the hospital i had almost no significant contractions, my cervix just kept progressing. There was nothing more we could have done to keep them in.
Twin B was born first at 9:59 am weighing exactly 2 lbs and measuring 13.5 inches. Her name is Olivia Rose.
Twin A was born second at 10 am weighing 2 lb and 2 oz and measuring 14 inches. Her name is Alexandria Elizabeth.
They had an amazing first 24 hours and then scared us a little. Olivia is already back to room air with just CPAP (think i have that typed correctly). Alexandria is still intubated but they expect her to be back to just CPAP in the next few days. They are doing great and despite the earliness of it, my breast milk is coming in nicely. I was able to get 40 ml combined between both breasts this morning at mu first pumping.
On the c-Section front, ouch! I am healing well but Percocet is definitely my friend. I would prefer a vaginal birth any day of the week. ~laugh~
I have been following the board closely this past two months, just didn't have the energy to switch to my mobile phone to respond. Thank you all for being here because even though I couldn't respond, knowing i wasn't alone in these struggles meant a lot to me
Twin B was born first at 9:59 am weighing exactly 2 lbs and measuring 13.5 inches. Her name is Olivia Rose.
Twin A was born second at 10 am weighing 2 lb and 2 oz and measuring 14 inches. Her name is Alexandria Elizabeth.
They had an amazing first 24 hours and then scared us a little. Olivia is already back to room air with just CPAP (think i have that typed correctly). Alexandria is still intubated but they expect her to be back to just CPAP in the next few days. They are doing great and despite the earliness of it, my breast milk is coming in nicely. I was able to get 40 ml combined between both breasts this morning at mu first pumping.
On the c-Section front, ouch! I am healing well but Percocet is definitely my friend. I would prefer a vaginal birth any day of the week. ~laugh~
I have been following the board closely this past two months, just didn't have the energy to switch to my mobile phone to respond. Thank you all for being here because even though I couldn't respond, knowing i wasn't alone in these struggles meant a lot to me
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Re: Alexandria and Olivia arrived early @ 26-1/2 weeks
Age: 35 TTC since 2005, MFI & DOR
IVF #1 Sep '11 - canceled poor response
IVF #2 Nov '11 8R/8M/4F 3dt x2 - chemical
IVF #3 April '12 11R/6M/4F 3dt x2 - m/c
FET #1 Aug 2012 3dt x2 - BFN
**new RE**
IVF #4 Jan '13 BFN 11R/6M/6F 5dt x2 - BFN
IVF #5 July '13 16R/10M/10F 5dt x2 + 1 frostie
9dp5dt Beta 1 = 344!! 16dp5dt. Beta 2 = 4822 7wk u/s= 2 heartbeats!
Twin girls! 3/6/14
Check out my blog: http://blondheimtwins.blogspot.com/
TTC SINCE 7/2010, BFP-10/2010 ended in miscarriage 11/2010 : (.....
Progesterone level 4/2011= 11.29. SA normal. HSG normal.
8/11 Clomid 50mg=BFN progesterone level 35,
10/11 Clomid 50mg =BFN progesterone level 31,
11/11 Clomid 50mg=BFN progesterone level 12,
12/11 Clomid 50mg=Progesterone 31
01/12-Break from meds-BFN
Feb-cd3 blood work FSH(5), AMH(0.56) 02/12 Break....
03/01/12-Clomid 50mg with IUI #1=BFN.
04/01/12-Another round of clomid with IUI#2=BFN.
5/8/12-Diagnostic Laparoscopy-found minimal endometriosis and small fibriod.
June and July-much needed break
August-Bravelle 75 with IUI#3- BFN
September-Bravelle injects with IUI #4-BFP!! MC 10/7/12 : ( Sonohysterogram-Normal
December- Bravelle(3 good follicles & E2 1252) with IUI#5 BFFN
July IVF #1- BFP! : ) Beta #1-245, #2- 703, #3- 1655, #4- 3553 YAY! Praying and Praying this one sticks around!
1st U/S scheduled for Aug 23rd!
Twins!!
We are having a BOY & a GIRL !!
7/30/12 - B/G twins born at 33w4d due to PPROM
Good luck to you and your girls!