~*~ Early Arrivals Check in 9/19 ~*~

Re: ~*~ Early Arrivals Check in 9/19 ~*~

• Aurora1181 member

  September 2014

  I think we've had a bunch of babies born recently- so post below if you want to be added!
  
  As for us, no real updates- today marks 5 weeks in the NICU and each day my twins get better and better at bottles- that's their last hurdle before coming home. I tried tandem nursing for the first time yesterday and it was awesome! Logistically really difficult, but baby boy took right to it. Baby girl seemed like she just wanted to look around, but she's a little behind her brother developmentally, so I wasn't too surprised. Still, the whole experience was amazing. I can't wait to do that every day.
  

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  Me: 32, DH: 34  / TTC since February 2011 / SA: all normal, HSG: all clear! / on Lovenox for anticardiolipid antibodies
  4 IUIs with Clomid, Letrozole, and Menopur. All BFN.
  9/12: lap / hysteroscopy: found and removed mild endometriosis, cervical polyp, and 2 para-tubular cysts
  5/13 IVF #1: Follistim, Menopur, Ganirelix, 10R/4M/4F, ET of 2, 5 cell and 4 cell, no frosties = BFN
  12/13 IVF #2 = November / December 2013. Microdose Lupron Protocol: 15R/6M/6F, Froze all 6 due to high E2 and P4
  FET 1: Jan 22, 2014 of one 4AB blast and one 3BB blast (3 blasts on ice!)
  BFP on HPT 4dp5dt, Beta #1 9dp5dt: 310, Beta #2 11dp5dt: 899
  First u/s on 2/17/14: TWINS!!!!! both w/HBs of 114 at 6w3d, HBs 150 and 152 at 7w5d
  5/27/2014: Team purple!!!!  EDD 10/10/2014 / 

  Delivered by c-section at 32w0d 8/15/2014 due to preeclampsia/HELLP syndrome
  Baby Boy 4lbs 1oz, 17 inches
  Baby Girl 3lbs 5oz, 16 inches
  
  
  

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• shunt1983 member

  September 2014

  Michael is doing really well 36 hours ago taken off caffeine. He'll move to open crib on Monday as long as he holds temp. Bfing is going so slow but we are trying our first bottle tonight. After Thursday our last hurdle will be feeding, we are going to start really working on it. I'm hoping he'll be home in the next 10 days but only when he's ready. Meanwhile I've been starting to prepare for him at home.

  

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• jusmale member

  September 2014 edited September 2014

  Here's a link to my post with pictures of my baby who arrived early on Sept. 11th:

  https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12442447/my-baby-came-early/p1

  Vivian was born at 36 weeks, 3 days due to pre-eclampsyia, which started with high blood pressure all of a sudden.

  
  

  We are still struggling with breastfeeding because she had to be on formula for the first week of life. I plan to meet with a lactation consultant again soon. She also had jaundice and needed photo therapy for two days at home. We've had to go to the doctor every day since getting home to have her weighed and for some blood tests. Tomorrow will be the first day that we don't have to go to the doctor.

  
  

  I am healing well and aside from being tired from getting up multiple times at night for feedings, I feel almost back to my normal self. I still can't believe my baby is here already, but I'm so happy to have her!

  
  

  

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• DanielleB27 member

  September 2014

  Both Peter and Sophia are doing well, and we're doing better with breastfeeding. Our pedi said that we could stop adding the fortifier to their milk, so we're on to straight breastmilk! She also said that we could do as many nursing sessions during the day as the twins can tolerate, so I'm nursing during the day and then my SO does bottles at night while I pump because it is a lot of set up time to nurse two babies at once. They are sleeping 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 hours at a stretch at night, so we're getting some sleep but not much! 

  
  

  Next doctor's appointment is Wednesday, and I'm excited to see how much they have grown!

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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