I'm just over 26 weeks currently with b/g twins, and I'm struggling. I'm only about 5'3", so there's not a whole lot of room for them, and I'm huge! I'm having trouble even sitting upright to eat, walking is painful in my hips and pelvis, my back is killing me, and my stomach is so sore. The last few nights I've ended up in tears thinking about how much worse it's going to get.
It took us so long to be blessed with these little ones, and I hate feeling ungrateful. I try to put it all in perspective, knowing that it will all be worth it in the end, but each night of restless sleep and pain makes it that much harder.
Any tips for a struggling twin mom to be?

PCOS--TTC since 11/2010:
5 cycles of Clomid: all BFN, 1 cycle of Follistim:CP
1 year break thanks to deployment.
1 cycle Follistim: BFN, Lap to remove peritubal cyst May 2013
2 cycles Follistim + trigger: BFN, Gonal F +IUI April 2014: BFP!!!!!!
Boy/Girl Twins due Jan 5, 2015!!!
Re: Needing encouragement from those who have been there
TTC #1 since 8/1/10; Me:41 and BRCA1+, DH:46
DOR (FSH 24.3)/ terrible egg quality ; homozygous MTHFR c677t
5 IUI's: 2/11 to 6/11 and 1/12= BFN
OE IVF#1-4 8/11-6/12= all BFN
DE IVF#1 11/12 bad embryos= BFN
DE IVF #2 2/13 BFP/Beta hell: m/c 5w6d
CFNBC 7 months, not doing well; decided on guarantee program at RBA w/frozen DE
DE IVF #3 1/14 ET 4BB; BFP;M/C 5w1d, incomplete m/c; MVA extraction in ER 7w1d
DE FET#1 ET 3/1714; BFP, beta 1 3/27= 197, beta 2 3/31= 1586, beta 3 4/7= 13879!!
First u/s= Twins with HBs at 6w2d! We are Team Pink x 2!!
K & K born 11/21/14 at 38wks 4 days
SAIF/PAIF Welcome
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No matter what anyone else thought, I understood my limitations and listened to my body. If I didn't feel up for it, I cancelled plans. I only ran one errand at a time. I spent a lot of time laying in our recliner. I lived for long, hot showers. I let DH do almost everything around the house, including taking care of our 4 year old. (I'll forever be grateful for that.)
Honestly, twin pregnancy was one of the longest times of my life. Take it one day at a time. You will get through it! And in the end, you will be so amazed at what your body can do. And you'll never take for granted things like bending down and getting up from a chair without help!
We're here for support. Feel free to vent any time!
Baby Boy #1 born 1/15/2010
Babies #2 & #3 arriving Spring 2014 (EDD June 18)
The last few weeks are rough. Hang in there! Take it easy and let others do anything for you. I took a lot of soaking baths. I heard other people say that going swimming was amazing when they got big and uncomfortable because it took pressure off your feet and back. I never did, but it might be worth a try. Put your feet up anytime you can
I also wore a support belt and it helped. If you have a moby or other wrap carrier I know that some women wrap their bellies for support and say it helps. I also slept most comfortably in a recliner.
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
We tried for two years to get pregnant and I don't want to be ungrateful either but I am so over this pregnancy. I don't know how I'll survive the next two weeks if I don't go into labor before then. There is no medical reason for the doctor to induce or do a c/s at this point because babies are doing well and my kidney stone pain have somehow disappeared.
Hang in there, I'll let you know how my next week or two goes!
Married to Lee since 9/2/2000
Momma to Hais November 2002 and Carter April 2010 (with use of fertility treatments)
Cancer Survivor
I got ready for work. Anything to make life easier.
When I went home at 33 weeks, I did a lot of soaking in the tub to get some relief. Being pregnant with twins is rough but it goes quickly. I made it to 36 weeks before having a C section due to slower growth rates - they just ran out of room!
Some days are better than others personally it has a lit to do with the babies' positions . Do you have a support band or a snoogle?
My "upsie belly" belt has made all the difference in my ability to move around. It was life changing! my snoogle and boppy wedge are the only things that get me through the night. Although I'm still up to pee ever hour and a half.
Make sure you are wearing good shoes too. If I wear anything other than running shows my hips hurt like crazy.
Good luck!
I'm 5'5" and carried them to 36wks 1 day. They weighed 5lbs and 6lbs 9.4oz. Both placentas weighed 2 lbs each! At my 35 week appointment, I measured 46 weeks.
I had a lot of pillows & a big body pillow from Buy Buy Baby. I lived on Tums (everything gave me heartburn). We got a recliner in our master bedroom (planned to use it for nursing), but used it more to sleep in on bad nights while pregnant.
I went on bedrest at 30 weeks for a growth discordance. By 32 weeks, I could barely move and I wasn't sure if that was because of bedrest or just my size in general. I definitely iced my bottom rib b/c it was stretching and hurt so bad. Icing it helped. I tried to only take Tylenol if it was really bad. I think bedrest probably helps the back pain, but definitely causes muscle atrophy. My kids are 2.5 and I still haven't had time to get my muscle tone back!
Good luck!
Hang in there. Just take it 1 day at a time and know that every day they are in there, they are getting bigger and healthier.
Wedding Fall 2007 Off OCP's since 9/08-started with BBT charts Saw Ob/gyn May 2009 Blood work normal except single copy of MTHFR Clomid 50mg May 2009 Clomid 50mg + IUI June 2009 Femara 5mg + IUI July 2009 Normal HSG July 2009 Femara 5mg + ovidrel+IUI August 2009 Femara 5mg +ovidrel + IUI September 2009 November 2009-normal lap December 2009-met with RE December/January-Injectible med cycle with IUI-Abnormal sperm morpology found-only 0-1% normal All Head defects. Jan/Feb 2010 1st IVF with ICSI-5 week chemical pregnancy
Feb 2010-male infertility doc says DH's anatomy and blood work are normal so nothing he can do.
FET July 2010-BFP! Twin m/c @ 5.5 wks
Dec/Jan 2011 IVF #2 Only 4 eggs retrieved-Ganirelix dose messed up BFFN
Feb/March 2011 IVF #3 ER 3/9 9 eggs, 7 fertilized, ET 3/14, No frosties. BFN
IVF #4 ER 8/22 9R,7F ET 8/25-3 embies, 1 frostie! Beta 9/2= 54, 9/6=274, 9/8=625, 9/12=2953, 9/16 greater than 10,000. B/G TWINS born April 2012 @ 36wks & 1 day!
July 2014-going back for the frozen embryo! ET 7/28, heartbeat seen at 6wks1day with SCH. Miscarriage confirmed at 6wks4days