MOMs(MoMs of multiples weekly check in for the week of January 7th

momma6angels11 · January 2018

Hi ladies - This is for all of us expecting more than one little blessing! How are you doing this week?
Feel free to post bump pics or ultrasound pics and of course babies pics when they finally get here.!.!

OUR Multiple Mommies!!

37wks cut off @Momma6angels11,@kikikav
38wks cut off @i-wanna-b-the-girl-w-most-cake,@Mnddnvn, @amanning2011, @Sardavbak , @vflux33

@lexigirl1228 ;EDD 3/4 B/B
@awolfff EDD 3/8 B/G
@Momma6angels11 EDD 3/9 B/G
@Sardavbak EDD 3/12
@vflux33 EDD 3/14 B/B
@i-wanna-b-the-girl-w-most-cake EDD 3/14 B/B
@Mnddnvn EDD 3/16 B/G
@Syssa-o EDD 3/21 B/G
@amanning2011 EDD 3/25 G/G
@Gingham EDD 3/26 B/B
@kikikav EDD 3/29 G/G

1. How far along are you? What are the babies sizes, or if you know their weights??

2. Any recent appointment updates,if not when is your next appt?

3. How are you feeling?

4. Best moment with the babies this week?

5. Any Rants/ Raves/Questions, or Advice ?

amanning2011 · January 2018

1. How far along are you? What are the babies sizes, or if you know their weights??
29 weeks today, babies are supposed to be the size of pineapples
2. Any recent appointment updates,if not when is your next appt?
Nothing new since last week, I have my MFM appointment on Thursday and am doing the 3 hour glucose test on Wednesday because I failed the 1 hour

3. How are you feeling?
A little nervous about the MFM. I'm really hoping they are growing better since I increased my protein intake. Other than that my lower back hates me (which is expected) and the carpal tunnel seems to not be getting better, but not a lot worse either which is good.
4. Best moment with the babies this week?
Feeling them be super active the last few days which does make me feel better. My aunts also bought our car seats and I got my breast pump this week

5. Any Rants/ Raves/Questions, or Advice ?
Not really, just really don't want to do the 3 hour test because of my needle phobia.

i-wanna-b-the-girl-w-most-cake · January 2018

1. How far along are you? What are the babies sizes, or if you know their weights??

31 weeks. I'm guessing somewhere around 4.5 lbs each based on our last growth check

2. Any recent appointment updates,if not when is your next appt?

tomorrow with OB

3. How are you feeling?

My back is hella sore. Pelvic pressure is pretty bad. Feel like I'm going to break anytime I move around so walking super slooooowly. Nauseous in the evenings a few days a week which is strange bc I had very little morning sickness this whole pregnancy.

We got a bunch of stuff this weekend and excited about that! We have one crib (donated so will need to buy the other), a swing, a pack n play, and 2 bases for car seats.

4. Best moment with the babies this week?

DH asked me this week if I ever wish we transferred only 1 embryo instead of 2 bc he's seeing how much of a toll it's taking on my body. And I (without thinking) answered "no way". At that point I realized how much I've grown to love these babies. And how right it feels to have two as opposed to one. I can't even imagine being pregnant with 'only' one baby!

5. Any Rants/ Raves/Questions, or Advice ?

Getting dressed and out of the house is a real struggle for me. Not sure I can do it much longer. I'm going to call it and say either this or next week will be my last at work. How are other working mamas fairing these days?

amanning2011 · January 2018

@i-wanna-b-the-girl-w-most-cake I completely agree with it feeling right to have the twins. I have an aunt who has been telling my mom since day 1 that I don't really want twins because she thinks it will be too hard for me *roll my eyes*, and I can't imagine anything beside both our girls

I've been working from home since a week before Thanksgiving because I don't fit behind the steering wheel of my car so I can't drive. I plan on working for as long as I am able to so I have as much FMLA as possible after the girls are born.

vflux33 · January 2018

1. How far along are you? What are the babies sizes, or if you know their weights??
31 w tomorrow, 6.6 %ile and 10.20 %ile as of last week

2. Any recent appointment updates,if not when is your next appt?
1st of my biweekly NSTs Friday, still scheduling all my other new stuff with the MFM

3. How are you feeling?
A bit stressed, but very thankful to be mostly over the flu, done with the tamiflu, and able to actually stand for longer than 9 seconds lol.

4. Best moment with the babies this week?
They seem to like mornings. Nice to wake up knowing that they're active.

5. Any Rants/ Raves/Questions, or Advice ?
Do any of you have one who is WAY more active than the other? It's like A always has places to go and people to see and B wants to sit around and relax. B is actually bigger and both heart rates are fine so I'm not super worried. Definitely seems like an early personality difference though.

vflux33 · January 2018

@amanning2011 GL on your 3 hr glucose test!

@i-wanna-b-the-girl-w-most-cake I feel you on the pelvic pressure. Time to bust out the maternity belts!

momma6angels11 · January 2018

1. How far along are you? What are the babies sizes, or if you know their weights??
31+5 today thay supposed to be coconuts.
2. Any recent appointment updates,if not when is your next appt?
No appointments this week, but next week ill have my MFM appointment on Tuesday and and NST on Friday
3. How are you feeling?
Ready to be done.. my fingers are numb and i can barely get up off the couch.. braxton hicks feel way stronger than they did with my singleton. Ive got the pelvic pressure too
4. Best moment with the babies this week?
Feeling them move around like they are battling eachother..
5. Any Rants/ Raves/Questions, or Advice ?
Rant: just wanna be done
Rave: only 5 weeks or less left! Hoping its less but also not too soon..
Question: @awolfff how are things going? I hope babies are still growing inside you.

Anyone been scheduled for an induction or section yet?

i-wanna-b-the-girl-w-most-cake · January 2018

My pelvic "pressure" has turned into stabbing pains between my legs. Makes walking or even moving my legs superbly painful. I'm over it.

momma6angels11 · January 2018

@vflux33 i hope your nst goes well tomorrow!!

amanning2011 · January 2018

@momma6angels11 my OB/midwife is hoping for baby A to flip still so they don't want to schedule anything yet.

@i-wanna-b-the-girl-w-most-cake I'm with you! I'm so sick of being in pain every time I try to stand up it walk

My 3-hour test went well as far as I know. My arm doesn't look great, but I don't think it will bruise, thank goodness. I won't find out the results for a few days. Basically if I don't hear back before my appointment next Tuesday I passed lol. I'm really glad my arm won't bruise because I'm getting my maternity pictures done on Saturday. In preparation for that I got maternity henna done, I am so excited ❤️

momma6angels11 · January 2018

Anyone not able to close their legs?? I know this sounds crazy but all of a sudden my belly is in my way when I sit..

awolfff · January 2018

Sorry I have been MIA! Been kinda nuts over here...good, just crazy busy!

1. How far along are you? What are the babies sizes, or if you know their weights??
32 weeks today! Don’t know their weights, but my weight has increased by 10+ lbs since my last appt ~2 wks ago...probably the fastest I’ve gained this whole pregnancy.

2. Any recent appointment updates,if not when is your next appt?
Had my first NST today. Happy to report that there were no contractions, babies were moving a ton and the ob checked my cervix (I had some light pink spotting last night) and cervix is the same as it was the last time they checked! Also, shared an elevator with a Dad and baby who was born 3 months early! Baby looked so healthy and it was such a great reminder that even when things don’t go as planned, there have been so many wonderful advancements to be grateful for.

3. How are you feeling?
Mostly uncomfortable with a little bit of depression with being on limited activity with my toddler. I really wish I had the energy and physical capability to take him out and about for some last hoorahs of just being the two of us. Really impressed with the ppl who have pulled through for me and come helped...at the same time disappointed with the ppl who said they could help, but somehow find an excuse every time I call. I guess it’s better to figure out this now than when we bring the babies home.

4. Best moment with the babies this week?
Really just the increased movement. My son thinks it’s hilarious to see them kick

5. Any Rants/ Raves/Questions, or Advice?

rants:
-totally have a hard time crossing my legs too @momma6angels11
-also having a hard time with the toddler. Had him alone two days and one day he was a saint and the other he was a little tornado who wouldn’t nap!
-my mother has been helping but is also driving me nuts. She low key implies I’m going to bring home super sick small babies and that we don’t know how to care for them. She does this mostly in her comments and it’s kind of hard to explain so I’ll just leave it at that.
-the pregnancy brain is alive and well for me.
-itchy/sore belly button

raves:
-husband has been really great.
-Mom friends who I thought were just being nice in offering their help, have also been great.
-32 weeks and I’ll be so stoked if we can make it 4 or 5 more weeks....hoping it goes as fast as the last couple weeks have gone! Feeling like we are so close to meeting the babes and I’m so excited (and slightly terrified)!

momma6angels11 · January 2018

@awolfff I definitely feel you on taking care of a toddler alone. I have a 12mth old that keeps me busy and i feel so bad cause it hurts to get on the floor with him to play. Its really hard when your body cant move the way it normally would. Im so glad your nst wrnt well!
@Vflux33 how did your nst go today?

vflux33 · January 2018

@momma6angels11 Just got home. I passed! Whew. I had one small contraction during, but not enough to raise red flags. Also hit it off with the NST nurse, which is good since we are going to be see each other 2 hours a week for however long I last.

mnddnvn · January 2018

Hi ladies - everything is okay, but labeling this TW in case anyone is feeling sensitive.

Yesterday at 3 pm I started having continuous lower back pain and period like cramping. I wanted to stay positive but it did feel a little like what preterm labor symptoms sound like. It wasn't extremely painful but a little worrisome. I waited until my already scheduled appointment this morning where the doctor discovered I was 2 cm dilated and admitted me to the hospital immediately for possible preterm labor.

They are giving me steroids to help the babies' lungs develop just in case and magnesium to slow any contractions. And after I get released, assuming the babies don't come, I'll be on bedrest.

As I've told you guys, it's been a pretty easy pregnancy so far so I didn't expect this, at least not at 31 weeks. Wanted to share because I knew you'd all understand and also to tell you all to take care. The symptoms I had felt mostly like a backache which is hard to distinguish from just regular pregnancy woes. Hope everyone else is having a better Friday.

vflux33 · January 2018

@mnddnvn Oh wow, I’m really sorry you’re dealing with this. It sounds like you have a solid plan. I hope you can keep your LO’s hanging in there as long as possible. Will be thinking of you.

DDRRT1982 · January 2018

**lurking**. Something I wished someone would of told me with my oldest is what back labor was like. I had no clue it could be a symptom of labor. I thought I was just having random back pain until I noticed a closer pattern. My son was sunny side up, so that was more than likely the reason I had back labor with him. @mnddnvn I hope those babies stay put!

awolfff · January 2018

@mnddnvn I’m so sorry you are going through this! Hoping those babes keep cooking.
When I went into triage for preterm labor signs, I wasn’t admitted, but left feeling pretty anxious and literally every day I am still pregnant I feel slightly more relieved. If it’s any consolation, what helps me is to know that if they do come early, things have come a LONG way and the outcomes are pretty decent. I was told if you are able to come in soon enough to get the steroid shot, they are even better. It sounds like they are taking good care of you and the babies. In the meantime, I hope you are able to rest up and again, hope the babies stay put!

Gingham · January 2018

@mnddnvn Thinking of you and hoping those babies stay put for at least a few more weeks!

Nothing much to report over here. I'm on a pretty strict diet trying to manage the GD without meds, which is time consuming and expensive. Oddly enough, I feel the best (more energy, less aches and pains) than I have the rest of this pregnancy. My biggest complaint right now is that I feel like my stomach literally CANNOT stretch anymore. It hurts so badly when I try to bend down at all, so if I drop something, sorry...it's staying on the floor! lol.

Who is still working? I'm trying to hang in there another month, but we'll see.

momma6angels11 · January 2018

@mnddnvn I hope those babies stay put for at least a few more weeks. Please update us if they keep you or send you home on bedrest. Im glad your appointment was the next day and not a few days later or it could have been worse. I will be thinking of you and babies!

amanning2011 · January 2018

@mnddnvn I'm glad you got to the doctor when you did! Praying those babies stay right where they are for a few more weeks, keep us posted

@Gingham I'm still working, though I'm working from home since I do data entry. I'll probably work up until I deliver or my doctor tells me otherwise. GD is so hard to deal with! I got diagnosed this week and watching my carbs has been so hard. I haven't really wanted sweets so far so the sugar part is pretty easy, but I love my carbs

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