impromptu Dr visit, again.

the past several days i have had a headache that would not go away. Today it was joined by dizziness. These were on the list of things to look out for on the pre-e list my peri gave me. So I went to CVS and used their blood pressure cuff thing. 144/87. Ooops. So I called my OB, and they wanted me to come right in. When I went in it was 149/80, they had me rest for a while and it dropped to 135/80. Dr. said I have to check it 2-4 times per day and if it gets above 140/90 I have to call right away. Boo. Hoping that doesn't happen. The little ones were doing fine, beating each other up again! I have a follow-up in a week. And my regular appointment is the week after, and my peri appt is the week after that. Thinking I'm gonna get tired of the Drs!

1st Peri. Appointment

I went in for my first Maternal Fetal Medicine Dr today.
It was a 2.5 hour appointment. Before going I lost my breakfast. When I got there we had to wait about 30 mins before going back. Then I had an ultrasound that lasted for about an hour. They measured everything imaginable. Then the machine shut off and she had to do it again. We could've seen what they were, but I said no because DH wasn't there. Boy was that hard! The babies were both measuring perfectly. They even gave us a little show. Baby A was kicking Baby B in the belly, but I think I saw B poke A first. Lol. My mom says Baby A is the naughty one. I think she may be right. After the ultrasound I puked again. Almost all over the ultrasound room. They unlocked the bathroom just on time (what office locks a bathroom around OB patients?!!!) Then they brought me ice chips. I felt very pregnant. The Peri then came in and did another ultrasound, said babies looked good, and my cervix was great. It hadn't shortened anymore since the last ultrasound. The things I wasn't so sure my OB was getting right I asked him about, and I am happy I did! He is letting me off the met, tested my blood sugar today, and said I need to gain 24 lbs by 24 weeks. That's 24 lbs in a little less than 8 weeks! Not so sure about that, especially if I'm gonna start being sick again! Which I have been allllll day. Had to stay home from work. I really hope going off the met will help a lot! That's about it. Oh, except for that my bp was higher than it has ever been, 138/72. Praying it was just from being sick, not the beginnings of pre-e. Loving my little beans so much. Can't wait to find out who they are. Names are all picked, just depends on the genders, which we find out Oct. 6th!

15 week Dr appt.

I just got home from my Dr visit. I actually got to see my doctor this time, and I still really like her. She had me go in for an ultrasound to measure my cervix, and the ultrasound tech measured that (3.8, which means it's gotten shorter, two weeks ago it was 4.5) The pains I had yesterday could've been contractions. She said if I can time them and they are more frequent than 15 minutes apart, to go in right away. Also, she said I should go in right away if I have any pains that are different from what I have experienced before. She gave me a referral to a Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist at the local hospital with the level 3 NICU. She seemed to think I would need to deliver there, and would need to see a specialist (unlike the nurse practitioner I saw last, who was all "Who cares if you're having twins") Also, unlike that NP, she said that as long as baby A is head down, we could go vaginal!! That made me happy. The NP basically told me to plan on a c-setion. (Have I mentioned I don't like that lady?)She didn't seem concerned that I haven't gained any weight. She said she'd like me to gain 35 or less. Thinking I can do that, only a few weeks from being halfway. Dr. D said we are shooting for 34 weeks, anything past that is awesome. As for work, she said to shoot for 28 weeks, I may be able to make it longer, but 28 weeks would be a good goal. They are making my appt. with the other DR. in about two weeks, and then my next OB appt. is October 6th. That is when we will have the anatomy scan. Taking the mothers and my little sis to that appt. After that she said they'd see me every 2-3 weeks. Things are going so fast now! Guess we'd better get started on clearing out the office and getting it ready to become a nursery.

impromptu 3rd appointment

I have been having some pretty severe sharp shooting pains in my (cervix?) for the past two days. I called my doctor's office today and left a message about it. They called me back after only 45 minutes (which they never do) and told me to come right in. I told them it would be about 30 minutes and they told me to hurry- talk about scaring me. So I went in. I had to wait for an hour and a half to be seen- grrrr- all the while thinking something could be horribly wrong. Finally, when someone saw me they measured my cervix (it measured at 4.5 cm which I guess is good) and looked at both babies, who were doing fine. Both being very active. They decided it was either round ligament pain or a possible bladder infection. I'm so relieved everything is ok. But it still really hurts, so I hope they didn't miss something.


Baby A was sprawled out with her (I say her because I reeeeeaaaallllyyy think A is a girl) hand draped dramatically over her forehead as if to say "what a hard life it is to be me". Then she waved and scrunched up and waved again.

Baby B was curled up into a tight little ball, just kicking away upside down again!! Lol. The nurse said B was going to be an acrobat, and that the babies were "but to head". They were much closer than the other times I saw them. I think they'll be little snugglers. Sad daddy had to miss the show.

2nd appt

I had my second OB appt today. It was supposed to be with the OBGYN. However, she was out delivering babies, so I saw the evil nurse practitioner that made me cry last time. She wasn't so bad today. She did treat my concerns like they weren't important. Especially, my concerns about twins. She just basically treated my pregnancy like it was the same as a singleton. Which in ways it is, but from all of the books I've been reading, it's also more complicated than that.She didn't think I should be seen more often, or even think about seeing a high risk doctor. I really hope to see my DOCTOR next time, to discuss these things.

I did get an actual ultrasound tech today. That was nice. Both babies look like babies! Baby A was resting, just posing for the camera. Baby B was upside down, backwards, and kicking up a storm. She tried to take a picture for a NT certification of baby A and started poking the baby so it would move it's arm. Baby did not want to move. Then finally, baby got mad, flipped over and started punching at the camera. She turned on the 3d ultrasound part, and OMG, sooo cute! Both babies measured the same (11w1d) and had the same heartbeat (180).The ultrasound was rather long today though, and now I'm having a little cramping, and even a tad of spotting. Praying everything is ok. Scary. I'm not going to worry about it unless it continues or becomes heavier.

1st appt update

So I had my first OB appt today. The ARNP saw me and I really liked her a lot. She spent a ton of time talking with us, and seemed really interested in all our questions and concerns. She saved the US for last, which kind of annoyed me, but I understood she had lots of other things to do. She found the baby, no problem. He or she is nice a snug in my womb ( was secretly worried about ectopic) And her/his little heart was fluttering away. We couldn't hear it, but she measured it at 153bpm. Then I asked if she could point out the yolk sac. She moved the wand around but said she was not good with sonograms. Then she said "Wait, is that another baby? It is, it is another baby! You're having twins!" So there you have it ladies and gentlemen. Twins. And they both have little heartbeats. Can't scan photos, but will try to take pics of them and upload soon. So happy to be having a healthy pregnancy, and twins? What a crazy, wonderful, unexpected blessing.