Things are going well! We had an ultrasound at 17w6d. My lovely IM was able to come down for it and her Momma! :) It was great to get to meet the babies' grandma! :) Unfortunately we got the icky ultrasound tech. I had her one time early in the pregnancy of the last twins and didn't care for her. Her bedside manner is just less than ideal (she doesn't tell you anything that she's doing and pretty much ignores the room while doing her scans). This just taught us not to schedule another ultrasound on a Tuesday! lol! :)
All in all the babies look great!! Baby A is(was at the time) on my right side and BREECH. Baby B on the left slightly angled and also BREECH! What is up with this whole Breech thing girls? Never in my history of carrying babies have I ever had one present breech at ANY time in the pregnancy. These girls just want to go out with a bang! :) LOL There is still PLENTY of time for them to flip around so I'm not too concerned.. Just seems a typical finding with these little divas :) Oddly enough I realized later that the u/s tech never did any gender shots. We obviously know via PGD testing that our little Divas are girls but it still seems odd that she didn't verify that for the record. LOL.
Here's a peek at them :
Baby A is doing what I believe is the duck face. I think she must be practicing for some facebook selfies! :) Baby B has her little arm/hand up under her head just relaxing! Apparently their big brother always sleeps like that - how cute!! :)
According to the measurements Baby A was 1 day ahead with a heartrate of 158 and Baby B was 2 days behind with a heartrate of 144 but somehow they both were estimated to weigh (both 7oz) the same amount? Go figure! We also asked the tech about the placenta since we had that tiny bleed issue back at 14wks and were told we had a partial previa. She assured us that it had moved out of the way - no worries.
Off we go to see my Dr who announced that both babies looked wonderful ! Both were currently breech (yup, we know!) and Baby A's placenta is now completely covering the cervix (plus slightly anterior). WHAT? The ultrasound tech told us it moved?? Apparently the report says complete previa. BLAH. So now we cross our fingers that this moves out of the way as my uterus grows (cuz we know there's still a LOT of growing to do!). I'd rather not have a c-section with this last pregnancy! LOL! Plus with the placenta where it currently is (anterior) the OB would have to cut thru the placenta to deliver baby A. Uhmm, no thanks - not what I'm looking for in a birth experience. Fingers crossed things move along like they should. Right now these little Divas are trying to do everything they can to guarantee a csection with the previa and both breech. But I'm sure if I explain things nicely they'll try to get with the program! :)
I have another OB appt next week - no clue why the dr decided to see me in 2 wks vs 4wks but I do what she says. lol. Other than that bp was great, urine clear! We're cruising along just great!
Now if those babies would just agree to let me quit puking! They have let up quite a bit, but usually at least once or twice a week they jump up and scream- HA JUST KIDDING! GO puke! :) Boogers anyway :)
19 Weeks
Sources say the babies are now the size of a largo mango (or for those who prefer a non-fruit comparison a square kleenex box). Arms & legs are finally in proportion, while neurons are now connected between the brain and muscles and cartilage throughout the body is turning to bone. Serious upgrades going on in there! It's estimated that movement should be felt between 18-21 weeks depending on a ton of factors. So far I can feel some kicks and jabs if I'm laying quietly in bed but rarely do I feel tons of movement when I'm up and about :)
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