We made it to 30 weeks! It seems like every time I see the babies at my appointments they look more squished and it is harder to make out what I am looking at because they get in each others pictures. I go in each week but they are looking for different things each time. I won't find out how much they've grown and get their weights measured for another 2 weeks :( Today one of the things they were looking for was that the babies were practicing breathing. They have both done this for us the last 2 appointments. Today baby A refused to do it, at least that we could see definitively. It's an important sign that she is still getting enough from the placenta and that baby B isn't hogging everything. After 45 min of watching and waiting they said that they wanted to have me monitored since they couldn't get her to do it. Her heart rate was great and she was moving around lots so I knew everything was fine, but it's better to be safe and check I suppose. So I peed in my cup, spoke with my doc for a min and before I knew it he was escorting me up to labor and delivery.
When we got to the nurses counter he said, "This is Rachal, party of 3 checking in." It was pretty funny. Then he bragged about my pregnancy and said he just wanted to do a stress test to be sure everything was fine. He said I was a "Baby growing machine." I take it as a compliment. It's true, I have been lucky not to have any problems other than being so sick in the beginning. There are like 6 sets of twins in our ward so I have lots of twin mom friends that know exactly what I'm going through and they have been such a big help. Two of the moms were on bed rest at 28 weeks! My good friend Melonie delivered her twins at 32 weeks and they had to stay in NICU for 2 weeks. I am no where close to having any signs of preterm labor. I am so glad that the babies are in there growing...but at the same time I kinda wish there was some kind of movement happening! The last few weeks have gone by so slow for me. Getting checked into labor and delivery made me even more restless. So they had me put on a gown and get in bed and I got hooked up to lots of monitors for heart rates. It seemed like lots of work for nothing and I felt bad for the nurse that was stuck with me. They seemed very busy and I'm sure she was needed elsewhere, but she was very nice. Of course I wasn't planning to get admitted today so I was wearing my g's and the nurse probably thought I was some kind of freak. My hair was even braided and everything. I layed there for a long time with my eyes closed. It was nice to relax and listen to the heart beats. If only I could've napped! The nurse said things were looking great and she had to keep coming in to adjust the monitors because they were moving around so much. I had lots of contractions while I was there and she kept asking me if I could feel any of them but I couldn't so she wasn't worried. "You're uterus is just gearing up for the huge growth spurt these babies are about to start," she said. Yes-I am still going to get a lot bigger. She tried to call my doc but couldn't reach him. Finally at 4:00 she decided to just let me go so I could eat but I had to promise to keep my phone with me in case my doc wanted me to come back for some reason (As if). What an awesome nurse sneaking me out! Oddly enough, being there all day wore me out! I have to give a shout out to my mom for watching Snoops ALL DAY and being stuck without a car seat.
Our goal for delivery(well mostly my doctor's goal as he wouldn't really negotiate the date AT ALL) is October 8th. As long as things look great at the next 2 appointments then I'll be going on the books for surgery. Man that seems far away! I am getting more and more uncomfortable every day. Eek!
"Of course I wasn't planning to get admitted today so I was wearing my g's and the nurse probably thought I was some kind of freak. My hair was even braided and everything."
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