[Anastasia]

Laura - Thank you for checking in and your kind words. I hop all is going well for you and DH.

Belinda - First, I have gotten headaches, but they are sinus related as far as I can tell. Second, your OB and MFM (definitely ask your OB for a referral to an MFM if (s)he doesn't volunteer to do so) will talk to you about how much weight to gain. My MFM told me 55 lb's; however, he said it could be more and that is fine. You and Tisha need to go out and bur Dr. Barbara Luke's book, what to expect when you are expecting twins, triplets or quads (I think that is the title). It has an enormous amount of info about what and how much to eat. I personally cannot eat as much as she suggests, but I have been taking protein powder shakes, eating lots of red meat, whole grains, veggies, and dairy as she has suggested. Also, I was in some Maternity clothes by 7-8 weeks and completely in by about 11weeks. I think I really started showing around 10 weeks. Much earlier than a normal singleton.

Tisha - I hope you have disability, b/c especially with your job I think you would stop working between 20-22 weeks. I am an attorney and am in court a lot and this week, I am stating to get the feeling I am not going to make it to 22 weeks (my original, quit work date) without cutting my hours at least. My OB and MFM have said they will fill out whatever disability paperwork is necessary whenever I feel like I need to keep my feet up. With you being on your feet all day it could even be earlier. As for the others on this thread - Roxane quit at 19 weeks, Jen, quit really early as she is a flight attendant, Fran was a SAHM, Shelley didn't work, and Hailey I think worked until somewhere around 18-19 weeks, I could be wrong on these exact times, but you get the general idea.

Jen - Thank you so much for the good thoughts.

Irena - Thank you for posting about this, I have heard that there have been studies on p17 for singletons, I didn't know they were doing a study for trips, I will definitely talk to my OB and MFM about this. I am glad everything is going well for you.

I hope all the mommies are doing well with their babies, we haven't heard from Melissa lately I hope all is well with the baby boys.

Has anyone heard from Lisa? I haven't seen her on here for a while, I know she is busy with her two oldest, I hope everything is going great.

As for me, I have had attack of the swelling ankles and fingers, also, ligament pain, and not sleeping well, obviously just a glimpse into the future. I am so glad it is Friday and I can sit on the couch all weekend, although I know I will feel guilty while my DH does a ton of work around the house. I just keep on telling myself that these babies need me to be horizontal as much as possible.