[BabyOBabyIWantABaby]

Deanna-I am glad their is no cervix change. You can do it,you have held on this long .The steroid shots are uncomfortable but are worth it.

[BabyOBabyIWantABaby]

Good morning ladies! Wow last night was rough.I probably got 45 minutes of sleep.That is not good because I am a grouch when I do not sleep.lol Maybe my body is preparing me for the babies but at least then I will have a reason to be up.Well,I am about to leave for my MFM appt,I can't wait to see how big the girls are.It has been 2 whole weeks!

[BabyOBabyIWantABaby]

Good luck, Lauren and Amy

[amybeth]

Deanna: I'm glad to hear your cervix hasn't changed and that you were able to get the steroid shots (at least the first set yesterday!)... Be careful driving in all this rain today!

Mary Kay: hope your appointment goes well today! I'm so happy that you have made it so far past your goal of 34 weeks!

Lauren: good luck today too!

To everyone else, I hope you have a wonderful day! I put a list of questions together for my OB this time as for some reason I seem to forget what I want to ask when I get there! This time I'm going to print it out and go through them one by one. Baby brain has definitely sunk in, some times more than others!!! I'll log on later tonight to let you all know how my appointment went!

[hopefulmama]

Deanna I'm so glad that you finally got the sterolid shot. That's annoying that you have to go back so late for the second dose. That's great that your cervix didn't change.

Amy I'm glad that the numbness seems to be common and nothing serious. I can't sleep when dh is gone either. Plus, I can't nap b/c there's too much coming and going with the boys - at least when dh is home I know I won't miss a pick up, he's my human alarm clock lately. On one of his trips he got home and within the hour I fell asleep sitting up in the livingroom.

Mary Kay sorry you didn't get much sleep - I so hate the sleep deprivation fog!

GL Amy, Mary Kay, and Lauren!

[BabyOBabyIWantABaby]

Hi ladies,I am back.I am so glad I have an OB appt tomorrow.Baby B is not growing as well.A was 5lb13oz and B was 4lb10oz.They said depending what happens next week,36w4d,we may deliver.He also looked at my rash and said it may also be Cholestasis,which is a liver condition, which would also warrant for an early delivery because of the increase in stillbirth.I hope I get those results soon.I am in tears,I want to keep up for the babies but never in my life have I felt so miserable. I guess we will see what the OB says but the MFM sounds like he doesn't want to wait until 37 weeks. I can not bear the thought of another week of this but I have to be strong for the girls.

[Martieroo]

I read here too!

My 37 week due date is 04/11 but I have stayed with the May board! My 40 week due date is 05/02.

I follow all of you girls also - because I am right there with many of you!

Mary Kay - whoa you have really been through the ringer. I have not had near the difficulties that you have had and my Dr is probably going to take my babies by the last week in March! I will be almost 35 weeks. I was given the steroids.

Your babies are big! I am sorry that you are so miserable!

Megan

[dlrust1]

Originally Posted by BabyOBabyIWantABaby

Hi ladies,I am back.I am so glad I have an OB appt tomorrow.Baby B is not growing as well.A was 5lb13oz and B was 4lb10oz.They said depending what happens next week,36w4d,we may deliver.He also looked at my rash and said it may also be Cholestasis,which is a liver condition, which would also warrant for an early delivery because of the increase in stillbirth.I hope I get those results soon.I am in tears,I want to keep up for the babies but never in my life have I felt so miserable. I guess we will see what the OB says but the MFM sounds like he doesn't want to wait until 37 weeks. I can not bear the thought of another week of this but I have to be strong for the girls.

You have been thru so much with this pregnancy. I know you would love to carry the girls for as long as possible but, sometimes are bodies say otherwise.
Just remember that you have done everything within in your power to give these girls a great start in life. You have stayed on bedrest and the girls have had the steroids for lung maturity.
Here is a little good news. I had a beautiful baby girl at 36 weeks 17 years ago. She weighed 5lbs 4 oz at birth and came home the next day. There is quite a few studies that say twins mature faster than singletons you have done a great job.
I also just had this talk about preterm delivery with my MFM. He said that there is very little difference in babies born after 34 weeks and full term. A little TLC and they do fine.
I hope your rash turns out to just be PUPPS but, if not you have done such a great job...the girls will do great!

[Angelwithhope]

Originally Posted by BabyOBabyIWantABaby

Good morning ladies! Wow last night was rough.I probably got 45 minutes of sleep.That is not good because I am a grouch when I do not sleep.lol Maybe my body is preparing me for the babies but at least then I will have a reason to be up.Well,I am about to leave for my MFM appt,I can't wait to see how big the girls are.It has been 2 whole weeks!

Better get over the lack of sleep = grouch. You're not going to be getting a whole lot here shortly!

[cali_girl_in_sweden]

"The April Team!"

Angela/curlgirl…. due April 2nd…. Baby Boy!
Shawna/AngelwithHope... due April ¾ (March 13th twins edd)… Twin Boys!
Susan/Rademaker… due April 5th… Baby Boy and Baby Girl!
Sue/houmasue… due April 7th… Baby Girl!
Kaitlyn/WannaWaddle... due April 7th... Baby Boy!
Rebecca/NotChicken… due April 8th… Baby Boy! (scheduled c-sect April 2nd)
Patricia/Cupcake08… due April 9th… Baby Girl!
Mette/Spaitts... due April 9th... Baby Boy!
Mary Kay/babyohbaby… due April 12th… Identical Twin Girls!
Nicole/nikkib74... due April 12th... 2 baby beans!
Kim/kdmac... due April 13th… 1 baby bean!
Barbara/bq122… due April 14th (March 17th twins edd)… Identical Twin Boys!
Audra/hopefulmama... due April 15th... 1 Surprise Baby! (tentative induction April 3rd)
Scarlet/cali_girl_in_sweden... due April 16th... Baby Girl!
Heather/Cyclesister... due April 16th... Baby Boy!
Belinda/aggierose... due Aptil 17th... Identical Twin Girls and Baby Girl!
Hannah/chana... due April 19th... 1 baby bean!
Tricia/tricia08... due April 20th… 1 baby bean!
Stephanie/Rae… due April 20th... Baby Girl!
Lauren/Dizzylille... due April 20th... Baby Boy!
J/embarazada... due Aptil 22nd (April 1st twins edd)... Twin Girls!
Courtney/Cheffren… due April 24th... Baby Boy!
Viki/bgk… due April 25th... 1 Surprise Baby!
Deanna/dlrust1... due April 26th... Baby Boy!
Amy/amybeth... due April 26th... Baby Boy! (scheduled c-sect April 20th)
Maggie/mnm000... due April 29th... Twin Boys!
Anne/Callygirl... due April 30th... Baby Girl!
Stacey/Minnesotagirl... due May 1st... 1 baby bean! (scheduled c-sect April 17th)
Boys 16 Girls 13 Surprise 2

Congratulations!!
Belinda/aggierose... Feb 7th via c/sect Andi Elizabeth 2 lb 11oz 14 1/2":Bella Ryan 1 lb 9oz 13":Piper Kate 3 lb 4oz 16" Girls should be home in about 4 weeks.
Shawna/AngelwithHope... Feb 8th via c/sect Jesse Morgan 4 lb 4oz: Layne Austin 4 lb 2oz


Needing Special thoughts:

Mary Kay/babyohbaby... Bad rash, possibly PUPPPS or Cholestasis.
Deanna/dlrust1... Rough night, hospital scare due to contractions starting and dialation.
Barbara/bq122... In the hospital. Babies maybe delivering soon.
Lauren/Dizzylille... Battling PUPPPS.
Shawna/AngelwithHope... Jesse is home now but Layne is still in the hospital.
Deanna/dlrust1... Daughter had a ruptured cyst.
Viki/bgk... The migranes are back . Low lying placenta.
Lauren/Dizzylille... Upped to high risk due high blood pressure.
Susan/Rademaker... On bedrest for the duration.
Belinda/aggierose... the triplets are here and in the hospital.
Patricia/Cupcake08... Gallbladder is acting up. Possible surgery after the baby comes.
Mary Kay/babyohbaby... Cervix shortened with significant funneling. On bedrest due to shortening of cervix.
Susan/Rademaker... Baby Chance has a heart abnormality . He will need surgery but things seem manageable.
Courtney/Cheffren... Severe abdominal cramping and low back pain. Baby is doing fine!
Amy/amybeth... Placentia previa so may have to go on bedrest. Extreme fibroids and round ligament pain confirmed. Baby is doing fine!
Anne/Callygirl... The baby is planted too much in the right quadrant of the uterus.

Classes!
Scarlet/cali_girl_in_sweden... 3/26 Parenting
Scarlet/cali_girl_in_sweden... 4/23 Parenting

Upcoming Appointments:

Amy/amybeth... 3/10: OB appt (TODAY!)
Lauren/Dizzylille... 3/10: OB appt (TODAY!)
Mary Kay/babyohbaby... 3/10 MFM appt, u/s and BPP (TODAY!)
Mette/Spaitts... 3/11: OB appt
Angela/curlgirl... 3/11: OB appt
Rebecca/NotChicken... 3/12: OB appt
Sue/houmasue... 3/12: NST
Mary Kay/babyohbaby... 3/12: OB appt and NST
Lauren/Dizzylille... 3/13: OB appt
J/embarazada... 3/16: u/s
Rebecca/NotChicken... 3/16: OB appt
Patricia/Cupcake08... 3/16: OB appt
Scarlet/cali_girl_in_sweden... 3/16: OB appt
Audra/hopefulmama... 3/19: 36w u/s growth check and NST
Amy/amybeth... 3/19: u/s
Scarlet/cali_girl_in_sweden... 3/19: OB appt
Rebecca/NotChicken... 3/19: OB appt
J/embarazada... 3/23: OB appt
Rebecca/NotChicken... 3/23: OB appt
Patricia/Cupcake08... 3/23: OB appt
Rebecca/NotChicken... 3/26: OB appt
Rebecca/NotChicken... 3/30: OB appt
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Mary Kay/babyohbaby... u/s, bp check, OB appt and NST's every week
Deanna/dlrust1... cervical swab every two weeks
Courtney/Cheffren... OB appt every two weeks
Sue/houmasue... NST weekly
Mette/Spaitts... appointment every 2 weeks
Maggie/mnm000... Weekly OB appts
Susan/Rademaker... Weekly OB appts
Scarlet/cali_girl_in_sweden... OB appt every 2 weeks
Amy/amybeth... OB appt every 2 weeks
Audra/hopefulmama... NST weekly
Lauren/Dizzylille... Fetal/Maternal Specialist 2 times a week
Rebecca/NotChicken... OB appt every Mon and Thurs
Angela/curlgirl... OB appt every week
Stephanie/Rae... OB appt 2-3 times every week

Mommies of Angels:

Rebecca/MsFitzy
Jaime/Makenalelu
Liz/SoCal916
Lia/imagiccat
Dre/futuremom2b
Leigh Ann/russelle 36
Audra/hopefulmama (had twins but one had no h/b)
Lauren/Dizzylille (had twins but one had no h/b)

[cali_girl_in_sweden]

Wow, lots going on over here ... I can barely keep up. Please check the appointments and needing special thoughts sections to make sure I have them right .

We're getting down to the wire ladies. I have been having a bit of cramping the last few days but Sydney is quite active so I'm not feeling worried. I hope we put her basinett together tonight. We're still a bit slow on the back packing so we have to get on that one.

To the girls suffering with the scratching stuff, hang in there. I feel for you. I think we all feel a bit worked right about now. We're doing great and the finish line is in sight.

Have a wonderful day ladies

[mnm000]

Quick Update - I didn't get to read everyone's news.

I'm in the hospital. I was admitted last night. I had a headache and naseau all day yesterday, but my bp was doing okay, until about 3:30 and it was high 150/95. My OB wanted me to go to the hospital immediately.

Anyway, tests and the boys look good. My BP has come back down. We don't know if the headache is truly from BP/pre-e or a sinus headache/virus. Even Lortab isn't killing it. No plans for delivery, but I'm in the slammer (oh, I mean hospital) for a couple days at least of monitoring.

Take care everyone. They are coming in to monitor the babies. I'll check in later.

[Cupcake08]

Scarlet- Happy to hear your little Sydney is so active. You are so right about just focusing on the finish line!

MaryKay- I am so sorry you are so miserable. I was just telling my DH how so impressed I am by all the twin mommies on this thread and how strong all of you are. Hang in there sweetie!

Deanna- Great news on the unchanged cervix. About the NST, my baby makes a run away from the monitor almost every time the nurse leaves the room. The nurse ended up sitting with me this last visit to just get 20 minutes.

Lauren & Amy- Best of luck for great appointments today!

As for me... Stephanie & I did actually meet and got to spend a good part of the weekend together. She and her husband are so sweet and I am bummed we didn't meet earlier in the pregnancies! I am not sure if you know the coincidence but we did go to the same doctor for our IVF and now go to the same group of perinatologists.

The class itself was Saturday & Sunday for 5 hours each day. The teacher was a L&D nurse and had managed the floor for 10 years so she really knew her stuff. There was only 7 couples so we really got to know our classmates pretty well. That being said it was VERY obvious that one couple in general needed the class more than the rest of us. The questions that came from them were actually scary. Like asking if the hospital actually would be with them for a toilet birth. They also asked if the placenta could be yanked out by the umbilical cord. During the C Section video they thought it would be a great idea to heat up their lunch that had a REALLY pungent & off-putting smell and eat loudly while we sat in the tiny conference room. Sorry- I actually had to leave the room to get sick because I couldn't handle it. I still have issues with smells even this late in my pregnancy. I think Stephanie & I agree that we felt that the teacher had to dumb down some info because of this couple and much of what she covered became very basic instead of more high level.

They were in my breastfeeding class last night and were eating their dinner as well... thankfully only sandwiches. The class was great and I loved the instructor. She didn't sugarcoat that it might be tough but I felt okay that the hospital has so many lactation consultants to help out.

My DH and I are looking forward to meeting up again with Steph & her DH. We had a great time getting to know them over dinner the Sunday night.

My appointment yesterday was pretty basic, typical OB, NST and they did the Strep B. I don't have to go in again until next Monday. If my US looks like the baby is still on the low side of normal he said he would induce me either on the 17th or 18th as this would indicate that my placenta was kind of done doing its thing to the best of its ability. If it looks fine then i wait to see what goes on the Monday following. Of course he is out of town from March 19-24 so I see another OB from his group. He does not want me to go beyond the 38th week so either way it is coming up fast. Yikes! I can't believe it.

[bgk]

I'm back from a party at my work. It's so funny: all my co0workers saw me and said that it looks to them that i"m going to have a baby any day, because my tumme is much lower now, that means baby is more down.
I hope I'm not, because i'm only 33,5 weeks

But... I had my first baby at 36 weeks 9 lb, my second at 37 weeks 9lb10oz and my third at 37 weeks 9lb11oz. I guess this baby is also an early one

[BabyOBabyIWantABaby]

Originally Posted by Martieroo

I read here too!

My 37 week due date is 04/11 but I have stayed with the May board! My 40 week due date is 05/02.

I follow all of you girls also - because I am right there with many of you!

Mary Kay - whoa you have really been through the ringer. I have not had near the difficulties that you have had and my Dr is probably going to take my babies by the last week in March! I will be almost 35 weeks. I was given the steroids.

Your babies are big! I am sorry that you are so miserable!

Megan

Thanks so much.Sounds like we may deliver around the same time.Good luck