Well I'm 26 weeks today! Yea! Another milestone! We had a doctor appointment yesterday and they checked fluids. All looked good with the fluids on all 3 babies. They will check measurements in 2 weeks. We also tried to see if we could take a peak to see what Baby C is again. No success. Baby C would not cooperate. Believe me the doctor tried. She spent alot of time on Baby C. So maybe in a couple weeks or maybe we will have to wait until delivery. Of course with Baby A and Baby B my identical boys there was no problem seeing their winkies, they have never been shy. I am feeling really good just starting to get a bit uncomfortable at night. My stomach is so heavy and I am tossing and turning all night. I guess it's good that I am not working anymore, I couldn't imagine worrying about work as well. I attached the latest ultrasound pictures. They are in a row, from top to bottom, Baby A, B, and C. We will also be having another baby shower this week so I will post those pics later.
Well today I had an Echo done for the babies. This is when the perinatal doctor goes in and checks very dilligently the hearts of all 3 babies, chamber by chamber. It was awesome to see them and the doctor even did a 3D ultrasound. It was so cool. Well we got another surprise today! No we are not having 4. Well we have been told that we are having 2 identical boys and a girl. Well our Baby C is looking more like a boy than a girl. I wish I could say that the doctor was for sure one way or another but he wasn't. So Baby C is still in question but leaning towards boy now. I just laughed. I always felt that maybe I was destined to be a mom of boys. Can you imagine 4 boys! I am so happy either way, when you wait this long to be blessed with more children you don't question what God has blessed you with. If Baby C turns out to be another boy then God must think I can handle it. He never gives us more than we can handle, right? LOL! Well the best news is that their hearts are text book great! Which is awesome news! We are so truly blessed.
Well its been a while since I posted. Not much going on here with the babies except they are really starting to kick now. I have been feeling them since about 16 weeks, you know the fluttering. I think I was able to recognize it right away because I already had a baby and all mothers know, even though it's been 10 years for me, you don't forget that feeling. It's wonderful! They move randomly throughout the day but really get moving around 6 pm but calm down by the time I am going to sleep, I hope that's a good sign for future sleeping patterns. For all those mom's who ask me do I feel them all over. Yes, it feels like I have a full term baby in there and he or she is kicking me and then punching me and that's why I feel it in different spots. However we all know that's not the case. I go in for another ultra-sound on Friday and hope to report great progress. I feel like I am always eating so I hope it shows in their weights because it's not showing in mine. I've never been the kind of person to have problems gaining weight before but I am having a hard time now. Go figure! If that's not irony for you, I don't know what is.
Ok this is completely off the baby topic but as I am typing I received a call that said unknown name, which I didn't answer because I figured it was a sales call. Then a minute later the Rancho police called and said that 911 was called from my number and if we made a call. I said no. He asked if I maybe was dialing a 951 number my mistake and I said no. He said he would stop by just in case, I said no problem. Well I began to think and realized I did call my husband Vic to see if he was on his way home from work, his number starts 921. So the police came, they were very nice. I felt like an idiot and apologized for wasting their time. They told me that dispatch called me but it went to voicemail, oh I said that was the unknown name and number. He asked me what did it say when he called for me to pick-up. I told him it said private name/private number which I told him half our family comes up as private so I answered. I again apologized and he was very nice about it. So Vic just called me and I told him what happened, he said how sad that I am resorting to 911 calls to get some excitement in my life. He cracks me up! Well just a warning to everyone becareful when you dial.
Ok back to the update... I have my 1st Baby Shower coming up and am starting to get excited. It has been hard to really enjoy this pregnancy like I should with all the complications. The first 14 weeks I was so sick and nautious then I had about a week of non-complications between the nausea ending and when the complications began. So these last 3 weeks of rest and relaxation have kept the complications away and I think I am just now getting a chance to enjoy this pregnancy. It's also hard to get excited about the babies when you are so worried about their survival but I am staying positive, praying, and leaving this in the Lords hands. Only he knows what plans he has for us. I can't wait for my 24 weeks because that's when they consider the pregnancy viable and chance of survival if delivered after that is possible. So a few more weeks to reach that major milestone. Well must go eat some more it's been a couple hours since I've had a meal and that's too long. Must feed and nourish my babies!
So this was the follow-up appointment with my OB, who seemed slightly relieved to know that they had seen full placenta previa because it at least explains the bleeding. The exam he gave me was good and I was immediatly put off work and disability paperwork submitted. So of course moderate bedrest continues.
Baby A and his family jewels. Baby C (top) and Baby B (bottom)
Well we already had a Perinatal apt scheduled so I was told to keep it. I hadn't had anymore bleeding so that was nice. I never knew going to the restroom would be so frightening. Lets just say I pray every time. One thing this pregnancy is doing is aging me from the sheer worry. The other triplet moms call it mommy bootcamp.
Well at this appointment we got the weight of the babies for the first time. Baby C (our girl) was the smallest which stays true to how she's been this whole pregnancy, she was 8 oz. Our Baby boys were 11 and 13 oz. They were doing very well. The doctor wasn't too worried about Baby girl since she's always been smaller but was told to drink even more water and eat even more protein. So I drink a protein shake everyday. The doctor did however say the water would help the blood flow and possibly the nutrients get to her. Since the boys are in 1 placenta they are taking alot of nutrients and we want to assure that she isn't getting shorted. You should see the amount of calories I am supposed to be eating. I eat when I'm not even hungry because it's for the babies and I have to.
The second thing we found out was that I have full placenta previa. Hence the pressure on my cervix and bleeding. Finally a reason! This doctor instructed me to tell my OB doc and also felt that I was done with work.
