Growing Two Babies

I was very surprised to learn we were pregnant when I did. I had taken a pregnancy test a few days before Mothers Day and it was Negative. I was however having some pregnancy signs. But I decided to just fix some wine and relax. The day before Mothers Day I had what I thought was the start of my period, but it wasn't as it only lasted a day. My mind thought. Maybe Implant bleeding? So I got another test to take the day after Mothers Day and Bam!! 

I'm pregnant! 

My next feelings were I imagine are what most moms that have had a baby die feel. Excited, Afraid, Joy, Sad, Happy, Confused. So I told Jason and I scheduled an appointment with my OBGYN for the next week. When I saw my doctor I was estimated to be 5 weeks pregnant, very early, but we talked and decided I would see him and a high risk OBGYN called a Maternal Fetal Medicine Dr.  (MFM) to see if they would recommend a stitch in my cervix. I was given some vitamins and told to take extra Folic Acid. To come back in 4 weeks to have a viability ultrasound and appointment. That was all home I went. I cried. It was May. I should have had a newborn but instead I was starting another pregnancy. The uncertain out come left me terrified.

3 weeks later I call my OB I'm bleeding and think I'm probably losing the baby. It was pretty bad and had lasted through a weekend. I get an ultrasound appointment and the shock of a life time. 

  

Twins! I wasn't expecting there to be even one heartbeat and yet we found two. My OBGYN was shocked as well and decided we needed to see MFM sooner rather than later. Warned me that I was about as high risk as you could get and this pregnancy was going to be a lot of work, our first goal was to get both babies to make it out of the first trimester or first 13 weeks. And with the bleeding he wasn't sure that would happen. I went home feeling defeated. Talked to Jason who really had no clue what to say. He was in shock as well. I was feeling hurt and alone. The next 3 weeks before MFM  were the longest 3 weeks between appointments I've ever waited. 

I met with MFM at 10 weeks. Both babies still had heartbeat and were growing great. We talked awhile and he told me the babies share a placenta. That makes them identical and higher risk twins. So even if I didn't have any other problems in pregnancy this would still be a high risk case. He decides to do a lot of blood work and have me back in a month then every two weeks for growth scans and to check for TTTS. 

 

They really are beautiful babies. 

I told my mom and sisters after the MFM appointment. I was still scared and needed their support. They only people who knew were myself, Jason, and my awesome on-line friends. Our oldest found out by finding my scan pictures in my purse. Jason told him mom when she was down visiting and his sisters I told. 

Everything was going as planned I was sick taking meds and still throwing up. Tired all the time. MFM had called and put me on baby aspirin for "sticky blood" and said to keep my appointments. I saw my obgyn again saw the babies heartbeats and got another appointment for 4 weeks. 

2 weeks later I start spotting again. I call my OB And I'm booked for another scan. 

My mom came with me and by the Grace of God both babies are ok. 

My cervix measured 3.79cm and anything over 3 is good. I'm ok with that number. My ob thinks I may have an infection so he put me on an antibiotic while we wait for labs to come back. I am also given a different morning sickness med because I'm a little dehydrated. And that could also cause bleeding. So my daily meds just keep increasing! 

The ultrasound tech is saying the babies are measuring right on track and she's 98% sure they are girls! Twin Girls!