End of October, Week 33:
It’s hard to believe we have come this far. It seems like just the other day we were
finding out I was carrying twins, and now the “birth” day is almost here. I never thought I would be pregnant with twins
at 46 years old, but now that I’m here, I wouldn’t change anything for the world. Well, I guess I could have done without the
short cervix and gestational diabetes! I
am getting larger and larger (a good thing for the boys!), but more
uncomfortable by the day. Before I
started this “Extreme Babysitting Adventure”, I Googled pregnancy with
multiples. This really isn’t something
you should do before getting implanted with 2 embryos. The pictures I saw scared me. I thought: “Holy crap, am I going to have a
giant belly like that?!” Well, at 33
weeks I have officially gained 47 pounds!
And I’m happy to report that my belly isn’t as monstrous as I thought it
would be. A nice surprise, but I’m still
very uncomfortable. Sleeping is
hard. Walking is hard. Sitting is hard. Getting up is really hard. Eating is hard (heartburn!). And we still have a few weeks to go! Good news:
both boys have plenty of fluid (I see it 2x a week now). My ultrasound tech Barb estimates the boys
weigh around 3.5 pounds. Normal and
healthy.
Dr. Winkler is out of the office AGAIN, so I get to see Dr.
Buckmaster. He’s nice, but I’ve only
seen him one other time, so I’m not as familiar with his bedside manner. He lacks the witty sarcasm of Dr. Winkler,
which I’ve grown accustom to. Anyway,
Dr. B wants to give me a Tdap shot. Another
shot. Ugh. But it’s important. If you receive a Tdap vaccine in your 3rd
trimester of pregnancy, you are protecting your unborn child from Whooping Cough. Babies generally don’t get vaccines until
they are 2 months old. So when I get
this shot, I pass the antibodies to protect them for the first few months of
life. So needless to say, I take it like
a champ! Most vaccines go in your arm,
but I always ask for it in my “posterior”. It is still partially numb from my 3 months of
daily Progesterone shots.
Dr. Buckmaster also decides he should do some additional blood
work. Since this is still considered a
high risk pregnancy, they like to do hypertension blood screens regularly. Now that I’m getting closer to my due date, I
think this will occur weekly. My
official due date is 12/13/14 (based on a full 40-week term). This would be a totally cool birthdate to have! Unfortunately it will not happen, since
multiples are usually delivered 1-2 weeks “early”, for their safety (and
mine!). I pass the blood work screening,
which is great news. These boys can keep
on cooking!
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