I'm obviously doing just a wonderful job of keeping up with this blog aren't I? I am so so sorry that I have kept many of you in the dark. As excited as I am about this pregnancy (FINALLY!) and wanting to shout it from the rooftops or blab nonstop about it to anyone I come in contact with, I've been incredibly reserved. Maybe it's the infertility mentality, maybe it's just normal, but I felt like the more I talked about it, the more I was "jinxing" it and the babies might just disappear in to thin air! That's pretty cray cray right?! Alas, I just didn't want to blog or talk or anything about it to anyone besides my close family and friends. I just felt that once we got closer to the 9-10 week mark, I would magically feel better and more secure. Which leads us to where we are now..
Yesterday was our first appointment with my OBGYN*. That means that when we wen in for our last ultrasound with our RE we did in fact see and hear the heartbeats (the most beautiful sound in the world) and we were able to move on to the next step! I called my OB as soon as we got in the car hoping that we would get in to see her ASAP. Turns out, we would have to wait 3 weeks before we saw her again! All those crazy thoughts crept back in and I kept worrying that we would go in for a sonogram and see that the babies had stopped growing or something else horrendous.
We got to the appointment and the lady at the front desk hands me a big black bag. Inside it were all kinds of goodies: formula (although I plan to breastfeed), a bottle, journal, baby info, pre-registration for the hospital, etc. It was so neat! When we finally went back to the room, I asked the triage nurse if I was getting an ultrasound. She said, "It's not ordered, but you can ask your doctor." My heart sank. I just wanted to make sure my babies were ok**!! The doctor came in and was so happy to see us for a new OB appt. She had helped us with trying to get pregnant the first few months, but we soon had to move on to the RE since their office can do the more intricate procedures. I immediately jumped in to, "Can I get an ultrasound? Please. I just want to make sure that they are growing..." She smiled and said, "Ok, but only cause I like you." All the weight lifted off my shoulders. Have I ever mentioned that I have been incredibly blessed with amazing doctors?? Even if I say it 100,000 times, it will never be enough.
Anyways, the appt was pretty standard. Went over our history, asked how I was feeling, checked my heart and lungs and asked if we had any questions. She also said according to our insemination our due date is more like July 6th, but she's only going to push for us to get 38 weeks. She is also willing to do a vaginal birth, as long as our babies cooperate. Also, we are considered high risk, but she's not going to see us every two weeks. She thinks that as long as everything is going great, every 4 weeks (until 28 weeks) is just fine. After 28 weeks, we move to every 2 weeks. I'm really happy to hear that as long as the babies and I are healthy, there's no reason to go overboard on checking, testing etc. She did, however, suggest we do the Nuchal test since the risk for downs is higher for twins. We agreed and that ultrasound is scheduled for the 21st. At that time, they can also tell me if the twins are fraternal or identical. Then, of course, is the anatomy scan at 18 weeks. We got a postcard in the mail for a 3D/4D "sneek peak" at 15 weeks, but it's $75 per session and we would need 2, hence a double charge. I'm thinking that we can wait for the 18 week mark!
Next, came the quicky ultrasound. She literally snuck us in front of other people and just gave us a quick look to see them (no measuring or heartbeat listening, which is bummer, but I'll see them in 2 weeks anyways. Here's what our little babies look like at 10 weeks:
See the one on the right waving?? I'll be honest, I didn't cry at the first and second ultrasound. This one?? I wanted to sob my eyes out! They were moving around and looking so cute and big (even though they are only the size of like a prune)! I couldn't believe how much they had changed in just 3 weeks! It was simply amazing. After seeing them happy and moving and growing (right on schedule, maybe even a few days ahead), all of my fears just disappeared. It's just...awesome. That's the only way I can describe it.
Well, since I think this blog post has gone a bit TOO long, I'm gonna go ahead and put the survey (and a belly shot!) in another post. Be on the lookout to see how big I've gotten***!! As always, love you all and lots of baby dust to any ttc/infertiles!
*Fun fact: Our OBGYN is my RE's OBGYN and yesterday morning, she delivered his newest set of twin boys (he already has twin girls) via C-section. Pretty awesome huh?!
**I wasn't having any symptoms or anything, I'm just a crazy worrier...aka Mom right?
***ZOMG. And it's only just begun!
