15 weeks!

Another week down!

I *think* i might be starting to feel movement but, it could just be my imagination or gas lol. The nausea still rears its ugly heads every few days but lasts for not long as all. My whole pelvic region and hips hurt real bad as the day goes on. I went to the chiro yesterday and she adjusted me, i felt OK for a few hours and then i was in pain again. Thank goodness im out of work, i would never be able to run around the hospital like this.

Being pregnant with twins is def. different then a sigleton! I dont know if its cause ive already been pregnant and my body is just going right back to where it was when i delivered Jack or what. But i feel alot more uncomfortable then i ever did with Jack.

I havent spotted for 4 days (knock on wood). Im hoping to get my Level 2 u/s date sometime this week. Im dying to know who's in there!!

Out of Work.

For a month at this point. Im still spotting. Yesterday was suppose to be my appt. but my OB was out delivering a baby. Thankfully he did some office hours this morning for the appts. he missed yesterday.

He did my exam and i definately have a "friable cervix". He took a q-tip and touched it he said "oh yes, it def wants to bleed just with that". He checked to see if i was dialted or anything and im not - thank goodness! This is most likely going to stick around the whole pregnancy. So as long as its not bright red and heavy im going to try not to freak out.

I go back 3/15 and by then ill have my Level 2 u/s and see if i have Vasa Previa again. This is the life threatening complication i had with Jack. Its when blood vessels from the placenta cross the cervix so when your water breaks you and the baby hemmorrage. Jack was in the NICU for 3 days getting blood transfusions and his apgars were only 1,2,2. It was bad. I'll get the u/s date sometime this week.

He did a quick u/s and everything was fine with the babes. Both measured 14+ weeks so all is good!

14 weeks!

Its been a stressful week for me. Im still spotting here and there and it is driving me NUTS! It just brings back all the fears i had with Jacks pregnancy. By now, with him, i was on bedrest.

On Friday night at work i had a super busy night and didnt stop at all. At the end of the night i had another gush of brown goop. This was after not spotting for 4 days...ug! Thankfully i work at an OB hospital so i ran down just to get a quick scan to make sure everything was OK...it was (phew!). I have what they call a "friable cervix". Apparently any activity, coughing, sneezing, bowel movements can cause some spotting. Since its brown blood they told me not to worry (HA!). Thank goodness i have my doppler...that thing is my lifesaver!!

I started spotting again yesterday (still brown) but it picks up quite a bit when i work - really wishing i had a desk job right now. Also while working my hips ache my belly gets heavy and i just get so tired really quickly. I dont know how much more i can take.

Im going Friday for my OB appt. So im going to tell him my concerns about working and see if he'll take me out. I worked til 13.3 with Jack so i bypassed that! I was hoping to make it to 20 weeks but i dont think its going to happen! He may keep me in since the spotting isnt associated with the babies but he knows my history so hopefully he'll understand where im coming from.

Other than that im doing well. Hormonal migraines have taken over the nausea. I still have major food adversions and prob will never eat certain foods again once im not PG...like bagels, doritos, chips, anything gluten free, chicken noodle soup, tortilla chips. Pizza has been the my major craving, spinahc and fruit come very close to 2nd.

Ill post a belly pic at some point but right now i have a headache and im not showered.

13 weeks

My ass is officially bigger than my belly! Im sure in due time my butt will look teeny tiny compared to how big this belly is going to get!

So 13 weeks!! woo-hoo :) The spotting thankfully stopped yesterday. Im super exhausted and have no idea how im gonna work the next 2 nights 3-11. I need to nap everyday but usually cant b/c Jack no longer naps. Once Pete is done work, im done! Headaches are awful. I usually have to take 2 doses of tylenol and a can of coke to ease them. But ill take this all in a heartbeat!!

I swore i felt some movement a few times but its not consistent at all so maybe it is just gas. Im getting anxiously excited to find out the genders, name these babies and feel them move. Thats when the pregnancy will seem much more real to me.

My gut is its a boy and a girl. Im really liking the combos:
Charlotte and Cole
Lily and Gavin
2 boys: Cole and Gavin
2 girls: Lily and Charlotte

I havent said anything to Pete yet...figured we'll talk about it when the gender scan happens. He, on the other hand, likes italian names like Gio, Gian, Rocco and Henry for boys and for a girl he likes Lily (but hopefully ill win with Charlotte since im the one carrying these kids!).

Middle name for boy will be Edward (after my Dad) and Mae or Rose - mom and GM middle name and if its 2 girls one MN will be rose b/c my Dad was throwing roses at me when i talked to a psychic.

Next appt isnt until 2/18.

Mother F^&ker!!

So yesterday i felt fine, went to the bathroom and noticed some brownish discharge...W.T.F?!?! My heart SANK. It was only 730am so the doctors office wasnt open yet...so i had to wait an hour to call. Thankfully they got me in for 9:30 (after i kinda had to beg, cause brown spotting is "normal"...oh HELLS NO!) Sidenote: i work as a nurse at the hospital my doc works at and he's been with me through alot of my fertility drama... i think this helps - one benefit on having a private doc. They KNOW you!

So anyways, i get there, the spotting is minimal but im slightly nervous. He does the u/s and we see the babes moving all around right away with great heartbeats - PHEW! He did a vag exam and said my cervix is irritated...Pete and i had sex the 3 days prior and that same day i had a vag u/s then the morning of the spotting i had some awful mucous caught in my throat and i was coughing and hacking for a good 10 minutes. He said all those things are probably playing a role in the spotting. He gave me some antibiotics for the green mucous ive been hacking up for weeks now.

Since he did the u/s and the vag exam the spotting picked up last night into this morning. I took the weekend off of work to focus on this healing. Laying around all day and feeling every twitch had been driving me berserck. I rented a doopler today to help ease my fears and hoping to get it by wednesday. This all bring back my awful bleeding episodes i had w/ Jack.

I hope by Monday its completely gone so i can go back to enjoying this pregnancy!

12 weeks...the secret is out!

Ok i think this picture is awful! i feel (and think) i look alot cuter. I think its the angle. Im going to try and post a pic weekly. I cant even give you a "before" pic cause i was huge from the get-go b/c of the OHSS. But here i am in all my glory. FYI im only 5-1 so its going to be quite comical to watch this progression!

Here are "Dora and Boots". This was at our NT scan last week. The pics i got this week didnt look like anything so these are the best i got. Arent they cute?

So 12 weeks woo-hoo!!! I know the 2 T is technically 13.3 but im thrilled with 12 weeks. The nausea is still here and there but nothing like it was weeks 5-11. The prominent symptoms these days are super awful migraines. I have them just about everyday. Tylenol and half can of coke is suppse to help. Well i did that 3 hours ago and i can still barely stand without my head pounding. Im also super tired and just want to lay around all day..no motivation at. all. Im anxiously awaiting the 2T energy boost. I remember feeling awesome with Jack then, hoping that happens again. It def. doesnt help we have about 4 feet of snow on the ground and i think all of New England has cabin fever.

Tuesday was my last ulrasound with Dr. P. I gave her some wine and a card and the staff some brownies and a card. It was a bittersweet day. Im glad to be moving on and taking the next step. I see Dr. B on Monday. Im hoping to get the "big" u/s appt then.