Introducing my little tiny little babies:
Look how big they got! They are like little people! The one on the bottom (Baby B) would not stop dancing for us, while the top one (Baby A) just layed back. We call baby A lazy- much like his father. Baby B is the mover and shaker- much like Mommy.
It was so surreal to see them move!
My doctor wasn't in yesterday so I went to a different doctor at the same practice. She's new- but really great. She too is pregnant. The nurse there- I wanted to beat down.
This is the same nurse that told me that I don't need to gain 40 pounds during my *TWIN* pregnancy. 2 minutes later my Doctor said I needed to gain AT LEAST 45 pounds. She thinks she's a know it all!
We walk in and she is about to weigh me. I ask her if I should get a sono done first. She said I don't need a sono. I proceeded to tell her that my doctor ordered me to have one EVERY TIME I have an appointment. She said "Well, the doctor is wrong- you dont need one every time". I'm sorry- I didn't know she knew more than the Doctor!?!
She weighed me and I'm up 4 pounds. 13 in total. That's not too bad for being 3 months pregnant with twins, but considering I gained 4 pounds in 3 weeks... well, that's not great. I don't know how to not gain the weight- I am hungry non stop! I eat whole grains and occasionally have the french fries (which I never allowed myself prior to the pregnancy- I give in to my cravings once a week). I don't eat meat (occasionally I eat chicken). So I'll try to curb the eating, but if my body is telling me that I'm hungry non-stop, I don't know what else to do? Of course, I will relax about it. My doctor said to eat and gain weight and that;s what I'll do. He knows best after all.
Anyway the doctor then came in and said that she wanted to do a sono on me to measure my cervix (which hadn't been done before). I asked her about the NT screening. She said this would be the time to do it. I wondered why this test wasn't required, but she said that its not one of the tests that must be done during pregnancy- it's the choice of the patient. I want to do it. I know its scary- but I would rather know if something is wrong. She said that nothing should be wrong since I'm young and don't have a history.
The babies are doing well- Baby A is measuring 13 weeks, while baby B is a day behind at 12 weeks 6 days. I'm not exactly sure what that means since I am 12 weeks 4 days now. I feel relieved and I am happy I went.
When I went in for the sono, I had to use the restroom. My husband overheard the the devil nurse asking the sono tech if I needed a sono every time I came in- and she said "of course with twins you always need to have them done." The nurse must have felt stupid. I will tell my doctor next time I see him that this nurse is unsympathetic and said that he was wrong (about sonos). You need to report these women. They work with pregnant women that need patience and good care. Not to be second guessed by a know it all nurse- who clearly does NOT know it all.
Anyway- all is well in Baby Land for now. Until I take that test this week that will drive me crazy...
2 comments:
How cute are they. SO you are having a boy and a girl ! :)
I guess time will tell.
I'm glad that everything went well.
You need to STOP with the worrying about weight. That should be the LAST thing you think about.
Try and eat healthy foods as much as you can and EAT A LOT !
I know it's hard, but you need to do what's best for your babies...not the scale, the nurse, the mirror. Take care of you.
I am so glad you appointment went well; those babies are gorgeous!
I hate nurses who think they're smarter than the doc. Yes, they end up doing the doctor's job half the time, but the doc is the one that spent eight years (or more) in school...and hopefully they learned some things there. I had a nurse during my pregnancy who was a complete dodo; she once scared me to death b/c she was using the doppler on my belly to find Lila's heartbeat and it was in like the 80s...NOT GOOD...it was my heartbeat!!! She was so stupid.
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