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passed the 3 hr GTT test, all is good. So happy, though I know it wouldn't have been a big deal. I still should probably adjust my eating habits. With the carb-loading for the test last week, I had gained 6 lbs in 2 weeks!! I'm assuming that's what it was. So today I've had a protein shake for breakfast, a banana, lettuce/chicken salad wraps for lunch, clementines for snack and salmon/veggies for dinner. We'll see how long this keeps up!
 
Hello ladies!! I need to arch up on the thread later.

AFM the surprise party for DH was great, he had no clue. His 40th is this Friday and I'm hoping I am tell him he's on a be a daddy but we'll see. Temp dipped today but hoping it's implant dip at 10/11 DPO. I guess I'll know tomorrow when I temp. If not, he goes and gets tested next month and of course it's right during the main days. *sigh* I felt so confident on this cycle but a dip like that now has me a little nervous.
 
The past few days have been such a whirlwind. So many blood tests, so much peeing! I went in to drop off the big orange bottle of pee on Sunday and take more blood tests. One thing I like about my health provider is the results come in really fast, and I can check online. The results were all back on the day itself, and I saw the doc this morning. The 24 hour test showed elevated proteins, but I think it was less than before. Still, she was worried and sent me for a non stress test. I got to sit in a recliner and listen to gummy’s heartbeat for 20 minutes. They also did a scan to check the fluid level. Everything was fine, so that was good.

As my uterus was measuring slightly small (seems like it’s about half week behind), I will be getting a scan for them to check gummy’s size. Tomorrow, I have to see a high risk doctor. I was told that I might have cholestasis as my bile acid level is elevated as well. I was told that I could also be getting HELLP. Argh! It’s so stressful and scary, and it seems that I will be spending the next weeks (if I make it that far) being monitored closely. I guess it’s good they take these things so seriously, and I’m happy that gummy is still doing well. He was punching the monitor that they placed on my belly. So cute!

Wish- Yay, you don’t have GD! It’s really hard to stick to the diet, I’d prefer to just be able to eat healthy instead of going low carb. I’m actually losing weight on this diet, despite still eating a lot. Oh, and it’s hard for me to look at your ticker! DH and I love eating cheesecake factory cheesecakes :cry: I’m so glad that your little boys are doing so well, and I hope baby B turns around soon! Hooray for the 30 week milestone, I hope you make it to your final goal of 6 weeks more and meet your little guys (and milkshake and wine). Thanks for your continued support, I really hope that everything turns out ok. I think it will, considering how seriously they are taking it.

Wicky- Thanks, it’s true that it’s not too many weeks left. Time is flying, even for me, since so much seems to be happening! I love your scan pics, so adorable! I’m sorry that you still get so sick in the mornings, that is tough to deal with. I gagged a lot but never threw up, so at least I managed to eat and not lose weight. I used unisom and B6 too, but it sounds like you need something stronger. I thought Zofran was stronger? I can’t imagine how hard it must be to deal with your diabetes and try to eat the right foods. It’s so much harder for you, and I’m already struggling with dealing with my situation. I really hope that your nausea goes away soon and you have that magical 2nd trimester that I’ve heard so much about! Poor you and DW, I hope that you both have a great thanksgiving together and enjoy the excitement of finding out the baby’s sex!

JLo- Good luck, I hope you get your BFP and get to surprise DH once again!
 
Temp went way up this morning!!! Used a cheapie and got a BFN but still 11/12 DPO and if it just implanted yesterday may take a day or so to show. May get more tests today!! :)
 
JLo - great spike today!! just peeped your FF chart. WOO!! Yeah, it takes about 3 days after implantation for anything to show on a stick. Stay patient and just watch those temps soar, hopefully!!

miki - my goodness you can't catch a break!! I am SO glad you are getting monitored so closely. I'm sure these things have caused complications when not found in women. If those complications can be prevented, then you're all good. And I actually feel REALLY good that you're 2 days away from being 35 weeks. Gummy will thrive if he's born soon, and you'll all be fine. A girl in my pregnancy classes just found out she has pre-e yesterday. She's a teacher and yesterday now has to be her last day of work. She has to be off her feet and take care of herself. She's 34 weeks as well. They are inducing her at 37 weeks, so her schedule just got moved up! Have your docs talked about inducing you at all yet? I'm sorry about the cheesecake :) couple more days and it'll be something else that's super tempting!

wicky - ugh, so sorry you're still having MS. I hope it wanes very soon and yes, you get that magical 2nd tri high!

Not much more going on here - took my Breastfeeding class last night. So interesting. And I realized, duh, that I'm not going to need to pump constantly. Just one session per day. You have to get your body on a schedule too, not just the baby(ies). It'll be an interesting ride, for sure, but I feel better about it now. I took my mom with me and she was like 'man! I wish I knew some of this stuff 37 years ago!!' (she b-fed my sister, not me) :haha:
 
JLo- Good luck! I hope you see that second line in a few days!

Wish- Reading your account of your class, I just realized I don't remember what I learnt when I took the class! It was interesting, though. Thank you for your support. You're right, it is good that I'm this far along. What happened to that girl in your pregnancy class was what I feared would happen to me. But now things seem to be taking another turn... and yes they are talking induction.

I went for an appointment with the high risk doc today, and she told me that they are now considering cholestasis. My bile acid measured 10.4 (forget the units) and the maximum of the normal range is 10. Even though the elevation is really small, and I don't present with the symptom of itching, they are treating it as if I have it. It sounds like they've never seen a patient like me, who found out that they had elevated bile acid, but had no itching at all. So I get to take meds for that. But they are also asking to induce me at 37 weeks! This is very scary to me, and it seems a bit unnecessary since I don't even seem to have cholestasis. We're so unprepared, and none of the members of my family can make it here in time.

They still don't know if I am developing pre-E or HELLP, so I am to have weekly blood tests and twice-weekly non-stress tests. I would prefer to try to get further along before being induced, especially since both me and gummy are being monitored. Oh, they did a quick scan for some measurements today, so we got to see him :cloud9: He's measuring fine, so that's great!
 
holy cow, miki!! that's about 2 weeks away!! Do you still need to prep nursery and such or are you good there?
Maybe ask for one more week? Seems 37 is the one to go with though, considering both you and the girl in my class have the same week. Try to remember, though - they are inducing b/c the risk gets greater, either on you, Gummy or both of you. 2 more weeks is some good cooking time, especially if there really isn't much going on in there. But to be safe for BOTH of you, please remember they are doing what's best!! I don't want any harm to come to either of you! :hugs:
 
Miki, you are doing really well given all the challenges! 37 weeks is great- you’ll likely be able to bring the baby home with you. It’s really good u don’t have to be on bed rest and that you can wait a little longer. Hang in there, hon!

Wish- my docs could all deliver twins vaginally as long as baby a is head down. Baby b breach is no big deal if it’s the second one out. Heck, he might swing down on his own once he has some room! Ask around if other obs are willing to deal w baby b breach. Otherwise, try calling them pansies for not offering it!!! Just kidding, haha.

I have a breastfeeding multiples book I could mail you if u want.

Where did Alleke go?

Happy thanksgiving all!!
 
Lots of exciting things going on. Yay!!

If some of you recall, my sister's nanny was going through IVF and it didn't work. She had a good number of eggs/fertilization, but none of the embryos made it to blast so she never went through transfer. Well, she texted me last night and told me she's getting divorced! Her new husband has a girlfriend. She's been married a little over a year. I felt so bad but I told her that God works in mysterious ways and although she wasn't able to get pregnant, at least now she doesn't have to worry about keeping that loser in her life for 18+ years. I'm saying it now, but I bet when she finds someone knew she's going to get pregnant immediately. I can't wait to see how this story turns out. She's young so she definitely still has time on her side. Heartbreaking, though.

Happy Thanksgiving!!
 
For the moms expecting..did you also get a weird metallic taste in ur mouth? Temp stayed high today, even had some morning sickness but still BFN. Guessing if implant was Monday still too soon to show. Patiently waiting... Lol...
 
Oh no JLo!! I’m so sorry!!! For the record, I did not have a metallic taste. Fx’ed for next month!!

Terri - that’s crazy!! I agree with you - all things happen for a reason. Bullet dodged, I say.

Rain - did the book help you? Good tips? I’d love it if you think it’s worthwhile! Thank you!! And with vag birth vs c-sec - I’m completely on the fence about preference so whichever way is the best for me and the boys, they can do. Just as long as there are drugs!

Miki - how are you feeling?

Wicky - how was your holiday?

I hope everyone had a great thanksgiving! We did - my folks were up all week and it was wonderful. My mom did all the babies’ laundry, we shopped, got the cribs ordered, and then everyone helped thanksgiving day. I basically spent the day in the recliner watching football bc I was swelling easily.
We finished our Prep for Birth classes too! Only one more class - infant cpr - and the hospital tour. Then building the cribs and getting the car seats in and we are “ready”! Logistically anyway!
 
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

Wish- Thank you so much for your concern for gummy and me :hugs: At least he’s still doing very well during the non-stress tests, and fluid looks good. I now go every Tues and Fri. From the research that I’ve done, I think I’ll try to move towards a 38 week induction, as long as my levels are good and I don’t have itching or high blood pressure. I’ll listen to what they have to say, of course. Oh, I’m so not ready, stuff-wise! DH and I have been spending the Thanksgiving break reading stuff on the net, and making online purchases. On Thanksgiving day itself, we bought the crib and associated stuff, stroller and car seat, baby necessities and clothes. We went for a newborn care class yesterday. It’s getting very real! Looks like you may be even more prepared than I am, with all your classes done and stuff bought!

Rain- Thank you so much for making me feel better. I do hope to let gummy bake in there a little longer, but I will go with 37 weeks if they really think that my situation requires it.

Terri- What sad news for your sister’s nanny. But better earlier than later, I guess. I hope that this is a new beginning for her, and as you said, maybe she’ll meet someone great for her and manages to get pregnant then!

JLo- Sorry it wasn’t your month. I hope next month is!

AFM- It’s been crazy dealing with the recent twists and turns, but I’m also getting quite excited to meet gummy. DH is too! I’m so glad for the extra monitoring, as I was so sick with worry.

I managed to stay clear of silly mom stuff for a while, by simply avoiding talking to her. Once she found out I had gestational diabetes, and supposedly preeclampsia, she said that she had those too. This is something she has done to me throughout my life. Somehow she always has what I have, but worse. I was very sceptical, because back in the early 70s, Singapore was kind of backward and akin to a 3rd world country. How did they know she had these conditions?

During our last conversation a few days ago, she again feigned surprise when I mentioned that my sister was staying on after her husband and kids leave (the kids have to start school after New Years). She was still trying to force my sister to go home. She pretends to be ok with things, then she tries to force/manipulate you to do what she wants. I told my sister about my mom’s reaction, and she said that she tends to forget things nowadays. Sigh, she’s still unable to see the kind of person my mom really is. And this is after my mom brought her kids for a haircut without her knowledge, after the 100th time that my sister told her that she was never to do that again. To make things worse, they were horrible haircuts!

I really hope that she doesn’t drive me crazy during her stay here! I’m excited that my family is coming, but she does annoy me with her meddling and boundary stomping.
 
miki - I'm so glad you're getting so much monitoring now. It's probably going to make the time go by quicker too now that you have something scheduled every few days! Gummy will be here before we all know it!! YAY!! Sounds like you got some great preparation in too, that's wonderful.
Yeah, the last thing you need is your mom adding even more stress to your 'new mom' situation. I feel for you, for sure. Send her home if she causes you too much angst!! :) (easier said than done, I know...)

I'm currently online trying to take advantage of cyber deals plus the closeout % off for closing our registry but my closeout coupon code isn't working!! GAHH!! If I can get the last 2 car seat bases and the stroller for way cheaper than I thought, I'd love that but this stupid code is blocking me!
 
Miki-three more weeks!! Exciting times. I find it somewhat comical that your mom says she had the same thing you do. Nice of her to tell you now. Look how great you turned out!! Hopefully it's a little reassuring even if it isn't true.

Wish-hopefully your coupon went through by now. Good for you for getting everything together. I'm so excited for the boys' arrival.

I needed 4 points last night from the Steelers defense in order to beat my opponent. I figured against the packers it would be a shoe-in. I watched the game with bated breath until the fourth quarter and the Pack kept coming back. I woke up this morning and guess how many points I had? Four!!!!! Im so lucky. Now I will not be receiving the ugly trophy and I move up in the standings. Phew!! We have one more game remaining until playoffs and I'm not even a contender so my fantasy season is over next Monday. That's a love/hate because I do find it very fun.

I did some Christmas shopping on Saturday since the weather was nice and I hate being out in the cold and with others being obnoxious so things worked out. All in all, I had a great weekend.

Can't wait to hear everyone's updates. Check in ladies!
 
JLo - so sorry about AF. It never gets easier, does it? Hoping you get your bfp soon!

Wish - that’s great that you got so much accomplished and are feeling ready! Exciting!

Miki - sorry to hear about the mom drama. I get it! Glad to hear you got some baby shopping done! I’m going to need all of your input on this stuff (hopefully) so don’t disappear once the baby is here! :)

Terri - I admire your love of football! I wish I were a fan but maybe it’s because my city has the worst team in NFL history. I’m sure you can figure that one out! Lol.

AFM - 1 week away from transfer. Lining check tomorrow morning. Hopefully everything is on track!
 
ask - good luck with the lining check!! report back! we love all the numbers! :) that SUCKS about your football team!

terri - WOOOO no ugly trophy!! :wohoo: hahahaha! I'm actually IN the playoffs in both of my leagues! I can't believe it! I'm in 2nd place in one of them but I think that's the league where only first place gets something. Booooo.
Oh and my coupon never went through, I think b/c you probably can't use it WITH the Cyber Monday deal. Whatevs. I still got the dang stroller.

So I had to go to the doc yesterday - Sunday/Sunday night I had a few AF-like cramps and some, ermmm, bathroom issues. What I read online said to call and tell the doc so I went in for a quick check. Uneventful, thankfully - everything is fine. Cervix is still long and closed so we're good! And apparently I have been getting Braxton Hicks and didn't know it - my belly turns into a tight, hard basketball sometimes but with no pain. I guess that's it! I felt a little silly going in but they reassured me that we'd prefer to check on things at 31 weeks rather than go on a 'probably fine'. I'm glad I went in! Next up - appt this Friday to scan the boys and check growth, etc. And probably talk c-section. The doc yesterday literally was maniacally laughing at me when he saw they were in the 50th and 62nd percentile and one was still head up. He said 'yeah, you're not growing small twins, they are 2 full-sized babies'. Literally the only thing he didn't do was point at me when laughing! It was comical, I was laughing too. And maybe crying a little inside. HA!
 
Ask- well there are two other teams that are almost as bad so at least your team isn't all alone. Some first round draft picks can be great though so don't give up. How did the lining check go today? I hope all is well for next week. Eek, next week!! That rhymes.

Wish-better to go in and get laughed at then have an emergency where you are not prepared at all. I'm glad everything is fine and that's great that your boys are super healthy (sized) at this point. And congrats on your fantasy teams. Can you at least win some money?
 
Haha thanks Terri! I don’t know if the Browns are actually the worst team in NFL history but it sure feels like it! At least we have basketball and baseball. Lol

Lining is great! Doc said it looks “gorgeous” - 9.7mm today so transfer is ON for Monday! Must have been all that wine I drank over Thanksgiving...helps the blood flow, ya know? Lol :wine:
 
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