Double Trouble! Expectant Twin Mums - Spring 2012

[zephyr]

Well thats the thing, I don't! With my other pregnancies you would get them but nowhere near as many as I am now. I don't know whether its because this is my 4th pregnancy or because its two or a mix of both. Obviously since they dont increase in strength etc they are just Braxtons but they still very annoying.
I find the girl baby sets them off a lot lately, she has been trying to flip over and every time she has tried its like her back gets stuck in this awkward position and my belly goes weird shaped and then I get a Braxton from it
I just got one as I was typing this :/

Thanks I hope my sick passes too but I am doubtful I managed to keep it together this morning though which is a nice change.

As for the hospital birth I hear ya, I'm too nervous if I dont know whats going on. And yay epidural! thats the only thought thats keeping me from freaking out about the birth completely. I mean either way these babies are coming out, and times going so fast they'll be here before I know it.

How is everyone feeling? Hope all is well.

Not much else been happening here, babies been moving heaps today and I have been feeling really tired.

 

[fox 2]

We are expecting ID boys.

Due date 7th June, but will be delivered April 12th at the latest due to them being MOMO twins.

Now 23 weeks and it's still a shock!

 

[addie25]

Well last night I was very sick. I have a stomach disorder (colitis) and I got so sick with it last night that I lost 6 pounds in one night. That is very typical for coitis but not happy it happened again while pregnant. The weight gets put back on quickly but still not pleased. The girls were moving around a tun during the night so maybe they enjoyed all of my stomach noises lol. Hope this doesn't happen again while pregnant, I hate having colitis. The doctors going to think I didn't gain any weight in a month bc this is what I was last month but ill just tell her what happened and see what she says. I was told having colitis doesn't bother the babies and it is actually supposed to get better while pregnant (well not the case here clearly) Today is the glucose test, what a day to have that test, hopefully it doesn't upset my stomach Wish me luck!!

 

[mrsbeanbump]

Hi Fox 2, welcome!

I didn't go to my GT test.... cancelled it yesterday. That was the right choice for me, hope everyone gets good results from their tests!

Poor you Addie with Colitis, I'm assuming inflammation of the colon from my High School anatomy & physiology class, but I've never known anyone with it. Glad at least the babies liked it! Think tummy noises comfort them

Zephyr, sorry to hear your still sick a lot I still sometimes cough and feel like I'm going to throw up but don't...and that is awful, so can't imagine what it's like to be sick every day still!!!
And in regards to Braxtons v. contractions...what I didn't realise with my first is that Braxtons are not supposed to be painful If I had known that first time around I probably would have known earlier that I was going into labour at 34 weeks!

I'm feeling okay, struggling to get comfortable and I already feel huge, bigger than when I was at the end of my first pregnancy (34w) so I feel like I'm getting into unknown territory!! and only at 25 weeks!! Babies move around loads and sometimes they are making it quite hard to be comfortable because they are always kicking me! I'm signed off work at the minute and I have no idea how I would actually be able to be going to work!!! I'm exhausted most of the time and uncomfortable when sitting for more than like 30 minutes!! Still trying to champion a homebirth (OR at least a natural undisturbed hospital birth...) I have a midwife appointment on Thursday so hopefully I'll get some support...if not I'm going to try to get a different midwife! I've also started pregnancy yoga which has been really nice... She got me right in and I think I skipped the waitlist. (I think because she knew I wouldn't be staying around until I was full-term!!)

xx

 

[SaraM]

addie - i have colitis too - it sucks so bad. i take a lots of meds for it which is not so good during pregnancy but i have it really bad so i need to be on it. it is supposed to get better during pregnancy IF u were feeling well when u got pregnant. just beware that after u have the baby u might get really sick - after i had my daughter it got really really bad. i hope u feel better.

 

[Minivan]

Hi Fox 2, welcome to the board and congrats on your boys!

I can't beleive we are all finnaly getting closer to our 30 weeks mark! Some days it seems like it will never come.

My mom is planning me a baby shower, which I think is nice, but still feel weird about having a shower for babies #3 and 4. There are things I need, and I know most people want me to have one. But if feels a bit weird asking people for things when you are 35 years old. lol...

Not too much new with me either. If I get a half decent nights sleep I am okay, but when I don't get much sleep the next day I am pretty tired.

My sister has Crohns disease. I think it's similar to colitis. She was lucky to have almost no symptoms during her pregnancy, but once she had the baby, she had it come back really bad... I hope it goes better for you guys.

 

[zephyr]

mrsbeanbump - well thats what I thought! With all 3 of my pregnancies the BH were never like this. I told my midwife last week and all she could say was "oh dear, well its a good thing you are switching to hospital care in the next week or two" I thought nothing much of it, but I have not even recieved my appointment card yet and I am 28 weeks soon!
Its almost like my uterus is super sensitive! I know if my bladder is full the BH's hurt lots and if the babies are in an odd position, the ones where the girl tries to turn and sets one off is quite uncomfortable. The rest are just annoying.
Thanks, about the sick too. uggh not long now then I can actually eat a normal breakfast without puking!

Minivan - we had the option of having a shower too but it felt really weird for me cos baby number 4 and 5! Someone else on these boards gave an idea of having a bbq or something a week or so after the babies are born so everyone can come over and meet them and I dunno what its like where you are but people usually give gifts when a baby is born anyways, so it would be kinda like an after birth shower? I guess.....I dunno I liked that idea better. Guess it depends how I am feeling when the time comes.
Get what you mean though about having a shower, though its always nice to get gifts, somehow it just feels strange!

Last night I had the most awful horribly vivid dream!! First pregnancy nightmare Also needing to get up 3 times during the night to pee now!

 

[zephyr]

double post

 

[addie25]

addie - i have colitis too - it sucks so bad. i take a lots of meds for it which is not so good during pregnancy but i have it really bad so i need to be on it. it is supposed to get better during pregnancy IF u were feeling well when u got pregnant. just beware that after u have the baby u might get really sick - after i had my daughter it got really really bad. i hope u feel better.

I was fine be4 I got pregnant. I got sick here n there and took myself off meds bc I felt better off the meds. I have had 3 big episodes during pregnancy so far. I have to change my diet and see if that helps. Obgyn said to go see my doctor about it but I came off meds for a reason and don't want to be on them while pregnant bc I don't know how my body will react. I hope a diet change will help. She made me feel bad about having colitis like she goes ohhhh u have had 3 episodes ohhhh well colitis isn't bad for babies but dehydration is so u need to fix this. Welllll I chug water all day I know ur body dehydrates n I chug water bc of that if I have an episode. And I happened to weigh myself yesterday be4 I got sick bc I wanted to see if I gained a good amount this month be4 I went to the doctor and after I got sick last night I weighed myself again and saw a 6 pound difference so when I told the doc this she goes " why r u weighif urself daily" I don't I just happened to weigh myself then wanted to see how much I lost bc I was nervous after I got sick bc I know I loose a lot of water when I have an episode. I don't like what she was implying. I guess I'm just sensitive she's a nice doctor and very smart but just felt upset when I left the office. At 28 weeks they start seeing u 2wice a month with twins but she said we would start now so to come back in 2 weeks. Not that there's an issue it's bc of the colitis episode I think she bumped me up a month early. I should get glucose results in a couple days hopefully I am clear of it I wouldn't deal well with having that I've had enough stress that would just be added stress.

 

[addie25]

Zephyr: I love the idea of a BBQ but not a week after they are born too many germs. People give money after baby is born usually if u didn't have a baby shower.

 

[addie25]

Sara: what is ur diet like? What I notice is different foods make me sick but not everytime so I try and eat them and I'm ok half the time and the other half I'm so sick like sauce,cheese,and nuts. And I've been addicted to sauce which now I'm scared to eat In high school I was so sick to the point that I was scared to eat and ate a lot of oatmeal which I know not good to not eat real food but getting sick a lot and I was nervous. Now I'm getting scared again so I'm trying to get good food suggestions so I can keep a healthy diet while pregnant and after as well that is good for people with colitis.

 

[SaraM]

addie - maybe every colitis is diff but i know that with mine its not food related and water seems to make it worse. i recommend seeing a colitis specialist.

 

[addie25]

Don't feel bad for having a shower bc it's not ur first baby. Showers are a time to celebrate and every baby should be celebrated My shower is March 4th I am so excited, it's around the corner.

 

[zephyr]

People give money after a baby is born where you are? omg its so weird how different places do different things, I've never heard of that being done here.

 

[addie25]

If you don't have a baby shower and have a meet the babies party they will come with a gift and usually at that point it's money bc the parents have the things they need for the babies.

 

[Minivan]

Yah, I am just going to let my mom do the shower. I never had a baby shower for my first two kids, so that makes me feel a bit better about it.

I do like the bbq idea. maybe a month or more after the twins come... Just to get people together and let them meet the girls. I will have to keep that in mind and see if I have the energy.

Going for my second visit at the High Risk Unit at the Hospital today. I see them every two weeks until the girls are born. I am hoping to learn my c-section date soon. Will have to ask about it today.

Zephyr - Sorry to hear that you have been sick all this time. I can't imagine.

 

[addie25]

It's good you go every 2 weeks to your high risk. My regular OBGYN said every 2 weeks now and my high risk is 1nce a month so I go 3 times a month now but I want my high risk to see me 2wice a month bc they are the ones checking on the babies. My regular OB checks to make sure I am healthy but doesn't do ultrasounds. They check babies heart beats tho so that is good but high risk does an entire scan to make sure they are growing properly. Hopefully after my next visit they will request 2wice a month. Then I go every week to my doctors which would make me feel better so I know everything is ok all the time.

 

[Minivan]

Yah I've been going every 2 weeks since 24 weeks to the high risk unit. Babies are now 2 pounds and 2 pounds 4 ounces. So great weights. And I passed my glucose test, so that is good news. Yay. Oh and I got my C-section date. So May 11th is the date... I will be 38 wks 3 days.

 

[addie25]

Thats awesome you got your c-section date!! I don't know if I will be a vaginal birth or c-section but I want them to give me a date as well. An induction date (bc they want me to deliver at 38 weeks as well so I am guessing if it is vaginal they will have to induce labour)

 

[addie25]

Well I think my stomach doesn't care about the change in diet. My stomach just feels odd all day long no matter what I eat. I can't even eat dinner bc I feel like if I eat any more food I will get very sick. Maybe I will try toast and peanut butter in a bit or something to try and settle it.