November Sparklers 2014....22 boys, 22 girls born! Please update us!

[Twinklie12]

I hope everyone is able to take it easy that needs to! Making babies is important, tough business.

 

[Princesskell]

Hope you are ok Jalanis...like e others said lots of relaxing now everybody, try and keep these babies cooking until they are ready xxx

 

[Jalanis22]

Thanks mandaaa and princesskell, yes i know time to relax and wait for him to be here...my scheduled delivery date is oct, 30 which i will be 39wks. But i could deliver a bit earlier as my water broke at 38 weeks with my daughter. Yesterday they did a sono to see where the blod clot came from, and bubs is weighing 5lbs 9oz and hes positioned already to come out, plus my belly has started to drop already.

 

[GeralynB]

I feel like my bump has dropped too

 

[salu_34]

I posted a recent bump pic on my FB page and one of my friends said it looked like I had dropped a bit. Hope that doesn't mean she's going to make an early appearance !

 

[Leinzlove]

Its common for babies to drop at this point... Doesn't mean at all that they are coming. Mostly that you can breathe but you are going to be very uncomfy down below. I've always dropped early... And carried low.

 

[GeralynB]

Yea I read that just because you drop doesn't necessarily mean LO will make an appearance any time soon. I'm okay with that…I still have to get things ready around here. I think after next week everything should pretty much be done with our kitchen and hopefully I'll have everything in the nursery ready…then he can come lol

 

[DragonflyWing]

Growth scan today went well, baby is measuring 5lb4oz (2.4kg) already! Still having semi-regular BH contractions, but they're just annoying rather than painful, so I'm trying to ignore them. When they start getting close together, I try to lie down for a while and that makes them go away.

I have to go in twice weekly now for NSTs and ultrasounds to check fluid levels.

 

[salu_34]

Phew ! Lol. I'm not ready for her to come yet lol. I'm planning on finishing painting the nursery this weekend. My car is in the shop so I'll actually have an excuse to do it ! Then hopefully our the crib together on Monday and get all the clothes and everything in the dresser.

Made an appointment with the hospital today to go on a tour on Oct 14th after Thanksgiving. Looking forward to it !

I also still need to get my hospital bag in order.

 

[Missyann]

I have a dresser to assemble and then rearranging the nursery now that the new windows have been installed. then all that's needed is a baby and he won't be ready for a few more weeks. While I'd like for him to come early after I hit full term, the longer he waits, the better off we will be for daycare.

 

[DissySunshine]

I got sent home from the hospital today! The magnesium drip pretty much stopped my contractions so now I get to stay home on complete bed rest until she decides to make her appearance. According to the doctors, this could be 7 weeks from now or days from now. It's going to be a stressful next few weeks, but I'm glad she's deciding to bake a little longer!!

 

[Missyann]

Good to hear, Dissy. I hope she stays put for a little longer.

 

[mandaa1220]

Glad to hear she's still cookin Dissy!

 

[apple_20]

Great news dissy. X

 

[MarieMo7]

Happy to hear Kella is staying put and you can go home!

 

[Twinklie12]

Yay Dissy !

 

[cncem]

Dissy that is awesome news!

 

[Princesskell]

Good news dissy xxxxx

 

[Jalanis22]

I've had dreamed twice the same thing these past 2 nights already....my dream is weird that i go to the restroom and im wiping blood and going to the hospital to have my baby boy, i guess it stucked to my head that dr told me as soon as if i start to bleed to head to the hospital...i have t bled at all good thing though. And it seems weird to me because days before my gender sono i kept dreaming that they were saying it was a boy and it turned out to be true, so now im paranoid for something like that to happen again like my dream to turn out to happen.

 

[MissyLissy]

Great news, Dissy! Hope Kella stays put a while longer!

Jalanis, glad to hear you are being closely monitored and things are under control. Don't stress about dreams- we dream about what we think/obsess/worry about. I had plenty of miscarriage dreams during first tri, and non of that ever came to pass. Besides, your boy dream had a 50% chance of turning out right.

Oh my gosh, Missy! That sounds exhausting. Glad things are good with your BIG boy!! Are you going to try for a vaginal delivery or opt for the c-section?
Glad your time at work is almost done. It wears me out and I'm only carrying one!

I think I'm just opting straight for the c-section. At my 28 week growth scan, both were head down and my OB said she'd feel comfortable with a vaginal delivery if I wanted. However, now it looks like Isla is breech again. Even if I opt for a vaginal delivery, they'll make me do it in the OR just in case. Plus, I run the high risk that Declan (the lower if the two) will come out just fine, but breech Isla will not and I will need an emergency c-section anyway. I'd rather not go through labor AND recover from a c-section, so I'm taking the "wimpy" way out and just going with an elective c-section. It just feels all around safer for me. I'm totally ok with my decision at this point. What about you, are you still hoping for a VBAC?

A c-section is by no means a wimpy way out! It's a tough recovery, yes, but still an incredibly amazing experience, and I don't blame you one bit for making that decision. I've definitely heard that once the second twin has all that room suddenly, they can often go breech and make a vaginal delivery basically impossible. And I definitely don't blame you from not wanting to recover from both L&D and a section. When I was induced, we opted for a c-section after 10 hours (21, if you count from when I was admitted and received the cervidil) of no progression. I didn't want to labor for HOURS on end and end up with a section anyway, because my waters had broken and they'd only let me go for 24 hours past that anyway. So - that being said - assuming you make it long enough, what's the scheduled c-section date?

I am hoping for a VBAC still at this point, but not sure if that will happen. I'm okay with a section if it happens - the timing of it is just crappy though. If I don't go into labor on my own by 41 weeks, I have a repeat c-section. Which would put me November 26th - the day before Thanksgiving. Which puts me in the hospital on Thanksgiving. Blech. I don't want that. I'd rather have her a week or so before, or a few days after! But, I doubt they'll schedule an election c-section on a Saturday, particularly the one after Thanksgiving So bottom line - we'll see!

I personally don't think a c-section is wimpy... I should have never said that. I know I am absolutely making the right/safe decision for myself, and my children. I also know it will be no picnic and recovering from major surgery while learning to be a mom to two infants is anything but wimpy. I have had a few busy body, nosey people (mostly a couple of my mom's friends at my baby shower) question my decision to go straight for the elective c-section and one implied I'd be "missing out" and that it was a wimpy decision. To which I thought, ok thanks 60 year old women who gave birth 30+ years ago and never to multiples, you know nothing about my medical care, what I've been through in this pregnancy or what me and my medical team have discussed. But thanks for the input!

My c-section is now scheduled for November 4th when I'm 37+1. It was originally scheduled for 11/11 at 38+1, but with my blood pressure issues, the GD, and now with Isla's growth concerns, my doctor is recommending I go no later than 37 weeks. I'm really hoping I make it that far! I'm going in twice a week now for non-stress tests and to check amniotic fluid levels (We found out of Friday that in addition to Isla's growth concerns, Declan's amniotic fluid level was still normal, but borderline high, so I can add that to my list of potential issues/worries). Plus I'm still being monitored weekly for pre-eclampsia although my BP has been much better the last couple weeks, which I think strongly correlates to my mental knowledge that I'm almost done with work. My job is VERY high stress. Anyway, any one of these potential issues could mean I'll have to deliver before that 11/4 date, but with each week I get more and more optimistic I just might get these babies to term yet. Time will tell!

Blech, I see what you mean about the bad timing of the c-section happening right around Thanksgiving! I will keep my fingers crossed Reese decides to come on her own before it comes to that!