Beautiful Babies Due in 2011 (Combined Group)

[Waitingkay]

Hello ladies!

What a day...

Leora - I' so happy to hear both babies are doing great and that the source of the bleeding is not near them in the uterus.

I had quite a scare myself, after the bloody blob (it rings well actually) I had yesterday. Today after DH came back from the airport, I went to the loo to see blood on the pad I put for the progesterone. I wiped to see some more bloody clots. We were lucky enough to get a scan for only two hours later (poor DH just coming back home, with our new OB. Our sweetheart was perfect! measured right on time! First time we saw the little peanut 3D, and with the equipment this OB had we could at this early stage already hear the heart!!! And finally we got a KIND reply when inquiring thank you very much, the heart rate is 130! Just right! We felt so strongly for him - he grew so much since only 6 days ago!!! We received some beautiful pictures of the little one as well as some grotesque pictures of the status of my swollen, full of cysts and liquid ovaries. Yes, still a bit OHSS but being the lucky girl that I am, at least no vomiting, and I can't say I feel anything due to being pg. "Just" bloated then, is fine. BTW - OB said I should absolutely continue with the progesterone until the end of week 10.

Rio - forgot to tell you for your list that my due date is 11/13/2011. (We ain't that happy about 13, but all is relative since DH's Bday is 09/11:( )

Blessings to all,
K

[riogirl71]

Stephanie/Klinger - with DS, my 1 hour results were just under the cutoff for GD then I went for the 3 hour and 2 results were just under the cut off and one was just a bit higher. So they considered me GD anyway and I agreed. The reason why is that you are monitored much more closely (yes girls ultrasounds and then fetal movement for the last weeks) and you are much more careful. I had a friend whose OB passed her and she was borderline, so no monitoring and her baby was healthy but almost 11lbs and broke his collar bone and tore her up because of his size. A couple of risks for untreated GD is a very large baby, prblems with brain, lungs and other issues. The obstetrics board was considering lowering the blood levels to make sure more moms got monitored. So again, I am a big advocate of being monitored if there is any risk. I will share my meal plans and I am on insulin now because what happens now is after 20 weeks you get more insulin resistant by the day If you pm me with your email I can give you my cheat sheet for number of carbs in different foods!

Breakfast - 15 to 30 grams of carbs, avoid milk, yogurt and fruit early in the morning when you have less insulin (you have been sleeping all night) a slice of whole grain bread with cream cheese and some slices of cheese, almonds.

snack mid morning - I have a yogurt and a little fruit or some milk with decaf coffee

Lunch - 40 to 50 grams of carbs

snack mid afternoon - those are important cause you are moving around more

dinner (if you have a late dinner snack again) - 50 grams of carbs

snack - yogurt with fruit is great and a late snack actually works to lower your morning/fasting levels!

Snacks should be about 15g of carbs. Costco has an oroweat bread that has 16g of carbs per slice were normally it is over 25g! Light and fit is the perfect low carb yogurt. I treat cheese, protein and veggies as "free" so really all you are counting and portioning are the carbs, just eat salads with dinner and protein to balance it all out. If you add protein to your meal then your carbs are digested more slowly so feel free to have scrambled eggs with toast or boiled eggs during the day. The trick is to space out your eating. Special K protein is a great low carb cereal. Snack on yogurt cups, laughing cow cream cheese, a small banana, I even had cheesecake on my bday and all the cheese in it was fine with me and did not raise my levels up high! Of course I avoid any juices, pies, ice cream and things that are an obvious sugar spike culprit. A huge breakfast of bacon (uncured), eggs and some hash browns is actually fine. So you really just even out your carbs during the day and try to eliminate highly processed stuff or plain sugars. Always have carbs with some protein or veggies. It is really not that bad and I find that I eat healthier than I normally do (since I don't snack often and do bigger meals) and watch the quality of what I eat, I figured it will be better for me and for the baby. With DS I gained 22 lbs, I might gain more now but at least it is not a lot, of course for twins it will be much more!

Leora- so glad all is well!

[klinger13]

rio - You ROCK!!! Thank you for all of this information. And I PM'd you for that cheat sheet. Thanks again!!

[kjm1824]

I am being scheduled for a NT test soon. I called my OB office and requested it - they said they will send my info to a different clinic that does the test and they will call to schedule. Thanks to all for you advise and support, I feel much better.

Kay - I am so glad to hear all is well and you got to see and hear your little one.

[karenvancouverisland]

hi all!

leora- i too am soo glad all is well what a relief and how great your clinic did the u/s .. and thanks for the extra note -it's nice to be reminded that i still 'belong', cause honestly, i don't at all feel like i fit in with 'regular' pregnant people.. really- the only thing that feels different this time, is the lack of debt! which, i am totally grateful for .. (err. i should have said - lack of 'additional' debt.. cause we still certainly have some IVF debt still lurking around from previous cycles)

SD- that's great to move to the 'when the baby comes' type thinking! i only recently got there myself.. it's such a nice change... we have many clients at the facility where i work and i find myself telling people in conversations now- it feels a bit surreal still, but i love it!

waiting kay- glad all is well with you too! 130 h/b is awesome

well my DS just woke up crying, so must run ladies, hi to everyone else i didn't get to

[to_have_fun08]

Karenvancouverisland - You know you are one of us regardless that you conceived the "easy" way. i would think most of us are jealous that it worked for you without going through IVF again. You go girl, be happy not to be more in debt just to have something that most normal people can have whenever they want.

Rio - Thanks on the carb list and how that breakdown goes. I am worried I will get GD because i was already diagnosed with insulin resistance. I am trying to stay away from sweets but carbs is another thing. I love cereal.

[gina55]

Hi Ladies! Wow, I am way behind on posting! I've been completely exhausted lately and don't even want to get up and use the computer in our office.
Stephanie: the boys look great! Yay on their weights, boo to the 3 hour testing you have to do.
Leora: glad your babies are doing well!
Barbara, Lou and Sonya: great bump pictures, you all look great.
Amanda: Hopefully you won't have to do the 3 hour test, it does not sound like much fun.
Margi: Congrats on your one little one. Our one split at 7 weeks so you never know.

AFM: Well we are at 28 weeks and the boys are getting really big! Twin A(Will) measured 2lbs. 13oz. on Wednesday and Twin B(Wyatt) was 2lbs. 15oz. Both boys are head down and are using my cervix as a pillow, ouch!!! My OB is hoping I'll make it to 34 weeks as I've been contracting for the past 3 weeks now and am on Procardia 20 mg every 4 hours. I try to do bed rest as much as possible but the other kids need me too. Our nursery is almost done, we just have to pick up the chair that we ordered and have to hang up the boys names over their cribs. I am posting pics of their incomplete nursery and a bump pic. Excuse the fact that I have no make up on, my hair is a mess and I'm swelling like mad in my face.

Hope you all are having a great week

[baby_blu73]

Gina - LOVE the pics! You're bump is too cute and the nursery is gorgeous! I love the furniture you picked, very handsome. I have a hand-me-down crib that is a little feminine and cannot find anything to match it. I'm gonna Google the brand and model number and cross my fingers it's on a recall list so I can be polite when I go buy two matching ones.

I wanted to share some GREAT news with you all. DH and I not only sold our smaller 3 bedroom house over the past weekend, but we bought a bigger one as well! It's about 6 blocks up the road, so the kids will stay in the same school and neighborhood, and the house itself is fabulous! It's the one with the awesome deck and huge pool, for those that remember us falling in love with it a couple of months ago.

The scary part is we close on everything on APRIL 29th!!! DH is, of course, still working full time, so that leaves me to do all the packing. Thank goodness my 10 and 12 year old are on Spring Break after next week, I can use all the help I can get! To put everyone's mind at ease, I won't be doing ANY lifting. I plan on placing boxes where they'll stay while I fill them and DH will move them to the garage when he gets home. It's going to be a complete disaster!

I'm so excited that Brady and Jaxon will have an actual nursery! They were going to share our room which was a little disappointing to me but we would've made it work. Well, I should probably get started on some packing for the day!

[gina55]

Stephanie: Congratulations on your new house that is great news Take it easy with the packing, if your body tells you to take a break do it.
If the crib has any sort of drop side it's definitely been recalled.
As for my bump I feel huge!!! Everyone says I'm on the small side for carrying twins but I don't feel small at all. I actually still have MS (night time too) which may be helping with my weight gain. I'm up 22 pounds now, ugh!!!

[klinger13]

Gina - you look GREAT!! Love the bump!! And I love the nursery furniture...so nice!! And YAY on the boys gaining nicely, woo-hoo!!!

Stephanie - Congrats on getting that house!! So excited for you and glad you have a plan in place for packing/moving so you don't overdo it.

[KatieG]

Hi ladies!! Well my sweet boys arrived via C-section on Tuesday 3-22. It has been quite an adventure since then. Baby A (Collin) was 5lbs 10 oz and B (Carson) was 6lbs 15oz. Carson had to go into the NICU for a day in the half b/c he had a little fluid in his lungs. Collin stayed in our room and had to be put into the warmer a few times b/c he was having trouble maintaining his temp. All seemed well and we went home on Friday 3-25. On Monday of this week we had their first appt w/ the pedi. We ended up having to go to the ER with collin b/c his temp was extremly low (93.9)and did not come back up after being bundled up. He was in the NICU all week and just got home today. He did not have an infection but was very tounge tied and was not getting enough to eat and his blood sugar was low due to everything. He didn't have enough energy to regulate his temp. Poor thing is back to birth weight and doing great. Meanwhile on Tuesday ( a week after they were born) I was sitting on my couch playing w/ my 2 yr old and all the sudden I felt a gush. I was bleeding. I went to the rest room and it was flowing (sorry for the TMI) I started to feel faint and we were ont he phone w/ the doc office. I got moved to my bed to lay down and see if it would stop. Of course it didn't and things actually got really bad. We had to call an ambulance b/c I couldnt sit up and the bleeding was uncontrolable. By the time they got here to take me away my blood pressure was 52 over something. It was very scary. I was in the hospital until wed. afternoon. My uterous quit contracting and thats what caused the hemorage. I received a blood transfusion w/ a couple units of blood and lots of fluids. They also gave me pitocon to get my uterous to contract. All has calmed down and I have my boys home. I am really behind but I will catch up. I hope all is well w/ everyone!!

[klinger13]

Katie - Your boys are gorgeous!!! CONGRATULATIONS!! And WOW, you've had quite a rollercoaster ride since you had them. I'm glad the boys are doing well now and your recent scare is behind you, phew!! Enjoy your little guys!!

[riogirl71]

Katie - your boys are SO PRECIOUS! Gorgeous boys! So sorry about the scare, my goodness, glad you are ok. Take care of yourself!!!

AFM - quick update so I went in for an US today because I have been worried that on one side they say baby can grow too much due to GD, on the other not grow enough due to chord displacement. I get to OBs office and there is no power! Won't have power all day talk about a let down Dang! He asked about GD I said my A1C was 4.7 and he said WOW, thant's better than you or I (he said to DH) so I was very happy with his reaction but still worried and want to see our bean! Belly grew and he said my BH are good if not more than 4 per hour. Call Monday to reschedule Argh!

[Happy Bunny]

Katie: I squealed at the cuteness when I viewed your pics - they are absolutely adorable!

Gina: Your nursery furniture is awesome! Very nice twin bump as well!

[riogirl71]

Important inof, please check out my other post on GD!

New measurements to determine a pregnant mother's blood sugar level means two to three times more women are now at risk for gestational diabetes. Dr. Boyd Metzger, Spies Professor of Metabolism and Nutrition at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, stated that the percentage will rise from 5 to 8 percent to 16 percent of women now qualifing for gestational diabetes. Blood glucose levels that were once deemed safe, now appear to be causing harm to babies.
Dr. Metzger and 50 other experts concluded a fasting blood sugar level of 92 or higher. The levels of 180 or higher on a 1-hour glucose tolerance test or 153 or higher on a 2-hour glucose tolerance test used to be appropriate but are now shown to cause the problems mentioned above.

http://www.emaxhealth.com/2732/23/35877 ... hange.html