36 weeks
36w0d (Friday) - Wow, I can't believe we made it to 36 weeks! I was convinced these babies would be here earlier than my last surro-twins yet here we are just a couple days away from that. Of course things could change quickly so IPs are still on high alert and we are all ready come go time. I'm going to get a pedicure over the weekend to give some attention to these tired swollen feet - maybe a little layman's reflexology will do the trick to get things going if my body is ready.
36w1d (Saturday) - Woke up this morning feeling pretty rested despite spending a good portion of the night on the couch. The girls and I headed out to run around to morning activities (piano & gymnastics) and then home to do some light housework. After all that I was exhausted and ready for a nap. Later in the day bestie Daisy came and picked me up, she was my chauffeur for errands and then out to dinner. It was nice to get some of my running done that I'd been putting off and wasn't sure I'd get in before babies arrived.
Nothing new on the baby front. Tomorrow will mark the same gestation that I went into spontaneous labor with last surro-twins. However, there was one big difference about that pregnancy. Last time, Baby A was vertex or directly head down putting pressure on my cervix whereas this time, Baby A is more transverse, laying across the bottom of my uterus and Baby B is breech similar to shown here in the picture. This could very well be what keeps them in longer than I expected and really at this point there is no chance in them changing position. As long as they're comfy we'll just keep on going taking it one day at a time.
36w2d (Sunday) - Hi! Still here. That's all I gotta say about that.
36w3d (Monday) - Never in a million years did I think I'd carry these babies longer than last surro-twins but I have. I had an NST today and after getting stubborn Baby B on the monitor all went well. Good accel/decel episodes and a couple small inconsistent contractions. My BP has been elevated for what's normal for me the last two appointments so I'm supposed to keep a close eye on any possible Pre-E symptoms that could come up like headache, seeing spots, pain in my chest etc. Besides the annoying headache that lasted a few days back two weeks ago now, I haven't had any of those issues.
My days are good, I do what I can and rest when I want, but the nights are long. It's hard when you have a 6-8 hr stretch in front of ya where you know you should be sleeping, but just can't and you're up every 1-2 hours for this or that. Sometimes I'll get up and use the bathroom, then head back to bed - fall asleep - but when I get back up again I realize only about 15-20 minute have actually passed. I'm still dealing with the all over body itch I mentioned a few weeks back, it's enough to drive ya crazy!!! Soon, very soon.
36w4d (Tuesday) - I posted this on my Facebook page, thought I'd share it here too. I can't wait to experience these emotions again and share them with J&W as they welcome their lil ones.
36w1d (Saturday) - Woke up this morning feeling pretty rested despite spending a good portion of the night on the couch. The girls and I headed out to run around to morning activities (piano & gymnastics) and then home to do some light housework. After all that I was exhausted and ready for a nap. Later in the day bestie Daisy came and picked me up, she was my chauffeur for errands and then out to dinner. It was nice to get some of my running done that I'd been putting off and wasn't sure I'd get in before babies arrived.
Nothing new on the baby front. Tomorrow will mark the same gestation that I went into spontaneous labor with last surro-twins. However, there was one big difference about that pregnancy. Last time, Baby A was vertex or directly head down putting pressure on my cervix whereas this time, Baby A is more transverse, laying across the bottom of my uterus and Baby B is breech similar to shown here in the picture. This could very well be what keeps them in longer than I expected and really at this point there is no chance in them changing position. As long as they're comfy we'll just keep on going taking it one day at a time.36w2d (Sunday) - Hi! Still here. That's all I gotta say about that.
36w3d (Monday) - Never in a million years did I think I'd carry these babies longer than last surro-twins but I have. I had an NST today and after getting stubborn Baby B on the monitor all went well. Good accel/decel episodes and a couple small inconsistent contractions. My BP has been elevated for what's normal for me the last two appointments so I'm supposed to keep a close eye on any possible Pre-E symptoms that could come up like headache, seeing spots, pain in my chest etc. Besides the annoying headache that lasted a few days back two weeks ago now, I haven't had any of those issues.
My days are good, I do what I can and rest when I want, but the nights are long. It's hard when you have a 6-8 hr stretch in front of ya where you know you should be sleeping, but just can't and you're up every 1-2 hours for this or that. Sometimes I'll get up and use the bathroom, then head back to bed - fall asleep - but when I get back up again I realize only about 15-20 minute have actually passed. I'm still dealing with the all over body itch I mentioned a few weeks back, it's enough to drive ya crazy!!! Soon, very soon.
36w4d (Tuesday) - I posted this on my Facebook page, thought I'd share it here too. I can't wait to experience these emotions again and share them with J&W as they welcome their lil ones.
36w5d (Wednesday) - This about sums it up ...
36w6d (Thursday) - I had another long night of contractions last night, but again they fizzled out. Started around 11pm, at 1am I decided to shower and try and get some rest which didn't work out too well - contractions were causing round ligament pain so I was having a hard time getting comfortable. My plan was to time contractions and not wake the "team" until 5am as long as they reminded mild. They were about 8-10 min apart from about 3-4am but I was so tired I found myself falling asleep in between them .... eventually they must have went away because I was woken up at 6am by my alarm clock. Although frustrating that they went away, going up to L&D in the middle of the night was not really ideal either.
Today I had an OB appointment and J&W were able to join me. I was glad we were all able to meet up face to face with the doctor before the big day arrived. Babies looked beautiful on the NST as well as the BPP u/s. They were doing some great practice breathing and fluid levels were within the norm. They are hanging in there and apparently nice and comfy.
My weight has been fluctuating a lot lately due to water retention/edema. The other thing my OB has been noticing is my BP creeping up over the last couple of weeks. I usually sit around 110/70 and today's BP was 138/88, anything 140/90 is considered pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) and reason for concern. I also had +1 protein in my urine. Initially Dr. K mentioned doing 24 hour urine collection to monitor but decided to go right to blood work that will check for liver & kidney function as well as platelet levels - all indicators of the severity of PIH. Depending on results, our c/s could get moved up without hesitation. Preeclampsia is not something to mess around with and can have a negative effect on both babies and my health. I'm not showing any other symptoms (blurred vision, headaches, etc) which is good but that doesn't mean the risk isn't there. I'm anticipating getting results tomorrow and we'll know more about the timeline then.
36w6d (Thursday) - I had another long night of contractions last night, but again they fizzled out. Started around 11pm, at 1am I decided to shower and try and get some rest which didn't work out too well - contractions were causing round ligament pain so I was having a hard time getting comfortable. My plan was to time contractions and not wake the "team" until 5am as long as they reminded mild. They were about 8-10 min apart from about 3-4am but I was so tired I found myself falling asleep in between them .... eventually they must have went away because I was woken up at 6am by my alarm clock. Although frustrating that they went away, going up to L&D in the middle of the night was not really ideal either.
Today I had an OB appointment and J&W were able to join me. I was glad we were all able to meet up face to face with the doctor before the big day arrived. Babies looked beautiful on the NST as well as the BPP u/s. They were doing some great practice breathing and fluid levels were within the norm. They are hanging in there and apparently nice and comfy.
My weight has been fluctuating a lot lately due to water retention/edema. The other thing my OB has been noticing is my BP creeping up over the last couple of weeks. I usually sit around 110/70 and today's BP was 138/88, anything 140/90 is considered pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) and reason for concern. I also had +1 protein in my urine. Initially Dr. K mentioned doing 24 hour urine collection to monitor but decided to go right to blood work that will check for liver & kidney function as well as platelet levels - all indicators of the severity of PIH. Depending on results, our c/s could get moved up without hesitation. Preeclampsia is not something to mess around with and can have a negative effect on both babies and my health. I'm not showing any other symptoms (blurred vision, headaches, etc) which is good but that doesn't mean the risk isn't there. I'm anticipating getting results tomorrow and we'll know more about the timeline then.
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