Glucose Test

Well I failed my 1 hour glucose test so now i have to do the 3 hour test on Thursday. I cant have anything to eat or drink after 10PM on Wednesday, yikes i am going to be starving. My appointment is at 7am so i can go and get it over with and eat breakfast as soon as i am done.

OB Appointment 10/24/07

My appointment was good yesterday. BP was good. The doctor had them do a quick u/s to check on the babies movements because i didnt feel them very much yesterday and was cramping quite a bit again but all is good. Lucas's h/b was 141 and Rachael 146. Lucas was sucking his hand, looked like his thumb to me but it was hard to tell. Cervix is still long and closed. Although at my hospital visit, it was 40 and yesterday was 38 but they said it was still closed up thank goodness. We will wait and see what the high risk doctor measures next week. One is breech and one is head down now. I cant wait to see how much weight they have gained at our next appointment.

I still am having quite a bit of cramping and at times really achy but i am hanging in there. Next OB appointment November 7th and next high risk doctor October 31st.

OB Appointment

My appointment was good today even though I had to see the doctor that i do not care for. BP was good, no protein in urine, my blood test to check to see if my anemic must of been okay because they didnt say anything about it, heard both heartbeats. He did not do a cervix check today but did say that because it is a 4 right now i should not deliver for at least a month, he is hoping to make it till at least 32 weeks which would the end of November but hopes to go longer then that. Told me to rest this weekend and keep taking my pills, said i was doing a great job. Oh and my belly measures 31 weeks now. First time he has told me this, surprised me. I will only see doctors from now. For awhile i was seeing midwives. I have to go again next Wednesday for another check and then on halloween I will see the high risk doctor again. Cant wait to see how much the little ones have grown and i will get to see them again.

Labor and Delivery Visit- 10/16/07

I got into bed around 9pm or so to watch tv for awhile before going to sleep and I started getting this constant pain in my groin area. When Dave got home I told him and we decided to call the doctor to let them know. My own doctor was on call that night, made me feel alot better. She said she did not think it was contractions because it was a constant pain but wanted me to come into Labor and Delivery to get monitored. So we went to the hospital. We got there around 1045pm. I had to give a urine sample right when i got there so they could get that to the lab to be testing for a UTI, that test came back negative. Next, they hooked me up to heart monitors to get the babies heartbeats. Both were good, well when they werent setting off the alarms because they were moving so much and the machine lost their h/b's. They really didnt like the straps on my belly and they sure did let me know. When looking at their heartbeats on the paper that prints out, they noticed i was having contractions. So they called my doctor and she came right to the hospital to do some tests on me. She checked my cervix and said it was still closed but soft and did a test to see if i would be delivering within the next 2 weeks and that came back negative(Phew). So i have at least two weeks left, we are hoping for alot longer though. My doctor then went to call the high risk doctor i have been seeing to have him come in to do an ultrasound and do a more thorough cervix check with the ultrasound. Both babies were very active and growing good. Lucas now weighs 2 1/2 pounds, Rachael weighs 2 pounds. Really have grown alot in two weeks. My doctor wanted to keep me overnight just to keep an eye on me so I stayed the night at the luxurious hospital. Dave left around 245am to go home and get some sleep and he came back shortly after 8. By the time he got there, the doctor had already been in to re-check me and said that nothing changed since she last checked me so i was free to go home. They did give me breakfast before i left, wasnt the greatest food i have ever had but at least it was something to get in my belly to give to the twins.

I have to goto the OB this afternoon for another check. Will give that update later.

OB appointment today

Appointment was good today. I finally got to see my own doctor today. My BP was 122/66 today, it was behaving it self today for a change. I have been having alot of braxton hick contractions so she did a cervix check and it is still closed thank goodness but said it was soft. So she sent me for an ultrasound to measure it and it is still very long. I did get to see Lucas's butt today while she was doing the ultrasound. She is going to check a urine sample for a urinary track infection as well as this can cause cramping as well.I have to go back in a week for another check. She said if she starts to see my cervix thinning out, she will give me shots of steroids to get the babies lungs developed faster. I was given my slip for the lab for my sugar test, have to do that around the 29th of October. I figured i would be getting the slip sooner or later for it.

Nursery Pics

We put the bedding sets on the cribs. Here are a few pics of the set we went with. It is called Bandana Bear, works for both of our babies!!

25 Weeks Belly Shot

Today is 25 weeks so we took some more pictures. I have to go see the OB this coming Thursday so I will post more after that appointment.

High Risk Doctor Appt today

Had another high risk appointment today. It was great to see the babies again today. Lucas now weighs 1.81 and Rachael weighs 1.41. He is in the breech position now and she is head down so they are switching places on us. I kept telling Dave that i think one is very low because i keep getting kicked really low and sure enough her head is in my groin and also his butt is right there too. So his butt is in her face. She is still low on fluid but they are going to continue to keep an eye on it. If I was to have them now, they are considered viable so that is a big relief. We are hoping to keep them in there a couple more months at least. If they start to see my cervix starting to dilate they will give me steroid shots to get their lungs developed better before they are born. I am feeling pretty good these days, just tired and at night i am pretty achy but that is to be expected. My next OB appointment is next Thursday and we see the high risk doctor again on Halloween.