Today I had one of my obstetric appointments and all is still going great guns. Mr TAN has now banned me from driving and everybody has agreed with him much to my disappointment, which I am not complaining about I just don't like being dependant on others.
I am now measuring 43cm - YIKES! For those of you who don't know what this means it generally relates to the equivalent of how pregnant you are IE 30cm is 30 weeks pregnant. The babies are now all between the 50th and 70th percentile, which is fantastic news and I am looking forward to seeing how much they have grown at my next growth scan next week.
Generally apart from being constantly breathless, headaches, being huge and in pain, the reflux and how squished all my internal organs are now I am feeling pretty good. My high resting heart rate is still a concern so need to keep an eye on it and watch out for swelling and dizziness. I have also been told IF I make it to 35 weeks a ceaserean will be scheduled for then, although the way I am beginning to feel already I am not sure if I will make it that far.
I am now finding myself with very little energy and basically just move from the couch to the bed. Thankfully my mum has moved up to help me as of this week which is making a huge difference. She has been helping with all the general household chores like cooking, washing and helping to care for Oliver. With her help I believe I can manage an extra week at home but we will need to play that one by ear.
One thing that I am beginning to have fun with though is the comments I am getting from strangers about the size of my belly. For example I was browsing in the shop at the hospital and a customer was having a conversation with the lady behind the counter, this is how it went:
Shop Lady "Busy day?"
Customer "Yes, people keep having babies"
Shop Lady "Look at her she is about to have a baby"
Me "I'm about to have 3" this is the fun part
All faces turn to me "3" "your having twins?" "Are they those ivf babies?"
Me "Yes, triplets, yes they are natural ;)"
This was then followed by a whole lot more clucking, this is just one example but it is becoming more of a daily occurrence when I leave the house but it is keeping me entertained....
Are there any other HOM parents out there that have had fun with these kinds of things?
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Thursday, 7 June 2012
Wednesday, 9 May 2012
Neonatologist's and Maternal Foetal Medicine
Wow what a day yesterday was! I was quite nervous heading down to our appointments yesterday with the Neonatologist. After hearing so much doom and gloom in the early stages of this pregnancy I really wasn't sure what to expect.
Firstly we had our MFM appointment, this doctor has been present at all of our scans so;
far and we already have built up a confidence and trust in him. In fact if it wasn't for his positivity we may have looked more closely at selective reduction. We did get the chance to ask a few questions that we weren't sure about like if we will get given steroids for the babies lungs routinely, or only if there is a need. So he explained that unless a situation arises like labour far earlier than 32 weeks then they would probably go ahead. But from 32 weeks it is not something they would do routinely. We also got a chance to discuss the option of me being admitted, and the good news is he is happy for me to stay at home for the moment due to all the help I am getting. However if anything changes, or I need some respite, they are happy to have me admitted for a few days or a week if needed. Everything else seems to be going splendidly, but he did mention my fast heart rate. I have noticed this the past few weeks, ever since Baby C has been in my ribs I have been finding it much harder to breathe and in turn my heart is working that bit harder. So we will see him again tomorrow at the growth scan and see how well these babies are growing. He is also happy to keep the scans at 3 weekly for now.
So next up we had our very first appointment with a neonatologist. This was the one that was worrying me the most but was surprised that I found it quite reassuring and positive. As this was our first chance to discuss any possible complications and what to expect with having early babies. One of my concerns was how much we would be able to be involved in their care and how soon I would get to see them after their birth. But as it turns out I will get to see them briefly as each baby is taken out, again before they get wheeled off, and once more on my way out of surgery. Again everyone is optimistic that we can and will make it to at least 32 weeks which minimises any complications enormously. To conclude this appointment we got shown through the NICU and SCBU. I had seen pictures of tiny little premature babies previously but neither of us had seen these babies in the flesh before. The were so little and precious, we saw babies at a few different gestation's so it was a really good opportunity to get a picture of what it will be like. We saw babies that were born at 25, 28 and 32 weeks. It is amazing to think that tiny little 25 weeker is about the same size as our babies now. MR Tan was quite surprised at how small even the babies born at 32 weeks were as that is likely what we will at least reach that gestation.
All in all I feel very confident about the care that we will all be receiving and we are very much looking forward to our triple cuddles sometime in July. Hard to believe they could be here in as little as 8 weeks!
Firstly we had our MFM appointment, this doctor has been present at all of our scans so;
far and we already have built up a confidence and trust in him. In fact if it wasn't for his positivity we may have looked more closely at selective reduction. We did get the chance to ask a few questions that we weren't sure about like if we will get given steroids for the babies lungs routinely, or only if there is a need. So he explained that unless a situation arises like labour far earlier than 32 weeks then they would probably go ahead. But from 32 weeks it is not something they would do routinely. We also got a chance to discuss the option of me being admitted, and the good news is he is happy for me to stay at home for the moment due to all the help I am getting. However if anything changes, or I need some respite, they are happy to have me admitted for a few days or a week if needed. Everything else seems to be going splendidly, but he did mention my fast heart rate. I have noticed this the past few weeks, ever since Baby C has been in my ribs I have been finding it much harder to breathe and in turn my heart is working that bit harder. So we will see him again tomorrow at the growth scan and see how well these babies are growing. He is also happy to keep the scans at 3 weekly for now.
So next up we had our very first appointment with a neonatologist. This was the one that was worrying me the most but was surprised that I found it quite reassuring and positive. As this was our first chance to discuss any possible complications and what to expect with having early babies. One of my concerns was how much we would be able to be involved in their care and how soon I would get to see them after their birth. But as it turns out I will get to see them briefly as each baby is taken out, again before they get wheeled off, and once more on my way out of surgery. Again everyone is optimistic that we can and will make it to at least 32 weeks which minimises any complications enormously. To conclude this appointment we got shown through the NICU and SCBU. I had seen pictures of tiny little premature babies previously but neither of us had seen these babies in the flesh before. The were so little and precious, we saw babies at a few different gestation's so it was a really good opportunity to get a picture of what it will be like. We saw babies that were born at 25, 28 and 32 weeks. It is amazing to think that tiny little 25 weeker is about the same size as our babies now. MR Tan was quite surprised at how small even the babies born at 32 weeks were as that is likely what we will at least reach that gestation.
All in all I feel very confident about the care that we will all be receiving and we are very much looking forward to our triple cuddles sometime in July. Hard to believe they could be here in as little as 8 weeks!
Tuesday, 3 April 2012
More surprises!
Well folks as you all know today was the big morphology scan. Everything is looking amazingly well and after a long 2 and a half hours of being poked we have nearly all the measurements we needed and all the babies are weighing a little over 300grams each. Just need to go back next week to get a few more measurements.
The big shock we got today was after our last visit and seeing Baby A's willy, we got a good look today at all the babies bits. And as it turns out A and C are both confirmed boys, but little B is a GIRL! What this means is somehow on our fresh ivf/ icsi cycle we managed to conceive a girl, and the embryo we had transferred split into our 2 little boys. So somehow after 6 years it finally happened.
The whole 6 years we had spent trying and hoping for a baby we would often hear of these urban legends were people would fall pregnant naturally, or their embryo would split and all these amazing stories and I always thought wow wouldn't it be nice if that would happen to us. Now I feel like we have the double whammy and could not be more shocked and amazed at the miracles that have been bestowed upon us. What an amazing gift!
I can feel all 3 babies squirming away now which is the most incredible feeling. I caught a reflection of myself yesterday in the mirror and is it any wonder people are beginning to ask when the baby is due? I look and feel huge already and these little mites still have so much growing to do.
We took a car for a test drive today, so it looks like that can be crossed off our long to do list, and I also found 2 matching cots that match our existing one on Ebay so bought those today too. It feels as things are finally slowly starting to happen and come together, but now for some pics.
This is my bump today at 19 weeks
Here is a group shot of my trio's heads (can't say boys anymore) from L to R we have C, A, B
And lastly I won't bore you with a pic of each individual bub, just little Miracle baby B
The big shock we got today was after our last visit and seeing Baby A's willy, we got a good look today at all the babies bits. And as it turns out A and C are both confirmed boys, but little B is a GIRL! What this means is somehow on our fresh ivf/ icsi cycle we managed to conceive a girl, and the embryo we had transferred split into our 2 little boys. So somehow after 6 years it finally happened.
The whole 6 years we had spent trying and hoping for a baby we would often hear of these urban legends were people would fall pregnant naturally, or their embryo would split and all these amazing stories and I always thought wow wouldn't it be nice if that would happen to us. Now I feel like we have the double whammy and could not be more shocked and amazed at the miracles that have been bestowed upon us. What an amazing gift!
I can feel all 3 babies squirming away now which is the most incredible feeling. I caught a reflection of myself yesterday in the mirror and is it any wonder people are beginning to ask when the baby is due? I look and feel huge already and these little mites still have so much growing to do.
We took a car for a test drive today, so it looks like that can be crossed off our long to do list, and I also found 2 matching cots that match our existing one on Ebay so bought those today too. It feels as things are finally slowly starting to happen and come together, but now for some pics.
Here is a group shot of my trio's heads (can't say boys anymore) from L to R we have C, A, B
And lastly I won't bore you with a pic of each individual bub, just little Miracle baby B
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
12 weeks
I have finally caught up in filling you all in on the events of the past few months.
Well we have made it to 12 weeks and so far so good. I woke yesterday with an awful cramp along the left side of my bump like I had been doing too many sit ups or something. But after a quick phone call to my obstetrician and resting with a heat pack it has disappeared. I assume it has something to do with how quickly my bump and the babies are growing at the moment.
I can't help but panic every time something doesn't feel right, especially with all these risks we have been told about. It was at this stage in our last pregnancy that we lost the baby which was one of the most traumatic experiences we have ever faced. We had seen a healthy baby with a heartbeat just 2 weeks prior and had been told everything was fine. It took us a long time to recover emotionally from that experience.
So sorry for all that to be a bit of a downer. In other news last week I had to see a physio and get fitted for like a large elastic bandage type thing to wear over my bump. I made a silly decision to google what tummy's look like after a pregnancy with triplets and it's not pretty.
Another little snipet that I wanted to share with you is this link http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23471625/ns/health-health_care/t/woman-gives-birth-identical-triplets/ I found. It is the only other incidence that I have found of a lady having triplets after a single embryo transfer
So for now the count down is on for our scan on Thursday to check on all 3 babies. Two weeks seems like such a long time between scans so it will be lovely to see my trio again. Only 2 more sleeps....
Well we have made it to 12 weeks and so far so good. I woke yesterday with an awful cramp along the left side of my bump like I had been doing too many sit ups or something. But after a quick phone call to my obstetrician and resting with a heat pack it has disappeared. I assume it has something to do with how quickly my bump and the babies are growing at the moment.
I can't help but panic every time something doesn't feel right, especially with all these risks we have been told about. It was at this stage in our last pregnancy that we lost the baby which was one of the most traumatic experiences we have ever faced. We had seen a healthy baby with a heartbeat just 2 weeks prior and had been told everything was fine. It took us a long time to recover emotionally from that experience.
So sorry for all that to be a bit of a downer. In other news last week I had to see a physio and get fitted for like a large elastic bandage type thing to wear over my bump. I made a silly decision to google what tummy's look like after a pregnancy with triplets and it's not pretty.
Another little snipet that I wanted to share with you is this link http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23471625/ns/health-health_care/t/woman-gives-birth-identical-triplets/ I found. It is the only other incidence that I have found of a lady having triplets after a single embryo transfer
So for now the count down is on for our scan on Thursday to check on all 3 babies. Two weeks seems like such a long time between scans so it will be lovely to see my trio again. Only 2 more sleeps....
Sunday, 12 February 2012
The Results.... 23/12/2011
Today is the day, not only do we get the results we have been waiting for, I also get to be a bridesmaid in a very dear friends wedding. So I had been checking my phone all morning waiting for 'that call' when at about 11.30 sometime between getting my hair done and investigating the reception venue to see where I needed to walk we get the magical call.
I am 4 weeks and 4 days pregnant and I am told that my HCG levels are 1039 which is very good. So the rest of the day passes in somewhat of a blur of being incredibly happy, tired and emotional. We are just so happy that we have reached this point again.
I am 4 weeks and 4 days pregnant and I am told that my HCG levels are 1039 which is very good. So the rest of the day passes in somewhat of a blur of being incredibly happy, tired and emotional. We are just so happy that we have reached this point again.
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