On 9w5d

I feel like I've been neglecting my blog. :(

In general, right now, my life revolves around doctor's appointments.

On 02/08, I went for a follow-up with my urologist about my kidney stone. He said everything looked good, the stone probably passed (thank you, lemon water!) and that he wants me to come back after I have the babies so they can do x-rays to make sure there are no issues and so that I can finally do metabolic testing to figure out why I always get stones.

On 02/11, I had my first appointment with Maternal Fetal Medicine. First, a tech did my ultrasound, and we got to see both babies. They were really in-depth with measuring everything and checking in on them. I loved it because they have a large TV screen so DH & I could both watch everything that was going on. Baby A (on my right) had a heartbeat of 167bpm. Baby B (on my left) had a heartbeat of 163bpm. Overall, both babies were measuring right on target and were much closer together in size.

After the ultrasound, I met one of the perinatologists. I loved this guy! He was hilarious and wanted to do his own ultrasound to check on everything. You know how with most doctors you feel like they are just waiting to move onto the next patient? I felt the exact opposite with this doctor, I felt like he would've stayed with me all day to answer questions if I had them. He was really happy with how everything looked and said that he's about 85% certain they are fraternal twins, due to 2 sacs/2 placentas/a thick membrane between them. He answered any questions I had and told me I should be prepared to deliver about a month ahead of time. He said I could always carry longer, but just to be ready for it. He also went over my list of other specialists and he seemed so pleased with the doctors I have - he spoke so highly of all of them, which put me at ease.

The next day, on 02/12, I had an appointment at my RE's office. I got to see the babies again, and she gave me a script for Zuplenz. Basically, it's the new version of Zofran, and instead of being a dissolvable pill, it's a little dissolvable strip (remember those breath strips things, it's just like that), and it works in 10 minutes, plus it's double the dosage of Zofran. I love it, and it works so well.

On 02/14, I met with my endocrinologist. My thyroid has been perfect with the Synthroid and he hasn't even needed to bump up my dosage yet.

DH & I had a great Valentine's Day dinner with friends and he got me new earrings that I love. For his gift, I bought us plane tickets to California in May to see all his friends and his dad "back home". He loved it!

I did my first 1 hour glucose test on Monday, and also handed in my 24-hour urine. My OB wants to be proactive about the family history of diabetes and heart disease/hypertension, so they wanted good baselines before I have any issues (hopefully I don't have any issues, but who the heck knows!)

My next appointment is Friday with my RE. I'll get to have an ultrasound and they are going to try to start weaning me off of the progesterone injections. I'm so excited, lol. I also started gathering up all of my unused fertility medications and syringes and stuff - I'm hoping they will accept them as a donation for other patients.

I ordered the first set of baby furniture, and that came in yesterday. My plan is to keep the babies in a bassient in our room for the first few months, and then move them into the same crib in the nursery. After a few months, I'll separate them into 2 cribs, and then maybe once they move into toddler beds, put them into 2 separate bedrooms.

Overall, I have felt pretty good. I've had some intense nausea and vomiting the past week or so, but the Zuplenz really helps, as does drinking juice first thing in the morning. Crackers and ginger ale don't seem to help me at all. :( I'm super bloated, have been in maternity pants or using the belly band since the Superbowl, and I've gained about 7lbs so far. I know alot of it is water weight from all the progesterone, but I'll take the 7lbs regardless. I already have a baby bump, which I love. It cracks me up to look at it in the mirror.