At my doctor appointment today the nurse turned to me with a little grin and said, "So, do you want to know when you're going to deliver?" I was a little taken aback and said, "Ummm, I guess...." She told me that they've scheduled our C-section for July 15 at 8:00 am. They wanted to make sure that both my ob-gyn and perinatalogist could be there, and they're going forward with the plan to take the babies out at 35 weeks. I have to say that my heart started racing a bit when she told me the date and I took a few minutes to adjust...it's funny to think that we will get to see the babies on (or before) the 15th. Of course there's a lot that could happen between now and then, but I'm going forward with that date in mind. Maggie will turn 3 on the 8th of July, so that will be a busy month for us from now on.
I had another ultrasound yesterday and everything is still looking good. We have to wait a couple more weeks for an update on the size, but the heartbeats were strong. Onward!
Friday, May 29, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
28 weeks
So finally we're at 28 weeks. At least Mat can celebrate with the champagne! We had a great weekend on Vashon over Memorial Day--Mat and Maggie explored the low tide and went for a ride in his kayak. We were up town at the bakery on Saturday morning and a woman overhead a conversation I was having with some people about the triplets. She asked if I'd had a preemie before (answer No) and said that her son is now 4 years old but was born at 27 weeks and about 2 1/2 pounds. I realized that our babies are all further along than that right now. It was a nice confidence boost!
I've got a busy week of doctor visits, but won't have any new updates on the sizes of the babies. Tomorrow I have to get blood work done, including the glucose screen to test for gestational diabetes. On Thursday I've another ultrasound to measures the babies' heartrates and my cervix, so not very exciting. And on Friday I have an appointment with my regular Ob-Gyn (as opposed to the perinatalogist) who does the routine things like take my weight (gasp!), blood pressure, and measure the height of my uterus. I also am Rh negative (meaning my blood type is A negative), so I have to get a Rhogam shot in case any of the babies end up with a positive blood type. I remember from being pregnant with Maggie that the shot used a really long needle and hurt, so I'm being whimpy about it.
Other than doctors appointments, we're moving a little slower around our house these days. We have a lot of 'stuff' ready for the babies when they come: three cribs, bouncers, swings, lots of clothes, diapers, bottles, carseats, a minivan. On the older child front, we've made a big push lately on potty training Maggie and I'm proud to say that she went to day care today in underwear (Cinderella underwear, no less), with a change of clothes. We'll see what she's wearing when we pick her up! We started giving her 2 M&Ms if she goes on the potty as an incentive, then added a one M&M clause if she at least tried...now she wants to sit on the potty every 20 minutes just to get an M&M. She's no dummy.
I'll update later this week after some of the doctor visits. I hope that they'll be unexciting!
I've got a busy week of doctor visits, but won't have any new updates on the sizes of the babies. Tomorrow I have to get blood work done, including the glucose screen to test for gestational diabetes. On Thursday I've another ultrasound to measures the babies' heartrates and my cervix, so not very exciting. And on Friday I have an appointment with my regular Ob-Gyn (as opposed to the perinatalogist) who does the routine things like take my weight (gasp!), blood pressure, and measure the height of my uterus. I also am Rh negative (meaning my blood type is A negative), so I have to get a Rhogam shot in case any of the babies end up with a positive blood type. I remember from being pregnant with Maggie that the shot used a really long needle and hurt, so I'm being whimpy about it.
Other than doctors appointments, we're moving a little slower around our house these days. We have a lot of 'stuff' ready for the babies when they come: three cribs, bouncers, swings, lots of clothes, diapers, bottles, carseats, a minivan. On the older child front, we've made a big push lately on potty training Maggie and I'm proud to say that she went to day care today in underwear (Cinderella underwear, no less), with a change of clothes. We'll see what she's wearing when we pick her up! We started giving her 2 M&Ms if she goes on the potty as an incentive, then added a one M&M clause if she at least tried...now she wants to sit on the potty every 20 minutes just to get an M&M. She's no dummy.
I'll update later this week after some of the doctor visits. I hope that they'll be unexciting!
Thursday, May 14, 2009
They keep growing...
We had another ultrasound today to check the growth of the babies. At this point the ultrasounds get a little uncomfortable because I can't lay on my back for much time at all without getting lightheaded (those babies weigh on your major arteries). The ultrasounds are also kind of confusing, since we can't tell which baby is on the screen. It seems strange that the actual location of the baby doesn't necessarily match with where they're pointing the ultrasound wand on my stomach. Oh well, they all look pretty much the same at this point anyway!
The babes are all growing well and have good, strong heartbeats. Adele is a bit smaller than her brothers--apparently common for boys vs. girls. She's just under 2 pounds, which is the 30th percentile for single babies at this stage. Samuel and Michael are both 2 pounds 4 ounces, which is about 50-60th percentile if they were singles. If you're looking at my stomach, Samuel is on the left with his head down. Adele is in the middle and Michael is on the right, both with their heads up and feet down (breach position). My cervix is still long and my blood pressure is good, so our doctor is very happy with where things are.
I wrote before that 26 weeks was a big milestone, but today our perinatalogist said that 28 weeks is when you really break out the champagne. So at least that gives us something else to shoot for!
The babes are all growing well and have good, strong heartbeats. Adele is a bit smaller than her brothers--apparently common for boys vs. girls. She's just under 2 pounds, which is the 30th percentile for single babies at this stage. Samuel and Michael are both 2 pounds 4 ounces, which is about 50-60th percentile if they were singles. If you're looking at my stomach, Samuel is on the left with his head down. Adele is in the middle and Michael is on the right, both with their heads up and feet down (breach position). My cervix is still long and my blood pressure is good, so our doctor is very happy with where things are.
I wrote before that 26 weeks was a big milestone, but today our perinatalogist said that 28 weeks is when you really break out the champagne. So at least that gives us something else to shoot for!
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
26 weeks
Seems like this is a good time to start our blog, because we just reached an important 26 week milestone. If the babies came today, they'd need a lot of medical help but their lungs are developed enough that they would be okay. I have every intention of keeping them in my belly for a while, but it's still nice to have made it this far.
My intent with this blog is to keep people informed about the progress of the babies and my pregnancy overall, and answer some of the common questions I've been getting. The most common one lately is "when are your due?", which usually comes from poor unsuspecting people behind the counter at the coffee shop or in the hallway at the daycare. Which then causes me to explain that I have three months left, but I'm carrying triplets (are you serious? you're kidding, they say) so they'll come early, blah blah blah. Then they look stunned and ask me what I'm going to do, and I say everything will be fine. Which then makes me realize (again) how far I am down the river of denial. Oh well....everything will be fine.
Just as a recap: We've got three babies in there, two boys and one girl. Each of the babies has its own amniotic sac and its own placenta, which is as good as you can get when it comes to triplets. There is a 30% chance that the boys will be identical, but I have a suspicion that one will get the Greek genes from Mat and be dark haired with olive skin, and the other will be a fair-skinned redhead from my mom's genes. Baby A is a girl (they all stay in the same relative position, so we know we're always talking about the same one when we refer to A, B and C), and her name will be Adele. Baby B will be Samuel, after Mat's grandfather and my grandfather, and Baby C will be Michael after my dad. Our 'official' due date is August 17 (at 40 weeks), but we've been advised that they'll probably do a C-section around 35 weeks. So I'm hoping to see the kiddos around (and not before) early to mid July.
I have another ultrasound this week, so I'll update on the size of the little ones then. A month ago they were all about 1.3 pounds, which was average for single babies at that stage. At some point soon we'll start to see their growth rate dimish because they're getting crowded in there. I certainly can report that they're active little buggers and might be kicking each other already. I have ultrasounds every 2 weeks to check the length of my cervix (long is good, shorter is not so good...so far mine is long which is probably too much information), and every 4 weeks to check the growth of the babies.
My intent with this blog is to keep people informed about the progress of the babies and my pregnancy overall, and answer some of the common questions I've been getting. The most common one lately is "when are your due?", which usually comes from poor unsuspecting people behind the counter at the coffee shop or in the hallway at the daycare. Which then causes me to explain that I have three months left, but I'm carrying triplets (are you serious? you're kidding, they say) so they'll come early, blah blah blah. Then they look stunned and ask me what I'm going to do, and I say everything will be fine. Which then makes me realize (again) how far I am down the river of denial. Oh well....everything will be fine.
Just as a recap: We've got three babies in there, two boys and one girl. Each of the babies has its own amniotic sac and its own placenta, which is as good as you can get when it comes to triplets. There is a 30% chance that the boys will be identical, but I have a suspicion that one will get the Greek genes from Mat and be dark haired with olive skin, and the other will be a fair-skinned redhead from my mom's genes. Baby A is a girl (they all stay in the same relative position, so we know we're always talking about the same one when we refer to A, B and C), and her name will be Adele. Baby B will be Samuel, after Mat's grandfather and my grandfather, and Baby C will be Michael after my dad. Our 'official' due date is August 17 (at 40 weeks), but we've been advised that they'll probably do a C-section around 35 weeks. So I'm hoping to see the kiddos around (and not before) early to mid July.
I have another ultrasound this week, so I'll update on the size of the little ones then. A month ago they were all about 1.3 pounds, which was average for single babies at that stage. At some point soon we'll start to see their growth rate dimish because they're getting crowded in there. I certainly can report that they're active little buggers and might be kicking each other already. I have ultrasounds every 2 weeks to check the length of my cervix (long is good, shorter is not so good...so far mine is long which is probably too much information), and every 4 weeks to check the growth of the babies.
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