Friday, August 26, 2011

Well that was a surprise!

We went in for our weekly Perinatal check yesterday and once again the girls passed with flying colors!  The Sonographer was new to Perinatal and it took her a bit to get all of the girls measurements and stats (in fact it took her two ultrasounds...it's ok, though, its hard being new!)  Their amniotic fluid is great, their reflexes and movements are above standards, they're 'practicing' their breathing and their heart rates are great.  After a longer than normal BPP and NST due to our new tech we finally saw the Perinatalogist.  She said the girls are doing great for 33 weeks and I have no signs of labor...in fact not really even many Braxton Hicks Contractions.  These girls are entrenched!  We asked the doctor if she was still feeling confident about being able to go 40 weeks and that is where the surprise came in...they do not let known identicals go beyond 37 weeks!  So...due date has been moved forward to September 22nd...eek!  Appointments are now 2x weekly until they come and if growth is not what they want on their September 8th check we will be having them on the 9th.  SO...we thought we had almost 2 months left and now discover it is potentially 2 weeks --> 4 weeks max until they make their appearance.  OVERWHELMING!  The good news, though, is at this point if the girls came they wouldn't have to be in the NICU and would probably only have to stay and extra day or two in the hospital.  Because of their weight and number of weeks we are pretty much out of the danger zone for most things except lung development.
The other hard part is that my level of discomfort has increased almost tenfold.  I sleep about 2 hours a night and have alot of ligament and back pain.  Hoping this is a good sign, though, as this hopefully means they're growing growing growing.  Fat babies are our goal! 
Overall we are mostly ready for them to get here!  My Mom is coming next Friday and staying for a week and then they will be back after the girls are born.  Hopefully with her help I can finally feel 'ready' for them to come and not so overwhelmed!
Lots of love to all!  <3


1 comment:

  1. Wow, they will be here before you know it! How exciting!

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