Yesterday we had another check up to see how the little peanuts are doing and how Beth is doing carrying them. Again, the dr. was very impressed with how her cervix is holding up. It was like she was made to carry multiples! That was great news to hear! As for weight gain, she is right on track to meeting the goal of gaining 60 lbs. So far she has gained 30 in the last 20 weeks, so hopefully she will be able to put on the last 30 in the next 10-15 weeks. Who would have thought it would be so hard to gain 60 (healthy) pounds! But don’t worry, Ben and Jerry are definitely helping out in that department, her new favorite is the Fro-Yo Cherry Garcia! =)
As for the babies, Baby A is doing great, such a trooper down at the bottom holding up his sister and brother. We sometimes worry that he is getting squished, but he has enough protection to keep him safe. Baby B and Baby C are giving us some worry this week, the dr. said that the blood flow going from the placenta’s to each of them through the umbilical cord was measuring slower than they like, so we will need to go back in again next week to double check it. They said there are usually 2 main causes of this, 1) mom’s blood pressure and 2) just that they are being overly active during the ultrasound so it’s hard to get a good reading. After checking Beth’s blood pressure which came back perfectly normal, they are just hoping it was a fluke and will double check it again next week. It’s hard to have to wait even just a week, but we will just take it day by day, and try our very hardest not to think or worry about it, but if you know Beth, it is on her mind constantly! The dr. did say they would be a little bit more worried about it if all 3 babies hadn’t measured all the same like they did 2 weeks ago, but since they all seemed to be growing at the same pace then, it should be ok. We would greatly appreciate the extra prayers that these 2 little one’s are perfectly fine, and all they really wanted to do was show us their tricks!
They had a hard time getting some good pictures of the babies since they were so wild, so we will have to wait until next time to hopefully have some good ones.
On Friday August 19th, Beth was in a meeting at work and felt the babies kick for the first time on the outside. Up until now, she has only been feeling them on the inside, since July 10th. It scared her at first, but once she realized what it was she was so excited! A lot of her co-workers have had the opportunity to feel them as well as some other friends in family. It is one of the greatest feelings ever!
We will keep everyone updated next week right after the appointment. We appreciate all the extra prayers until then.
Love,
Shawn, Beth and Triplets
No comments:
Post a Comment