So... baby A is a girl and baby B is a boy!!! I made the tech go back and double check before we were done! For a while I kept feeling like we had 2 girls.. and then I started feeling like it was a boy and a girl again! This is perfect! We are so excited!
All looked pretty well. The only thing that was a tiny bit concerning is that our baby boy has a little bit a fluid around his heart- but not enough to really raise alarm. However, try telling a pregnant woman that!! "Don't panic.. but..." yeah...
May 20th we had our next ultrasound at Dr. Tam Tam's office (the specialist). This was a biggie ultrasound. 3.hours.long!!!! It's no secret that I'm not a fan of this doctor. He knows his stuff and is proactive- so I appreciate that... he's just so intense! The first 2 hours we were just with an ultrasound tech. She confirmed genders again :) Baby girl was not super cooperative, but the tech got most of what she needed. After 2 hours with the tech, Dr. Tam Tam came in with his check list of what he needed to look at that either the tech didn't get or couldn't get...
One of the longest hours of my life! He spent the first 15mins very silent and looking over and over at our baby boy's face. Then he started hedging and asking if we did the down syndrome screening with Dr. DeSplinter. Apparently, they ran the test but only showed it as being 1 baby- not twins. I was originally told that all came back normal. The way baby boy's placenta is positioned- it is harder to see him sometimes. There's more tissue to get through. Dr. T couldn't find baby b's nose bone. Apparently, that is a strong indicator of downs. Of course my heart is sinking. But then we'd get a glimpse of it. Dr. T kept saying- it shouldn't be this hard to see it and find it. We finally got a really good view and I felt better about it. He wasn't concerned about the fluid around his heart... but he recommended that I go in for an echocardiogram for the babies. That will be on June 23rd. You better believe that I am pretty nervous for all of that.
I feel like I've gone through so much more for this pregnancy than I did with A&A. Way more worry. Way more meds. Last week I had a normal appt with Dr. D and I got a call today about my bloodwork. They need to adjust my thyroid meds (not a surprise) and then they told me that my red blood cells look normal but they are low in number. From the numbers alone it looks like normocytic anemia. Dr. D wants me to come in tomorrow to do more iron tests. Lucky me! I didn't have this last time around. So I'm just feeling defeated. I know it's not a big deal, but to me I just feel like it's just something else.
Don't get me wrong, I know we are so blessed and we are so happy for our new little girl and boy to join our family. I'm just really over feeling like everything is wrong with me. I just have to keep going one day at a time. Other than bloods tomorrow- I go back on the 17th for a normal appt with Dr. D along with my glucose test and ultrasound. If I fail that glucose test- I'm going to lose it lol.
Oh... I don't think I've mentioned this... Dr. Tam Tam made me do a 24hr urine test!! I had to pee in a jug for a 24 hr period! I had to deliver said jug to the lab... how horrifying lol. They do this to get a baseline to see how much protein I might have in my urine. Having that information will help Dr. D down the line... esp if I develope protein in my urine. If this happens, they are more likely to deliver you- but if they have a base first then if they spot protein they will have a better idea if they really need to deliver you... so it just helps them not deliver sooner than needed. All came back normal with my urine test so that makes me happy.
I can do this! I can do this!!
