I'm feeling better now. Last week I was having a little pity party (hey, everyone's entitled to them once in a while!) but fortunately things are looking up. I bought a small, firm pillow that's the perfect size to put under my ribcage while I'm sleeping, so my nights have been more comfortable lately. And although I've had some tired days recently, in general I'm still feeling up to my normal activities. This week I even went washing machine shopping for an entire afternoon (more on that later), as well as attended an annual party for MJ's firm that involved several hours of standing up. So I haven't thrown in the towel yet!
My weight actually went down a few pounds this week, but I'm not concerned. I doubt I've hit the point yet where twin moms often start losing weight (there won't be much room for my stomach towards the end!). I think it's just normal weight fluctuations.
I had an appointment on Thursday with my OB, and everything went well. He took a quick peek at the babies on the ultraound, and everything looked perfect: good fluid levels, strong heartbeats, and normal movement. They are currently both head up (breech) although there's still plenty of time for them to flip. And it doesn't really matter what position they're in, I suppose, since I will almost certainly need a c-section anyway. Baby A is always on the right, and Baby B is always on the left, and this time they were facing away from each other.
Since I'm at 28 weeks now, I also had a RhoGAM shot because my blood type is Rh-negative. I had to do this when I was pregnant with CC too. If either of the babies have Rh-positive blood (possible, because MJ is Rh-positive), my body might start making antibodies against them. Because we don't know what blood type the babies are, I take this shot as a preventative measure to keep my body from making any antibodies against them. Once the babies are born, the hospital will test their blood type. If they are Rh-negative (like me and CC), then I will not need another RhoGAM shot. If they are Rh-positive (like MJ) then I will need another one at that time.
Lastly, I was tested for gestational diabetes. I am at very low risk for this, but it's a standard test. I had to drink an extremely sweet drink (stomach-turning at 8:30 in the morning!), and then wait an hour before having my blood tested. I'm sure it will probably come back normal -- as it did with CC -- but it's a good thing to be tested anyway.
The babies are about 2.25 pounds each and 15 inches long now, about the size of eggplants. They are blinking and coughing, and moving around a TON. They are most active in the evenings and when I first wake up, although admittedly it might just seem that way because that's when I'm staying still and their movements are most obvious. I'm trying to pay attention to each baby separately, to see if I can tell if one of them is more quiet/mellow, versus more active, but so far they both seem about the same.
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