32 Week Appointment

Everything looked good with the twins today at my latest OB appointment.  He took a quick peek at them via ultrasound, and laughed when he realized that they are in a cross position!  Baby A is head down, and Baby B is lying sideways behind Baby A.  No wonder I'm feeling so much movement on one side!

But they both looked great.  We watched their little hearts beating furiously, and saw their chests going up and down with their "practice breaths."

Baby A's head is pretty far down, which explains why I've felt as if the babies were lower this last week.  CC stayed up high during my entire pregnancy with her, so this is an unfamiliar feeling for me.  Then again, it might not be because the babies have moved down; it might just be because they're getting bigger and expanding in every direction.  I'll have to wait until my MFM appointment next week to find out for sure.

I still have a very low risk of going into labor -- we have a c-section date marked on the calendar -- but my doctor wants me and MJ to talk about what we'd like to do if I spontaneously go into labor.  I could try to give birth normally, or we could rush to the hospital and have my c-section early.  There are pros and cons to each, both for me and the twins, so MJ and I will have some discussing to do in the next few weeks.

And from now on, I'll have a doctor's appointment (of one kind or another) every week.  Next week is the MFM specialist, but my OB appointments in the future will include non-stress tests, where they monitor the babies' heart rates for 30 minutes to hopefully see normal fluctuations.  Fortunately I have a neighbor who is able to watch CC for me during these appointments!