These babies are confused. They are actually moving in the wrong direction. Instead of starting to work their way down, like normal babies when the mom is within a month of delivering, these twins are getting higher.
Today during my non-stress test, the nurses and doctors were in fits trying to find both heartbeats with the monitor belts. Finally, my doctor wheeled in a portable ultrasound machine in order to see exactly where these babies were. Baby A, as usual, was head-down along my right side. But apparently Baby B is starting to assert his (her?) right to space in my belly: A's legs were curled up to make room for B to stretch out along the top. So they're in sort of an upside-down L shape.
But Baby B is reclining so high up, that the doctor had to actually put the monitor on my sternum in order to hear the heartbeat! It wasn't particularly comfortable, but at least it was nice to finally hear both babies' heartbeats. The nurse was just amazed at how high Baby B was. Usually twin moms have the opposite problem!
Everything else went fine. My doctor and I discussed the final details of my delivery (assuming it will be a c-section). We chatted about photography for a while. The twins kick-boxed the whole time. And I was tested for a Group B Strep infection (it's a normal test in the last month of pregnancy). I will continue to have weekly appointments until the big day, but that means there are only 3 left!
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