I found a place called Austin Area OBGYN's and was taken away by the great reviews. I called and told the scheduler answering the call that I needed someone that worked with twins. She told me that Dr. Cowan was the best and set me up with an appointment.
I was thrilled for today's appointment because B got to go with me. I can't begin to tell you how amazing the office staff treated both of us. They showed a lot of interest in our story and Dr. Cowan was so grateful for us choosing him to help in our journey. They made us both feel so comfortable.
The appointment took a while with most of the time being used for questions and answers. Both Dr. Cowan and his nurse were really thorough.
The bleeding from the clot hasn't stopped yet but is slowing down. During the ultrasound you could tell that it was much smaller than it was two weeks ago. Hopefully it'll be over soon!!
Only 7 more days on estrogen and progesterone and I'm thrilled! I'm hoping coming off of them will help with my feeling so ill. In the meantime... Zofran is my new best friend, the constipation side effect is not.
The shock of the appointment was hearing Dr. Cowan tell me that he expected me to gain 50lbs! HUH, WHAT? Wow. Apparently studies show that more weight gain with twins increases odds of them making it to full term vs being born early. Bring on the burgers and ice cream!
Something else he mentioned is that no matter what they will not let the babies go to 38 weeks. He said that bad things happen after 38 weeks with twins. He also talked about vaginal delivery vs c-section. He told me that my odds were 60/40 of getting my vaginal delivery but he was on the same page as me. Guess we will see what happens.
B opted out of the First Trimester Screen. I can't say I blame her. I wouldn't do it either.
I had my blood drawn, gave a urine sample, and they did a pap smear. Good times!
Now on to the fun stuff.... the ultrasound! It was so amazing!! The office had a 32 inch TV on the wall connected to the machine. It was so neat seeing the bigger picture. Right off the bat B picked up on the little fluttery heartbeats. So sweet! What was really cool is that they were both moving around. Baby A was even moving it's little arm buds up and down and you could clearly make out the head, face, and body. Baby B was a little wiggle worm too. I'm so so so happy B got to see them like that. They printed out pictures for her and made her a DVD to take home to C.
They were both measuring right on track with Baby B a tad bigger than Baby A. (Last time Baby A was bigger) The heart rates were not the same this time either! I was shocked!! Baby A was 174 and Baby B was 167. Did I say something about BOYS? I'm thinking C better watch out, he may end up with a house full of GIRLS! :)
