OB Appointment - 21w3d

On Friday, we went for my sonogram. It was super quick, the quickest we've had and not so clear as we are used to. We also had the lady who had told us she was 100% positive that Baby C was a boy, when in fact SHE was not a HE...so I didn't trust much she said, but she is super nice so I gave her another chance.

All babies heartbeats are great, super loud and perfect. Their placenta's are doing good, lots of fluid, all looked great. All babies are almost one pound! Cervix is still good too, around 3.4. Whahoo, but my doctor was quick to say that bed rest is imminent (very soon) even with a good cervix.

My blood pressure was a little high but nothing to alarming. I went to leave my sample and forgot to use the cup...preggo brain! But luckily I was able to go again before I left the office, but I didn't hear the results. My weight was 142 lbs., which I was mad about because I am doing everything physically possible to gain weight. So well see by my next appointment. The OB isn't concerned, she said I was doing fine but to me I am not. According to my multiples books, I am not. So I still have 2.5 more weeks to catch up to what the books say I should be for triplets by week 24.

The only thing they are concerned a little about is the fact that I am contracting way more than I thought already. I was asking about the sudden tightening that I get when they move, but no that's a contraction I am told. The doctor asked how many I am having daily and I thought, way more than I should even say. One night last week I most definitely had over 20 throughout the night and that is apparently not ok. But how was I suppose to know. So since I now know what they feel like, I have been trying to keep track every day, but I get to 3-4 an hour and start to freak out because she said if I get more than 5 I need to call asap. But total for the day I get at least 20.  Sometimes right after I get up from bed or off the couch, I get one and sometimes just sitting, some are obviously stronger than the others but still I am glad to know what I am looking for now. I just thought it was the babies switching positions, and since space is limited I thought it was normal, but no, these are indeed contractions. So even more reason why I need to be laying flat and still drinking my gallons of water. It does scare me because I have a long way to go and I do not want to start visiting the hospital and being one of those women who are there every other day for silly things. I know the more I rest the better off I and the babies will be.

And of course there is nothing they can do for my back pain. Tylenol does not help at all. It's just better the more I lay down and once again it was suggested that I get a belly belt to help hold up my growing belly. I got it and love it but my back still hurts and hurts more up top when I wear it, but I don't have to hold up my belly going up and down the stairs or when walking.

Also, I asked about going until January 10th or 11th and she said that was fine. So we will schedule it in the first week of November. I can't decide what date I want, because I love even numbers and the 10th is an even between two odds, but I think the date 01.11.11 is kinda cool, so I don't know! We have a little time to decide. My doctor said, "you're going to be so miserable by that point or going to hate that you wanted to make it one more week". That's ok though, I want to make it past by birthday on January 4th, that's my personal goal, so really anytime after that is fine, I just want to keep down their NICU time as much as I possibly can. We will see, I only have so much control over what they want but be assured that I am going to do everything I can to keep their little tushies in there!

So, no photos this week, which was totally strange but we still got to see them...which is getting harder and harder because they are all legs and arms...you can't even tell who is who and what belongs to who anymore.

Ahh, I can't wait to meet theses little girls.