First OB Appointment!!

Today was our first OB appointment at Greater Washington Maternal Fetal Medicine and meeting our doctor, Dr. Thomas Pinckert. Basically you can only be referred to this practice if you (the mother) is/was very ill, the baby is very ill/has large defects or you have more then 2 babies. They don't even do too many twin pregnancies unless there is a problem with the mother or the babies, so they really specialize in 3 or more pregnancies. Dr. Pinckert described the practice as the patients who regular OB's don't want because they are too complicated. It's like the ICU of pregnancies. Nice, but glad to know I'm in good hands.

We got there right as my appointment time was beginning....I felt horrible for being late, because even on-time, is late to me, but I couldn't stop reading Facebook get out of bed this morning. We waited and waited and I was getting impatient filling out one hundred five forms. The sonographer took us in and was super nice. The room was awesome, such high-tech gear and huge flat screen TV's!  NICE! She said they would try a "regular" sonogram first and see how well the photos came out, but they would probably do a vaginal one. I was fine with either. I just wanted good photos. She said most IVF patients could care less about vaginal ultrasounds....haha, we are so used to those stirrups!

The "regular" sonogram gave some good photos but the vaginal ones were great. She put on the color option to see blood flow, which was really neat and we got to see them from every angel, for quite a long time! We finally got to hear the heartbeats and it was music to my ears! So wonderful to hear them each for the first time! I was so excited. Baby A's heartbeat was 169 bpm, and Baby B and C were both 164 bpm. It's amazing, simply amazing. We could also see two clear yolk sac's with the identical twins, which was good to see, looks like they are both very healthy. All babies were measuring 8 weeks, 2 days, which is exactly what I am!

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Identical Peanuts A and B

Peanut C

All 3 Peanuts!!!!!!!!!

Still unbelievable to see that there are THREE babies in my tummy! Still blows my mind! I think it will for awhile!

Next, Dr. Pinckert came in and spent almost 45 minutes with us! I swear I was wondering who was seeing all the other patients, since he was in the room so long. He did a "regular" sonogram to see some things for himself, talked a lot of about thing we should know and answered all of our questions.

Looks like I am going to have to start taking a HUGE amount of vitamins, not just a pre-natal vitamin, but like hundred other vitamins too. The babies will be taking everything, my blood, oxygen, nutrients, vitamins, and so women who carry 3 babies or more (high order multiples) need LOTS of supplements. I am not looking forward to that because the pre-natal vitamins make me SO constipated as it is and I only take one. I will also have to up my Levothyroxine for my hypothyroidism, and will need blood work frequently to monitor my cholesterol levels.

He talked a lot about bed rest and recommend that I stay off my feet when I can, do not lift anything over five pounds and no super exercising. No worries there. He told Tim, if it was possible to make sure I only work a part-time job or something off of my feet...hmmm, ok. Doctor's orders. Of course, he isn't paying our electric bill or buying us a new car (ahem) mini-van, so I will do what I have to do. However, a side note....my lovely husband received a BIG raise today from his wonderful boss. Such a wonderful, wonderful man; we are so beyond blessed to have Tim work for such a wonderful company and wonderful man. So whatever it was, Tim's great work ethic or the fact we are having triplets, or both, I am VERY proud of my husband's hard efforts for our fastly growing family!

There were a lot of other things mentioned, like staying on the Endometrin and Estrace for a few more weeks and the possibility of some other lovely things, that I won't get into at this moment, because I am not even close to wanting to google anything right now. But for example, things such as stitching up my cervix...OHHHH BOY!

Oh and I will be monitored every two weeks, so my next appointment is Monday, July 19th!

8 Weeks!

Every week so far, I say, I am going to post this post on Tuesday, which is the day of my actual "week" milestones, but so far, I cannot seem to do it. So Wednesday's seem to be the day, even though it's not exact, which bugs the crap out of me. However,  I promise I will get better with this.

How Far Along: 8 Weeks

How Big are the Babies: They are each the size of raspberries, about .63 inches! Your babies are growing like mad, putting on about a millimeter every day and continuing to straighten out in the trunk. Though you can't feel it yet, they are moving those little arms, legs and (now only slightly) webbed fingers and toes like crazy. (thebump.com).


Weight Gain: Still 126; my starting weight.

Symptoms: Nausea, vomiting, sore boobies, thirsty, CONSTIPATION, headaches, hunger followed by, "I don't want this, why did I think I did???? Get it away from me before I vomit!" It's a lovely pattern!


Emotions: Oh gosh, it's something different everyday. I go from, HOLY COW, I'm having triplets, to, I need three of everything...I can't just see a cute outfit and buy it, I have to make sure they have three and by that time it's too expensive...poop, that sucks! :( There are so many feelings I am going through, it would take a whole other blog...but that's why I have a journal.

Something Funny That Happened: Yesterday, I took the not-so little boys that I nannied all through college to the pool and the oldest, Niko (almost 10) said, "when my mom told me you were having three babies, I said, whahoo, here comes my babysitting career!" I almost died. It was so funny! This was followed by him and his younger brother, Michael, listing all the things that they were going to teach them if the babies are all boys...how to ride a dirt bike is number one, followed by how to hunt, how to fish, and how to be nice to girls and treat them like butterflies. I LOVE those boys so much.

Best moment of the Week: Seeing those heartbeats again...that will never going to get old!

Movement: None...just constant stretching, cramping and pulling sensations. I guess I better get used to that.


Maternity Clothes: Yes, yes, and yes...I guess I will be from now on.

Stretchmarks: None yet! :) But do they sell Maderma or whatever I'm suppose to use at Costco, like in a 10 gallon bucket????? (haven't made it to Costco yet)

Sleep: Back and forth. Some nights are good, some aren't. But the days that I don't take naps, I am B E Y O N D exhausted!!!! And the dreams are so crazy!


Food cravings: More like food adversions....hmm...everything. I was making tuna last Friday evening to take for a picnic to softball and then fed the dog in the middle of making it, the two smells in the kitchen together, I was puking for a good 30 minutes. Horrible. The best way to eat right now for me is to, 1. not fix it myself and stay away from the kitchen, 2. get it all ready prepared at the moment I am craving it and 3. eat it quickly. Yesterday I couldn't eat anything, couldn't stomach the thought of anything, but then when Niko offered me his bacon cheeseburger from Wendy's right before we went to the pool, oh man, that thing was delicious!!!!!! So, it all just depends.


Gender Predictions: I know it's going to be two girls and a boy. Tim still says "all boys"... but if it's all boys, I think I will cry. I need a little girl!!

What I Miss: Only one thing still, but that's left for the imagination. ;) Going to ask the OB about this tomorrow, it's Tim's only question, haha!

What I'm Looking Forward To: Meeting the new OB, seeing the heartbeats again and seeing how big the babies are......going to the cabin this weekend with my best friend and going on vacation in less than two weeks!


Weekly Wisdom: Eat whatever sounds good at that moment.

Milestone: Every week that goes by, pregnant with triplets, is a milestone!!

Question(s): Even with triplets, it's ok to want some new stuff right? I mean if this is my only pregnancy and these will be my only babies, I want them (for example) in beautiful brand new cribs. Doesn't mean that I won't get them at Target, I just want them to have their own, and plus I'm OCD and can't stand the thought of three different looking cribs in one room! Just WILL NOT do it. I picture myself coming into the room everyday and cringing at the sight of un-matching items. I cannot have that.

Here's my baby bump photo of the week...looks like in the coming weeks, I'm going to be really starting to expand quickly.