anyone else expecting twins? - Page 3

[DoubleDouble]

Maybe Baby B will turn? Mine were vertex-vertex and then a while ago Baby B turned breech.

[ithappened]

yeah I assume so, my Dr said its normal for them to flip up until week 30 something then its more of an issue.. so Im not concerned (too much for now).

Has anyone experienced what feels like a shortness of breath without moving or tingling in your legs..? I feel like sometimes I can't breath very well when I sit and then all of a sudden it goes away when I get up and move around enough.. also the tingling in my legs is quiet bad when I sit and often at night my calves feel so tight I can't sleep.. , it started around 23w or so..

[DoubleDouble]

Originally Posted by ithappened 

also the tingling in my legs is quiet bad when I sit and often at night my calves feel so tight I can't sleep..

I had calf cramps starting at about 4th month, but then I stocked up on magnesium supplement and that took care of them. They re-appeared a couple of times and it was a sign to up the magnesium dosage. It is annoying to wake up with a very painful calf cramp, and even worse when that muscle hurts the whole next day. Get some magnesium, it will help.

[ithappened]

DD I've been doing magnesium, its not cramps per se, its more a tightness (like tight shoulders) and my calves will feel so tight some nights I literally cannot sleep because of the pain, then the next night, its fine.. so weird.
 

[QMtwins]

Just wanted to say hi and introduce myself.  I am expecting a second set of twins with a due date of 11/8.  Surprised needless to say.  Glad to be on here!

[ithappened]

how about horrible varicose veins or hemmhoroids? anyone? I have them so bad I really can't sit upright at the moment without being in pain.. its horrible.
 

wondering how to treat them best.

[gozal]

Originally Posted by ithappened 

Question: how many of you are planning a natural birth vs. a scheduled c-s? and do you mind if I ask which you are choosing and why?
 

My strong preference is to have a vaginal birth, but at my OB practice there is no choice - they won't schedule a section unless it's medically indicated, and they won't let you labor unless both twins are vertex. They do deliver "surprise" breeches but won't do it purposely. I'm way far off from knowing what will happen, but if I'm in a situation where Baby A is vertex and Baby B is breech, I plan to get a second opinion. 

[ithappened]

gozal  Im 27w and baby b is still extremely transverse breech, they wont deliver vaginally here unless both are vertex (and there is no other hospital in the area) so Im preparing for the likely possibility of a c-section...
 

[gozal]

ithappened, I hear you, I'm in a similar situation. I'd have to drive 1.5+ hours to find an alternative (not because there aren't other hospitals, but because they all have the exact same policies). I imagine if I sought other opinions, I still wouldn't find someone who'd deliver a Baby B breech. There is always the "go in active labor" scenario but I'm not counting on it since DS really took his time.  OTOH, at 27w your breechy B still has plenty of time to flip - here's hoping!

Otherwise...I am finding myself constantly surprised at how much I feel my body's effort to build two babies. I am definitely feeling much better now in the second tri (at week 15, just like with DS) but somehow, I can sense the "extra" work my body is doing. I need more rest and more food at more regular intervals. If I don't provide those for myself, I wind up feeling very bad very fast. It really is quite different. Mostly I find it fascinating and awe-inspiring. Just got to see my babies during a cervical length check (4.0cm, woo!) and their sacs are growing closer together now - they were both snuggled inside in the same direction. Sometimes I get the sense that I am feeling them, but nothing definite yet. Twin moms further along, when did you first start really feeling your babies move?

[siddal]

Thanks to gozal for letting me know about this thread. Looking through your posts, I already feel better about my pregnancy and what I have been experiencing (constant tiredness, 24/7 nausea, etc). That has been mentally draining, as well as physically, and it’s nice to at least know that I’m not alone.  I, too, am having real trouble with water.  Normally I love water and drink it all day.  This entire pregnancy it has made me feel wretched. I will try the cranberry and water recommendation!

We just found out that we are expecting twins last Friday when we went in for a routine checkup/ doppler.  The midwife thought she heard two heartbeats, and was able to schedule us for an ultrasound later that day.  Yep, two little ones.  I’m 15 weeks, and we go back in 3 weeks another ultrasound. I'm excited, but also scared to death.  We are moving to another state in in July, so we have some big life changes ahead of us.  My husband got a new and better job, which is great, as it will allow me to stay home with the babies.  But I will also be without any support system for the first time in my life (I will be 41 on the 19th of this month, and have always lived in the same city).  Luckily we will only be 3 hours away from my hometown, so it's not THAT bad.  I'm hoping my mom is able to come down for a bit when the babies are born.  And we plan on having a labor doula and postpartum, if possible.  But I'm still so overwhelmed.  I just keep telling myself that many other moms have done this and I can do it, too.  And praying that I can find a doctor I like when we move.  I love my current midwife practice (they are in the same practice with some docs, and I'm allowed to see both even though twins are expected), and will be sad to leave it behind.

Congratulations to all of you other twin mamas!

[ithappened]

Twin moms further along, when did you first start really feeling your babies move?

For me it was around 20w..

[AHomebirthMama]

Guess I'll introduce myself here, since I've been lurking and I'll probably continue lurking for quite some time. I suspect I might be having twins, although the thought of it kind of blows my mind a bit. And I can't help but wonder if I'm getting my hopes up and setting myself up for disappointment later on. Anyway, I'm 12 weeks 5 days and I don't plan on having an ultrasound unless my midwife thinks it's necessary. She's pretty traditional in her approach, so it would take a lot for her to think it necessary. I haven't discussed my suspicions with her. I've only had one appointment so far, and I felt like I needed to just wait and see, because I felt like that would be what she would tell me. She attends twins and breeches at home, so I have no worries that I'll be risked out if this does turn out to be twins. Last pregnancy, I was certain that I was carrying more than one baby, and I'm pretty certain I picked up two different heartbeats with my fetoscope (I don't remember at what point that was, and I didn't keep a good pregnancy journal. ;-) ) I thought I had that stuff recorded (I was following my weight, fundal height,and BP, and tracking it, but apparently not heartrates), but I guess not. I didn't see a midwife until sometime close to 30 weeks, and by that time, there was only one to be found by palpating and listening with a doppler, and I gave birth to one healthy baby girl. I honestly think I had a second baby in the first part of my pregnancy, but that it probably wasn't healthy or very big and my body just reabsorbed it. I was measuring only about 2 weeks ahead throughout the first and second trimester. This time around (which is my 5th pregnancy, one of those being a miscarriage at 6 weeks), I'm measuring about 6 weeks ahead right now, and have ranged from 5 to 8 weeks. I had a suspicion early on...the intuition thing... Everything is worse this time around, including my tiredness. Even though I'm feeling better with Floradix, I'm still feeling pretty exhausted (homeschooling 3 kids could be a part of that). I was trying to menally convince myself that I'm feeling better now that I'm nearing the 2nd trimester, and that I was mentally making myself more tired, but that hasn't worked so far, LOL! I'm feeling small movements...pressure and rolling/sliding (since about 11 weeks 0 days). I've felt the most in the upper right corner (my fundus is only about 3 cm below my belly button!) but I think I felt slight movements in the lower left side one night, within a minute or so of feeling it up high. I've also had bladder pressure around the same time I felt higher movements. So, I figure I've either got one very active baby in there, or there is more than one. So, I'll keep on lurking, and probably not post much at all until I find out for sure. But, if I do post, I'll have already posted an intro. :-)

[lici'n'kaia]

Hey ladies, mind if I join in??

We're expecting mono/di girls in Sept, but I'm praying they stay in untill at least August!  We already have a 15 year old girl, and a 3.5 year old!

(I can't seem to change my siggy at the bottom, so people can remember me! lol)

[ithappened]

AHomebirth and lici -- welcome!

How is everyone doing? What week are we in?

I'm almost 30w now.. insane! There are days I want them out then there are days I hardly notice I'm pregnant (not many, but I have them).

I've been having so much anxiety about the idea of going from 1 child to 3. .. its really been the hardest part of this pregnancy for me. . .

[mamalovex3]

ithappened - Wow, 30 weeks!  You're getting closer and closer.  One to three is a huge jump - but you'll adjust :)  I'm hoping that going from 3 to 5 will be easier lol

AHomebirthMama - You have got some willpower, I had to get an early ultrasound this time to make sure there was only one in there...sure enough, there was two!  Will you get an ultrasound at 20 weeks or not at all?

Lici - Where in Ontario are you from?  I'm near Ottawa, don't see too many other Canadians on here :)  I'm also due in September.

I'm 22 weeks now and feeling huge.  Still busy (16 month old twins will do that...) and also getting ready to renovate our basement plus getting the yard and gardens in order...but I am definitely pooped at the end of the day!  My heartburn is getting worse but not as bad as it was last time.  I just keep thinking ahead to the hot, hot summer and being huge and I'm not sure how well I'm going to cope lol

[ladydodson]

just popping in to give support to all you ladies and your growing bellies/discomfort...our little girls are 15 months old now and i think back to the excitement and trepidation surrounding their arrival and miss it and dont miss it all at the same time!

i wish daily for another baby, though i think hubs is so scared we'll have more twins that i might never get him to agree...so living vicariously through you guys was fun this evening.

mamalovex3 i totally get how you feel when you say you feel prepared yet terrified since you know what to expect...i felt the same way when we were waiting for ro and lex to appear...it was like..yah i know what to do w/ a baby...but i also know what energy is required...times TWO? 

and to the mama who is expecting triplets to round out her great brood...i think i saw you on the yahoo groups recently, no?

[leebee13]

I just wanted to pop in and introduce myself. I am 18 weeks today with Di/di twins ("due" October 19th)! 

Is anyone else having trouble or had trouble gaining weight. I lost 12 pounds in the beginning from severe morning sickness and have just plateaued. I have been keeping food logs for my dr and he says the amounts and what I am eating look great and he is not too concerned as of yet, but then I am reading Dr. Luke's book and feeling like I am destined for teeny tiny preterm nicu babies. Any success stories with little to no early weight gain?

[ithappened]

it was like..yah i know what to do w/ a baby...but i also know what energy is required...times TWO?

this is me. I am so so scared.

leebee how far along are you? I didnt gain much of anything then around 22-28 weeks it was just piling on!
 

[wendipauline]

24 weeks today! Wow. I can hardly believe it. I feel enormous and my preschoolers lovingly refer to me as a "humungous whale" (from one of the silly songs we sing on a regular basis). I'm not sure how much weight I've gained- at my last weigh-in I was up about 23 lb at 20 weeks, I think. I am 5'8" and was a size 0, 118 lb when I got pregnant so I am trying not to stress out too much about gaining, even though it's a bit difficult for me to see how much bigger I am now- but I know the babies need the weight, and I do too for breastfeeding.

Baby A is still footling breech and B has flipped head down. I was having tons of BH and uterine tightness over the weekend. It felt like a rock-hard basketball and I barely felt any movement, but things have calmed down down and I am back to feeling the girls thumping away. I'm also feeling someone bump into my cervix, which is a really, REALLY weird sensation.

I am ok, energy-wise, until about noon, and then all I want to do is sit down or take a nap. I'm so glad I only have three weeks of teaching left. My preschoolers wear me out. Leg cramps are pretty bad. I'm choking down a banana or two a day and also taking Natural Calm, which don't eliminate the cramps- I'm still trying to nail down what combination will work to prevent it.

Oh, and for the poster who asked- I starting feeling movement early on- around 12 weeks, consistently :)

[mylilmonkeys]

Originally Posted by leebee13 

I just wanted to pop in and introduce myself. I am 18 weeks today with Di/di twins ("due" October 19th)! 

Is anyone else having trouble or had trouble gaining weight. I lost 12 pounds in the beginning from severe morning sickness and have just plateaued. I have been keeping food logs for my dr and he says the amounts and what I am eating look great and he is not too concerned as of yet, but then I am reading Dr. Luke's book and feeling like I am destined for teeny tiny preterm nicu babies. Any success stories with little to no early weight gain?

I couldn't eat and had almost no appetite until just before we confirmed twins at 19 weeks.  After that I was able to regain my appetite, and gained most of my eventual 45 lbs in the second trimester.  I only gained 6 lbs, I think, in the last trimester.  My girls were induced at 38 +3 weeks and were 7 lbs 12 oz and 6 lbs 8 oz.  It's too soon to worry, but try adding protein shakes between meals and make the most of everything you eat!