I have now gained 33 pounds which is perfect according to the midwife..yay! I only measured 37 weeks...which was strange since 2 weeks ago I measured 39. I'm guessing it's because I was with the midwife instead of my regular doctor (who was off this week) or maybe because of the babies' positions. The midwife didn't seem concerned, so I'm not going to worry about it. She asked about the contractions and I told her I only have like 7-8 per day (which I didn't think was many)...she acted like that was a pretty substantial amount, but again, didn't seem concerned. I also asked about when I should be starting non-stress tests because I have read about them being common practice at the end of twin pregnancies. She decided to send me for a non-stress test and and ultrasound next week...and the only day they could fit me in was Monday so we get to see the babies again very soon!! If you don't know what a non-stress test is, it basically just monitors the babies' heartrates for about an hour to make sure that it rises with movement (an indicator that they are getting enough oxygen). We have that appointment at 9:15 on Monday. Perhaps we will get more pictures?? I am also going to ask about moving my high risk OB appointment up sooner. I asked on the phone and was told that the doctor would need to give them special permission to do it sooner because they are all booked up. I tried to tell them when I made the appointment 2 weeks ago that it wasn't soon enough, but no one listened to me. I have my next OB appointment a week from Monday (I believe that's the 28th) and I will see my regular doctor then. I will be asking about scheduling a c-section if May is still breech because I have a feeling I'm not going to want to risk the breech extraction. They can always cancel the scheduled c-section if I change my mind. Anyway, that's really all for now. I will post again on Monday after our ultrasound/non-stress test!
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Praying all goes well!!!
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