Skittles’ 21 week update

Lots to talk about today. I’m up 4 lbs finally! Usually people (especially those ever weight like myself) don’t want to gain weight, but my case is different. I kept losing weight with the twins, essentially depleting my Vit & Min reserves leaving them without. So gaining even a small amount means there is plenty in there for my boy and me. 🙂

My little guy is measuring a week and a day ahead and is 15oz!!!!! My girls at 6 weeks older were only 6 oz more! This little guy is not so little! His HB is around 147 bpm.

My cervix is measuring 3.8 with no funneling and is closed. That makes me very happy!

My placenta still hasn’t moved, but for right now that’s ok.

Speaking of moving, this little boy is kicking up a storm! I’m so shocked by it. I never really felt the twins move much and now this boy is doing Zumba on a daily basis.

I have another u/s on Wednesday and then I meet with my OB directly after.

Just 4 more weeks to viability!!!

16 week appointment

Today was a very big day for Skittles and I (oh and of course Dadda too!)

Today we had our 16 week appointment which consisted of a cervical length check and ultrasound, and ‘teaching’ (ha!) us how to do an IM shot. I laugh here because in my infertility journey I have had no less than 160+ IM shots that my husband has personally given to me. Needless to say, that part of the appointment was less than 5 minutes. We actually knew more than the nurse about IM shots! She even suggested we show her.

As for the cervical length:

Each time several length are taken (in cm)
12 week CL: 4.75, 5.23
14 week CL: 4.99, 5.25
16 week CL: 4.47, 4.45, 4.32

While my 16 week CL was looking great, it still makes me nervous to see it go down. My next CL check will be in exactly 2 weeks at 18 weeks gestation.

Skittles was a trooper though. Kicking and squirming all over the place. Skittles is measuring right on track, and a little ahead in some areas 🙂 The heartbeat was 150 bpm.

Well, hubby said he didn’t to know the gender of this baby. He didn’t want any extra time on the u/s as we believe this played a large roll in my pPROM (pushing too hard).

Well, haha, Skittles had a very different idea here. The u/s tech went to check the length of Skittles leg bones and Skittles made it VERY apparent what the gender was….

Looks like Blighted Bellies n Pelvic Dreams‘ was right! We have one little blue Skittle!

So, now that I have thoroughly embarrassed Skittles at an older age by showing his ‘gentleman’s region’ let’s show a cute face picture too 🙂

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Glucose Test

My labs came back for my prenatal blood work and for my 1 hr glucose test.

My Vitamin D was low, so I need to take an extra supplement. I am so glad I asked specifically for a Vitamin D test. If I am low on a supplement this time, I can’t imagine how low it was in my pPROM pregnancy. Could be why I ruptured… So, now I am taking 1875 units a day.

My 1 hr glucose came back “abnormal” while on glucophage (metformin). So, they took me off of it, and I took the 3 hr test. Wow, what a day. I had to fight back the vomiting all morning. I was so hungry by hour 13 of fasting that I almost passed out, not to mention I was already a quart low with all the on the hour blood draws!

My results came back from the 3 hour normal, in fact, by the 3 hr my glucose level was 59. I crashed. No wonder I was woozy, shaking, and about to black out.

My next appointment is July 2nd. I am hoping we get to hear the heartbeat on the doppler then. I have been freaking out a lot. I threw up the other night and have been scared ever since. We still can’t find the heartbeat on the home doppler (which I expected, they are not as good as OB ones. They say 14-16 weeks is the earliest with them).

12 week appointment :)

So, my OB had a surprise for me today when I had my cervical length ultrasound booked. She went ahead and booked me a baby ultrasound too! Big surprise, she ordered a 2D, 3D, and 4D look at Skittles!!!

It was so amazing! Skittles clapped his/her hands for us several times on the 4D scan and we have it on a CD. Skittles also opened and closed his/her hands on the screen 🙂

It was so amazing. We also got to hear the heartbeat for the first time. It was amazing. 153 beats per minute.

I am 12w1d and Skittles is measuring in at 12w3d. Mommy’s little chunker 🙂

Skittles’ 11 week Update

Big week this week.

I had my first OB visit this week with Dr. S. I love her by the way, she was amazing with my husband and me after our daughters died.

We couldn’t hear the heartbeat at only 11w1d on the doppler, so she brought in a portable ultrasound machine for us (not the best quality, but I was happy). There on the screen, we could see Skittles flopping around and moving all over the place. Dr. S said I’m going to have a little ‘jabber’ later on, and she (that’s her prediction) is going to find my bladder early on. Right when she took a picture for prints for us, Skittles threw a little hand up as if to say, ‘Hi!’ Granted it only looks like a while dot on the picture, but we know what it is!

We discussed cerclages at this visit too. We decided that we are not going to put in a preventative one. I am so afraid of something going wrong and losing Skittle for no reason. So many things can go wrong. I know all the statistics say they won’t, but you are only supposed to have a 1% chance of your water breaking early too…and look how that ended for me. Also, if your baby is born at almost 27 weeks, it is supposed to have close to a 90% survival rate, yah, that didn’t happen for me either. The odd are very much against me it seems, so I am not going to chance it.

So, we are going to do biweekly cervical scans and keep a close eye on things. If it looks like my cervix is shortening, I will have a McDonald placed as rescue. I am actually more ok with that. In that case, if it has to be placed then I am in danger of losing Skittles anyway, and so if something goes wrong with the placement and I lose Skittles then it ‘might’ be easier? At least that is what I am telling myself. I can’t go through all this again.

Anyway, on to the fun stuff.

Skittles – 11w

Info from the Sprout Pregnancy App for Apple and BabyBump

 

How far along: 11w4d

Baby:
Size – Plum
Length – 2.5 in
Weight – 0.5 oz
Developments –  Baby is learning to swallow now, and is able to pee! All vital organs are formed and are functionally normal. The baby can kick and move, but mom can’t feel it yet!

Me:
Total weight gain: -0.5 lbs

Maternity clothes? We discussed this, Hell yes. I am wearing them as long as possible

Stretch marks? Maybe 1! I can’t tell if I already had it. lol

Sleep? Less often now

Best moment this week? Seeing Skittles doing his/her gymnastics!

Miss Anything? Blissful ignorance that most pregnant women get

Movement? Nope, just cramps

Food cravings? Bison

Morning Sickness? Not at all

Anything making you queasy or sick? Old dry catsup

Gender prediction? Dh switched to a girl!

Labor Signs? Nope, and stay away

Symptoms? Nope, everything is going away 😦

Belly Button in or out? In

Wedding rings on or off? On, and fit better than ever

Happy or Moody most of the time? indifferent

Looking forward to? My cervical length check on Friday and at some point actually getting to hear Skittles’ heartbeat!

Fat little kidney bean

Yesterday I got to see one fat little kidney bean! Skittles is plump and cute. Not to mention about an inch long!

I was officially released from my RE to an OB, and the massive cyst I had disappeared as well.

DH made me a rainbow bear Build-A-Bear and had a black ribbon bow put around its ear as a tribute to our twin angel daughters. Now I have a Skittles to snuggle while he or she snuggles in to me 🙂

U/S tomorrow

I have an ultrasound tomorrow afternoon with my RE, and I am scared to death. I’m so afraid I will go in there and there won’t be a heartbeat. I’ve been having daymares about it. I don’t think I can handle another loss.

I’m looking forward to seeing skittles, and at the same time dreading the possibility of losing this precious little life.

88 cent Tests

Ok, I have to admit something. I sneak off to Walmart every so often and buy a handful if 88 cent HPTs and test.

I think I do it to reassure myself. I’m so scared I will miscarry. I’m afraid Monday I will go in for this ultrasound and there will be no heartbeat and I will have lost another child.

Pray for skittles, if you are willing.