Summer and blogging don't really fit as well for me which is why I've slowed down a bit lately.
Although I'm still tired, my energy is definitely returning. I'm starting to feel a bit more normal which is nice. My doctor told me that I'm anemic at my 10 week appointment (my sister and mom were also anemic during pregnancy) and I just started actually taking an iron supplement. So far no major constipation...
I still have some aversions, but it's still more of a nothing sounds good kind of issue with food. I've ordered 2 salads and haven't been able to eat them which seems weird. I can eat the chunky parts, just not any type of lettuce. I'm also pretty much off of pizza. I can eat it, but I usually feel nasty after. My go to's are fruit, PB&J, yogurt, and pasta. Oh and I just started eating cucumber and avocado rolls to get my sushi fix! I honestly don't even miss the fish! I get the same basic taste with my veggie roll. I'm also loving BLTs from Submarina.
I think my scale broke (really - like it's saying ridiculously low numbers) so I don't know how much weight I've gained, but I'm guessing about 8 or 9 pounds. I'm in maternity pants full-time (have been for weeks now). I think I can still mostly hide the bump if I wear the right shirt, but with fitted clothes it's getting pretty obvious!
I have pretty frequent heartburn and stuffiness, but that's about it.
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I also did CVS testing this week (chorionic villus sampling). The genetic screening tests aren't normed for 3 babies so we can't do any of them. So we decided to do CVS. Through the abdomen or vaginally, the doctor takes a tiny piece of the placenta (through suction) and it is tested for chromosomal abnormalities. (Mine was vaginally and it was NOT very comfortable, but didn't exactly hurt either.) I also opted to do the 99 panel blood test. It checks for 99 different genetic disorders! I guess 20-30% come back positive for something. Then your partner has to be tested to see if he is a carrier of the same issue. If so, they can test the CVS sample. All of these are extremely rare, so I'm not too concerned.
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I'm fully in maternity clothes, but really have been for 3 weeks at least for pants. Many of my shirts are too short to work with the pants, so I'm sticking to the longer and/or baggier ones. Everyone that knows me can definitely tell I'm pregnant, but I'm not sure if it's obvious to strangers yet.
One of my friends just gave me all of her maternity clothes and I'm really excited to look through them! I can't really borrow my sister's (except for shirts) because she hemmed everything and is shorter than I am.
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My beautiful and perfect nephew was born last week at 4:53 in the morning. (I'm going to write another post about the birth story.) I'm so in love with him! He's so tiny (born 7,7 - now a bit under 7lbs) and he looks me straight in my eyes with his little blue eyes. I'm so excited to watch him grow up!
Alright, alright - here's a pic:
woohoo - what a cute little bump!
ReplyDeleteHonest question...I have triplets and am a full time teacher (heck I'm the drama director and do two full shows a year outside of school time)...so it is doable....however, during my pregnancy I was told that baby a & b were identical baby c fraternal...then next ultrasound all ID, then next ultrasound baby b and c id and baby a frat...then the placenta reading at birth said baby a and c Id and baby b frat, which we knew was wrong because baby b was our TTTTS baby and so she had to be id, so were hd them tested and they are all id...so what happens if your drs are wrong and all three are Id? Won't you lose the third baby also?
ReplyDeleteYes, if they were all identical and sharing the same placenta. But I have had many ultrasounds and there are clearly 2 separate sacs with 2 separate placentas.
DeleteI am just sad for you that you won't be able to experience having 3 babies at once. It is a gift.
DeleteCute!!!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute bump! Happy 12 weeks to you!
ReplyDeleteIf it makes you feel any better, I'm 13 weeks with one baby and my bump is just as big! Plus I've gained like 8 lbs too!
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to say that I think you're making the right decision even if it's the decision that so many people are giving you shit for. Your situation is extremely unique and I applaud you for being so open about it. When my RE told me I was spitting out 3 eggs with Clomid and I had the chance for triplets I knew I would reduce if they all fertilized but NEVER imagined people would care or have such opinions about it the way they seem to in your comments. Luckily NONE of them fertilized and I didn't have to make any decisions at all. But I'm actually more amazed when women choose to KEEP their quads or triplets than when they choose to reduce and make the whole thing safer. You're doing what's safest for you and your soon to be singleton!
ReplyDeleteLove the bump pic and looking forward to your nephews birth story
ReplyDeleteHi, I've been following your blog and I will continue to follow it! Thank you so much for all this information, I'm starting the IVF cycle right now (I'm on day 4 of the shots) and we are going to make the same decision if I'm in your shoes. Your blog has been very helpful, Thank you and I keep you in my thoughts and I'll be praying for you and your baby/ies.
ReplyDeletePlease, if you would make the same decision I urge you to consider an elective single embryo transfer!! Why risk multiples if you would reduce? Please discuss your options with your doctor...transferring one last at a time and doing subsequent FET's if necessary have wonderful results! I am currently pregnant with a singleton after an eSET from a frozen blast.
DeleteI hope before you actually go through with the terminations you will at least entertain the idea of triplets. Life would certainly be different than what you planned, but what if it was better than what you planned? I had a surprise 3rd baby. My husband and I were very much done after 2 kids. I'm not gonna lie, I was depressed during that 3rd pregnancy. I had our family all mapped out and 3 kids wasn't part of the equation. I would never consider aborting a baby, but I did secretly hope I would miscarry. Now I realize those were my darkest days ever and I thank God for unanswered prayers. I could not imagine my life without our 3rd. He was absolutely meant to be here, meant to live, meant to make a difference in the world. Life is a little more crazy with 3 kids, but it's a good crazy. It's definitely better than I ever planned.
ReplyDeleteSomeone once told me that when you have a big decision to make, live with each decision for a week. Meaning live your life as if you made the decision a certain way for a week, then live your life as if you made the decision the other way for a week. Could you do that? Could you live your life for a week as if you were keeping all the babies? It would give you the opportunity to really process what it would be like. Could you and your husband do it together? What if through doing this, you both realized it's not so scary, that you could handle it and that you wanted it? I hope you'll give it a chance.
I've seen that advice too and I think it makes a lot of sense. We definitely have put a lot of thought into this.
DeleteI am vehemently pro-choice, and as a triplet parent who struggled with infertility for 10 years, I get it. We had the SR discussion with our RE, and several peris. I had a CVS procedure, but SR was not the right choice for us. The thought of anyone injecting my baby with potassium chloride made me feel ill, especially after the pregnancy being so hard-won. We are not rich, yet we have made it work. Our triplets came early and had struggles, but they are thriving now. Yes, HOM pregnancies are risky. Yes, having HOM can be exhausting, but it is entirely doable. Raising three children who have such an indescribable bond is also the most rewarding experience imaginable.
ReplyDeleteNow that we have gotten to know our kids, I can tell you that one doesn't make sense without the other two. Their interactions are priceless. Our identicals are very different, yet they complement one another and their sister. The whole truly is more than the sum of its parts.
Even though you have thought this through with information available to you now, you do not truly know your children yet. You have not bonded with them the way a parent who has spent time raising that child, has. When your surviving singleton is born, interacts with you, and grows, you will forever be reminded of the void left by your child's siblings.
I know you're 13 weeks already and I'm a bit late responding, but you look great! And congrats on your nephew!
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