The babies were born on 12-21-2005, which happened to be my brother's birthday! What a day! They took Baby B out first and the room was pretty quiet. However, then there was a cry and they told me all was well. Then came Baby A with a strong healthy cry. After their checks and stuff, I got to see them. Baby B had his eyes WIDE OPEN. He was taking it all in. Baby B weighed just 4lbs 4oz, while Baby A weighed in at 6lbs 1oz. They were taken to the Nursery to warm up and I was taken to recovery. I finally got to my room and they brought only Baby A in to see me. The Pediatrician arrived and said that Baby B was having a hard time staying warm and needed to go to the NICU. "Could I quick name them?", he asked. I refused to name the boys until I saw BOTH of them. Finally, they brought Baby B in to see me for a few minutes. I decided that he'd be William and Baby A would be Spencer.
William was then whisked off to the NICU while Spencer got to stay with me.
It was a crazy stay in the hospital. At first, the hospital was so crowded that I had to share a room. A little boy, visiting my 'roommate' sneezed on Spencer's basinet! I about died. Finally they apologized so much and found me a room. The next day, I was moved again, due to consolidating the nurses. I was then moved a third time. My epidural quit working on one side on day 1 too. It was very unheard of but an anesthesiolgist came in and placed a new one. Guess what? Yeah, it totally fell right out. I lived on Vicodin instead and toughed it out. OUCH.
Tom Spent a lot of time visiting William in the NICU. Due to my complications, I didn't get to go see him for awhile. When I did, I noted how SMALL he was and how wide-awake he always was. On 12-24-2005, the Pedi & OB decided to let me stay another day, since William could not yet go home. Spencer got to stay too. On Christmas morning, we were all allowed to go home with strict instructions to "Keep William warm!".
Sunday, December 25, 2005
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
How many bedrooms do you have?
Yup, that's how the sonographer broke the news of twins to Tom & I. After 2 years of trying to have a baby, many many months of fertility drugs, 1 failed attempt at AI, we were 'overstimmed' and were given the option to do an IVF treatment. Out of 3 - A+ fertilized eggs, the 'expert' chose the best 2 and implanted them. Well, about 2 weeks later, we had a positive pregnancy test. Then, another and another. We finally got to have an ultrasound and it revealed twins. They were perfect and once we got over the shock, we got excited.
My pregnancy was pretty uneventful at first. I was only 29. At my next ultrasound at the OB's office, they noted choroid plexus cysts on Baby B. I was told this was pretty common and they typically disappear. That they mean 'nothing'. However, I was referred to a Perinatologist & they made an appointment for a few weeks away. I tried not to worry. When I had my next u/s (ultrasound) with the Peri, the cysts were indeed gone. They spent a long, long time taking measurements and at the end of the appointment, he said, "He's a keeper!" (with regarding to Baby B). A few weeks later, I was at the OB again for my next U/S and this time, they noted that Baby B had 'a little too much fluid' in his sack. I was told this was no biggie, but just means that I get MORE u/s's. Oh boy. I was sent back to the Peri and they asked me to try altering my diet, etc. They also asked me to quit doing any exercises & stay home as much as possible. Apparently the extra fluid would cause extra weight and pressure, etc. But again, I was told that nothing else was amiss and '..don't worry' and 'the baby is perfect'. Well, I had at least 20 u/s's over the next few months. I also had NST's 1-2 times per week and a contraction monitor at home. Around 34 weeks, I complained that Baby B wasn't moving anymore. I was informed that this is normal - they are out of room. I was right in taht Baby B failed his NST and we had a more in depth U/S and he failed that too. BACK I went to the Peri and they said, "The babies are fine!". At 36 weeks and 3 days, Baby B failed the NST again and again failed the U/S tests. They noted his growth had stopped. They scheduled the C-Section for the next day.
My pregnancy was pretty uneventful at first. I was only 29. At my next ultrasound at the OB's office, they noted choroid plexus cysts on Baby B. I was told this was pretty common and they typically disappear. That they mean 'nothing'. However, I was referred to a Perinatologist & they made an appointment for a few weeks away. I tried not to worry. When I had my next u/s (ultrasound) with the Peri, the cysts were indeed gone. They spent a long, long time taking measurements and at the end of the appointment, he said, "He's a keeper!" (with regarding to Baby B). A few weeks later, I was at the OB again for my next U/S and this time, they noted that Baby B had 'a little too much fluid' in his sack. I was told this was no biggie, but just means that I get MORE u/s's. Oh boy. I was sent back to the Peri and they asked me to try altering my diet, etc. They also asked me to quit doing any exercises & stay home as much as possible. Apparently the extra fluid would cause extra weight and pressure, etc. But again, I was told that nothing else was amiss and '..don't worry' and 'the baby is perfect'. Well, I had at least 20 u/s's over the next few months. I also had NST's 1-2 times per week and a contraction monitor at home. Around 34 weeks, I complained that Baby B wasn't moving anymore. I was informed that this is normal - they are out of room. I was right in taht Baby B failed his NST and we had a more in depth U/S and he failed that too. BACK I went to the Peri and they said, "The babies are fine!". At 36 weeks and 3 days, Baby B failed the NST again and again failed the U/S tests. They noted his growth had stopped. They scheduled the C-Section for the next day.
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