Tuesday – September 13, 2005 – 14 Weeks + 2 days
I had an ultrasound yesterday and it was very fascinating. I wish I’d time to write yesterday as I’m sure there’s some details I’ve already forgotten.
We got some GREAT pictures. From what I can tell both babies look very healthy, strong heartbeats, lots of fingers and toes! The tech. did think she saw gender on both babies and (shock of the century – haha) they look like BOYS! I wasn’t upset, disappointed or shocked. The only thing that shocked me was that I didn’t mind at all – after all I can handle boys in my sleep right? – especially since I thought I desperately wanted a girl.
Hubby was shocked though he had been CONVINCED that it was a boy and a girl! The tech said 2 things . . . she won’t say anything unless she’s pretty sure she can tell, but it’s still early so the gender has to be confirmed at the next ultrasound – 4 1/2 weeks from now. We saw all sorts of fingers and toes, arms and legs. Se measured their skull, belly and femur bones 2 times each. She also measured their heart rates and looked at blood flow. It was all very fascinating! Baby A (dubbed “Alouiscious” until we decide names and who is who) decided by the fact that he’s the one with direct access to the cervix, is head down on my right side. Baby B (“Berford” heehee) decided by the fact that there’s a membrane separating him from the cervix is head up on my left side. We do not know for sure if they share a placenta, but the tech said based on my previous ultrasound she would assume they have separate placentas. Maybe we’ll find that out next time and maybe the report my doctor gets will have a little more detailed information. They looked like they were about equal in size to me, but I don’t know that their size on the screen is a good indication.
I do occasionally feel them move, and although “B” decided to become active the moment the tech decided to look for gender, baby “A” definitely seems to be the one I feel the most. I guess they can switch positions and flip around but we’ll see.
I’m still fascinated by this pregnancy and surprisingly calm under the circumstances. There are a lot more questions and variables involved in twins. I know I’m big for 14 weeks and recently hubby asked how much further I’d be into a singleton pregnancy to be this big. I told him I’d probably be about 18 weeks usually to be this big (about 1 month ahead). Well I was surprised last night to find that I’m probably pretty accurate in my assumption. On Sunday I ran into a gal who is a week ahead of me in her pregnancy (a 3rd pregnancy) who didn’t seem to show at all! Then last night my friend who is 21 weeks along (her 3rd pregnancy also) was at a meeting I went to and isn’t much bigger than me! Not an accomplishment I’m particularly proud of, but it is interesting. I mean after all there’s nothing I can do about it. My weight gain has been GREAT so far, so I know that it’s simply the difference in a twin pregnancy.
The pictures we got are truly amazing! A profile of each baby (a perfectly formed human being at 14 weeks!) a perfect footprint of baby “B” and of course the typical skeleton shot of each baby. At this stage many moms pregnant with twins seem to view it as a single pregnancy almost like it’s one baby even, not really as 2 pregnancies at once. This is normal, but for some reason (maybe because I have so many already) I see them as very separate individuals. I think I’ll need to be careful not to be oversensitive to all of the twin questions and comments that tend not to treat them as individuals 🙂