How I’m Feeling/Updates:
And I’m still huge.
I have an appointment tomorrow to see the girls & meet with a consultant. I’m going to be asking some questions – why they don’t do cervical checks to see if I’m dilating & what the heck I need to pack since it’s not like the States where most things are provided for you!
The girls rooms are coming along still. I don’t have their bedding yet, it’s on it’s way eventually. Most everything is done except for the decorating – that’s really bugging me. I need to get some frames so I can print some stuff off but some stuff is still in the mail so I’ll have to be patient!
My RLS (restless leg syndrome) is still an issue. I always lay down in our bed and if I can’t fall asleep I end up in the guest room. Something about a more firm mattress helps me sleep better. It’s pretty annoying if you ask me because I HATE sleeping away from the hubs. But, at least this way we both get sleep at night. And, I don’t wake him up if I go to the bathroom in the middle of the night.
Things are getting a bit lot uncomfortable around these parts. I used to complain when I was in the home stretch with the boys and man – I never realized how very uncomfortable life is with 2 in your belly! I can’t even imagine having more than that!!! Ouch! I mean LITERALLY my stomach hurts from it being stretched. Like, legit pain bc it’s tight. Not cool. I tell Jesse about my friends who are pregnant and complain & I say – they have NO idea!!! And he laughs at me and reminds me I was the same way. And then I back down and realize this is all very true. I complained then as well. I’m pretty sure that pregnancy is not made for the weak no matter how many babies you have in there! Probably why woman have children and not men. They would die. Am I right ladies???
Baby Movement:
These girls are always moving around. They have been getting the hiccups lately too which makes me happy bc I know their lungs are getting stronger & their nervous system is developed as I read here:
In order for a fetus to hiccup in the womb, its central nervous system must be complete, according to TheLaborofLove.com. The central nervous system gives the fetus the ability to breathe in amniotic fluid. A hiccup results when the fluid enters and exits the fetus’s lungs, causing the diaphragm to contract rapidly. Fetal hiccups are quite common and can often be seen on an ultrasound as jumping or rhythmic movements. Fetal hiccups are reflexive and do not appear to cause discomfort. In addition, hiccups prepare the fetus’s lungs for healthy respiratory function after birth and they help regulate the baby’s heart rate during the third trimester.
So keep on hiccuping girls!!!
Weight Gain:
I started at 127 before I got pregnant – but was trying to get down to 125. So I consider my “goal” weight to be my “start” weight so that I can judge what I’m gaining based off of where I want to be afterwards.
8 week appointment: 129 lbs
17 week appointment: 134 lbs
18 weeks: 135.6 lbs
19 weeks: 136.2 lbs
20 weeks: 137.4 lbs
21 weeks: 137.8 lbs
22 weeks: 139.2 lbs
23 weeks: 141.1 lbs
24 weeks: 144.0 lbs
25 weeks: 145.8 lbs
26 weeks: 147.4 lbs
27 weeks: 149.5 lbs
28 weeks: 152.0 lbs
29 weeks: 154.0 lbs
30 weeks: 154.6 I gained .6 lbs this week
Total: 27.6 lbs
Umm – what the heck?! How have I only gained .6 lbs this week. I think there has GOT to be something wrong with the scale. Maybe I read it wrong.
Cravings:
Absolutely nothing! Maybe the reason why I didn’t gain much weight this week.
Gender:
2 sweet, bouncy girls!
Can you tell a difference from last week to this week, or am I just crazy?
Shoot – it could be both!
I can tell the difference. A little bigger, a little rounder.
My husband always says he would be pregnant for me if he could. I WISH!
I’m pretty darn uncomfortable myself, but I cannot imagine two babies… but hey, you are looking great!
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I hear you on the belly pain!! At that stage, all I wanted was some relief!!! My tub isn’t super deep, so I used to fill it as full as I could, then use a tupperware container to pour warm water over my tummy. I literally did it for hours…not “at a time”, but I would sometimes have two or three baths in a day…and at weird hours, like, 4:30 in the morning!
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You may not gain a whole lot more this go around. I know with Noah I stopped gaining around 32 weeks or so and only put on about 2 pounds from 32 weeks to the 38th week when he was born. Either way, you look fabulous! The belly doesn’t look as low this week, but I love seeing you compare it week by week. And I totally and 100% agree with men not being able to handle being pregnant. What babies. Josh complains over a cold; there’s no way he could be pregnant. I can’t imagine what you feel with two babies…because I know how achy I am with just one.
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Not much longer, lady! Only a few more weeks of itching, stretching, pain, and suffering (well…) before those gorgeous girlies pop out – hoorah! Oh, and I thought it was strange too that they don’t ever want to check anything “down there” when you’re pregnant in the UK – I kept wondering to myself, “but what if something’s weird down there and I don’t get to find out until the day I give birth!?” but I was told by my midwife that they’re more pro-natural over here, and they don’t really do anything that doesn’t help in the birthing process. Part of me is glad they do that – I mean, if they tell you you’re not dilated at all yet, then you might think you’ve got lots more time, but of course you can go from 0 – 5 or higher fairly quickly! And if they told you you were already at 4cm, you might spend the next three weeks thinking, “this surely is the day!” and wanting them to check you again, and again, and again, to see how much progress you’ve made! I think they probably don’t bother checking until those contractions start happening because it’s so different for each birth, and it won’t help you for worrying! But I’m sure if you want to be checked, they’ll be happy to – I hope you have a lovely midwife/team of doctors I’m guessing for those twins! x
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Girl you look REALLY REALLY great!!! And I totally know what you mean. I had a girlfriend who was preggers at the SAME time as I was with the twins and she was a WRECK!!! She didn’t have morning sickness AT ALL, didn’t work and this was her first baby so it was just her at home!!!! She just kept saying how fat she felt and blah blah blah and here i was sicker than a dog dealing with work and a toddler and pregs with twins! I seriously wanted to do her bodily harm!!!!!! Bahahahaha!!!
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You and your girls look terrific! So funny to read about the hiccups – my daughter hiccuped ALL THE TIME when I was pregnant. It was ridiculous. I can’t imagine having two in there doing it. Best wishes and good health to you!
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Love the pictures!! I can definitely tell a difference. I am glad the girls are doing well!
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Quite a comparison!
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you look amazing! and i can’t believe you are already at 30 weeks! time flies
xoxo, ashley
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