oooooh my gosh Jenc look at how fast things can change hey even though you were on bedrest they must really want to come hey. Well I guess hospital is a good place for you to be at the moment hope your feeling better and those little boys stay put for a little while longer. Take care and keep us posted.
Jen i'm glad to he\ar things may be settling down.. I hope they stay put for a little longer but still if they do come i'm sure they will be just fine - your in the best place - keep us posted. xxxx
Azza - so still in hospital hey Any plans to get home or do you think they will make you stay? At least as well your also in the rigth place and it sounds like you are being a very good patient!
AFM - went for a check up today bp was all good urine culture was clar still trace protein on dipstick but they wern't to concerned. I'm feeling so much better toady yay! Will continue to take it easy. Feeling lots of movement - well actually none so far today but thats kinda normal - i normally feel them most in the afternoon and evening DH has felt thwm now too!!!!
Bella im glad to hear its clearing up is there anything they can do for the protein? yay for the BP going down and yay for your DH feeling those little movements
Jenc how you going hope bubbies are playing nicely.
AFM I will proberly be here till 28 weeks my OB came in yesterday and said she doesn't want me to go home for 2 reasons 1 is obviously my cervix and she doesn't want me to go in to labour at home. 2 is they saw that the big twins cord is very close to little twins head which is near my cervix and if my waters were to break at home the cord could get stuck between my cervix and little twins head. I said that is fear enough so I think it is a good Idea I stay.
I just need more thigs to do now so I am getting my DH to buy some photo albums and get all of our loose photos together which would take me a couple of days. I also got a valco rocker off ebay yesterday for $40 it retails between $90-100 it looks near new and the person lived up the road so she dropped it off straight away I have also found a twin book on ebay so hopefully I will win and thats another thing I can read if you ladies have any ideas let me know the more the better. Sorry about the novel.
Azza - sounds like a very good idea to me . You must be missing DD and DH so much - is your mum still here helping you out? I can't imagine having another child to look after whilst carrying twins!
Jen - hope labour is still holding off!
AFM - feeling good today. I went over to visit a girlfriend and picked up some more second hand clothes. Got some washing done and even walked the dog!!! I must be nesting and subconsciously thinking i may end up on bed rest cause i have this urge to get things done - went and bought some new PJ'S, car is getting serviced tom and i have organised my oven to be fixed!!!!! As for things for you to do ... photo album great idea - do you have an up to date telephone/address book? I will think about it and hopefully come up with some ideas for you!
Take lovely ladies and keep us posted.
Hi Bella you know what I would get as much done now while you can do it. Alot of people told me to hold off as long as I could and now I can't do half the stuff I wanted to do. I miss being home with them just having tea and sleeping in the same bed as DH little things like that but I know its not for ever. Phone book is a good Idea thanks. I want some new PJ's to I was going to send my DH out to found me some But no sure if he would take the time to look for some nice ones might have to send my mum out to look. Glad to hear you feeling better
Hi Azzrenae, I've been lurking, reading your thread daily with interest. How bored you must be cooped up in hossy! Are you on facebook? I was going to suggest facebook UNO - the old childhood card game, it's rather addictive and helps pass time!
Glad to hear all is going well with everyone on this thread and praying you all hold out for much longer yet!
hi lovelies!
well, I am in here for the long haul now too. Saw ob yesterday and he said that I just need to wrap my head around the fact that I need strict bedrest, in hospital, until the boys are born.
So, it is what it is, I suppose.
Azz, I too am wracking my mind for things to keep my occupied.
I am going to write up my own baby log book - you know, to write down nappies, feeds, sides, sleeps, moods, meds, etc. I know you can buy them, but it will give me something to do.
I'm also reading all my fave online newspapers, mags and blogs.
And I'm also writing a little weekly letter to these boys. DH takes a snap of my belly each week, and I write a sweet little note to go with it. It's so lovely actually.
I'm also writing list after list after list of stuff to do and having fun delegating tasks to family and friends.
I'm a bit sad that I won't be able to have my baby shower - I spent hours making beautiful invitations and decorations and organised the menu and even bought the champers! So, instead, I'll have a 'welcome to the world little ones' afternoon once we're all home and settled. That will be just as lovely.
It's DH's birthday on Sat, so I feel terrible that I can't do anything nice for him. I'll get someone to bring up some cake and a candle and we'll have a little room party.
Azz, have you been to visit the special care nursery? The midwives here are organising a time for DH and I to go and have a proper tour - they'll explain to us what all the equipment is and be able to show us some little ones of various gestational ages so we have more of an idea what to expect.
Bella, sounds like furious nesting to me!! Pls take is eeeaaassssyyyy. You don't want to overdo it. But I do agree with Azz too - there are just a few little things still to do, and I just presumed I had another 6 or so weeks to do them, but now I'll have to ask others to do it instead, which makes me feel bad. But do be careful - it really is a bit scary not knowing exactly what's happening, or when it's all going to start.
I just did a really big post on pregnancy ater TTC and lost it all grrrrrrr
Jenc I wish we were in the same hospital we could visit each other well we would have to get the nurses to push us to each others rooms in a wheel chair I hope those bubs of yours stay put for now the nurses always say to me the best incubator is your tummy.
Those are great Ideas I was thinking of starting up a baby journal as I have so many scan pictures I need to put somewhere I to have been taken photos of my tummy I sent a couple to my sister and she said my tummy looks like its dropping hmmmm
My hospital does not have a NICU as it only takes mums from up to 34 and past weeks if I do have the boys early then I have to go to Womens and Childrens which have it, its only down the road so not to worried I have to go there for another scan next week I migth ask my OB if I can have a look. I think that is a good idea.
Have you got most of your baby stuff yet?
I wish I took up quilt making or something I can make the boys while im in here.
Ausgirls thanks for thinking of us yes I am on facebook but am not that in to it at the moment I am pretty bad with it I only talk to my family in NZ and over here. I guess thats another thing I can do.
Bella hows you shopping going where do you go to get second hand clothes? hae you got most of your stuff?
AFM I think I have got everything I need for now for the boys I need pram but am not to concerned about that I reakon I could do with some more cot sheets. I wish I could get a massage in here my butt is so numb
Hope everyone is behaving themselves I better go before I loss this post as well
Today i'm spending the day with my mum... we are off to the movies and then having a nice dinner which she will cook for me at her place! I'm sure we will also fit in a little shopping but shhhh don't tell DH!!!
Well i had my car serviced yesterday and i had a brain wave and decided to wal back to pick it up with the dog.... well 4 km was a bit far me think My back was so sore and the bottom of my belly really tight and heavy opps! I felt good after but i think i pushed it a little. Anyway it ended up costing me $1100 cause i needed 4 new tyers as well grrrrrr..
Another question in terms of babies movements.... I feel them most consistently in the afternoon evening they were both head down so i was feeling kicks in the middle to top of my tummy, but since my gastro they are being very quiet... i still feel them but just not as much or as hard. Does it change day to day or once your feeling them it kinda never stops? DH thinks i am thinking to much and just need to relax a bit which he is probably right i am so stressed things are going to happen all the time - if only you could see me scan days - i am so nervous going in then everything is fine and i feel like an idiot!. Also i think they or one may have flipped over cause i have now been getting some lower kicks.
Azza -In terms of shopping and second hand things - In melbourne there are Childrens markets they happen every month all over but last month it was a seconds boy specific one so i picked up some stuff there, also EBAY has great stuff - then once you get it home it hasn't cost you much so i just throw out what i don't like, and friends who have had babies have been giving me heaps. Don't get me wrong i have bought heaps of new stuff - i have moderate amount of 0000, heaps of 000, and my grandma just sent me x2 premmie grow suits - very sweet only she could get away with it! (hopefully we won't need those!).
Another thing - sorry if TMI... can we take a light laxitive like metamucil - for constipation?
Well i think all my questions should keep you both busy for a while he he he...
Hi Bella you crack me up
Right No more 4km walks naughty naughty as my DD would say. If you want to go for a walk sit down half way for abit then keep going but don't push yourself or I will get your hosi to make up your bed read for that bedrest
As for the movements when I was at home I notice they moved and kicked mostly in the evening as well proberly cause was walking around cleaning the house its like rocking them to sleep. One 1 of the twins have now flipped up and I don't feel them as much anymore but they move around alot, the movements and kick do change I guess once they start running out of room you would proberly start feeling alot more rolling and heads, legs and bums oooh how cute I am starting to feel the big twins head and their hickups. Each day is different for me so try not to worry about it.
Hope you have fun with your mum let know me what you watched at the movies.
Yes you can take a laxitive the nurses have been offering a slow release one to me but I haven't had to take it yet but may need to soon not sure what the its called but if you go to the chemist they will tell you which one is safest with pregnancy.
AFM I had my glucos test yesterday I am earger to know the result I had it with my DD it runs in our family. They are also moving me to another room because my room has a baby bath in it, it will be my third room since I have been here. I had an idea yesterday my mum nd I use to knit scarfs when I was younger, so I thought if mum and I knit a heap of little squares then sow them together to make a cot blanket that should keep me pretty busy. I also won a twins book on ebay and the person is throwing in a free twin breast feeding book as well so I can't wait to read it.
Jenc hope those contractions are staying away take care ladies.
Last edited by azzrenae; August 21st, 2009 at 12:07 PM.
ooohhhh one more thing!!!! How much weight have you ladies put on I'm tall and was 75kg at the end of my ivf cycle. I weighed in today WOW 87.5kg!!! Do you remember how much you were at about my stage?
Azzrenae & Jenc - Hope you are not going too stir crazy in the hospital, you poor things having to stay but it will be the best place for you.
Maybe if you have a laptop in hospital with you perhaps get someone to bring up a heap of DVD's for you to watch. I am thinking all the old movies you used to love to watch bit of a blast from the past! Or hire out a heap of books from the library and read for a while. Once the twins arrive you won't have much time for that kind of thing until it all settles down.
Love the knitting idea and journals idea. One job that kept me really busy was that I pull heaps of recipes out of magazines and they were all just piled up so I cut them out and put them all into a book so they were all in the one spot. Do you have anything like that at home?
Bella - At the end of my pregnancy with my twins I had put on about 18kg which my ob told me was quite normal. I had pretty big babies for twins (both over 6lb) so when I got home from hossy after a week I weighed myself out of interest and I had lost 10kg in that week!!! Best diet I ever went on LOL
Ktgirl thats a great Idea with the recipes I have heap of recipe mags here thanks for that Idea. My BL came in last night with a heap of movies for me on the laptop some tv series, old movies and alot of stuff I have never heard of so that should keep me busy for abit.
Ausgirl yes 27 weeks I was 25 weeks when I frist came in to hossi and I really didn't think I would make it this far so now I am aiming for 32 weeks lets see how I go.
Bella I haven't weighed myself for a while but when I was 20 weeks I had put on 6kg I am to scared to jump on the scales.
AFM really missing my DH and DD, I didn't get to see DD yesterday she had a play date with some friends of ours and my DH said he couldn't bring her in today because he has to start work at 1pm and needed to a house inspection at 11. I had just finished my shower and they came walking in I was happy to see her it was only for a little while but I didn't care. DD walked in to my room and grabbed my hand and was walking me out of the room I think she wanted me to go home it was so cute but when I walked back into the room she started to cry she knows how to tug at my heart strings.
Ktgirl - that's a great idea about the recipes my mum gave me a whole heap of cut out ones just today so maybe i will do that to! 18kg for the whole pregnancy wow thats great - i think i will be over that as i'm 12.5kg already and only 23 weeks .
Azza i can't beleive your 27 weeks well done every week now is a blessing but i will hard every night to help get you to 32 weeks - or longer!
Jen hope your travelling ok - your making me nervous that we haven't heard from you! xx
AFM - went to the movies yesterday and saw Beautiful Kate the aussie film - it was weird, interesting, good, disturbing ultimately worth watching but maybe on DVD!!! Feeling good today just got a bargain body pillow on special at Lincraft for $20 - hopefully this will help me sleep - i'm soooo uncomfortable by night time and my hips really hurt in bed.
About to have some lunch - speaking of weight gain!!!!!
Jenc I to am wondering how you are travelling you are freaking me out lady.
Bella never heard of that movie? Great bargin for the body pillow whaoooo $20 I can remember how said it but one of the ladies in a previous post said they are good for breast feeding as well. I have asked for a laxitive today its a natural fibre supplement called Fybogel the nurses said its not as harsh as the other stuff.
AFM just heard the boys heartbeats it was hard to find the little ones heartbeat it gave me a bit of a scare but he was was tucked up somewhere and we found him in the end little poo bum scaring his mummy like that.
hi lovelies
I am still here! and more importantly, boys are still in.
i was exhausted yesterday after a rather scary friday afternoon/evening. I had lots of contractions that just didn't seem to stop - even after a shot of pethidine! So I ended up down in the labour ward and I swear they were going to do my c-section right then and there. There were people everywhere, machines, nurses checking when I last ate, etc. Told me to call DH to get up here.
But they gave me another injection of some other sort of tocolytic medication (I have no idea what) and it worked, thank goodness.
The upside is that I seem to have a cervix of steel! It's shortening, and the baby's head is moving down, but it's staying firmly closed. The downside is that my uterus is more irritating than irritable - well at least to me.
I almost wish it would just be one or the other. Either stop all together and let me go home, or let's see some action! This limbo is driving me insane.
(i don't really want to see action - I know they need to stay in longer, and I desperately want them to), but it is still annoying
kt - i like your recipe idea. i might see if I can get DH to bring my books up. I'm always having to flick through a handful of books to find the recipe I'm thinking of.
Jenc glad to hear your boys are still baking but what a ordeal you have to go through just to keep them in, thank god for your cervix of steal you are nearly 32 weeks which isn't a bad time to have them if they do decided to come early. It sounds like they really want to come. Hang in there I am thinking of you.
Any plans to get home or do you think they will make you stay? At least as well your also in the rigth place and it sounds like you are being a very good patient!
. You must be missing DD and DH so much - is your mum still here helping you out? I can't imagine having another child to look after whilst carrying twins!
cause i needed 4 new tyers as well grrrrrr..
hard every night to help get you to 32 weeks - or longer!
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