Welp, I survived my glucose test this morning! Let's hope it comes back in the normal range 🤞🤞🥴.
Fruit Punch flavored...yumm🤮
Anyway, when I arrived at my appointment the nurse gave me two options of glucose flavors. Fruit punch or orange? Knowing what I'm about to consume will taste nothing close to good...I go for the fruit punch. She then shares that I need to drink the entire contents within 3 minutes and then once complete, I need to set a timer for 60 minutes on my phone to let me know when it was time to walk to the lab for my 1 hr glucose check.
Okay so once the drink goes down (surprisingly not as horrible as I anticipated) it's time to be called back for the ultrasound portion.
As you can guess these babies are moving around a ton in there, hyped up on that glucose syrup 😜! The ultrasound tech started with Baby A (girl)...she was active and kicking around the entire time. She is in a head down position currently with her feet up top...and apparently from what we saw, kicking her brother (Baby B) in the head! Poor babies, it looks so squishy in there!
Her heart rate was in the 140s which is lower than it has been in all previous ultrasounds, but the doctor assured us that it's still within the normal range and even though she only has a two vessel cord, her weight was measuring a little above average...at 1lb 4 oz.
Here are some of her beauty shots below 👇:
Since she's head down and closest to my cervix, it's a lot harder to get a clear 3D photo...he also said she's so active, it makes it really hard for a clear picture!
Next was Baby B's (Boy) turn. He is currently sitting in a breech position, feet down, head up. Which now makes a lot of the movements and bumps I feel...make a lot more sense! 🤣
Baby B's heart rate was also in the 140s, he was very active in returning those kicks and jabs to his sister. He is slightly bigger, weighing in at 1lb 6oz, which is also a little ahead of the average😊
Here are some of his handsome shots below 👇:
This last one you can see Baby A's feet in it! It's amazing to see just how close they are and how they interact with each other. Literally when one kicks you see the other move! They are slowly running out of room, which makes me feel for these little guys! I'm sure their growth will slow soon...but for now we are so happy that they are healthy and seemingly very happy so far!
As for me... Heartburn has surpasses headaches for the #1 source of pain spot. 😜 I've really had to start altering my diet to avoid onions, tomatoes, and any type of sour or spicy foods. I've also made it so my larger meals are eaten earlier in the day. It seems to help for the most part, but man..it can be brutal!
Other than food aversions to avoid heartburn, I really have been feeling a lot better overall! I'm not too uncomfortable yet, but definitely bigger than a single pregnancy would be at this time.
The doctor gave me an A+ rating for my pregnancy so far. I've gained a total of 10lbs this pregnancy (3lbs this month) and my blood pressure is looking good at 128/82. (Still high for me, but they seem to very happy with it!)
The doctor warned me that twins will give me an increased chance of not passing my glucose test...so to mentally prepare just in case. 🤞🤞 I'm really hoping I won't have to go through this again. Wish me luck! 🍀
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