MIA

I want to start by apologizing for being MIA for the last few weeks. We've had a lot going on and our Internet hasn't exactly been cooperative. But I know, at least some of you, are anxious to hear what's been happening.

I know there's  reason many of you are reading this, so I'll get straight to the point.

10/26/12 - 1st hCG = 148!!!!!!!

10/28/12 - 2nd hCG = 360!!!!!!! ( more than doubled in 48 hours)

WE'RE PREGNANT!!!!!!!!!!

Sorry for keeping you all out of the loop and in suspense; and yes, we've known for a while, but wanted to wait to share the news. Of course as soon as the Dr. office called on the 26th we immediately called both sets of parents, but wanted to wait until after the second blood draw to tell anyone else.

The last 7 weeks have been overwhelming and a little boring all at the same time. (Thanks to continued bedrest).

The day before my scheduled hCG, I ended up having to go into the Dr.'s because I'd gained 3+lbs in a matter of hours (a sign of hyperstimulation). They already knew I was hyperstimulating, but with the significant weight gain, Dr. D wanted to see me. He told us that he suspected I was hyperstimulating because I was pregnant, but we'd have to wait for the labs the next day to know for sure.

I ended up having 1/2 liter of fluid drained from my abdominal/pelvic cavity. Dr. D said he hoped it would buy me 4-5 days of relief (for anyone who's never experienced moderate OHSS, it's VERY uncomfortable!! I looked like I was at least 6 months pregnant from all the fluid!!)

Of course, being me, I had relief for about....12 hours before the fluid started building up again. But once we got the call that we were pregnant, I was totally ok with it!

After the second hCG we did tell a couple more people that we were pregnant, mostly family, but I was afraid of jumping the gun and announcing it too soon. I had my first OB ultrasound scheduled with my RE on November 7th and kept saying we'd tell everyone after that.

Unfortunately, Bob wasn't able to go with me to the ultrasound due to work, so I went by myself, completely terrified that they wouldn't see anything and that the entire thing was a fluke.

Dr. D put the wand in and said, "Yup, just what I thought.... twins."

WHAT!!?!?!?!

I think I actually started laughing because I thought he was joking. But sure enough, we're having TWINS!!!!  Here they are at 5 weeks, 6 days

They're fraternal twins... meaning both embryos stuck!!

My favorite part about the entire ultrasound was seeing both of their heart beats!  They were too small to catch to hear them, but we could 100% see them both!!!

Apparently, OHSS can also last longer when pregnant with multiples, and that's what our Dr. suspected all along. :)

As soon as I left I was desperately trying to get ahold of my husband to tell him.... I was ready to scream it from the roof tops, but figured Bob should know before anyone else. While I was waiting to hear back from him, I stopped at the pharmacy to get some additional folic acid (had to more than double my dose for twins). As I was wandering the baby section of Target, like I like to do, I started having a mini panic attack and the reality of having twins set in. One second I was so excited and the next I felt like I was going to pass out. Fortunately I made it out of the store in one piece and headed home to meet Bob.

I was so anxious to tell him that as soon as he walked in the door I shoved the pictures in his face and practically screamed, "It's Twins!!!"

He just stared at me for a couple seconds and said "Oh.....wow..... twins...."

Poor guy had to leave within a couple minutes to go back to work so I didn't give him much time to process it. Then I started calling family that already knew we were pregnant to tell them about the twins.

I thought about doing a blog posting right then, but I got all nervous and afraid that if I made it public, something would go terribly wrong.

I'm still on minimal activity/bed rest because my ovaries are so enlarged from the OHSS... I've also been having terrible morning, or rather all day, sickness so haven't left my house much in the last few weeks. Its made it easy for Bob and I to avoid the questions, but our poor families have had to hide it :)  I finally got fed up and just posted the ultrasound picture on facebook.

So, many of you may already know all of this, but I think there's at least a few that didn't. And I know its still really early to have made it completely public. But after a lot of thinking and processing we realized we're the ones who made our journey public. And while we still have the right to our privacy when needed, we want all of you to be a part of this journey.

There are a lot of additional concerns and fears when pregnant with twins.... there's a higher incidence of miscarriage of one or both babies... but we want you all to know where we're at and how you can continue to pray for us.

Our next ultrasound is next week Tuesday and Dr. D said we should definitely be able to hear the heartbeats then! That's our prayer for this week... that we would in fact be able to hear both of their heartbeats. That both of our children would continue to grow and develop. As miserable as this all day sickness has made me feel; I'm constantly reminding myself that its a sign the hormones are still pumping!

We want to thank all of you for your past and continued prayers and support!! We'll do our best to keep you updated as week continue on this journey!!

B&B