Week 32

On Friday I had a quick check-up at the normal OB's office. Both babies were doing their practice breathing and squirming around like normal. The promise of no more cervix checks was a lie. I was still at 0cm.

On Saturday J's mom and her husband came over. It's really nice to have visitors, especially since I'm pretty much on lockdown. I think people on home arrest get out more than me. hehe She brought over a roast with veggies. We managed to contain ourselves while they were there but about 10 min after they left, J was in the kitchen digging into it. It was very tasty and didn't last long. My mom also made bread and chocolate chip cookies that morning. Saying we're spoiled is an understatement.

Sunday night I got an 8 on my contraction count (the limit is 5). They had me take a turbutaline and remonitor. I got a 3 on the second try but I think the babies and I had a rough night. I know Baby A got the hiccups pretty bad and we were all jittery. On Monday Baby A wasn't moving like normal. He would kind of squirm every once in a while, but no kicking. Baby B took advantage of the situation and was kicking and flailing all around. I did my normal monitoring and talked to the nurse about Baby A being lethargic. She recommended drinking a big glass of juice and seeing if he perked up. He squirmed a little more, but I was still worried. Long story short, we went into the hospital just to be sure he was ok. When they hooked him up to the monitor, his heartbeat was a little low at 135 but within a few minutes he was in the normal 140-150 range.

The best we can figure out is he was just tired and wanted to sleep most of the day. They couldn't find anything wrong but checked my cervix again just for good measure (still 0cm!). I felt a tiny bit silly for dragging my mom and J to the hospital for apparently nothing, especially since I had a doctor's appointment the next day. I would have felt much worse if something had really been wrong and I ignored it, though. Today Baby A is back to his normal punching and kicking self. I should have enjoyed the break while I could. hehe

Today we had our normal check-up at the MFS plus our growth measurements. Both babies looked excellent. They met all of their criteria for practice breathing and movement. In fact, I don't think Baby A stopped the whole time we were there. Baby B was in a weird position, like he was trying to hide behind my belly button. Baby A weighed 4lb 15oz and Baby B came in at 4lb 10oz. They're in the 65th to 75th percentile for a singleton baby's weight. The doctor said that at 32 weeks for twins, he'd consider normal to be around the 25% percentile, so they're definitely big for their situation.

This was the largest difference in their weights so far at 5oz. The doctor said that's pretty normal and they're within 5% of each other. Apparently that's all that matters. They won't get concerned until they're more like 15% different. I was surprised that both babies are closing in on 5lb so fast. I've been holding steady at 34lb over my pre-pregnancy weight for weeks now. I guess it's just a redistribution of what I already have.

The only other news that's sort of baby related is J's layoff/furlough has been cancelled. They called at 9:30am on Friday to tell him he needed to be at work on Monday. They got a big order in from a sister plant that morning and need to start up a production line. A 1.5hr layoff is pretty funny. While I know he was looking forward to being at home for a bit, we both feel better about the change in plans. J prefers to have a paycheck and I like that he can save his vacation time for after the babies arrive. If he thinks this will get him out of the to-do list I've drawn up, though, he's sadly mistaken. hehe

My mom will continue to stay with me through the month of May since the earliest they'll restart her plant is June. It's weird how things seem to just work out.