8/23 Appointment with Dr. Lindauer: Our appointment with Dr. Lindauer went well on Friday morning. During this appointment, we had to do the glucose test to see if we have gestational diabetes. Lots of people told me how horrible the drink was going to be - but I didn't think the orange drink was that bad. ;) They gave us the juice at our last appointment so that we could drink it an hour before our appointment. They drew our blood and told us that we would get our results over the weekend. We both received phone calls on Saturday from the office saying our results were available on the patient portal. The good news is that neither of us have gestational diabetes! Yay! (We celebrated with treats all weekend long.) We also found out that our iron counts were under 11 (both of us were just over 10), so we are anemic and need to take iron supplements each morning. My sister was anemic during both of her other pregnancies - so she wasn't surprised that she was again.
Since I have A-negative blood type, I also needed to get my Rho-gam shot during this appointment. The shot is needed just in case either of the girls have a positive blood type. During delivery, if my blood comes in contact with the babies' blood (and they have a positive blood type) - my body could create an antibody that would attack the baby's blood through the placenta. So this shot is done to protect the babies - should one of them have a positive blood type and our blood comes into contact. I will receive another Rho-gam shot within 72 hours of giving birth. The nurse offered to do the shot in my hip or my arm - I opted for my arm. It was painless and so quick - seemed like forever since I'd gotten a shot. So crazy to think back to April when daily shots were part of our daily routine!
The rest of our appointment was pretty routine - we gave a urine sample, they weighed us in, and checked our blood pressure. Dr. Lindauer said that we're both looking good - no signs of swelling in our legs. She used her little tape measure to measure us and said that we were both measuring at 31 weeks. My cousin had asked me if they use a different tape measure for singleton vs. twin pregnancy - so I asked Dr. Lindauer that most excellent question. She said that they use the same tape measure - but just expect for twin pregnancies to be measuring further along than someone with just one baby. So even though we were only 29 weeks and 1 day - it wasn't surprising that we were measuring at 31 weeks. We also got to listen to each of the babies' heartbeats. Chrissy thought that Baby Boy A's heartbeat seemed lower - so we're hopeful that maybe he flipped for his aunt. We talked about how we'll just have to play the deliveries by ear and see what happens. Dr. Lindauer seems very confident that we're both going to make it to 38 weeks. I love her vote of confidence and hope that she's right. As of now, we are doing very well and things look promising - but I'm sure things can change at any moment. She did say that if we make it to 37 or 38 weeks, we could talk about planning the births. So maybe 10/17 (Grandma's birthday) is our new target! As always, it was great to see Dr. Lindauer - she is just too cute!
Thanks & Prayers: We appreciate everyone's thoughts and prayers for our pregnancies and our 4 little ones. Please continue to pray for my IVF buddy and her hubby. They went through another cycle of in-vitro and she's now officially PUPO (pregnant until proven otherwise). Hoping that she's able to keep her PUPO status for the next 9 months and that they will soon have a little miracle (or two) on the way. I am so excited for them and hopeful that this is their time.