Doctor Updates

I had two appointments yesterday.  The first was with a lactation consultant at the breastfeeding center at our hospital.  The second was with MFM for a quick cervix check.

The lactation nurse was amazing.  She really asked me a lot of good questions regarding what I wanted to get out of our meeting.  She had great suggestions for things for me to do once the babies are here to try and get them both exclusively breastfeeding.  She pointed out that with twins it can take a long time to figure it all out- especially if they are early.  It was good to hear that there is a "normal range" like any other developmental milestone for breastfeeding with babies.  I am happy with how everything went and feel much more confident after practicing some positioning with weighted baby dolls.  My arms were SORE after all that holding.  Hopefully I'll have babies a bit smaller than 8#'s each, just so I can build up to that weight.

My MFM ultrasound was really quick.  They also did a fFN test.  (The nurse called later and the test was negative.)  But then my Dr was in surgery, so I waited and waited.  Finally, they asked if I would be willing to see another Dr.  Of course!  It was someone I had seen before.  She looked over past u/s's and told me she is concerned because my cervix is once again shortening.  It is 1 cm shorter than 2 weeks ago when Dr P took me off of the meds.  So, Dr C put me back on ibuprofen 3x a day and I go back in a week to be re-checked by Dr P.  It's a bit disappointing that this continues to happen.  I feel like once again my body is failing me.  But good news during the u/s too.  The tech was able to see (and show me) that both babies are practicing breathing.  Yippee!  So, if they do come early there is less of a chance of them needing a lot of breathing assistance.  The babies are getting so big.  Plus, I am starting to see differences on the u/s with their facial features which leads me to believe we have fraternal boys a baking.  It's hard to see in the pictures below, but Baby A's nose is becoming a bit longer and Baby B's nose is still snub like mine.  I am loving these little ones soooo much!  Baby A is breech still and Baby B is still vertex.  They still have time to move, so I'm hoping Baby A will flip soon.