The Huwe Family
August 14th 03, 04:14 PM
Went in for my 28 week update. Boy did I have a lot of questions for my doc
:-) I felt like it has been FOREVER since I had seen him (reality it has
been a month, I saw a different doc at my last appointment 2 weeks ago).
The ultrasound showed that the babies are doing GREAT. They are now 2 lb 3
oz, 2 lb 9 oz, and 2 lb 13 oz. The doc said that my babies are in the 40th,
60th, and 70th percentile in their size. (thinking about it, I am carrying
around 7 lbs of baby right now, plus 3 placentas, 3x extra blood, 3x
amniotic fluid, 3x etc etc.) I have gained 44 lbs (Yikes. Doc doesn't seem
to be concerned.) We have new ultrasound pics we will put up on our website
sometime in the next few days.
I had been swelling pretty bad this past week, with the swelling going all
the way up my legs. On Monday you couldn't even tell that I had knees. He
told me that I can only work 4 hours per day now, but since I can no longer
fit behind the wheel of our car, that meant I have to quit/go on leave. This
is a relief. I've been ready to quit my job for a while, but finances
demanded I keep working as long as I could. I am SO thankful I got to work
as long as I did. The doc told me originally that I would be on bed rest at
around 20 weeks.
Oh and that weird skin I had on my stomach, the doc said was called (some
French word) that means Skin of the Orange because that's what it looks
like, and it's caused by my swelling, so not to worry about that.
The fact that the babies have dropped, because I am not experiencing
contractions or spotting, etc. Then it's nothing to worry about.
SO he blew all my worries out the window, which I knew he would, but needed
his reassurance to put my mind at ease.
We also took a tour of the NICU at the hospital. The charge nurse took us
around and showed us all of the babies that were born at the same stage my
babies are now. They are SO TINY, but most of them seemed to be doing well.
The only thing that was a disappointment in a way, the nurse said that they
provide everything for the babies (blankets, clothing, etc) W hich isn't
too bad, except I also received a box in the mail today from my mom who went
out and bought a bunch of Preemie clothes with snaps in the front (for the
monitors), she said I'm also supposed to be expecting a package full of
preemie clothes from my SIL soon. . . so I'm going to have a ton of preemie
clothes, that the babies may not even wear. (this is including the few items
I have already bought.) Maybe they will be developed enough that they will
be able to come home soon, despite the fact that they would be so small. If
they go the full 34 wks, they should be around 4 1/2 lbs a piece. Which
gives me a few pounds of weight gain to work with before the clothes no
longer fit. :-)
Anyway, I guess that is it. Thanks for listening.
--
Thanks,
Rob & Gayle Huwe
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:-) I felt like it has been FOREVER since I had seen him (reality it has
been a month, I saw a different doc at my last appointment 2 weeks ago).
The ultrasound showed that the babies are doing GREAT. They are now 2 lb 3
oz, 2 lb 9 oz, and 2 lb 13 oz. The doc said that my babies are in the 40th,
60th, and 70th percentile in their size. (thinking about it, I am carrying
around 7 lbs of baby right now, plus 3 placentas, 3x extra blood, 3x
amniotic fluid, 3x etc etc.) I have gained 44 lbs (Yikes. Doc doesn't seem
to be concerned.) We have new ultrasound pics we will put up on our website
sometime in the next few days.
I had been swelling pretty bad this past week, with the swelling going all
the way up my legs. On Monday you couldn't even tell that I had knees. He
told me that I can only work 4 hours per day now, but since I can no longer
fit behind the wheel of our car, that meant I have to quit/go on leave. This
is a relief. I've been ready to quit my job for a while, but finances
demanded I keep working as long as I could. I am SO thankful I got to work
as long as I did. The doc told me originally that I would be on bed rest at
around 20 weeks.
Oh and that weird skin I had on my stomach, the doc said was called (some
French word) that means Skin of the Orange because that's what it looks
like, and it's caused by my swelling, so not to worry about that.
The fact that the babies have dropped, because I am not experiencing
contractions or spotting, etc. Then it's nothing to worry about.
SO he blew all my worries out the window, which I knew he would, but needed
his reassurance to put my mind at ease.
We also took a tour of the NICU at the hospital. The charge nurse took us
around and showed us all of the babies that were born at the same stage my
babies are now. They are SO TINY, but most of them seemed to be doing well.
The only thing that was a disappointment in a way, the nurse said that they
provide everything for the babies (blankets, clothing, etc) W hich isn't
too bad, except I also received a box in the mail today from my mom who went
out and bought a bunch of Preemie clothes with snaps in the front (for the
monitors), she said I'm also supposed to be expecting a package full of
preemie clothes from my SIL soon. . . so I'm going to have a ton of preemie
clothes, that the babies may not even wear. (this is including the few items
I have already bought.) Maybe they will be developed enough that they will
be able to come home soon, despite the fact that they would be so small. If
they go the full 34 wks, they should be around 4 1/2 lbs a piece. Which
gives me a few pounds of weight gain to work with before the clothes no
longer fit. :-)
Anyway, I guess that is it. Thanks for listening.
--
Thanks,
Rob & Gayle Huwe
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