Not the usual pregnancy

I had totally planned on doing my own prenatal care, seeing my doctor 2 times, and birthing the baby at home by ourselves.

So I started doing my own prenatal care at 4 weeks pregnant. Nothing much, just keeping track weekly of my weight, blood pressure, etc. I've gotten good at taking my own blood pressure, though I really wish I had a third hand to help out!

Around 10 weeks along, I was still feeling exhausted and nauseous. And I noticed that my uterus was measuring high. I just figured it's because I was so stretched out from 2 previous pregnancies.

At 11 weeks, I wrote "fundal height???" in my notes. My uterus was measuing a couple inches under my belly button which is normal for 16 weeks. All weekend I started thinking about twins, and that it was possible. Read up a little bit.

At 12 weeks, I decided to go see my doctor. I hadn't planned on going until 20 weeks, but I just had to know for sure. I don't like ultrasounds at all and had only planned on one for the whole pregnancy. But the stress of not knowing and sleeplessness from not knowing was worse!

I go to my appointment, dragging both kids with me. I go through the normal weighing, etc. bit and go in to see my doctor. He said, "well, I assume the only reason you're here is because you're pregnant." I told him my LMP date and that I felt I was measuring quite big even for a third pregnancy. He says to hop up on the table.

Isaiah sat in his stroller. Grace stood on a stool next to the table and watched the doctor squirt goo on my stomach. Yes... my stomach. I was that big so he realized a transvaginal ultrasound was unnecessary! Within 10 sec of the transducer on my stomach, the nurse gasps and I say, "OH MY!" at the same time. It was so obviously twins. Two sacs, two heads! The doctor said, I don't have to tell you what I see because you can see it for yourself! I spent the rest of the appointment in discussion with my doctor (that's a later post).

Even though I had suspected twins, nothing really prepares you for finding out that it really is twins!

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