33w3d

I'm going to go out on a limb here and make a crazy prediction. My prediction is that I'm going to deliver sometime in the 36th week. That's right, folks. I think that I'm finally going to hit that elusive 36-week mark with twins. In fact, I'll be a bit surprised if I don't. And, here's why: 1) The dopplers have been completely stable to improved for 3 weeks now, 2) My cervix is still over 4 cm and I have literally zero contractions, 3) The Lovenox/Heparin clearly worked to prevent an abruption, and 4) My BP was 110/69 at my last appointment. None of that really makes me think that I'm anywhere near needing delivery in the next week or two.

Granted, Dr. Wall is sure that the growth scan next Wednesday will show reduced enough growth that he'll want to deliver sometime in that week (34.5 weeks) or the following week. But, I can feel these babies and it is very obvious to me that they are growing a LOT lately. My stomach is getting totally ginormous. I can't lean over in a sitting position anymore because I have babies filling up my entire abdomen. While it's true that length doesn't necessarily correlate to weight gain, I am pretty sure that they are growing well. I really do not think that we're going to need to deliver next week or the week after. And, well, that gets us to 36 weeks. Who would've thought it?! Of course, all of the standard caveats apply, but we'll see. That's my prediction for now.

In other news, I am beyond miserable. I've come to accept misery as my lot in twin pregnancy life, though, so I'm not too riled up about it. I am sleeping so poorly that using the word sleep seems inaccurate. The worst part is that anytime I eat a normal-sized dinner, I wake up 2-3 times gagging and choking on vomit. It's really disconcerting. I have GERD, but it's well-controlled with meds. I think this has more to do with a sheer lack of room for food in my stomach. My other complaints are same ol, same ol: continuing nausea, back aches, sciatica, hip pain, exhaustion, itching, etc. Twin pregnancy is no walk in the park. But, the end is clearly in sight, and I love making it further every day, so I stay focused on that to get through it.

I've been thinking lately about donating our embryos. We've planned all along to donate our remaining embryos to other couples through our RE, but we wanted to wait until these babies were born. I used to think that it would be hard to imagine our embryos growing into children that we'll never know. But, as time has gone on, I'm honestly just excited about it. I've met so many truly wonderful people struggling with infertility that I love the idea of being able to help someone else to become a parent or add to their family. And, well, I categorically have no desire to have anymore children. I'm thrilled that we're able to both ensure that our embryos are given a chance at life AND help others in the process. It's a really great feeling, and I can't wait to sign the papers and get the ball rolling on that process.