here are some pics to tide you over...
Monday, July 4, 2011
pics to tide you over
here are some pics to tide you over...
Talk about painful...
get an ultrasound for deep vein thrombosis or blood clot in your leg. OMG! Now, I'm kinda priding myself on the fact that ob/triage does not know me by name. I have been in a total of 4 times (including last night) one of which was dr. recommended - per my last post I believe.
Last nights adventure...Sat and Sun just seemed like my little girl who used to be really really active wasn't as much so. Saturday I could annoy her enough to respond to me and I read that 10 kick/movement counts within 2 hours is good - but she just went to town, so I relaxed some. Yesterday she wasn't playing that game, so I decided to go ahead and get checked. Yes, I will admit I am probably becoming more paranoid now that we are into week 33. Anywho, John and I head in and even though I say I'm having triplets we again remind them we need room 6 so two monitors can fit. We had the nicest nurse, so calm and relaxed. She was really monitoring A & C because for a bit she was concerned she was picking up the same heartbeat and she wanted to make sure she was getting both. After 20 minutes of watching them (the norm) I then had to down some ice ice water so baby B would wake up and have the heartbeat fluctuations as expected. Kinda funny you could almost see the water hit him as his monitor started going up and down as it should. For those of you who are totally confused, the nurse was comfortable that all three were fine and hb's were as expected. No worries.
Then she asked about other issues/concerns. In regards to the rash, it still is not on my belly so not a big worry. I'll ask my dr. about a topical cream this week. But, the swelling in the leg...well, as I was laying there for the monitoring my right leg just ballooned up. It was clear looking at my foot that one was much more swollen than the other. Between that and the firmness of the swelling, when she talked to the dr she mentioned it and they decided to rule out a clot or deep vein thrombosis. You hear about DVT on airplanes and such. Well, to check for this you need an ultrasound. So, wheeled through the back hallways of the hospital I go. Now, the tech did warn that it would hurt, but OMG, seriously seriously painful. They push the u/s wand into your leg to get a good pic of the veins. Well, when you leg is swollen and sore to begin with, sure, lets press firmly into it. After seeing my first grimace John came over and let me squeeze all the blood from his hand. Lucky for me they say there is nothing there, but oddly enough the swelling won't go down. I say that's odd b/c my foot swelled once or twice in the last week but once I lay down it eases back off. Not so much since last night. I'll have to see if I can get a good pic of my ankles so you can see the difference.
So, in the end back home again - still baking babies. I did think having three on the 3rd would be kinda cool, but I'm NOT waiting for Aug. 3rd to come around. :)
Side notes:
- Why do I always feel compelled to go to ob/triage right about the time for a meal? We end up there for hours and miss whatever meal we should have been eating. :(
- Why does baby B respond so crazily to the monitors? It is the only time he kicks me instead of his sisters.
- Why do the monitors make baby A have the hiccups?
Last nights adventure...Sat and Sun just seemed like my little girl who used to be really really active wasn't as much so. Saturday I could annoy her enough to respond to me and I read that 10 kick/movement counts within 2 hours is good - but she just went to town, so I relaxed some. Yesterday she wasn't playing that game, so I decided to go ahead and get checked. Yes, I will admit I am probably becoming more paranoid now that we are into week 33. Anywho, John and I head in and even though I say I'm having triplets we again remind them we need room 6 so two monitors can fit. We had the nicest nurse, so calm and relaxed. She was really monitoring A & C because for a bit she was concerned she was picking up the same heartbeat and she wanted to make sure she was getting both. After 20 minutes of watching them (the norm) I then had to down some ice ice water so baby B would wake up and have the heartbeat fluctuations as expected. Kinda funny you could almost see the water hit him as his monitor started going up and down as it should. For those of you who are totally confused, the nurse was comfortable that all three were fine and hb's were as expected. No worries.
Then she asked about other issues/concerns. In regards to the rash, it still is not on my belly so not a big worry. I'll ask my dr. about a topical cream this week. But, the swelling in the leg...well, as I was laying there for the monitoring my right leg just ballooned up. It was clear looking at my foot that one was much more swollen than the other. Between that and the firmness of the swelling, when she talked to the dr she mentioned it and they decided to rule out a clot or deep vein thrombosis. You hear about DVT on airplanes and such. Well, to check for this you need an ultrasound. So, wheeled through the back hallways of the hospital I go. Now, the tech did warn that it would hurt, but OMG, seriously seriously painful. They push the u/s wand into your leg to get a good pic of the veins. Well, when you leg is swollen and sore to begin with, sure, lets press firmly into it. After seeing my first grimace John came over and let me squeeze all the blood from his hand. Lucky for me they say there is nothing there, but oddly enough the swelling won't go down. I say that's odd b/c my foot swelled once or twice in the last week but once I lay down it eases back off. Not so much since last night. I'll have to see if I can get a good pic of my ankles so you can see the difference.
So, in the end back home again - still baking babies. I did think having three on the 3rd would be kinda cool, but I'm NOT waiting for Aug. 3rd to come around. :)
Side notes:
- Why do I always feel compelled to go to ob/triage right about the time for a meal? We end up there for hours and miss whatever meal we should have been eating. :(
- Why does baby B respond so crazily to the monitors? It is the only time he kicks me instead of his sisters.
- Why do the monitors make baby A have the hiccups?
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
almost July
Yep, it's almost July. Meaning it's been a few weeks since posting. My reason/excuse...well, I have none. It's probably that for me not much seems to change - whereas for others they want to know what's going on with the pregnancy. I have gained weight. I'm up almost 40 lbs total, not bad for a triplet pregnancy. My belly measures at 46 weeks pregnant and my oldest niece can reach around me and if she really reaches her fingertips touch...but she was MORE than willing to tell me "Woah, you're huge!" Yep, thanks Emmers. lol My youngest niece is toooo adorable at her month-old self.
At this point I'm pretty much bed bound. Notice I still have a hard time saying strict bed rest. I do mix in trips to the kitchen with my bathroom outings, but really other than that I'm hanging in bed with my leg/legs elevated to help with swelling. Now if only the itchy rash would go away it probably wouldn't be so bad. I've got a pic I'll try to post later. John also took pics of us dressed up last Sunday. It was my last real outing, dinner with the fam to celebrate Ted's birthday (and Just/Helayne's anniversary).
Well, on to the dr appointment yesterday. It was the 32 week appt. All of my complaints were listened to with a sympathetic ear...but no remedies for them until the babies are born. Unfortunately for me the babies are not minding their current home. I would love to foreclose on my own belly - but no one else is of the same mind. Heck, I can't even get myself admitted to the hospital! lol My complaints (as most of you read on FB) are swelling, rash, slight headache, nausea, and the fact that I'm 32 weeks and ready to pop. The swelling is due to size, the rash - eh, ask mom, I've gotten them my whole life, the other stuff is just a part of pg. I did go in for a monitor at ob/triage b/c my blood pressure was at 147/89 but every other taking was lower. All the way down to 116/77 I think.... so home they sent me. If I had to really really complain my two would be the swelling/rash because it is painful to walk/insane to itch and the sore tail bone from bed rest.
My next appointment is next Wed, due to the holiday. I hope John stays for it. He's considering starting his telecommuting when he comes down for 4th of July since we've gotta be close. My only concern is the dogs. I don't want to leave them in the kennel that long, but don't know what to do. :( My next baby appt. is the Monday after - at 34 weeks if I can make it that far. We'll set the birth plan and hopefully put it in motion! Again, my dreams of this being over are never quite in line with the drs, so we probably won't put it in motion. So, that's my life. Just thinking from one appointment to the next. One good thing I'll say about being monitored yesterday is that I think I know what contractions feel like now. Of course, now I think I'm having them - but really 4-5 a day is nothing when they want 4-5 per hour so it's not a big deal.
Hope to get John on here again soon. His perspective is surely different than mine. Hubs....whattya say??
LOVES!!
At this point I'm pretty much bed bound. Notice I still have a hard time saying strict bed rest. I do mix in trips to the kitchen with my bathroom outings, but really other than that I'm hanging in bed with my leg/legs elevated to help with swelling. Now if only the itchy rash would go away it probably wouldn't be so bad. I've got a pic I'll try to post later. John also took pics of us dressed up last Sunday. It was my last real outing, dinner with the fam to celebrate Ted's birthday (and Just/Helayne's anniversary).
Well, on to the dr appointment yesterday. It was the 32 week appt. All of my complaints were listened to with a sympathetic ear...but no remedies for them until the babies are born. Unfortunately for me the babies are not minding their current home. I would love to foreclose on my own belly - but no one else is of the same mind. Heck, I can't even get myself admitted to the hospital! lol My complaints (as most of you read on FB) are swelling, rash, slight headache, nausea, and the fact that I'm 32 weeks and ready to pop. The swelling is due to size, the rash - eh, ask mom, I've gotten them my whole life, the other stuff is just a part of pg. I did go in for a monitor at ob/triage b/c my blood pressure was at 147/89 but every other taking was lower. All the way down to 116/77 I think.... so home they sent me. If I had to really really complain my two would be the swelling/rash because it is painful to walk/insane to itch and the sore tail bone from bed rest.
My next appointment is next Wed, due to the holiday. I hope John stays for it. He's considering starting his telecommuting when he comes down for 4th of July since we've gotta be close. My only concern is the dogs. I don't want to leave them in the kennel that long, but don't know what to do. :( My next baby appt. is the Monday after - at 34 weeks if I can make it that far. We'll set the birth plan and hopefully put it in motion! Again, my dreams of this being over are never quite in line with the drs, so we probably won't put it in motion. So, that's my life. Just thinking from one appointment to the next. One good thing I'll say about being monitored yesterday is that I think I know what contractions feel like now. Of course, now I think I'm having them - but really 4-5 a day is nothing when they want 4-5 per hour so it's not a big deal.
Hope to get John on here again soon. His perspective is surely different than mine. Hubs....whattya say??
LOVES!!
Thursday, June 16, 2011
Hmmm
Does anyone else wonder why the zebra is running backward? I have since the beginning - all the icons face the wrong way on their tickers. Just a thought.
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Sleep is so overrated
At least sleep in the way normal people consider it. After spending a painful, uncomfortable, mostly sleepless night I accepted that I can no longer sleep like a "normal" person. Meaning, no more true horizontal sleeping for me. Instead I prop up the pillows as if I was up watching tv and then kinda shift onto my side to sleep. Much more comfortable. I think truly laying down just puts too much pressure on all my organs, etc the big ol' babies are sleeping on.
It will be interesting the next weekend John visits. I've told him quite a few times it would be hard for him to share the bed with me, but it never really was. Well, now it is. Not only does he need to bring another pillow for himself since I truly do use 5-6 pillows strategically placed there isn't an extra or two for him anymore.
Now don't get me wrong. Finding this better placement doesn't mean sleep is easy coming for me. I still spend half my night rolling from one side to another once I finally do get to sleep. As I said, sleep is overrated at this point.
It will be interesting the next weekend John visits. I've told him quite a few times it would be hard for him to share the bed with me, but it never really was. Well, now it is. Not only does he need to bring another pillow for himself since I truly do use 5-6 pillows strategically placed there isn't an extra or two for him anymore.
Now don't get me wrong. Finding this better placement doesn't mean sleep is easy coming for me. I still spend half my night rolling from one side to another once I finally do get to sleep. As I said, sleep is overrated at this point.
Monday, June 13, 2011
To all those who think I am overdoing it...
you would be wrong! Good thing dad isn't going to read this directly, b/c this comment can be edited out for him, but my cervix is still doing awesome. My goal is to keep doing much of the same. Getting out of the house 1-2 times a week for a few minutes and other than that hanging in the bedroom.
Report from the baby dr: she scheduled my next appt for 4months weeks* out (I see my other dr. every week though, no worries). The babies all weigh over 3lbs (3.4, 3.6, 3.8 I think), her be all end all date is 37 weeks. I told her I would be in TEARS if we got that far. oh my gosh! Overall, she is more than happy with the progress. Although I don't necessarily feel all three moving all the time, boy oh boy are they! There was a power surge right before the appointment so it took a few minutes for their computers to come back up. John and I were waiting, ready to go. I was partially reclined with my shirt up, belly exposed and John was freaking out. The babies decided to show him their kick boxing skills. lol My belly was moving all kinds of ways! He understood a bit more how it can be uncomfortable if that is happening on the inside of you. (ok, it's kinda cool too :) ) Once we got going the ultrasound confirmed they are constantly on the go. John asked if they had good heartbeats and she kinda laughed and said, well, I don't know that we need to look with all that movement.
Now my message to those who are continually talking 4 more weeks (or more)... I understand you feel that way, please don't think that I feel any different. However, mentally I have to take it literally one day at a time. If I'm super uncomfortable I take it maybe 30 minutes at a time as I question whether to go to ob/triage or not. Most of the time when I start to wonder simply laying down, eating, or drinking fixes the issue. You are more than welcome to talk with John about weeks in the future, but when you talk with me please understand it is very very difficult for me as each day passes. Taking it one day at a time does get me through the week I believe- seeing as how I made it from 29 to 30. I still think I am a strong person and I don't feel bad for taking it one day at a time, but I also don't want to offend anyone when I roll my eyes or get annoyed at their "4 more weeks please" comments. And yes, this even applies to my awesome dr! I DID tell her I would be in tears probably needing meds if we actually get to 37 weeks. lol
My goal for this week is to also be vigilant about testing my blood sugar and blood pressure. My bp is creeping up to my dr's "go to the hospital" point and as much as I know when I should test my blood sugar sometimes life happens. For instance, today I was supposed to test at 1pm. Well, about 3pm I realized CRAP - at 1 John was on his way out the door, Carol was in talking with me, and I totally spaced it. Ugh. So back to the phone alarm it is. :/
*thanks for finding the oops Kim!
Report from the baby dr: she scheduled my next appt for 4
Now my message to those who are continually talking 4 more weeks (or more)... I understand you feel that way, please don't think that I feel any different. However, mentally I have to take it literally one day at a time. If I'm super uncomfortable I take it maybe 30 minutes at a time as I question whether to go to ob/triage or not. Most of the time when I start to wonder simply laying down, eating, or drinking fixes the issue. You are more than welcome to talk with John about weeks in the future, but when you talk with me please understand it is very very difficult for me as each day passes. Taking it one day at a time does get me through the week I believe- seeing as how I made it from 29 to 30. I still think I am a strong person and I don't feel bad for taking it one day at a time, but I also don't want to offend anyone when I roll my eyes or get annoyed at their "4 more weeks please" comments. And yes, this even applies to my awesome dr! I DID tell her I would be in tears probably needing meds if we actually get to 37 weeks. lol
My goal for this week is to also be vigilant about testing my blood sugar and blood pressure. My bp is creeping up to my dr's "go to the hospital" point and as much as I know when I should test my blood sugar sometimes life happens. For instance, today I was supposed to test at 1pm. Well, about 3pm I realized CRAP - at 1 John was on his way out the door, Carol was in talking with me, and I totally spaced it. Ugh. So back to the phone alarm it is. :/
*thanks for finding the oops Kim!
Sunday, June 12, 2011
Kudos to Ken!
Kudos to an awesome brother-in-law! He fixed the alignment of my middle column so everything is visible. It's so nice to have someone in the family who knows computer code.
He's done a lot for us lately and deserves our grateful thanks for sure!
He's done a lot for us lately and deserves our grateful thanks for sure!
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