A friend asked me today if my twin pregnancy has been different from my singleton pregnancy with my daughter. Since both pregnancies were the result of embryo donation, there have been some similarities and total differences. Such as, after our daughter's embryo transfer, within 24 hours my hormones seemed to increase exponentially which caused me to experience intense morning sickness and severe migraines. By the time I got home from the Czech Republic, I was in the throws of morning sickness which lasted for close to my entire first trimester. I was not surprised when I took the pregnancy test and it came back positive.
With the twins, I felt no different after the embryo transfer. The night after the transfer I did feel a pinch on my lower right side. However, for weeks afterwards I felt no different. I was totally shocked when I took the pregnancy test and it came back positive. For weeks I had convinced myself that the transfer was not successful and had my husband convinced as well. We were even more surprised when at our six week ultrasound scan we were told that we were pregnant with twins. I had no nausea or headaches like with my daughter. I actually felt amazing and full of energy. So when we had our twelve week scan I was flabbergasted when we were told we were still pregnant with twins. I was totally expecting a disappearing twin like with my daughter's pregnancy.
However, with the twin pregnancy, by my fourth month everything went downhill. I was hit with severe morning sickness without warning. One morning I was brushing my teeth as I got ready for work and the next thing I knew, I was throwing up non-stop. The morning sickness lasted close to six weeks straight. It was worse than during my pregnancy with my daughter. Once I started throwing up, I couldn't stop. I wasn't able to hold anything down for weeks. I lost weight. I wasn't able to take any medication to help relieve the nausea and vomiting because I couldn't hold it down. It got so bad that I was finally sent to the emergency room where I had to get hooked up to an IV. This actually happened twice over the course of six weeks. Throwing up and unable to eat much, for weeks, had caused me to become dangerously dehydrated. I also had severe light sensitivity and terrible headaches/migraines that were so intense that I was unable to get any relief. I was so miserable that I had difficulty going to the doctors office because of the fluorescent lighting or even outside.
Now with my daughter, by my fourth month of pregnancy I was on easy street. I felt great. I glowed! The only lingering issue I had was pregnancy hypertension which the doctors were essentially able to control until around 35 weeks. By 37 weeks it had developed into pre-eclampsia and then I was induced. My daughter was born three weeks early at 5lbs. 10 oz. One of the happiest, joyous days of my life! She's amazing in every way and is smart and funny and absolutely delightful:)
I have now been on leave for three months with my twin pregnancy. I am on modified bed rest. I am allowed to go from my bed, to the bathroom to my couch. I am two centimeters dilated and 100% effaced. My OB is worried that I may go into labor early due my uterus only being able to hold so much for so long. Last week I had to be hospitalized because I was contracting, which they were able to stop with magnesium and steroids. Both babies are weighing at 30 weeks around 2.10 and 2.09 pounds. I will admit that I am getting more uncomfortable as the weeks go by. Getting off the couch takes motivation, rolling over while in bed has become an event and walking to the bathroom feels like a marathon. I'm ready for my babies to be here. Hopefully we will make it to the 35 or 36 week mark. I'd like these little ones to cook for as long as possible. We will see what happens.
With the twins, I felt no different after the embryo transfer. The night after the transfer I did feel a pinch on my lower right side. However, for weeks afterwards I felt no different. I was totally shocked when I took the pregnancy test and it came back positive. For weeks I had convinced myself that the transfer was not successful and had my husband convinced as well. We were even more surprised when at our six week ultrasound scan we were told that we were pregnant with twins. I had no nausea or headaches like with my daughter. I actually felt amazing and full of energy. So when we had our twelve week scan I was flabbergasted when we were told we were still pregnant with twins. I was totally expecting a disappearing twin like with my daughter's pregnancy.
However, with the twin pregnancy, by my fourth month everything went downhill. I was hit with severe morning sickness without warning. One morning I was brushing my teeth as I got ready for work and the next thing I knew, I was throwing up non-stop. The morning sickness lasted close to six weeks straight. It was worse than during my pregnancy with my daughter. Once I started throwing up, I couldn't stop. I wasn't able to hold anything down for weeks. I lost weight. I wasn't able to take any medication to help relieve the nausea and vomiting because I couldn't hold it down. It got so bad that I was finally sent to the emergency room where I had to get hooked up to an IV. This actually happened twice over the course of six weeks. Throwing up and unable to eat much, for weeks, had caused me to become dangerously dehydrated. I also had severe light sensitivity and terrible headaches/migraines that were so intense that I was unable to get any relief. I was so miserable that I had difficulty going to the doctors office because of the fluorescent lighting or even outside.
Now with my daughter, by my fourth month of pregnancy I was on easy street. I felt great. I glowed! The only lingering issue I had was pregnancy hypertension which the doctors were essentially able to control until around 35 weeks. By 37 weeks it had developed into pre-eclampsia and then I was induced. My daughter was born three weeks early at 5lbs. 10 oz. One of the happiest, joyous days of my life! She's amazing in every way and is smart and funny and absolutely delightful:)
I have now been on leave for three months with my twin pregnancy. I am on modified bed rest. I am allowed to go from my bed, to the bathroom to my couch. I am two centimeters dilated and 100% effaced. My OB is worried that I may go into labor early due my uterus only being able to hold so much for so long. Last week I had to be hospitalized because I was contracting, which they were able to stop with magnesium and steroids. Both babies are weighing at 30 weeks around 2.10 and 2.09 pounds. I will admit that I am getting more uncomfortable as the weeks go by. Getting off the couch takes motivation, rolling over while in bed has become an event and walking to the bathroom feels like a marathon. I'm ready for my babies to be here. Hopefully we will make it to the 35 or 36 week mark. I'd like these little ones to cook for as long as possible. We will see what happens.
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