How early are they coming out?

Starting about a week and a half to two weeks ago my OBGYN has me going in for these 'non-stress tests' twice a week. At those they mainly just do an ultra sound and try to find the membrane that separates the girls to see how my fluid is around each one of them. Then they hook me up to the machine that checks for contractions and monitors the girls heartbeats. It only takes about an hour if the girls are behaving and they can get clear readings.

I went in for one of my non-stress tests yesterday. They had some trouble finding the membrane, but that's pretty normal on me. When they found it they said the fluid around each baby is getting smaller but still ok for right now. Their heart beats are still going well. Baby A average was 140 beats per minute. Baby B average was about 145 beats per minute. So all around that went well.

Baby A is the closest to the birth canal and is breech, while baby B is head down. Because of these positions that they are in my OBGYN thinks that we will most likely do a c-section when they take them out.

My OBGYN is also not quite sure how much longer they will keep the babies in me. My placenta has a lot of calcification on it. That means that my placenta has aged and matured much faster then it should have. She says that it looks like about a 40 week old placenta on someone who should have already delivered their babies. Because of that they are worried about the babies and the nutrition they are getting. So that is the main reason I have to go in and do the 'non-stress tests'. They may take the babies around week 34 which would be December 1st. Which I'm fine with as long as that will be ok on the babies and help them.

Well I think that get's most everything up-to-date for now. xoxo

Ultra Sound Pictures

I am finally posting some of the earlier Ultra Sound Pictures of the babies. I will try to post a few of the later ones once we get them Baby B then Baby A. Why, I'm not sure. It must have been easier to take her pictures I'm guessing

5.30.08 This was our very first Ultra Sound done. It was taken when I was only 7 weeks along. Before we know that we were having twin.


8.15.08 This is the visit we found out that we were having Identical TWIN Girls!!!! This picture it's kinda hard to see but it is basicly showing Baby B's girly parts. I am almost 19 weeks at this point in time.


8.15.08 This is two screen shots of the babies profiles. Baby A is on the left and Baby B is on the right side. The placenta is the large thing along the top of the pictures.

8.15.08 This is Baby B's face well mainly her skull. Kinda creepy looking

8.15.08 This is Baby B's profile picture