I've been so worried about jinxing anything that I've been reluctant to share the wonderful news. We have been doubally blessed and are expecting twins in late February (22nd actually). Everything seemed to be "right" about this time. Our transfer went very smoothly. The "grade" of our embryos were almost as perfect as you can get. I didn't have the crazy bladder agony that I had immediately following our first transfer. About 2 nights after the transfer I noticed that I was having very vivid dreams. Crystal clear. That was my first sign. Then we got our first test results. The numbers were great. Same for our second and third tests. The clinic said they couldn't be sure about multiples at that time, but the numbers indicated it may be a possiblity. Then we went for our first ultrasound.
Jason was there, crossing his fingers for one baby. "One and done," he kept saying. Then she told us she saw two babies. I looked over my shoulder, convinced she was talking to someone else. "Two and through" I said to my very flustered husband. Needless to say, we were on cloud nine. About a week after the ultrasound I began feeling very tired. I'm not a big napper because when I nap I can't sleep at night. I literally came home from work and slept for 3 hours and then went to bed by 10 and slept soundly through the night. I was exhausted. Then around the end of June the "morning sickness" hit. What no one tells you is that "morning sickness" can last all day. And last all day, almost everyday it has since then. I'm taking Zofran and Phrenergren and sometimes it seems to help, and sometimes nothing. It's like a cross between having the flu (on a good day) and having food poisioning. I've never experienced anything like it. I'm wearing the seaband's on my wrists, drinking/eating ginger, toast, blah, blah, blah..... I've discovered, when I'm sick, I'm sick and that's just all there is to it. At 11 weeks we had our Neuchal test...basically they measure the babies neck/s and take my blood and then figure out the chances of the babies having some abnormality. Mostly it tests for trisomy & down syndrome. The test came back "normal," which was great news. The test isn't 100%, but close. Next we wait for 20 weeks for an anamolies test. I think it's another ultrasound, but don't have the details. Fairly non-invasive from what I understand. So, I'm crossing my fingers that this morning sickness is almost over. I'm 14 weeks on Sunday. Apparently you're not officially into your 2nd trimester until you've finished your 13th week, so maybe a miracle will happen and I'll wake up feeling human tomorrow. The picture is from a great website called http://www.babycenter.com/. It's better than any of the 3 books I bought. We didn't get pictures from our last ultrasound so these will have to do. Any "morning sickness" relief suggestions are welcome.
