Well, today has been a very crazy day. What we thought would be a fun anatomy scan to see our girls' organs and get to watch them for an hour turned into a trip to labor and delivery to monitor contractions, new meds, and strict bedrest. Here's how it all happened..
We got to the perinatal appointment and I was already annoyed because the nurse got ready to start the scan and had recorded that it was 1 fetus, so I told her it was 2 and she said (rudely) "oh.. no one told us that.. ::ugh:: .. hold on.." and walked out of the room. We started the scan and found that they were definitely both girls! No question about it. Then she says "have you been feeling any pressure?" So I say yes, when I stand up, but it just feels like I have to pee? Then I pee and it's fine. I figured that was normal for the second trimester with twins.. apparently not. So then she did a transvag ultrasound and found that my cervix was thinning and it was shorter than they like to see. She said she was concerned about preterm labor and would send me to my doctor after she finished the anatomy scan. The rest of the scan was pretty much a blur because of what she said.. but the girls are doing great.. both have 4 chamber hearts, perfect kidneys, brains look great.. they are perfect! So I am still freaking out at this point, and then she says "Dr. Montgomery isn't here right now but he said to go on to labor and delivery (?!?!!?!!!???!?!?!) for monitoring to see if you are having contractions and are in preterm labor. Then she has the nerve to say "but don't freak out!"
Then, Will and I go through patient registration and get admitted into labor and delivery.. while my heart is beating out of my chest and I can't stop crying and I am scared to death something is going to go wrong with my babies. We get into a room and she puts the monitor on me to monitor contractions. I told Will I did not expect to see this room for another 5 months. Dr. Montgomery came in and said this is relatively normal for twin pregnancies, especially with me being so little. He said they would like my cervix to be a 2-3 and mine was a 1.6, so it's not terribly short, but the constant moving around and being on my feet every day is causing gravity to make my cervix thin out. The good news is I was not having contractions and my cervix was still closed and firm, so they felt comfortable sending me home, but they gave me progesterone and imodicon to help with the thinning and put me on strict bedrest until further notice. The nurse said I am only allowed to get up to go to the bathroom. Dr. Montgomery is going to call with another appointment time in about a week or so to see if the situation has improved and I can be taken off bedrest or if I have to stay put. I am hoping to be taken off soon, but from everything I have heard and researched, that doesn't look promising.
When I got home, I researched short/thinning cervix in twins and learned that it is very normal. I was expecting horror stories about miscarriages or still births, but the common consensus was that they were put on bed rest and closely monitored until they made it to at least 29 weeks, then they delivered their healthy babies. So I am not as scared anymore.. I just have to make sure I follow doctor's orders and stay in bed and stop letting gravity work against me.
I'm sure the girls will be perfectly fine, but it won't hurt to pray my cervix lengthens/thickens and gives them a nice, long time to cook in there!
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