Dr. Appt. (May 11, 2010)

My appointment today was with Dr. Kanios, and thankfully was not very exciting. At this point, I have gained almost 50 pounds, which is right on track according to Dr. Luke, one of the leading nutritionist concerning triplet pregnancies. Unfortunately, the babies’ weights do not get measured when I see Dr. Kanios, so I am unsure how much they each weigh. If I had to guess, I would say that they are probably all near 3 pounds each. The next time they will get measured will be next Thursday, May 20th, when I go back to MFM (Maternal Fetal Medicine), at the Toledo Hospital. When I go to the doctor’s office, I do always get an ultrasound, just to check on the babies’ heart rates. Trying to find all three heart beats by Doppler is too difficult, so they do an ultrasound to make sure they are checking each baby accordingly. The heart rates were 136, 150, and 147 for Babies A, B, and C respectively. We also discovered that they are all breech. They are still moving around a lot and that could change, but it does not matter too much, as the delivery will definitely be Caesarean.

At this appointment, the doctor and I discussed starting non-stress tests and how long they will let me go. I have my first non-stress tests tomorrow, Friday at MFM, since it marks the beginning of my 30th week! As far as how long they will let me carry the babies, it will just be a waiting game. Right now, we are just trying to go as long as possible. My goal is to carry the babies to at least 34 weeks. At 32 weeks, babies have typically developed enough to allow them to breathe on their own, and by 34 weeks they have learned to suck, swallow and breathe, no longer requiring a feeding tube. We are hoping and praying we do not deliver sooner than that.