The fourth fetus had no heartbeat on the ultrasound today.
I feel a little sad to have lost another fetus, but it wasn't exactly shocking considering it has been behind for weeks now. In a way that some may not understand… I see this as a blessing.
A relief.
We can now focus on the three we have instead of constantly wondering what will happen to the twins and what complications they may cause for the other fetuses.
We have been praying to end up with the number of babies that I can safely carry.
And I believe this is our answer.
We have three thriving fetuses.
(as an aside, I keep wanting to call them "feti"... you know, like cacti...)
They are all measuring a few days ahead and their heartbeats are strong.
They all have nasal bones and normal nuchal translucency measurements(screening tests for Downs, Trisomy 18 and heart defects).
Blood work for screening will not be reliable in our situation (triplets and having just lost two other babies), so we are pleased that they all aced their first exam.
We are thrilled beyond measure.
And very, very grateful.
Dr. Peri thinks all three are girls—80% chance that each is a girl, which means 50% chance we are having three girls (poor, poor Matt-- you can start sending sympathy cards now :-) ). If you can read ultrasounds (and really... who can?) you can tell why he thinks so in the picture of Fetus B...
Fetus A
Fetus B
Fetus C
Because of the location of the twins, I remain at increased risk of miscarriage for another week. I will stay “down” for another couple of days, but by next week I can go back to “normal” triplet pregnancy activity until 20 weeks when I will stop work and be on “increased rest”. We know that by losing the twins, we are at higher risk for preterm labor than normal triplet pregnancies, so I plan on taking it easy.
My asthma has worsened since the pregnancy began, so my medication has been increased and I have seen some improvement. I have been downplaying my symptoms for the last four weeks although Matt and multiple friends have mentioned my breathing wasn’t right. I have now had a change in focus. My goal is no longer to be on the lowest possible amount of medication (on the off chance that the medication may cause problems with babies). My focus now is to be breathing well so that the babies get all the oxygen they need, and to be on as much medication as needed to keep me out of the hospital. So I have started to become more aggressive and I am seeing results.
All right… back to daytime tv…
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4 comments:
Sorry about the fourth fetus. I am glad you are in good spirits though! 3 GIRLS!!!! AAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is awesome. I can't believe that!! No offense, if it had to be all one sex then you are in HEAVEN with all girls. Think about the talking that will go on for the next 85+ years!!! matt will have to learn what my dad used to threaten us with to get all of us talking girls out of his bedroom at 2 am. He would say his pants were about to come off and we would see him naked. We would then run and take our conversations elswhere! AAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Note... my last comment implies we saw him naked. SO NOT TRUE! That was just part of the threat!
Sorry about the fourth fetus, but congratulations on the girls! They are so much fun!(Boys are too!) Enjoy your daytime tv now, because it sounds like you are going to be pretty busy! We are so happy for you guys!
Careful with three girls... I have heard that a younger brother can do wonders for a family with three girls in it. :)
Glad to hear the three are doing well!
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