On Friday we had our 33 week appointment with the perinatologist and our monthly growth scan of the boys. Everything looked great with the boys and they are growing just like they should, each of the boys gained a pound from 3 weeks ago! Baby A (Hayden) is now up to 4 lbs 3 oz and Baby B (Ian) is 3 lbs 14 oz….that’s 8 pounds of baby. The boys were both doing their practice “breathing” and moving around so we didn’t have to “taser” either of the boys this time. Baby A was being lazy again and took a little poking to get him to move around but he eventually did. Baby A is still head down (just like he has been for the last 8 months) and his body just kinda goes all along my right side while baby B is all curled up in a little ball. They couldn’t really tell us what position he was in, he wasn’t exactly breech or transverse, he was just kinda curled up. I’m going to guess he will be the one that likes to be swaddled up tightly. We will go back in another 4 weeks for our last growth scan but I’m kinda hoping we don’t make it to that appointment because they will already be here by then…one can hope, right?
We talked with the perinatologist and he was happy with their weights and amount of amniotic fluid. My cervix was the same as it was last Friday when I was at my OB’s office and he said as of right now the contractions aren’t doing a whole lot to it but that could change over night. He agrees with my OB that I should have a c-section at 37-38 weeks and not wait for 39 weeks like the hospital wants me to do. He said if I go into labor before next Thursday/Friday he (or my OB) would try to stop the labor and give me steroid injections to help give the boys’ lungs a boost. But one I reach 34 weeks (next week) the boys would do well enough if they were born that he wouldn’t stop labor. He said they would more than likely have to spend about a week in the hospital…but you never know until they are here. I will see my OB on Friday and then every week until they are here….which hopefully won’t be too much longer. I am so ready for them to get here….lack of sleep and all! But, as much as I want them here I hope they wait at least another week or 2, they need to grow a little bit more.
Here are some pictures of the boys’ profile from Friday…
Baby A - 33 weeks
Baby B - 33 weeks
