Yes, it's true, we are expecting TWINS! I was determined to never do IVF again, and then I was determined to not do it until the summer of 2014. Then over Memorial Day weekend, I had an impression that I should do it NOW, and I immediately started on the process again. I think it was better that I did it so unexpectedly and didn't have time to get worried about the process. It seemed to go much faster this time round, and Dr. Session was able to change my protocol from the last time to give us even better results.
We had decided we would put two embryos in before the morning of the transfer, but I really didn't expect that we would have two excellent quality blastocysts. The thing about the whole process is that you don't even know what they're going to be transferring until the morning of, and you've got about 5 minutes to decide what you're going to do.
When they showed us we had two perfect blasts, both better quality than Julia's blast, and said our chance of twins would be 50%, I hesitated. "Um Greg, maybe we should just put one in." Greg's reply, "What?! We talked about this; we decided this already. Put them both in!"
Greg is always the wise and rational one of the relationship, so I went with what he said. I knew right off when I got my HCG numbers that it was probably twins, and we weren't surprised at the ultrasound when it was confirmed.
But even though I was prepared for twins, I still went into shock. Can't quite say I've worked my way out of it yet. Twin moms all say, "The first 6 months are really hard, but after that it's great." I can't help but feel a lot of anxiety and worry about what has so far been a much more difficult pregnancy than with Julia and what I am sure will prove to be a really hard first year once they arrive.
For the record, since it was Greg's decision to put 2 in, it is all his fault!
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| And Julia announced our good news with "Announcing Miracles #2 and #3, due April 16, 2014. #nojoke #ivfwastoosuccessful #twins #herfacesaysitall |
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| Here are the other pictures I couldn't decide from |
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| My Halloween costume this year. Several people learned from the shirt that I was expecting twins. |
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| 14 weeks pregnant
Today, 16 weeks pregnant. I literally DOUBLED in size overnight. No wonder I was having so much ligament pain yesterday! |
