Just a Day in the Life of a Mom with Twins

Diclegis has been my best friend for the last week. It has taken the edge off of my morning sickness. I still get queasy but I’m able to function unlike before. Before I felt like I was walking around with the stomach flu. I couldn’t keep anything down, was running to the bathroom every 30 minutes, and was really achy… I thought I was dying. I mentioned it to my nurse as she was taking blood last week and she said she would give me the Diclegis to see if that would help. It was at this same appointment that we found out we were having twins and the nurse then said, “No wonder you’re miserable, you’re having two.” It’s nice to know that I’m having these symptoms for a reason and I will never take it for granted but man is it uncomfortable! My next appointment will be August 31 st  at 11:00am. We’re doing an 8 week ultrasound. There we’ll get to see the babies’ heartbeats again and measure them to make sure they’re still growing like they should. I always get really nervous be...

We had our 8 week ultrasound today!! I was super nervous. I pray for my little ones every day that they both will be healthy and grow stronger and be where they need to be at, at each milestone. Of course being a part of a support group you see a ton of miscarriage stories and you hear about abnormal phenomenons and it gets your mind to wander! The scariest thing I keep thinking about is the Vanishing Twin Syndrome . I’m so worried that we’re going to go to an appointment and one will be missing. So of course I was nervous about going today but I was also really excited to see my little jelly beans again. Ok so checkup update…. I am 8 weeks and 4 days today. Baby A is measuring at 8w4d (right on target) 19.9mm and the heartbeat was 171. Baby B is measuring at 8w5d 21.4mm (“he” was also the bigger baby last time too. Think we might have a chunky monkey on our hands!) The heartbeat was 177. We got to see Baby A “wave” at us. “He” was moving his little hand, and it ...

It's annoying when people, who I don't even know, ask me "hey, what's wrong with your feet?" It makes me want to ask "What's wrong with your face?" You don't just ask someone that! If it's someone you know and they know you don't normally walk around with a limp like an old school pimp then okay, but usually they ask "Did you do something to your foot?" not...what's wrong with you!!! So what IS wrong with me?  God made me special. haha No really... He really did. Doctors all the time say "it's not bad....it's just different...." everything about me. Ask me about it one day, I'll share some stories. Anyway back to my feet... here's the story. Back on August 19th I threw a baby shower for a friend. My right foot starting hurting that day after the shower and I figured it was just from running around decorating, hosting, cleaning up, etc. The feeling was a dull pain, more like achy feet so I didn...

I had my first ultrasound on Wednesday August 16 th  and guess what….it’s TWINS! Eric and I are so excited to be growing our family by not just one but two!! My nurse was saying no wonder I’ve been sick as a dog, I’ve been growing two babies. The doctor ended up giving me a safe prescription for the morning sickness and it has done wonders. I’ve been on it for two days now and I still get nauseous but not at the extreme that it was. At first I thought I had food poisoning and then it felt like the stomach flu. I kept taking my temperature thinking I was getting really sick but turns out it was just the babies letting their presence be known. After the appointment Eric was looking me in bewilderment. I asked him what he was thinking and he says “You’re going to get huge…” I said WOW! Did you REALLY just say that? Realizing what exactly he had said he said “No! I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it like that. I just meant you are so short that the babies don’t have anywhere to go but outward…...

I am currently 6 weeks and 1 day today and let me tell you I’m on the struggle bus this morning. I’ve had the morning sickness for 6 days straight now and it’s not just in the mornings. No, it’s ALL DAY AND ALL NIGHT LONG. I feel like I’m walking around with the stomach flu. Luckily I’ve only actually thrown up twice and it was while at home and at night. I haven’t found the perfect remedy to get rid of my nausea but I’ve found that peppermints and freeze pops take the edge off. I’m trying to stuff down crackers because everyone tells me how much they help but I have a hard time with them because I hate the way they taste. I bought preggie pops on Amazon and they should arrive today. I really hope those pops work because it’s becoming hard to focus and get my work done when I feel like I have to make a bathroom trip every 30 minutes. Not to mention my co-workers probably think I’m crazy. Other symptoms I’m having include pregnancy brain (mind fog), heightened sense of smell, food ...

I'm really feeling pregnant today. I was sick most of yesterday with morning sickness/nausea. I ate a peppermint and felt a little better. I'm going to have to start doing some research on what's best to eat and stay away from. I ended up getting really sick last night. Pretty sure it was my left over chicken... I don't know if I left it out for too long, or if it was just because it was country fried chicken and I can't handle fried foods right now but man I'm so sick today. It was also a new restaurant  and a friend's chicken wasn't cooked all the way...so idk maybe a combination of things?? I still went to work... Just counting down the time before I can leave at 12. I am 5 weeks and 5 days today.  Symptoms: MORNING SICKNESS, Fatigue, Sore Breasts, Engorged Breasts, Mind Fog/Pregnancy Brain - I can't remember anything! Off balance, Cold/Flu like symptoms (runny nose), headache, Back ache, food aversions, strong sense of smell...

It’s hard not to feel guilty during this infertility journey. I still can’t believe I’m pregnant. This is something I battled within myself for some time now, that it might never had happened for us. But God had bigger plans. We are currently five weeks and two days pregnant today, a miracle within itself. It is today though that I find out one of my precious friends who also has gone on her own infertility journey, has miscarried again. My heart completely breaks for her and I’m not sure how to process the news. She does have a beautiful daughter, a rainbow baby after so many years of trying but that doesn’t stop the hurt from this most recent loss. I feel guilty. I feel bad for sharing the wonderful news that I am pregnant, and talking about my betas and how I’m feeling when internally she has been dealing with her loss. I know this isn’t my fault. I know God has a bigger plan for us all. One in which we cannot begin to comprehend the outcome. I know that I should not feel b...