Two peas in a pod - Week 6


The 6 week ultrasound was yesterday and... there are two babies in there!

That may have been the most awkward position I have ever Skyped from but definitely the best Skype call yet! I was waiting for the ultrasound tech to tell me what she was looking at and give us a little warning before she gave us the news but she just jumped right in and said "there's two". I was really hoping she would say that, but also had a slight feeling she was just going to see one after reading feedback from others with initially high betas, so there was some unexpected shock when she spoke. Then she confirmed there were two separate sacs which means that each embryo took and neither one split, good little babes!
It has been hard not to constantly research how other women's betas compared to ours and what their outcomes were. I was pretty confidant after the 602 level that there were two in there but I am always the optimist!
Baby A's heart rate was 117 and Baby B's heart rate was 128. A normal heartbeat at 6-7 weeks would be 90-110 beats per minute, and she reassured me that those were great heart rates. All great news and then it was time to relax. She looked around a little more and tried to get a good picture of them both on the screen.

Weight: 157
Symptoms: some nausea and fatigue, but getting better! Still not sure if it is the medications or the little ones who are the cause but it is not unbearable so I am happy.
Cravings: still not much of an appetite at this time but trying to snack on what is appealing in that moment, which changes by the moment. Fresh fruit always looks good!

Babies: The size at 6 weeks pregnant is roughly the size of an a sweat peat and approximately .25 inches in length at this point. This week's major developments: The nose, mouth, and ears that you'll spend so much time kissing in eight months are beginning to take shape. The babies eyes and nostrils are starting to form. Their emerging ears are marked by small depressions on the sides of their head, and their arms and legs by protruding buds. Their hearts their hearts are beating about 100 to 160 times a minute – almost twice as fast as yours – and blood is beginning to course through their bodies. Their intestines are developing, and the bud of tissue that will give rise to their lungs has appeared. The pituitary gland is forming, as are the rest of their brain, muscles, and bones.
 
 


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