7w5d u/s - The Big Test

I call it the big test because this was an unplanned ultrasound. I normally go on the first day of each week (6w1d, 7w1d, etc.) but at my 7w1d appointment, my RE didn't see any growth or a heartrate increase. He told me it could just be early technology and that I should come back today at 7w5d to be checked again by him.

I have morning (read: ALL DAY) sickness anyways. It's pretty bad and I have it pretty much all the time. This morning I seriously thought I was going to toss my cookies a few times. Before we left, in the car, walking up to the office, in the room. It was awful. I try not to stress, but we've lost twins before. I can not lose these babies. I just can't.

My RE told us that he wanted to see appropriate growth between Monday and today. That was his main concern, not necessarily how I'm measuring week/day wise because I very well could have had late implanters or they could just be a little slow and pick up later on.

The good news: both babies are now measuring 6w5d, up from 6w2d on Monday. Both babies heartbeats went up too from 100 and 109 to 118 and 115. :) We could actually hear their heartbeats today which we haven't been able to up to this point, it just sounded like static. My RE was pleased with the progress and said that while we aren't out of the woods obviously since we aren't holding a baby right now (he's very adamant that being "safe" or "successful" is holding a live baby) he thinks that we're making really good progress and he's happy with how well we're doing.

I'm also being watched extra carefully now. Normally at my clinic, you're released at 8 weeks to your OB. In my case, my RE said that he's going to watch me until 9-10 weeks. He doesn't want to let me go until he's extremely confident that I have a sustainable pregnancy and he's done everything he can. Once I'm released I'll be sent to my OB (who may refer me to a high risk OB or perinatologist) and also monitored by my Maternal Fetal Medicine practice. I'm confident that I'm in good hands, but I'm going to miss the weekly ultrasounds. They're comforting.

Thank you everyone that prayed for us and kept us and our babies in your thoughts. I was never really a religious person, but my husband and I have prayed every night for these babies. We have always said, we didn't care what we had to do, we will do anything in our power to try to have at least one healthy, live child in our arms. If someone out there has been listening to us and sparing us another heartache, thank you.