Hi there,

I am 18W4D pregnant with identical twin boys and fraternal girl. I have been lurking on this website but for some reason have not been able to post.....I think I needed to get closer to accepting this reality. I have felt like I am in some surreal world.
A little background that will help me and you to understand why.. In 2005 I achieved pregnancy after a year and a half of trying an 3 rounds of clomid. Everything was great and we went on a long trip to France (3 months). Got our Nuchal when we were there and it revealed problems with the baby. Next came a CVS, then an amnio and things were really bad and my pregnancy ended at 16 weeks. Fast forward though hell, multiple surgeries to deal with scar tissue etc......3 IVf"S and a miscarriage later we finally were pregnant again. I enjoyed no day of it except briefly on the days we found out everything was ok but them my little girl arrived on July 27th 2007! my miracle, our miracle.....still our miracle.
ttc #2 naturally just incase things turned around....but no such luck. Again fast forward though miscarriages and 3 more IVF's and suddenly I am pregnancy with triplets??? We only put 2 embryo's back as we have so many times and that has lead us more times than not with NADA....suddenly I have 3??? So ya, we are in shock, feeling super blessed but shocked and then scared cause this isn't straightforward at all....I have been through a lot but this is going to be a challenge. So I have been sort of in denial partly I think because I don't think I want to face the reality of how things can turn out. Many dr.'s we talked to said to reduce, that I was crazy not to but I just couldn’t when finally I had healthy babies sticking to my uterus!!! So here we are and so far so good. I know it is one day at a time though. Babies so far are on growth target, have had no signs of any chromosomal issues and also so far have no signs of TTTS (with the identicals of course). My cervix is long and while I have a previa placenta of the singleton, they don’t seem worried about it since I have had no bleeding. The main thing my dr talks to me about at my visits which are every 2 weeks is weight gain. She wants more! I was a little underweight (was a ballerina in my former life) and she says it is critical to gain weight in the beginning. Turns out she did some of the studies with Dr. Barbara Luke who is the Author of the book about multiples that a lot of people recommend to read. Other that….tons of water, rest.
I have been feeling ok but developed sacral iliac joint pain recently and sometimes it is really bad to the point where I can’t move with out debilitating pain. I just started seeing a physical therapist and I hope so much he can make me a little better. I know I have a long road ahead so I need to be as good as I can be for as long as I can be.

Anyway, I don’t know what our future will hold, I hope for the best but know the realities. I know this has been a huge resource for so many here……I am a member of an IVF forum and know they have been over the years a huge support for me.
I look forward to getting to know you fellow super twin moms ☺

Welcome and Congratulations! I also have identical boys and a fraternal girl. They are now 19 months and so much fun.

My Doctor encouraged me to gain 50 lbs by week 20. I thought that was a ton but did my best. I really didn't gain much after 20 weeks. I think that Barbara Luke's book is wonderful and has such good information.

I did very well in my pregnancy until 19 weeks at which time I had a emergent cerclage which was not a huge deal. I then began home monitoring contractions. I was able to remain at home and not on bedrest until 28.5 weeks. I was admitted then because of contractions and given steroids. I made it until 30 weeks exactly.

My babies were 3.1, 3.1 and 2.14. All stayed in the NICU 42 days and came home on monitors. They did really well in the NICU with the normal ups and downs but no major events.

I think the rest and water helped me tremendously. This is a great forum for information and the ladies here were invaluable while I was pregnant. I also think some of the facebook forums are great for moms of triplets.

Good luck and may you have a long and uneventful pregnancy!

Lisa T
bbg 30 weeks
5-8-10

Congrats!! It took us 15 years to get pregnant then we had triplets. So, I know how surreal it is.

Congrats! Everything you are feeling is normal. I, too, thought it was all very surreal and just couldn't wrap my head around it all. Many here have struggled at least to some extent with fertility problems and miscarriages. I'm so sorry to hear of your losses.

I, too, was underweight, according to my BMI, before conception and my doctors really wanted me to gain weight. I had hyperemesis (throwing up everything and anything throughout most of the pregnancy) so was unable to gain much at all on top of that. While this made my doctors very concerned, my babies actually grew just fine! I started out at 110 lb and 5'5", and at delivery I only weighed 140 lb (almost 31 weeks). So, I only gained 30lb - and actually lost a bunch of muscle mass due to being on bedrest for so long. By 18 weeks, I think I had only gained maybe 5 lbs. There are several women on here like me that have had successful outcomes despite being small, so try not to worry about that too much.

Keep up the rest and drinking lots of fluids. It sounds like your docs are keeping a good eye on you. While it did take me a long time to come around to the idea of triplets, I assure you triplets are WONDERFUL! Yes, very hard at the beginning, but SO worth it in the end. My kids are now 6 and such a joy! I can't imagine it any other way!

Nik
GBG triplets born 4/2/05
30w5d
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