Hi, I'm new to posting messages on boards so forgive my beginner mistakes. I'm one month shy of being 35 and my husband is 36. We have a 3 1/2 yr. old daughter who we were blessed with after one round of IVF. We wanted to have another child and needed to resort to IVF again. Our first u/s at 7 wks showed twins which took us about 5 minutes to adjust to. Then after having complications from ovarian hyperstimulation I had another u/s this week showing 2 identical twins with 1 faternal to make triplets. They implanted 2 embryos and one divided which happens only 1% of the time. We are having a much harder time letting this news sink in.
We had always hoped for a sibling for our daughter who is the light of our life. Now with 3 on the way we are having ambivelent feelings and worry how this is going to change our daughter's and our lives and relationships w/each other.
I'm really wanting help on working through these feelings of desperation and fear. Is this normal? How long does it take to get through this. HELP!

Congratulations & Welcome! Everything you are feeling is normal. I think we all went through those emotions. There are many moms on this board that had singleton children before they had triplets and some did after their triplets.

You might want to go to the main board and post. You might get more replys. Also on the weekend it can be a little slow on the board.


You will get a lot of support and info on this board. One book you might want to look at getting is "When You're Expecting Twins, Triplets, Or Quads" by Dr. Barbara Luke

Congratulations again!

Amy
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Mom to Gwynne, Connor, Chloe 11/03/03
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Amy
Wife to Jason(pixelpusher)
Mom to Gwynne, Connor, Chloe 11/03/03
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Hi there! I am new to this board as well. I just found out last week I am pg with Quadruplets! Imagine our surprise! We are elated to be so blessed.

Over the last week though, we have had a myriad of emotions from shock, fear, anxiety, joy, amazement! You name it I think we've been feeling it. I know it's completley normal as so many other moms with multiples have said they went thru the same thing.

I am so excited for you! I think those of us that get pg with multiples are blessed abundantly! I have a son already and he is just so darn excited about our news. He will have plenty of siblings now as will you daughter.

I hope the fear subsides and joy settles in your hearts! God bless,

Jane
QUADS
8w4

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Hi

I also am new to the boards but my triplets are 16 months old. I found out i was having triplets the same way you did. I DH and I did follistim with IUI. I had the feeling I was pregnant before I left the Drs office. I was a full time college student going into nursing. I had told the doc that if their was more then two good follicles I wanted to decrease meds and try next month. To make a long story short after the IUI the nurse went over our charts and informed me I had 5 ripe and good follicles and it was unlikely that all would take but it was possible. I laid on that table and just cried to my husband all I could think about was my little boy who was just tuning three and my school. For some reason I new deep down in my heart I was going to have triplets and it would change my life. I cried all the way to the car not because I did not want them because I was just terrified. I new I was pregnant within a week I was sick and it felt just like I was pregnant with my ds nate. I call the clinic and they were so upset I had not waited until I had missed my next period but I could not fit any of My DH clothes. I went to my local doc family and he did my levels and sent me back to my the fertility doctor. They found twins. I was very swollen from my ovaries they also hyperstimulated. they continued to do ultrasounds to make sure that my ovaries did not cut of the blood supply to my uterus. Three weeks after they found the twins they found the third baby it is a day I will never forget but god did a good job at warning me. My dad is a pastor and he prayed for us before we went for the IUI and he prayed that god would flood my womb with life. After the service I kinda teased him and he said what did I say and he said he did not remember saying that. Well when I found out I was pregnant with the twins my dad told me it was triplets and that god had told him I did not believe him but I do today. He is a happy grandpa with three true blessings.

Sorry for the long post I tend to do that.. Dont worry it will get easier to adjust. I remember being so scared I was worried what would happen to me and them. My advice to you is keep your little girl involved as much as possible. MY DH has a job were he is gone weeks at a time and I ended up on bed rest and had to move to the closest big city because us to have no level three nicu. Well we had to send our son five hours away to his grandparents because I could bearly take care of me and DH had to work. It was very hard for him to adjust to the triplets. He loves them but we had to work through alot of adjustment with the anger he showed to me. It is hard enough to bring home one new sibling but to bring home three. But to watch him with them is incredible. He thinks that all women should have three babies. Just remember to give all of your fears to god because he will get you through all of it. He was the one who gave you those precious babies. Just wait having triplets has been the most callenging and rewarding experience of my life. Their are days I would actually do it again...

Amy
North Dakota mom