My Update

So I had a bunch of appointments at the end of last week - I had my cervix check, doppler scans and my L2.
Although my boy is still a solid 2 weeks behind, he has stayed on track with growing at that rate and his fluid level looks good. According to the tech on Friday, all of his anatomy looks good which was a big relief and he is now approx 10 oz which I think is great!!!

My girl is 13 oz now and doing all she should be - her anatomy also looked great and she is growing wonderfully....

So this week they check my cervix again on Thursday (seems like a lot of checking that??? any advice?) and do another doppler scan for bloodflow then on Friday I go back to get hooked up for an NST (I think) and speak to my peri....

So I am staying positive and thinking that my little guy is going to defy them all!!!!

PS - We have chosen the names Charlotte Jude and Parker Scott.....

 

so glad to hear things are looking good! and what beautiful names!

 

glad everything went well...keep up the hope because anything is possible! By the way, love they names especially Parker !

 

Im so glad you picked out names.

It is such good news to hear Parker is doing so good. that is wonderful! Keep up the good work, your doing amamzing!

Side question- did you find your OB gall?

 

QUOTE(mollyjm+2 @ Nov 17 2008, 10:34 AM) [snapback]1073556[/snapback]
Im so glad you picked out names.

It is such good news to hear Parker is doing so good. that is wonderful! Keep up the good work, your doing amamzing!

Side question- did you find your OB gall?


No - we haven't found her yet - I did hear from my sono tech that she may have taken some time off to care for her sick Mom.... I certainly can't fault her for that though....

Thank you all so much for the encouragement!!!!

 

That's great news! Love the names. I wanted Charlotte for one of my girls, but DH vetoed it. (I vetoed his choice too, so we started from scratch!)

 

That is GREAT news :good:
I absolutely love the names you guys chose!!!!

 

Want to know what I have been thinking? Since they are fraternal. maybe you dropped your eggs at different times and so there are two seperate conception dates? Who knows?

I'm glad things look great so far for you.

 

So glad to read this! Keeping you all in my thoughts! And LOVE the names ... adorable!

 

Joanna, that is great news! :clapping: I love the names too. I have a friend due in Dec. and she is naming her girl Charlotte.

 

That is such great news. You guys have chosen some adorable names. Will be keeping you in my thoughts.

 

:woohoo: Joanna, I'm so glad things are moving along in a good manner!! I am praying things keep on going well. :hug: I love the names you have picked out, nice job! :good:

 

Joanna - I'm so happy that so far things look good. I will keep your LO's in my prayers.

 

Those are beautiful names!
Glad to hear the good news!

 

QUOTE(gina_leigh @ Nov 17 2008, 12:04 PM) [snapback]1073755[/snapback]
Those are beautiful names!
Glad to hear the good news!



I just think your belly is adorable.....!!!!!!!!

 

Love the names!! I am so glad to hear things are going good!! It sounds like they're keeping a very close eye on you which is a good thing.

 

I have been lurking and following your story. I had/have a feeling that it is truly going to work out perfectly with your son. I really do. Something tells me, that he is all good!

I also wanted to say that they should NOT be cking your cervix THAT often! My Peri didn't ck mine until AFTER 32 weeks cuz it wasn't worth the risk. They did a few cervix measurements w/ the wand but that's cuz I begged them.

Unless you have reason to believe you have an incompetent cervix, you are risking a lot by having it ckd that often. Every time you have your cvx ckd you are risking infection. I only know this cuz I was all gung ho about it like "Ck my cervix every time pls!" and they just told me the risks and that they would NOT ck it unless they absolutely had to.

So... ease up on those.

I am soooo happy for you!

 

QUOTE(ivfbound078 @ Nov 17 2008, 12:24 PM) [snapback]1073797[/snapback]
I have been lurking and following your story. I had/have a feeling that it is truly going to work out perfectly with your son. I really do. Something tells me, that he is all good!

I also wanted to say that they should NOT be cking your cervix THAT often! My Peri didn't ck mine until AFTER 32 weeks cuz it wasn't worth the risk. They did a few cervix measurements w/ the wand but that's cuz I begged them.

Unless you have reason to believe you have an incompetent cervix, you are risking a lot by having it ckd that often. Every time you have your cvx ckd you are risking infection. I only know this cuz I was all gung ho about it like "Ck my cervix every time pls!" and they just told me the risks and that they would NOT ck it unless they absolutely had to.

So... ease up on those.

I am soooo happy for you!



I thought they were checking that an awful lot and didn't seem like they should be....
I am going to say something to the peri to hold off for a bit...
THANK YOU....

 

:Clap: I'm so glad things are still going and growing well! :hug: I love the names!! I'm still praying that all works out well with your little guy!!

 

WTG PARKER!!!

I just love the name Charlotte but I may be totally biased toward it too. LOL
My parents always either called me Charly or Angel as a kid though. Then I "became" Charlotte at around 13 when I thought I was too grown up for nicknames any more. LMAO

Congratulations on the very very awesome news! Please keep the faith!

 

That's such great news!! I'm with IVFbound on the cervix checks- seems like it's too frequent. I also wanted them more frequently but was told that the risk outweighed the benefit. Anyway, I'm so happy for you and your family- sounds like great progress!! And the names are beautiful- great choices!

 

QUOTE(Jenn G @ Nov 17 2008, 01:02 PM) [snapback]1073875[/snapback]
That's such great news!! I'm with IVFbound on the cervix checks- seems like it's too frequent. I also wanted them more frequently but was told that the risk outweighed the benefit. Anyway, I'm so happy for you and your family- sounds like great progress!! And the names are beautiful- great choices!



I never even asked them to do it - check my cervix that is - just thought that if he was asking for it, it was necessary...
Now I know to question it.... hmmmm

 

QUOTE(Charly @ Nov 17 2008, 12:47 PM) [snapback]1073850[/snapback]
WTG PARKER!!!

I just love the name Charlotte but I may be totally biased toward it too. LOL
My parents always either called me Charly or Angel as a kid though. Then I "became" Charlotte at around 13 when I thought I was too grown up for nicknames any more. LMAO

Congratulations on the very very awesome news! Please keep the faith!


That is so funny - I had just said to my hubby that Charly(ie?) would be a cute nick name for her.....

 

Joanna, I'm soooo happy to hear the good news! I knew that little man was a fighter and you are pulling through like a champ!

Keep us posted on your little pumpkins.

 

I've been getting my cervix checked internally since 16 weeks. That's when i started going every two weeks and I haven't had a problem.

 

YAY for great news! Joanna I am so happy for you. I love the names too BTW.

 

Im so glad that he seems to be doing better! WTG Parker! I will continue to keep you and your family in my thoughts x

 

I knew that Parker would fight for it! We have friends with a toddler named Parker and the name just gets cuter with age! Great name choices. I'm so glad you are feeling more positive and Parker is growing. I had my cervix checked at every u/s but it was the u/s kind. The first time I had it checked by a hand, my water broke the next day.

 

I love your baby names!! Hope things continue to get better for you...

 

They are doing the cervix checks with the US wand and it is really quick...but I will still ask.

Thanks to all that like the names..... My oldest daughter is Kelsey so it all sounded nice to me.....

 

Wonderful wonderful news! I continue to pray for you and your little babies! I think it sounds like Parker is a little fighter and I do hope that he proves them all wrong! Keep up the positive thoughts and keep resting so he can grow!!!! Grow baby grow!
I absolutely love the names! So precious!

 

WAHOOOOO!! Go Parker GO Thats wonderful!!!! It was between Charlotte and Elizabeth for baby A but I "won" on Josephine so Vince "won" with Elizabeth!

 

YAY PARKER!!!!! I am so happy for you!!!! grow little man grow!!!! :woohoo:

 

Awesome update!! I think about you frequently and continue to send good vibes your way. Go Parker! And his cheerleader Charlie!! :clapping: :clapping: :clapping:

 

Great news Joanna. Thanks for the update. Once again Parker has given my little twin hope! How many weeks are you now?