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jewelskye
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So, So Scared For My Babies!
Posted: 01-05-06 13:31pm
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This morning at five thirty, I woke up
having sharp pains deep in my abdomen. I
tried to ignore them, and tried to go back
to sleep. I eventually discovered that I
couldn't. I got up and had a shower.
Usually that wakes up the twins and they
start moving around (they're most active
in early morning and early evening). I
got worried when the pains continued and I
couldn't feel the twins moving and all.
I called my half sister on her cell and
she told me just to be calm and wait a few
more minutes.
Five minutes later, I was truly panicking.
I was sitting on the kitchen floor, and
I felt like I was being punched in the
stomach. I was so terrified, I started
crying. Nobody else was home with me; my
brother (my legal guardian) is in florida
with his girlfriend, and my half-sister
was at work.
Eventually, I called my half-sister again.
I described what I was feeling in my
stomach to her and she came home right
away. She said it sounded like I was
having contractions.
She took me to the hospital, and they
checked me; they said it looked as though
I was having false labor. When they
checked the ultrasound though, I was told
there was only one strong heartbeat!
I am praying that it was false and that
both of my babies are healthy. Only time
will tell.
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michelle1981
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Posted: 01-05-06 14:19pm
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That's all they said? They just left it
at that? Did they do a transvaginal u/s?
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jewelskye
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Posted: 01-05-06 15:09pm
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Yes, they did, but things were still
unclear for some reason. My obstetrician,
Dr. Ratptka, thinks that maybe their
hearts are beating in sync. They
definitely heard one of the heartbeats,
but I have another appointment tomorrow
morning. Dr. Raptka said that he thinks
that everything's fine and I shouldn't be
worried until I get the new results
tomorrow. They don't seem that worried,
but I still am. I guess we'll just see.
I just posted this to see if anyone had a
similar experience.
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jewelskye
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Posted: 01-05-06 15:23pm
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Sorry, just reread that. No, not a
transvaginal. The doctor insists that I
just had an upset stomach, or even mild
false labor. I do have another
appointment tomorrow though.
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michelle1981
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Posted: 01-05-06 17:02pm
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Let me know what they say tomorrow.. K?
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jewelskye
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~baby~g~
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Posted: 01-06-06 00:20am
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Aww, sorry to hear about all that! I bet
it really had you panicking, hopefully
everything turns out for you tomorrow! Pm
me if you need someone to talk to! <3
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*~ZoE NiCoLa~*
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Posted: 01-06-06 08:33am
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Jewelskye, just wondering if there is a
history of twins in your family? Because
it is a known fact that twins are
hereditory.
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jewelskye
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Posted: 01-06-06 14:24pm
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My great aunts were fraternal twins. I'm
not sure about any others.
Michelle, I had my appointment. This time
they did do a transvaginal. Both of the
babies are fine. The smaller one they
said was probably just not getting as much
"air time" as the larger one, and Dr.
Raptka said that sometimes the heartbeats
are hard to distinguish. But both babies
are healthy. They also found out the
gender of the twins, but I said not to
tell me. I'll find out in may. :)
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michelle1981
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Posted: 01-06-06 15:12pm
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| jewelskye
wrote: | my great aunts were
fraternal twins. I'm not sure about any
others.
Michelle, I had my appointment. This
time they did do a transvaginal. Both of
the babies are fine. The smaller one
they said was probably just not getting as
much "air time" as the larger one, and Dr.
Raptka said that sometimes the
heartbeats are hard to distinguish. But
both babies are healthy. They also found
out the gender of the twins, but I said
not to tell me. I'll find out in may.
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i'm so happy to hear this jewel..... I
was worried for you!
I love surprises...... Good for you :)
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hunterjumper
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Posted: 01-06-06 19:16pm
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If you were having even "mild" false
labor, they would have kept you in and
given you drugs to stall out your labor
and put you on bed-rest. They wouldn't
simply shrug it off, do an ultrasound and
send you home. That's ridiculous.
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jewelskye
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Posted: 01-07-06 00:34am
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If you saw my other thread
(triplets?!?!?!), then you'd know that
i've already been advised to have a second
opinion. I also think i'm going to look
into getting a new doctor.
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