22 weeks pregnant x 3 babies = I'M GIANT

Another successful doctor visit today. Blood pressure, blood sugar and weight are all excellent and the doctor said I "look great." She listened to all the heartbeats and measured my belly at 35 weeks. That's good, but it also means that I will very soon be at the size of a overdue singleton pregnancy. That's when things start to get interesting, because the body doesn't realize there are three babies in there. Once I get to a 40 week size, it will think things should start happening.

From here on out I'll be at the doctor every two weeks, with ultrasounds every four weeks. They will check measurements at every appointment to make sure I'm not starting to dilate or shorten, which would require bed rest. They can also monitor a certain chemical to predict my chances of preterm labor in the next two weeks. A negative test means 97% chance I will not go into labor; positive test means 30% chance I will go into labor. With a positive test she would order at home bed rest.

The next six weeks are kind of the most important of the pregnancy. I'm right at the point where my body could go at any time, but the babies are definitely not ready yet. Once I get past the next six weeks we'll be in a place where the babies have a great survival rate, so any time past that just makes life easier. Keep praying!

I'm feeling much better and more organized than I was last week. I got my pedicure (THANK GOODNESS), scheduled eye doctor and dentist visits, and have a meet and greet with the pediatrician. And scheduled infant care and breastfeeding classes. And arranged to have my awesome sister in law Lori paint the nursery. Hopefully I'll go another few weeks before I have another breakdown :)