And the countdown continues… At this point, every time I go in for an appointment it almost seems like my OB or midwife are surprised to see me there. I guess it’s typical for many twin moms to deliver between 34-37 weeks rather than 39-40 like singleton pregnancies. I say, let them stay there as long as they can!
Saying that I am “36 weeks pregnant with twins” still doesn’t make me feel like I am going to have two babies in the next week or two! To be honest, until I am holding them both, it probably won’t really sink in.
35 Weeks Pregnant With Twins
Genders and Names: Boy/Girl, Di/Di Fraternal Twins named Oliver and Annabelle:) You can read more about the reasons behind their names and pictures of the big surprise in our Gender Reveal.
Weight Gain: I am headed into my 36th week now and from my appointment with the OB last Wednesday, I have gained around 31 pounds total. Grow babies, grow!
Labor Signs: There has been some pressure and some slight cramping/mild contractions but nothing serious:)
Sleep: I have been having very restless nights of tossing and turning. I will go a few days with little sleep and then just crash really hard one night. Insomnia is in full swing!
Food Cravings: Smoothies are still my go-to when I don’t want to eat anything else. I also really love cottage cheese and pineapple.
Food Aversions: Food and I just aren’t friends. Most likely this is because my stomach doesn’t have much room in there.
Symptoms: I can tell that the babies are trying to move down more since our little man is not in my rib cage as much as he used to be. That, and the fact that I have to pee every 20 minutes. There is also A LOT of stretching happening in my stomach region. Thankfully, I only have two new, tiny stretch marks from these babies but it feels like there should be a lot more. I don’t really know how much more I can stretch outwards.
Clothing: At this point, it’s a miracle that I even wear clothes anymore. Not that maternity things don’t fit me, but they sure aren’t flattering in my eyes. I guess that’s what happens when you are nearing the end:) Clothes are overrated anyway…
Exciting Moments: It’s exciting to say that we will meet our babies this month, pretty much anytime after next week is the “complete safe zone” for their size and development. It is great to hear all of the praise from my OB and midwife about how the babies are a great size, how well I am doing physically, how I am “so good at growing babies”, how I am “so put together”… However, the doctor didn’t go how I had hoped this week as both babies were still breech at 35.3 weeks. I have tried everything from moxibustion, to chiropractors using the Webster technique, to really strange positions like a forward-leaning inversion that no one but my family will EVER see me do. While there is a few weeks left to try to get them to turn, the impending decision of what will happen if they don’t is NOT exciting at all. I am down to two more appointments pretty much before some decisions have to be made. We go in for another ultrasound next week and start non-stress tests to make sure that the babies are still doing well and everything is functioning as it should. We also decided to go see a new OB who specializes in delivering breech babies. Hoping that this appointment goes how I hope it will!
Belly update: This might be the last belly update! Who knows?!
Thoughts from this past week:
- I shared some of my pregnancy anxieties in a post last week. Since then, I have really just given the whole situation up to God and just tried to accept the fact that whatever He has planned to happen it what’s going to happen. I have also really taken the time to educate myself on what my options are which has helped a little. It has been such a roller coaster of trying to battle the pros and cons of each choice I could make and what is going to be the best decision. All I need right now is some serious prayer to make the right decision.
- Hoping that this new OB we will be seeing in a few days will have some insight into the situation of the babies being breech and will be able to give us some solid solutions that I can accept more easily.
*Cheers to meeting these babies anytime now*
I dont know if it feels this way for you.. but I feel like your pregnancy has been flown by!! You look fantastic and its awesome that you have made it so far with twins!!
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It has gone by really quickly. The end is going by fast, but slow at the same time if that makes any sense:)
I am so excited. I can’t wait to meet the 2 newest additions to our NC family. I believe Amy broke the curse but I still have 3 months to see. So just in case I better bust my butt working out. I bet the girls are excited for their babies too.
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Oh my gosh…how exciting!!! My husband and I are TTC right now and I can’t imagine how thrilling it would be to be expecting twins! And I absolutely adore the names you’ve chosen. We’ve settled on Anabel for a girl too. I mentioned Oliver but my husband isn’t convinced. I’m still pushing for it though.
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Thank you! Good luck on your TTC journey:)
I love looking at the photos of each of the weeks. I wish I would of done that with my pregnancies. You look amazing. I agree it seems like it’s flown by. Have a great week.
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Your belly pictures make me miss being pregnant!! You look so cute. Good job on letting go and letting God with your pregnancy anxieties, sometimes that’s all we can do.
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🙂 Haha I apologize for the baby belly fever I passed on to you.
I somehow found your blog via Pinterest and was excited to see that we must be due within a day if each other with boy/girl twins. I will be 35 weeks tomorrow and an really wondering how muchongrf I can carry them. I am scheduled for July 2. They were 12 pounds collectively last week at my level 2 ultrasound. I have gained about the same as you. Best of luck to you!
Congratulations! That is so exciting. We are just within a few days of one another. How fun:)
Aw, you’re making beautiful progress! And congrats on 35 weeks, that’s quite a milestone with twins. 🙂
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Thank you!
I am so excited for you! I delivered my twins at 35 weeks by induction because they were about two pounds different in size. They just turned three last month.
You look great and yes, clothes just stop fitting at this point and you won’t look cute and pregnant, you will just look like a house. I will pray that your babies turn, that is the best method! Mine were both head down and in the right order (biggest first) to deliver vaginally. You can do it! If you have any questions or want to vent about something – I am another twin mama who has been where you are! Love the names BTW – Annabelle was on my list too for girls, but I have three boys so no such luck. 🙂
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Thank you so much:) It is encouraging to hear that you have two, healthy babies out of your experience! Thank you for taking the time to share that.
The OB and midwife are right. You are “so good at growing babies”. It is so cool to be able to follow along with your progress. And Lauren is right, this has flown by! Thanks for sharing your journey. It cannot be easy being a wife, mommy, dealing with a twin pregnancy, keeping up with life in general and include us on your journey every week with the blog. But it is much appreciated! Hang in there Mama!
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