26w Update

26w6d triplet stats compared to stats 3w ago
Baby A: 2#5 oz, up from 1#8oz.  She is 54% and head down
Baby B: 1#12oz, up from 1#3oz. She is 24% and head down
Baby C: 2#2oz up from 1#7oz.  She is 46% and transverse

All the babies are healthy and measuring on par and above with a singleton baby at this age gestationally.  Great weight gain.  Doc says if Baby B continues to grow at this rate all will be well.  He is not concerned that Baby B has any kind of growth restriction.  Every baby and every pregnancy is different, big and small babies, so it would only make sense that in my trio there would be a variation in size.

My health is also great.  I'm up 6lbs since my visit 3 weeks ago, which is about what the docs recommend.  My total weight gain is about 40lbs.  That is more than I've gained going full-term with my other 3 girls.  But I'm carrying 3x the amount of baby and I just need to keep packing the pounds onto Abby, Bonnie, and Betsy! Blood pressure is awesome: 122/70

We also discussed vaginal birth.  When I first started seeing him and there was concern for TTTS his main thought was whether the pregnancy would continue to be viable and really feeling like we needed to take baby steps.  It's been about 10 weeks and everything has stayed stable.  While we still have to take it week by week, but he says vaginal birth seems more plausible.  But the babies must be big enough to be able to handle coming through the birth canal and possible extraction, little fragile babies would not do well with a vaginal birth.

Only Baby A needs to be head down for a vaginal birth and she is positioned properly.  Doc says it's not common for a baby in a trio to flip.  So I am feeling good about that.  The other babies don't need to be head down and would really be silly to expect them to be.  Once Baby A is born they could easily change their position.

My cervix is still doing well, measuring 4in long.  He announced that this would be the last vaginal US because there is no evidence to support checking it any further.  This doesn't mean I would not get vaginal exams, but they would now be with my OB and done the old fashioned way: checking for cervical softening, dilation, etc.  It is not a small thing to regularly have a provider say they will or will not do a procedure due to the available evidence.  Knowing that my providers won't just do something because is such a relief.

At the end of our appointment he brought up my last appointment with the other MFM doctor and asked if I had any questions or concerns.  I felt that the hospital handled it well, what with an email, phone call, and a letter...I would say they covered their basis.  He read my complaint and believed they were all valid complaints.

As for the personalities of the girls, there seems to be a trend.  Girl A stays put, never shows her face.  Baby B is little miss photogenic and moving around.  Baby C seems to cooperate when she wants, Taylor thinks she will be our little stinker.

Unfortunately the US pictures were quite fuzzy, I wasn't totally impressed with the quality of the technician.  She was very kind and sweet and got all the information necessary but everything, including what she got for the doc seemed a bit fuzzy. She may need to get her eyes checked, lol!  I must say, every US I am intrigued by the spine.  It seems so miraculous.  I have become pretty good at being able to identify the kidneys, bladder, and stomach.  To see the stomach empty and fill up is pretty cool.  And watching the heart beat, wow.  God is pretty amazing.