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The Day We Found Out We Were Having Multiples!

I had no inkling that I was carrying twins. It was 13 weeks into the pregnancy and I really didn't have morning sickness too badly or anything out of the ordinary.

We were going to get the u/s done to confirm the due date. The weekend before I was shopping with my Mom and we had selected a whole bunch of baby items ~ stroller, bassinet, crib...etc... On the way to the u/s Jay says to me, "You know what? There are so many twins in our office, Judy (a woman who is a twin and has twins) told Pricilla before her u/s "what if you have twins" and she DID!!! Then, she said the same thing me. Can you imagine if we had twins?" We both laughed so hard and I was saying...OMG, you would have to get two of everything my Mom and I picked out last weekend. That would be so funny.

I went in for the u/s while Jay waited in the "fathers waiting room" to be called. The technician was taking a really long, long time and I was getting a bit nervous. I didn't think too, too much of it because I'd never had one before and didn't know it was out of the ordinary. She then said to me "were you taking any fertility drugs?", I said "no". She then said "You are expecting twins". I was so shocked. I started to "laugh/cry". My mind was reeling...it was almost like a surreal moment. I am telling you, I am so glad I was lying down. She then said "lets play a trick on your husband, don't tell him right when he gets in...I'll tell him by showing him the two babies". I was in such a stupor, I agreed.

Jay came in and he was smiling. He stood at my feet while the tech showed him one baby...then she said "hang on to your hat dad, here's baby #2". I'll never forget Jay's face as long as I live. He said "are you serious?" and looked like he was going to faint. He had to grab onto the bed so he wouldn't fall down.

We called everyone we knew that afternoon and we felt like we won the lottery. I'll never forget that day...it feels like yesterday.

Birth Story
I am feeling quite nostalgic preparing for the girls b-day and I thought of their birth story.

I'd love it if everyone who wants to post one will and we can make a sticky!

Here's ours:

I started to have some contractions on September 16th, although I didn’t realize they were contractions until later. I told Jay that I felt “squeezy�. I had a Dr’s appt at 2 p.m. and I had quite a few questions ready for Dr. Hoskins as I had been so uncomfortable, and was worried about the babies.

Jay and I watched “A baby Story� at lunch that day and it showed a Mom who went to see her Dr. and had such high blood pressure that he told her to go directly to the hospital to have her baby. Jay looked at me and said “Imagine if that happens to us today at the Dr’s appt?� We laughed. Little did we know…

I went in to see the Dr. and he was running very late. I finally saw him after approx. 1 hour’s wait. The nurse took my blood pressure before the Dr. came in, and it was very high. She joked and said “there’s a way to get your babies today!� Dr. Hoskins came in and said, “well, we’ll either have you go to the hospital later tonight or tomorrow for the c-section�. Jay and I were so happy and excited, and scared. In retrospect, it was the greatest way it could have happened as we did not have time to plan and worry. He told us to get our bags and go to the hospital tonight. I cried on the way home because I was scared and overwhelmed.

We went back to the hospital, where they hooked me up on the heart monitors and tried to put my IV in. After 2 unsuccessful and painful attempts, they finally got it in. This was approx. 7 p.m. They were talking about my c/s being approx. 10:30 p.m. We called my parents and my sister and they arrived approx. an hour later. I was very nervous, and started to shake. Before I knew it, they were wheeling me towards the OR.

They had Jay wait outside the OR until they had me prepped. This took the longest to get everyone together…as it was not a “scheduled� c/s. Jay overheard a nurse say “this is ridiculous…it’s like herding cats.� It took my anesthesiologist a half hour to get over to do my spinal, so they had me sit on the operating table and wait. This was the hardest part. I was surprised the bed was so thin and skinny and the anticipation was killing me. Finally he came in and was the sweetest man. He gave me the needle for the spinal, and it honestly did not hurt. The IV experience hurt more. It was the strangest sensation of being instantly numb. They then laid me back on the table.

The anesthesiologist was awesome. He kept talking to me while they put in my catheter (which of course I did not feel due to being completely numb). They asked me if I could feel anything, which I could not at all. I was scared that I would feel like I couldn’t breathe, but I didn’t have that sensation.

They called Jay into the room, and I did not even know they had started. I heard my Dr’s voice and I said “oh, Dr. Hoskins, I didn’t even realize you were here yet�. He laughed and said “that’s because you’re so busy talking�. The funny thing was I wasn’t scared…I was so excited to see my babies. I then felt a bit of tugging and pulling…but it did not feel like it was happening to my body. They took out Baby A (Emily) and they did not say “It’s a girl�. In retrospect, I now know why. They took her out and she was completely blue. They rushed her over and started working on her on the side. She had her first Apgar score of 1! She later scored 9, but we didn’t realize she was in such distress after being born. I then heard that she was a girl and I started to laugh and cry. Jay went over to look at her, and he was so excited.

Then they took out Baby B (Samantha) who they had taken over to the side and Dr. Hoskins held up for Jay to take a picture of. Another girl. I was so excited, they brought the babies over for me to see, and then they all went away to get them cleaned up.

I was getting stitched up, and still did not feel anything but joy. They then wheeled me into a recovery room, where I felt pretty sleepy, and they put the babies beside me in their isolettes.

I was feeling fine, and they brought me to my hospital room, and they brought the babies to the nursery for me to sleep and recover. I remember looking at the time, which was approx. 3 a.m.

My recovery was a mixture of hard and not so hard days. I did not feel the extreme pain I had anticipated, although I had a few surprises along the way. I didn’t expect to bleed as much as I did. This resulted in me feeling quite dizzy (probably because I hate the sight of blood). I didn’t expect to not be able to take care of my babies while I was in the hospital. Jay was amazing. The first time I saw him carefully diaper Samantha, I fell even more deeply in love with him. He’s had to play “Mr. Mom� so I could recover, and he has been fabulous. I didn’t expect breast feeding to be so hard. I am b/fing Samantha exclusively, but Emily I am still having problems with. She pushes me away, and her mouth is too small.

I went today to get help from the Breast feeding clinic and they taught me to feed Emily with a breast shield, which they will later wean her from. I hope it works. Right now, I am pumping away, so she is still getting my breast milk.

I love these girls like I never thought I would. The lack of sleep is totally worth it. They are my angels…my sweet girls. I wish you all the very best of birth experiences…and I hope they are all as positive as mine.

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After re-reading and re-living their birthday I am just bawling. We've come such a long way girls! ,