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), I found out that I was right about pretty much all of those points.<\/p>\nThe last couple of days have been surprisingly hard to handle, pregnancy-wise. I am 27 weeks now, and all of a sudden, the babies are heavy, I can’t get comfortable, they are moving\/kicking ALL the time, and I was sure someone had shifted positions because where I was getting kicked had suddenly changed. I’m also entering new phases of pregnancy effects (that they don’t always tell you about), and it occurred to me yesterday that the next 10 weeks of pregnancy are going to be a lot harder than the first 27 have been. <\/p>\n
And, today, when we had our ultrasound (at 8 a.m. – what were we thinking?!? ), I found out that I was right about pretty much all of those points.<\/p>\n
1. The babies are heavy\/I can’t get comfortable – Yep. As of this morning, the girl (we could see some hair!) weighed in at 2 lbs, 9 oz., and the boy at 2 lbs, 6 oz. That means I’m hauling around about 5 lbs of babies (plus extras)! The nurse said this would be equivalent to a 35-week singleton…no wonder I can’t get comfortable!<\/p>\n
2. They are kicking all the time – Yep. They were moving during the ultrasounds. She felt them, too. <\/p>\n
3. They’ve shifted positions – Yep. Last time, little girl was breach, and little boy was head down, kicking me in my ribs when he moved. Now the girl is head-down, and the boy is breach, with his head up near my ribs (causing much discomfort when he stretches – see #2) and his little foot in just the right place to be kicking me in my bladder and cervix, which is suddenly where I’m being kicked all the time. Of course, we do want them both head-down eventually, or I will have<\/span> to have a c-section (doctor’s orders). I’d rather not if I can help it…<\/p>\n 4. New pregnancy effects – Yep. And it’s the little boy’s fault! His new position (feet down) is encouraging these new pregnancy effects (i.e., 5. The next 10 weeks will be hardest – Yep. The nurse confirmed this for me heartily. It’s going to be hard to keep going until Thanksgiving. But that’s the goal, and we’ll just have to see how it goes…<\/p>\n Anyway, that’s the update as I have it. And, because I know you like them, here are a couple of pictures for you to enjoy, too. <\/p>\n Me at 27 weeks: <\/p>\n Bare belly shots at 22 weeks and 27 weeks, respectively:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The last couple of days have been surprisingly hard to handle, pregnancy-wise. I am 27 weeks now, and all of a sudden, the babies are heavy, I can’t get comfortable, they are moving\/kicking ALL the time, and I was sure … Continue reading
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