OB Visit Today

Well, first everything is okay with the babies. But, I was disappointed that my OB doesn't do gender checks. He said the machine as good as the ones where they do ultrasounds. I can give him that, it did look small and older. Anyway, now I have to wait until my 19 week ultrasound on September 24th. I'm happy I got to see them again and their little hearts beating away. They were real active, but I'm not feeling all the movements they are making. Not yet anyway. I'm sure it won't be too much longer though. I was a little sad that the sonogram he did was quick and I didn't get any pictures this time. He did say all is well with both of them and that I didn't need to come back in for four more weeks.
Now I have to wait three more weeks until I know what genders they are! I want the time to fly by, I'm in so much pain already. I asked if I would be able to get a temporary disability placard for my car and he told me I would have to go through my regular doctor for that. I'm thinking I will need one soon. My crotch ligament is killing me and now my sciatic nerve is getting on my last nerve. I'm only 16 weeks and I'm having a hard time walking already. I'm doing the duck waddle, I never did it this early before.
One good thing he told us about labor and delivery. We labor in a regular labor room and then it depends on how the labor is going. That's when they will decide if I will be able to give birth vaginally or if I will need a c-section. I'm hoping and praying for the vaginal birth!!!
I asked if they knew if they were identical or fraternal and he said they didn't know. That possibly the sonographer may know when I do the "BIG" ultrasound. And then he said, we may not know until after they are born. So, we'll have to leave it at that.

Just Wondering???

I don't understand how some women are told they are having identical twins before they are born. I can't figure it out. I understand how twins are made and how fraternal twins have all their own everything and identical twins can also have all their own everything.
But, at what point can the doctor or sonographer say for sure the babies are identical???
I had my first sonogram at 10 weeks and all I could see was two babies next to each other. Also they had a thin wispy line (membrane) between them that was visible at times but not at all times. My second sonogram was at 12 weeks and the membrane wasn't very visible at all. Also there was no lambda sign, it looked like the membrane made the T sign. The sonographer said it looks like one placenta and 2 sacs and there's a possibility they are identical.
I wonder if anyone has any thoughts on this?
I go to my OB this afternoon and I'm hoping we will find out the genders and if the doctor will be able to tell if they are identical or fraternal.

Migraines make me feel awful

I can't believe this, if my ligament pain and my siatic nerve pain aren't enough. I'm having back to back migraines again. I hope they don't last for 3 weeks like when I was 5 weeks pregnant. I had two migraines last night. One was just after midnight and the other one was around 5 a.m. How long will this last. I guess at least I'm off my feet and getting a lot of rest. Migraines are painful, but the worse part for me is when it affects my vision and my face and arms go numb. Not to mention the next day, I feel hungover, at least that's what I think a hanover would feel like. I don't drink and have never been drunk so I have nothing to compare it to, but that's what I imagine a hangover feels like.

Tomorrow is the first day of kindergarten for my 5 year old and I'm hoping I feel well enough to be able to take him and pick him up.

I'm only 16 weeks and I can't wait for this to be over all ready. But, I don't want to rush it, the babies need their time to develop properly. I don't mean to sound like I'm complaining and I'm sure others are suffering just as much if not worse than I am. I feel for all you pregnant moms out there.