18-19 Weeks

Crazy last couple of weeks! I can now say I have experienced what most of my patients experience and that is contractions. I started feeling a couple this week and after lots of rest, water, and phone calls to my doctor I am feeling much better. I saw a perinatologist this morning, which is a high risk pregnancy doctor which was perfect timing since I was having contractions. We are seeing her for several reasons: we are considered high risk because of IVF, twins, and Jake's CF. She explained all the risks with each and completed a very detailed scan of both babies organs including their brains, hearts, stomachs, kidneys, and measurements. She also measured the length of my cervix to make sure the contractions were not causing my cervix to shorten, which would indicate preterm labor. Our plan is to keep a very close eye on the cervical length, usually when a cervix starts shortening, preterm labor starts 3 - 6 weeks after. Oh, and I forgot to mention we also found out what we are having......