The Babies are Still Growing!!

The ultrasound this morning showed that Baby A (Aubrey) is now up to 2 lb 13 oz and Baby B (Whitney) is up to 3 lb 7 oz. The size difference isn't surprising considering that Aubrey is the one with the Single Umbilical Artery (SUA). As long as she continues to grow some every week we are happy since one of the biggest concerns with SUA is slow/no growth at later stages during pregnancy. Unfortunately my cervical measurements weren't as good. It had shortened in the past week. My doctor thinks it is probably because the contractions are intensifying. She said they will just keep a very close eye on me. They are already watching me like a hawk....I don't know how they can watch me any closer! The good news is that my doctor thinks we can still hold out on delivering these girls for a while.

The contractions today have been a little more frequent and I had to take my meds a little closer together to try to help slow them. They are starting to slow down a little bit now so hopefully I won't need to be put back on the magnesium anytime soon. I am just glad we have the magnesium as something to fall back on if we need it. My nurse just came in and gave me another shot for the contractions. She said she called my doctor about the contractions during the last hour and sh said we aren't taking any chances so go ahead and give me another shot. Hopefully it will help! I will report tomorrow on how successful the shot is!