So, after the PUPPS rash came the idea of another boy since 70% of the time that's the case. Danny thought that was unlikely because we have three boys and this rash never happened before. So, he started looking around the web to find his own ideas. He became convinced that the rash was because I am having twins. I felt twins at first. So I decided to just listen around and I heard two placentas. One on the left one on the right. Hmmmm, I thought why would that be? I considered that perhaps the placenta was going across the back side of my uterus but wondered how it could be so large! I've listened for two heartbeats. That's hard. I hear heartbeats all over the place. I've tried to time the heartbeats. It seems that one was faster then the other. Hmmmm, again.
I don't do ultrasound so there aren't many places on line that give clues to twins because most people just get an ultrasound. I decided I wanted to set up and appointment with the doc I have been to who does energy work. (He's a chiropractor and works on both a physical and energetic level.) He was the one who first told me I had twins back at week 11, but that one was a disappearing twin only there for "support" for the other one crossing from spirit world to physical world. He told me I'd have spotting in the next week or so after that as the "twin" was to be "reabsorbed". Well, I communicated with the baby (ies) and told the guide that if he or she wanted to stay that I would be welcoming with open arms. Well, no spotting.
Time passed and I stopped growing as quickly, thinking that perhaps he was right and that the twin had returned home to the spirit world after doing it's "job". I didn't think anything of it as I was measuring small and not really gaining tons of weight. Then came the rash, the placenta sounds, etc.
I went back to my doc and asked him about twins. He said, Yes, there are twins! Holy cow! I was totally overwhelmed. He was so confident and descriptive. One wanted out asap and the other was patiently waiting. They seemed to him to be both girls and very dynamic and healthy. It was an amazing visit. I called Danny right away and he was so excited. Wow! He told me to go home, take it easy and call my midwife.
I spoke with my midwife later in the day. She really was full of doubt. She told me she thought I was too small for twins. But she said, she'd be happy to be wrong! My next appointment with her is June 2nd and she's going to check all around then. She has delivered 77 sets of twins at home and has no worries about it if that is the case. She said she missed two sets but one woman was obese and the other was very tall and one baby was directly behind the other.
So here I am. I wonder. I am not worried about having twins. It would be incredible. I do worry that I haven't eaten enough protein.
Danny is super, super excited and we sat and talked about names for long time. We are back to Jessica and Julia for girls. He also decided he really likes Mitchell along with Michael. (even though the kids have friend Mitchell, he still likes the name.) Danny is totally convinced that I have twins. I'm still waiting to feel another set of feet. I have felt hiccups that seemed low and hiccups that seemed in the middle. Gosh, it's so hard to know. I look forward to having my midwife feel around on June 2nd.
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