27 week update

Update: On Thursday or Friday I had the feeling that I tweaked my back (no idea how). There is very little I can take so I took some Tylenol and tried to stretch it out. By Saturday night the pain was so incredibly bad I could not walk, move, or lay down without tears. I was also having trouble breathing because I couldn't relax enough to get a solid breath. I finally called the on-call nurse at my doctor's office on Sunday and told her what was going on. She said although I may think it's just a tweaked back it's also showing symptoms of a blood clot and she wanted me to head to the ER to make sure. I got to the ER was was taken directly up to L&D (labor and delivery) where they hooked all three babies up to monitors to make sure they were OK. Oh they were just fine, kicking and carrying on like crazy. The doctor came in and talked to me a bit about possibly getting a CT scan to rule out a blood clot. I asked her if that was safe for the babies and she said it was but if we could avoid it that would be best. So we opted for me to stay the night and see how the pain went with muscle relaxers and some pain meds (all safe for babies). Within an hour of receiving the drugs I was feeling better. So I stayed overnight and they did another monitoring of the babies in the morning (sounding great). I was supposed to have a Dr. appointment today but they did everything they needed to yesterday afternoon. My cervix is looking great still and I also did my gestational diabetes test which I should get the results of today some time. Busy couple of days but I am home now and feeling much better and the babies are doing great.

Here's what's going on this week in my belly:


This week, your babies weighs almost 2 pounds (like a head of cauliflower) and are about 14 1/2 inches long with their legs extended. They're sleeping and waking at regular intervals, opening and closing their eyes, and perhaps even sucking their fingers. With more brain tissue developing, your babies' brains are very active now. While their lungs are still immature, they would be capable of functioning — with a lot of medical help — if they were to be born now. Chalk up any tiny rhythmic movements you may be feeling to a case of baby hiccups, which may be common from now on. Each episode usually lasts only a few moments, and they don't bother them, so just relax and enjoy the tickle.