On May 13th, I had an additional ultrasound to monitor the growth of the babies. As Dee Dee wrote, 7 weeks and growing fast... she meant the babies not me, I hope! The babies are doing great, their heartbeats are stronger than last week (which is positive), and they told me that I have the best prognosis for twins... so that's all good news!
DeAnna (my favorite ultrasound tech) chuckled at me many times today. She told me that we are changing the books (stats) for the clomid, and they should name it the "Fischer Percent". She told me that clinically based on the tests they did prior to my positive pregnancy test, I shouldn't have really even gotten pregnant in the first place. Statistically, women who use clomid typically don't conceive for 6 months on clomid, and they definitely don't get twins the first month around! I haven't been too sick (although I have been sick), and typically women with twins are constantly throwing up. Needless to say, DeAnna said that this was no work of a medical office, and that these babies were definitely sent to us from heaven above. I would have to agree!
Knowing that most believe that multiples are common with fertility treatments, I would like to confirm that what has happened to us it NOT common by any means. We are actually the third set of twins on clomid this doctor's office has seen in 30 years! We are also the first set of twins they have seen with timed intercourse, typically twins are conceived with insemination, and with women who release more than 8 eggs, not 2 egss (which is what I had released). Also, multiples are much more common with the heavier duty infertility treatments such as Gonaditropin, IVF, etc. Needless to say, if you are taking clomid to conceive, don't fear too much(or hope) that you will end up like us... because this is very uncommon what has happened us. In fact, our doctor, nurse (Alma) and most everyone in the office assured us and reassured us not to worry about twins, even Alma (the nurse) when she gave me the shot kept telling me over and over not to worry about twins. Now she hides behind her coat when I come in! =]
Either way, we feel very blessed to be having two babies that are growing so well and taking everything from me! I have had to change my eating habits tremendously, how much I sleep and how I smell things - my nose is out of control sensitive! But it will all be worth it in the end!
I will miss DeAnna and Alma, and all the girls at the Fontana Kaiser who cried with me, hugged me and laughed at me when we saw the twins!
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