I now have fibroids AND babies! : ) (pg ment - long)

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Hi all -

Just wanted to update those who have been folllowing the pregnancy

threads throughout the last few months... My twins were born March

8th via c-sect at 35 weeks after I went into labor naturally. :)

The OB who performed the c-sect did an u/s prior to the delivery to

look at the fibroids and babies, and decided the best plan of action

was to make a classical incision (vertical not horizontal) because

Baby B was lying transverse above my biggie fibroid (10x14cm). OK, I

said, no bikini this summer!!!

During the delivery, they needed to perform a myo on one of the

smaller fibroids, and resect an additional one to get to Baby A.

They left the mighty giant alone, but needed to use a vaccuum pump

to help get Baby B around it. Both girls came into the world

screaming and hollering and none the worse for wear!!!

I lost 2100cc's of blood during the c-sect and about 400cc in the 12

hours after surgery. They did have to express my uterus (push on the

fundus to get the blood out (NOT FUN) and were unable to massage the

uterus as they usually do to help it contract --- this was due to

the location of Big Daddy Roid (It sits right under my belly button

and made it very difficult for the Rn's to find the edges of my

uterus).

All this blood loss resulted in me becoming anemic(of course, why

not, right??!!) and I got to have my very first blood transfusion

the next morning (my hemoglobin was down to 6.8). I feel like a

member of some elite fibroidian club! I got two pints and felt quite

a bit better afterward, I must say! I was delayed from seeing my

girls until I was stable, which was about 24 hours from their birth

(Dad got to see them lots - so that made me feel ok about focusing

on me for a bit).

Zoe (4lbs 1oz) and Eden (4lbs 6oz) are doing GREAT! They are in the

NICU for a few more days now as they pass the last of their preemie

milestones. They had no complications of prematurity that were cause

for alarm or even threatening - they'd become strong little women in

the war zone that was their womb!!! We can't wait to get them home!!

I went home after the standard 4 days, got to go back the same night

with a fever of 100.9. UGHHHHHH! The OB " guessed " it is

endometritis, as no other tests showed anything wrong. My " guess " ---

one pissed of Roid void of all those fibroid friendly pregnancy

hormones!

My hope is that it will SHRINK and shrink quickly (I've already been

asked twice when I am due! YIKES!). I'm two weeks into recovery and

despite the classical incision, myo and resection, and the ever

present Beast, I am starting to feel quite a bit better. I

anticipate another week or two for the incisions,to be healed and I

should be at about 90% . . . just in time for the exhaustion of

raising twins to set in!!! :)

Sooo, there you have it!! It is absolutely possible to carry babies

even with Monster Invaders and even to have a relatively

complication free pregnancy -- I worked until 34 weeks and was still

on my feet when they were born. The delivery, may sound a bit

harrowing, but I knew all these things were a possibility (thank you

NUFF and LOL's), so none of it was scary or out of the blue, which

made making decisions about my care and knowing how to recover A LOT

easier.

Besides, once you get to the post-partum part, all you care about is

the health of your new little family member (or members!!) -- and

let me tell you, ours ARE the cutest ever !!! teehee.

All my best baby thoughts to those of you still cooking your

bambinos. It is truly amazing experience!

All my best,

,

Zoe and Eden