33 Weeks Pregnant with Twins
Babies are the size of pineapples. They weigh a little over 4 pounds and are about 17 inches long. This week was growth scan week, so we know our smaller twin weighs about 3 lbs. 2oz and our bigger twin weighs 5 lbs. 1 oz. The doctors were very happy with their growth over the past 3 weeks. They both gained about a pound. But our smaller baby is in the less than 5% category. Our absolute end date for the pregnancy is July 7th. How far along? 33 weeks Weight Gain? 28 pounds. My weight has either stayed the same or...
What I Ate Wednesday # 32
Good morning everyone… With all that is going on I did not document everything I ate yesterday, but here are some of highlights. Meal # 1 – 8:00 I have not been feeling 100% since this past weekend. Therefore, I haven’t been eating very much. As always, I am still trying to get enough protein in throughout the day. The health of our babies is my top priority. I started the day with a banana and a bowl of Go Lean cereal. (20 grams of protein) Snack # 1 A couple rice cakes. My favorite are Trader Joe’s Lightly Salted...
32 Weeks Pregnant with Twins
Babies are the size of squash. They weigh about 2.5 to 3.8 pounds and are about 15.2 to 16.7 inches long. They will gain a 1/3 to 1/2 their birth weight in the coming weeks. They will be fattening up for survival outside the womb. Their skin is becoming soft and smooth as the plump up for delivery. This is a picture of fratneral twins in utero, but at least it is twins. The main differences with mono/di twins, like our girls, is they have less of a divide between them and share one placenta. How far along? 32 weeks Weight Gain? 29 pounds. Workouts? I have...