At sixteen weeks, both babies are still growing strong! We had our second MFM appointment yesterday, and I was soooooo glad to get to see the beans again! Being discharged from the fertility doctor meant not getting my weekly peek at how they were changing, and it really had quite an effect on me.
After 30 minutes of measuring and coaxing, we weren't able to see the "bits" of either baby enough to determine gender. At first we didn't want to know, but I think nosiness has gotten the best of the hubs, as he's moved to the very edge of his seat. Baby A, who is stubborn and fidgety, crossed her (?) legs and refused to leave even a crack for us to see anything. Baby C (now B) covered his (?) bits with his fingers while holding an arm over his face. Dramatic much?
Besides getting a look and how the babies are becoming little people, I got an earful from my MFM. Apparently, my diabetes isn't as well controlled as I imagined. I take my meds on schedule, test 3 times a day, and even still, I get fussed about how I'm handling it. I realize the dangers of having babies while diabetic (yeah, we've all seen Steele Magnolias). I'm also aware that it stresses the babies and that my glucose level is their glucose level. But, rather than scold me to the point of silence, I'd have preferred suggestions for a possible solution. I mean...what am I, 5?
Most of what the MFM had to say involved threats of insulin and possible loss of one or more of my babies. You wanna piss a woman off? Talk about still birth when she's recently miscarried! That was it. I was DONE. The script flipped quickly and I became the one scolding. "Stop your whining, doc! What I'm not hearing is what you're gonna DO about it!" That shut him up. For the next ten minutes he offered options and I chose one. Once satisfied that we both understood one another well, I took my baby pictures and left.
We'll see my OB in two weeks, and I'll make sure to check in with MFM regularly about my health. I know he means well, but damn. It's my hope that I deliver two healthy babies, and that both doctors make it out alive. I guess we'll see.