Hide and Seek for Today!!

So the poor nurse tried really hard this morning to do the NST on the girls, but they did not want to cooperate. The nurse tried for over 30 minutes to get a good strip, but they just would not do what we wanted them to do which was hold still. So the doctor said she was going to come and do a BPP as soon as she could. Well, it was almost 7pm when she finally got to the room, she looked so worn out. She said she had some really sick patients. I felt bad because a little after 6 I had the nurse call and make sure she did not forget about me, but she had been busy. When she got to the room she said their heartbeats were good on the strip, but it just did not make her completely happy so she wanted the BPP. My grandma and mom were here visiting so they were super excited to get to see the ultrasound. My grandma had never seen one before and Dr Rice is really good at explaining the things she is seeing and doing on the ultrasound so it was awesome. The girls looked great, one had her fingers in her mouth and of course they were all bundled up together at times.

On Wednesday night Randall and I went to the breastfeeding class, it was 2 hours long. It was really good, we both learned a lot. Unfortunately, it did not cover a whole lot about breastfeeding twins and my situation with the girls since they will need to be in the NICU, but I have been reassured that when the girls come I will get help from a lactation consultant. Most likely they will not be able to actually breastfeed right away, but I will be able to start pumping right away and then they will give it to them in the NICU. They are very encouraging of babies getting breast milk, especially preemies. I did not know that my body would know that I had premature babies and would make extra nutrients and calories for the babies for the first couple of weeks because of it. It's amazing what the body can do!! Tomorrow we are going to go to a class from 9am-3pm, it has 4 components. I am sure we will learn a lot. I will fill you in on how that goes.