Twins

November 12, 2004

HI Alana...I am almost 21 weeks pregnant with Twins. B/? we think the other

is a girl. I had Lap Rny on 11/18/03 Almost a year...WOOHOO and lost a total

of 150 pounds. I lost about 17-19 pounds originally with the pregnancy and as

of my Sept apt i had only gained 2 back. I go back tuesday and I am pretty

sure that those numbers will be MUCH higher...LOL

Get used to the cramps, the non sleep etc....I also find it is sooo much

different with twins than singleton. Everything I experienced at 30+ weeks with

my daughter I am experiencing now with the twins.

I also am worried about the weight gain because i find myself eating more

than before but still NO WHERE near pre surgery....But i am worried about the

babies so i eat...LOL

Good Luck

Keep In Touch,

Crystal

Lap RNY 11/18/03

365/222/goal 165-175 after twins

Edd 3/29/05

dd 12/21/00

(http://lilypie.com/)

November 12, 2004

My name is Alana and I'v been on this group for about 5mths now. I

am 13 weeks pregnant with twins ( Boy and Girl). I had a Rny

05/28/2003 and have lost 110lbs. Since being pregnant ive lost an

additional 9lbs. and gain 6 of that back. Having twins sure is so

much different than a singleton. I'm concerned about my future

overall weight gain. I'm scared that I'll gain most of my weight

back,yet I'm very concerned about the birth weight of the babies. I

also have some cramping somethimes which my high risk ob says will

probobly last the whole pregnancy. I also have back pain and the

inability to sleep already. Any advice, feedback, or commets would

be greatly appreciated.

Alana

November 12, 2004

Hi Alana,

Congratulations on being so incredibly blessed with twins. We were

blessed with our own girl/boy twins on July 26. The babies were full-

term and born incredibly healthy. We all had a two night hospital

stay (I was readmitted 3 days after they were born, but that is

anoter story) and other than Aubree (dd) experiencing a little

reflux, both babies have flourished.

I lost 12 lbs my first trimester, but I was so sick that not much

stayed down. I gained back my 12 lbs and only 6 extra lbs by the end

of my pregnancy, which is quite a small weight gain for a woman

carrying twins. I literally walked out of the hospital after

delivery weighing less than I did when we found out we were

expecting. I believe the babies really took a lot out of me, since I

was eating more frequently and more carbs than I had prior to their

conception. Now I am working on controlling the carb monkey that

crawled way up high on my back when I was allowed to eat all the

folic acid rich carbs I wanted.

Make sure you take all of your vitamins religiously and eat whole

wheat breads and crackers if you are able to consume starchy carbs.

Since the extra blood volume to carry twins is quite large, make

sure you drink AT LEAST 64 oz of water each day. Get in much more

than that if you can to avoid dehydration.

I had a lot more round ligament pain with the twins than I did with

my son, probably due to the extra room needed for two. I definitely

felt all the pregnancy stages much sooner than I did while pregnant

with one. By the time Aubree and Ethan were born my hips were so

dislocated that I could not walk up stairs. I suggest that if you're

able to, you get some hip and back strengthening exercises in. I

wore a belly belt from month 3 on and I truly belive that it helped

my back quite a bit. It didn't fit after month 7, but in the middle

of summer, I wasn't inclined to wear an elastic wrap around my waste

anyway.

Good luck, and if you need any suggestions on what is helpful to

parents of multiples AFTER birth, give me a holler. We ended up with

a lot of things that we really didn't need and have found some

incredible things I wish we had known about before the babies were

born.

Toi

>

> My name is Alana and I'v been on this group for about 5mths now.

I

> am 13 weeks pregnant with twins ( Boy and Girl). I had a Rny

> 05/28/2003 and have lost 110lbs. Since being pregnant ive lost an

> additional 9lbs. and gain 6 of that back. Having twins sure is so

> much different than a singleton. I'm concerned about my future

> overall weight gain. I'm scared that I'll gain most of my weight

> back,yet I'm very concerned about the birth weight of the babies.

I

> also have some cramping somethimes which my high risk ob says will

> probobly last the whole pregnancy. I also have back pain and the

> inability to sleep already. Any advice, feedback, or commets

would

> be greatly appreciated.

>

> Alana

November 13, 2004

congrats on B/G Twins ALana! what a blessing. most likely the " cramping " is

ligaments and muscles stretching to grow for baby. always ask the Dr if you

have concerns, but you're right, they'll continue til birth, lol...good luck...

aka mom2ben99 (jennilee75@...)

Kay Independent Beauty Consultant

http://www.marykay.com/koopmans

Gastric Bypass-Lap RNY 3/12/04-Dr Dunshee in Topeka Ks.

Baby boy due 2/17/05-Shanndon

original wt. 342/current wt. 206/goal wt. 140