I am now 16 weeks pregnant. I had an OB appointment today, and I'm happy to report that all went well.
I had an ultrasound, and the babies' heartbeats were both good. Everything else checked out well - amniotic fluid, placentas, size of the babies, & length of my cervix.
The sonographer was able to double check that Baby B is indeed a girl. Baby A wasn't giving us a good view today, so we weren't able to double check her parts. But I highly doubt that a mistake was made at my previous ultrasound.
Baby A is now head down and positioned vertically. Baby B remains in a transverse position (horizontal). Their positions can change many times between now & their birth.
I learned that one placenta is anterior (on the front wall of my uterus), and the other is posterior (on the back wall of my uterus). This means that I essentially have padding on the front & back of my uterus. As a result, I may not feel the babies' movement for a while.
I had my blood drawn for the AFP test which tests my risk level for fetal spinal or cranial defects, chromosomal abnormalities as well as other possible birth defects. I should get the results back in two weeks. Since my egg donor is only 25 years old, I'm sure my risk level for these problems is quite low.
My next appointment is in two weeks on Thursday, August 16th.
