The "Triary" - 20 Weeks
It's a Girl! A Boy! A Girl!
October 18, 1999
20th Week (Second Trimester)
The Pregnancy: 20 Weeks (Midway!)
The Babies:
This visit's ultrasound
Triplet A 20.4 (20 weeks 4 days in size)
Triplet B 20.1
Triplet C 19.6
These readings indicate the
three to be growing at approximately the same rate --no discordancy. All sizes
are within one week of each other. In ultrasound, this is considered exact.
Estimated weight for the babies
is about a pound each. Although this doesn't sound like much, you
must also add in the extra amniotic fluid, size of the placentas and uterus,
and increased blood volume of the mother.
The Mother:
Subjective: Doing well.
Objective:
Blood Pressure 114/70
Total weight gain 26#
Urine negative for protein or glucose
Assessment: Doing incredibly
well.
Plan:
Repeat thyroid function tests and blood count.
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TRIPLET A
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Pic shows the thigh
(with the femur length measured) and the lower leg and foot below it. |
The boy--still with
his hands up close to his face. |
TRIPLET B
Girl #1--The "Wild Child"--still very active.
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TRIPLET C
Girl #2
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"Consistently
the most petite." |