Today we got to see the boys for an extended visit. All their bone measurements looked great and their heart rates were 141 (12 ounces) and 143 (13 ounces). So basically perfect little ninjas! Baby A is on the left and head down and Baby B is on the right and breech/sideways. We got to clearly see they are both still boys! Luckily they cooperated pretty well to get all the needed measurements, and we got to see some cute little wiggles too.
At the end of the visit with the ultrasound tech, she said that each baby had one (the opposite side for each boy) "slightly predominant" kidney (slightly larger). She said it was so close to the size where they wouldn't have even said anything but since it was right over the limit, she asked for the doctor to come in and double check her measurements just to be sure. Then the doctor came in, who was very pleasant and chatty (she has a sister in Connecticut and two guinea pigs whose cages her husband does not like to clean) and looked at the kidneys again. She said they ignore anything under a size of 4 and the boys were measuring at 4.7 so she suggested a Maternal Fetal Medicine Consult to review more, though she said not to worry since it was so close to the being "normal". The MFM fellow arrived shortly after and was also very pleasant. She was very reassuring right away, asked about some medical history then said how common this is, that it will most likely resolve itself, and "honestly doesn't see the need for these consults for something so common." (big exhale)
She said that if there was only one baby in there she would suggest a return visit by 32 weeks to check in if the OB thought it was necessary, but since there are two in there and we get scans every 4 weeks there will be eyes on the kidneys anyway, and that if the OB felt comfortable with twins and measuring then they could monitor the kidneys at those visits and we should not need any additional monitoring. It sounds like we will discuss it at our next OB visit on the 19th and go from there but she was not in the least bit concerned which was a huge relief.
You always go into these scans with the hope that all will be perfect so hearing anything other than that can be concerning, even if minor, especially when the parents are not in the room to ask all the questions that may be spiraling around their heads. Luckily the team was very good about covering all aspects and this seems like another little bump in the road, that will hopefully turn out to be just another part of the beautifully chaotic journey!
Nine more days and we get to see these little ninjas again!
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