6 Weeks - The First Ultrasound

We had another appointment at the Green Valley office of Nevada Fertility Cares and Dr. McConnell was going to show us exactly what was inside there. We arrived and had our standard blood tests for Estradol and Progesterone, which I had been taking since the transfer along with an HCG (pregnancy hormone) level check to ensure it was building and everything was on par. While all of this news was really exciting, I must say that I was a bit apprehensive because we’d had 2 miscarriages in the past that occurred very early (5 to 7 weeks) and I just was sort of holding my breath to see if we could get past that point. So, when we finally got the ultrasound going, what do you know??? There are 3 babies. We are expecting triplets!!!! Who could have guessed after all of our failure that we would have 3 that worked. WOW. Both Chip and I were extremely happy that it worked, but had never thought for a moment that there would ever be 3 babies. So with that news, we left the office and called the families. Wow, what wonderful news we shared! We told the girls a couple of days later and they were really excited. I have had a flood of emotions. Extreme happiness that all of this effort worked, but also wonder what to do first. What does a family need for 3 babies. How would our life change?