Week 31

Looks like we're smooth sailing into our first goal of 32 weeks! We went in today and everything looks good. We were disappointed they didn't take weight measurements though. The doctor said they usually only gain 3-5 oz each per week at this point (singletons put on about 1/2 lb a week), so it would be better to wait another week. I know they're growing though because in the past week I feel like my stomach has gotten so much bigger.

We had to start NST's (Non Stress Test) this week and will continue to do them each week until the babies are born. Basically, they put monitors all over my stomach. One on each babies heartbeat and one for contraction monitoring. We have to stay long enough for the nurse to get a baseline rate on each and then watch them change their rate by moving and then get back to normal. They also look for and big decreases in heart rate as well. It took about 1hr 45 min, but all looked good and I don't think there were any contractions either.

I found the below chart on another website. We're about at the point where we shouldn't have any long term prematurity problems, but we're hoping to keep them cooking as long as possible. The average length of a triplet pregnancy is between 32 and 33 weeks. If they are born at 32 weeks the avg. weight is 3lb 10 oz and will spend about 23 days in the NICU. If born at 34 weeks, avg. weight is 4lb 6oz and spend avg. 11 days in the NICU. My doctor did deliver one set at 37 weeks, but it can cause problems for the mom and babies, so its not common.