Testimonial: The last miles of pregnancy

I have crossed the 36^E week of pregnancy, and according to the ultrasound the 2 babies now weigh 6 lbs each. Wow, 2 beautiful full-term babies! My birth will be induced in a week, if nothing happens naturally (I chose the date so that it falls on a day when Dr. Zen works!). If so, I will give birth at 37 weeks pregnant, which I consider to be an achievement when you consider that 50% of twins are born before the 35^E pregnancy week.

However, I must say that I am ready for expulsion, I cannot wait to meet my 2 miracles. I am also eager to be free of this weight, to be back to my previous body. Do I need to tell you that at 36 weeks pregnant, with such big babies, I am HUGE?!

I have given up leaning over when I drop something on the ground. This domestic task is now the responsibility of my boyfriend's department!

Getting out of bed at night is an achievement in itself. Since I sleep on my side, gravity takes the babies along with it, so they have to come back to the center of my tummy when I get up, and that's painful. Plus, I have no idea where my abs are hiding, but they're definitely missing when it's time to get up.

I am now walking at the speed of an old person. I think baby #1 has started migrating into my pond. Sometimes I feel like my pelvis is going to break in 2!

But I put all that into perspective by telling myself that it's only a few days in a lifetime, and the wait allows them to come into the world even fitter: it's therefore a minimal sacrifice for a mother. In addition, I think of all those who gave birth to their children “too soon” and I realize how lucky I am to be able to keep them in my womb for so long.

I've known the gender of babies since I was 16^E week of pregnancy, but I did not find it useful to share this information with you earlier. Because for us, there is no difference between boys and girls in the happiness that these beings will bring us. Regardless of their gender, they are wanted more than anything in the world, you get that. But now, would you like to know?

Before, you should know that a greater majority of boys are “made” as a result of IVF. I can't give you the exact percentage, but I seem to have read that it was over 60%. Why? In fact, the embryologist, when selecting sperm, will choose the most vigorous ones to use one of them during the microinjection of each egg. However, it seems that sperm carrying one X chromosome and one Y chromosome (the chromosome required to make a boy) are often smarter than those carrying 2 X chromosomes.

It seems that this is the type of sperm that the embryologist chose for us, we will have 2 boys!

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