Here’s my intro for my twin pregnancy Facebook groups:
Hi! I’m Bex. I’m 37 and pregnant with Boys! We just found out their gender yesterday (well I found out and will be telling my hubby tomorrow in a fun way....)
Anyway... I had two scans done at my hospital at 5 weeks 2 and 6 weeks 2... my first was vaginal and my second was abdominal... these only showed ONE BABY!! When I went for my first prenatal appointment with my OB, she did a tv (transvaginal) and I noticed she was going back and forth between two little flickering heartbeats... being in radiology, I could tell before she even said anything what she saw...
“Are you seeing two of them as well?” I said.
“Yes, I think it’s twins!” She said...
And went to get the sonographer who confirmed that they were identical. At the time, we didn’t know if they were mono-mono or mono-di... so we went back yesterday and they’re measuring exactly with their due dates AND there's a membrane between them 🙂
We also had to see the practice's fetal-maternal medicine specialist (perinatologist)...
We have to see one every 2 weeks...
He started yesterday’s appointment with: “I have good news and bad news... the good news is that it’s a viable pregnancy... the bad news is that it’s twins. There’s only one type of twin I fear more than mono-di twin and that’s mono-mono... now I find it best to not sugar coat things for my patients...Identical twins come with great risks to both babies and mothers... “ and then told me how with an identical twin pregnancy, there’s increased risks of: Twin to twin transfusion syndrome (since they share a placenta), higher chance of preeclampsia, higher chance of gestational diabetes, most likely will be a premature labor (says they’ll be born between 34-35 weeks most likely), increased chance of chromosomal abnormalities, higher likelihood of fluid discrepancies, possibility of growth discrepancies, and an increased chance of maternal hypertension.
Now from talking to some friends, I’ve been warned that perinatologist are pretty “doom and gloom” and I’m wondering if anyone else had similar situations or conversations with their doctors. I’m glad mine doesn’t sugar coat but I definitely left feeling very uneasy.
I’m over 35 (I’m 37), carrying identical twins, I have rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia, I carry the anti-E antibody, and I’ve had a hip replacement. Seems the odds are stacked against me but I guess at the same time, I’m just glad I have a knowledgeable team backing me up, no matter how “doom and gloom” their attitudes are.
I have two girls ages 11 and 15 though these are hubby's and my firsts together. He and I met when we were 13 on family trips to Mexico and though it's been a roundabout journey to where we got married almost two years ago... Here we are 🙂
Looking forward to getting to know you all 🙂 I've included some pics 🙂
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