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RachelleMarie24
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Just found out we are pregnant with twins!! Fraternal twins. I'm 8 weeks 5 days pregnant. Anyone else find out they're having twins?
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A little cautionary tale-
Our ob said from the beginning they weren't expecting any issues or bed rest with my pregnancy, but I planned otherwise. I made sure the nursery was done by 6 months, I had my showers a month or so earlier than the norm and had my hospital bag ready at 7 months. All their clothes were washed and organized, all of their things assembled, everything was ready "just in case". Everyone thought I was going overboard but I ended up having 2 separate stays in the hospital, one for one night and another for 4 nights and was put on modified bed rest. Then my BP spiked and they had me come in, I was told I'd stay until they came. 2 days later, I was diagnosed with preeclampsia and they needed to come a month early. This meant a nicu stay and all of my time being devoted to being there with them.
It was so nice to not have to worry about this or that needing to be completed at home. When they finally got release, we got to concentrate on them and not other, non important stuff.
So my advice to any multiples mom is to have everything done as soon as possible. Most pregnancies will be easy and you'll have time, but in the off chance you have a crazy one like me, you'll feel a lot less stressed knowing it's all completed.
Also, find out about the nicu your hospital choice has. Some multiples come out and need to stay only a night or two as a precaution, others need to stay a couple of weeks like ours. Then there's the sad ones that need to stay for months. We were glad to know beforehand our hospital was fully equipped for any scenario. During my delivery, there were two sets of nicu nurses, one assigned to each child. This made me a lot less stressed knowing that they would be fully prepared and taken care of.
Hopefully, your pregnancy is smooth and yours won't need any time in the nicu and you get to bring your bundles straight home.
H&h 9 months to you!
Message me anytime for advice, encouragement, to vent.... anything
So exciting and congrats !
A few things: make sure you research and discuss the risks of twins with your care provider. There are extra tests etc that you will need and close monitoring for gestational diabetes and preeclampsia. You also need to talk about your intentions for birth. "Natural" birth is possible but there are additional risks that you will want to discuss with your care provider. Nothing to worry about for a while, but just be aware so you can advocate for yourself.
You also should be aware that even if they have their own sacs and placentas they can still be identical (unless, of course, you have a boy and a girl
Multiples board is a great resource
https://forums.thebump.com/categories/multiples
Expecting Double Trouble, April 2016