Because I was in shock...

MrsH42608

on Thursday when the Dr. told me I was having twins, I literally asked no questions.  I went through some previous posts and saw that many of you liked the book by Dr. Luke which I picked up & am about 1/2 way through at this point.  It answered a bunch of questions that were popping up in my head but there is one thing I keep wondering about.  Is it possible that my early u/s report (it was about 6.5 weeks) says if they're idenical or fraternal?  If there is a possibility that its on there I want to call and ask.  If not, when would I be able to find that out  What do you guys think?

Thanks : )

Temp159135562506975

the only way to 100% know if they are ID is if they are in the same sac... otherwise it's never 100% sure ... if they are the same sex. 

they can make a guess and are usually right - by looking at the membrane, etc... but if it's b/b or g/g twins - there is always a chance they are ID- which you'd have to do testing after they are born to confirm.

congrats! And smart to read Dr. Luke's book right away - it helped me a lot!

MrsH42608

Goldie_Locks_5:

the only way to 100% know if they are ID is if they are in the same sac... otherwise it's never 100% sure ... if they are the same sex. 

they can make a guess and are usually right - by looking at the membrane, etc... but if it's b/b or g/g twins - there is always a chance they are ID- which you'd have to do testing after they are born to confirm.

congrats! And smart to read Dr. Luke's book right away - it helped me a lot!

Thanks!  I'm so curious because I really though there was only one sac/one baby while at that u/s it wasn't until a month later that my Dr. told me about the twins.  I wonder if they'll be annoyed if I call with a non-medical question....

ihendrix06

Congrats...i found out at my first sono at 4-5wks....

wonder-kitty

You can have identicals in separate sacs. I am having ID girls in separate sacs but they are sharing the placenta. That's another way to know.