Will I miscarry the twin that wont mature?

NayNaysPlayPen

I am usually over in the "April Moms" section but I have a question I thought someone over here might be more familiar with? Maybe not, since you all have healthy muiltiples...but here goes it...

At 6 weeks 3 days I was told I had twins originally, but that one was not maturing, and it would not form from embryo into a baby.

I dont see my dr until next Fri but I have a question before then! Is it a possibility that I may experience a miscarriage with the embryo that will not mature? I am so nervous about miscarrying my healthy baby and I want to know if I should expect this or if that is not a possibility? Anybody have any ideas? Any help would be great!

UsedToBeGoldie

i'm sorry your doc didn't give you more info.

Disappearing Twin is not uncommon... most women don't know they have one because they don't have an US early enough to even know they ever had twins...

generally your body will just absorb the twin that doesn't make it- and they say it does not effect the outcome for the other baby - that generally everything is fine for the rest of the pregnancy.

You might have some spotting, but that's not uncommon for any healthy pregnancy.

i personally know many women who had a disappearing twin and all was fine with the other baby.

 

MamaCat21

I can't think of anything else to say that PP didn't cover.

I am sorry about your situation tho. T & P!!

NayNaysPlayPen

UsedToBeGoldie:

i'm sorry your doc didn't give you more info.

Disappearing Twin is not uncommon... most women don't know they have one because they don't have an US early enough to even know they ever had twins...

generally your body will just absorb the twin that doesn't make it- and they say it does not effect the outcome for the other baby - that generally everything is fine for the rest of the pregnancy.

You might have some spotting, but that's not uncommon for any healthy pregnancy.

i personally know many women who had a disappearing twin and all was fine with the other baby.

 

Thank you VERY much for your reply. I should have asked my dr at the time, but I was caught offguard and didnt have questions prepared for that outcome! He did say how common it was, and I only had a U/S so early because I had slight spotting. So I probably would not have known otherwise. He didnt mention the absorbing part, but its a relief to hear...I was worried I might miscarry and not know which baby (embryo) it was. I feel better already thanks again, your a big help!

NayNaysPlayPen

UsedToBeGoldie:

i'm sorry your doc didn't give you more info.

Disappearing Twin is not uncommon... most women don't know they have one because they don't have an US early enough to even know they ever had twins...

generally your body will just absorb the twin that doesn't make it- and they say it does not effect the outcome for the other baby - that generally everything is fine for the rest of the pregnancy.

You might have some spotting, but that's not uncommon for any healthy pregnancy.

i personally know many women who had a disappearing twin and all was fine with the other baby.

 

Thank you VERY much for your reply. I should have asked my dr at the time, but I was caught offguard and didnt have questions prepared for that outcome! He did say how common it was, and I only had a U/S so early because I had slight spotting. So I probably would not have known otherwise. He didnt mention the absorbing part, but its a relief to hear...I was worried I might miscarry and not know which baby (embryo) it was. I feel better already thanks again, your a big help!

afwifestrecker7706

When we lost baby D of this pregnancy my body just absorbed it. I had a little bit of bleeding but went in and the other 3 were doing fine. Everything has been fine with the other 3 since we lost baby D at around 8-9 weeks but that one never developed or had a heart beat.

KDR1979

I alwAys thought a vanishing twin was when you had a 2nd sac, but no fetal pole everDevelops. Did you see 2 heartbeats?

NayNaysPlayPen

KDR1979:

I alwAys thought a vanishing twin was when you had a 2nd sac, but no fetal pole everDevelops. Did you see 2 heartbeats?

 

I actually only had one sac, both embryos were in there together, visibe on the u/s but no heartbeat for baby 2. It was much much smaller, too.  The dr never used the words "vanishing twin" so I am not sure if that is exactly what I had. I just know that the second embryo will not be maturing.

finallyreilly

I am sorry for your loss.  We lost one of our three at about 8 weeks.  The OB said that I might experience some bleeding from it, but I never did.  We did see the sac still at my 12 week NT scan, but then nothing after that.  My OB said it would just become absorbed throughout the pregnancy.  I hope the rest of your pregnancy is H&H. 

NayNaysPlayPen

finallyreilly:

I am sorry for your loss.  We lost one of our three at about 8 weeks.  The OB said that I might experience some bleeding from it, but I never did.  We did see the sac still at my 12 week NT scan, but then nothing after that.  My OB said it would just become absorbed throughout the pregnancy.  I hope the rest of your pregnancy is H&H. 

I am bleeding today and just called my dr who said basically the same, that this bleeding is almost certainly due to that vanishing twin. Of course I would never hope to lose a twin, but I am looking on the bright side that at least my remaining baby is growing healthy. I pray he stays this way every day!