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Spontaneous Triplets
I guess this is my intoduction. I have a really crazy story, but I will condense it here. We have one 2 1/2 year old and wanted to give her a sibling. A sibling. We saw one happy baby at our 8 week appointment when we peeked. My NT scan today revealed triplets! Two identical. They are all healthy but Baby A (one of the "twins") has cord attachment near the edge of the placenta, so thats something to watch. I'm so scared. My DH has a spinal cord injury (he walks with a crutch, but has other medical issues including that he survived cancer in '06) so its harder for him to help as much as a normal dad, but he does a great job. Anyway, this is SO new and we're just beside ourselves. We were lucky enough to have one baby on our own (no medical help), but three!? Wowza! We have so many things to think about. We have a 2 bedroom house! Sorry I'm all over the place, I'm just in shock.
I'm still to scared to change my ticker and my badges...but I'm sure I will soon.
Here they are:
Two sacs, Baby C at left, A/B sac at right
A/B sac showing Baby A and Baby B
Love: 8/2000 | Marriage: 7/2005 | Baby makes three: 3/28/2007 | And one more makes...SIX?
Steal my kids picture or pretend they are yours, I will find where you live and ship all of their dirty diapers to your doorstep. Promise.
Steal my kids picture or pretend they are yours, I will find where you live and ship all of their dirty diapers to your doorstep. Promise.
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Re: Spontaneous Triplets
Congrats! My only advice is to do your best to not worry, all things will fall into place. Since you're already a mom, many things will be similar with this pregnancy, and a few things will progress a lot quicker (gaining weight, getting uncomfortable, pre-term labor, etc). Just do the best you can - you are giving your daughter an awesome gift!
This is a great place to ask questions/vent - there's at least one other MoM with spontaneous trips (PeaKay) and she's a great contributor on here.
Congrats again - despite the shock, this is an awesome blessing!
wow, congrats!!! Once you get past the initial shock you'll be able to shift into planning mode and figure it all out somehow! At least that's what I keep telling myself.
Congratulations, and welcome!
We were in a similar boat, hoping to give DD 1 sibling. She's getting 2, which is not nearly as shocking as 3.
Take care of yourself!
Congratulations, mama! Mine were spontaneous, as were many of the other triplet moms on here too. Nothing can compare to the shock when you hear that you're having triplets. Nothing.
Of course, I don't have an older child, so that throws a curveball in there, but I know plenty of people who had spontaneous triplets with an older kid, and they're surviving. 
It's going to be a scary six months. But we're here for you!
(And can I say how lucky you are to have found out at 11 weeks? that's a whole month less of worry than I had!
Congrats again, and try to enjoy your pregnancy. I wish I had, instead of being so worried all the time.
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We saw one at our 8 week appointment as well, then found the second at the NT scan. I cant imagine the shock of three. Holy moly.
Congrats and remember to breathe.
wow! Your story is amazing - God certainly wanted you to have more than A sibling for your DD!! You have hit the lotto for spontaneous babies, huh?
welcome - and lots of prayers for a safe pregnancy - this boards is great, and i'm sure triplet connection will help you, too!
wow!! exciting news, indeed!
Congratulations!
Congratulations - even though it's overwhelming right now. My neighbor had a two year old when she conceived spontaneous triplets. She lived to tell the tale! The triplets are now 8 and the older girl is 10. You will figure out a way. For right now just take it one day at a time.
My twins are 5! My baby is 3!
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Congratulations and welcome!
For me, having a singleton first made it easier for me to handle the multiples. I know I only have 2 and your are having 3 but you already know the basics and it was SO much easier for me then i ever thought it would be because I had be through it all once before. Try to stay clam and enjoy the pregnancy.
Thanks you all for your supportive responses. I have so many thoughts going through my head, of course the biggie is 'can/should we really do this?' I'm so scared, can't sleep and can't stop crying. I have my last midwife appointment today along with early glucose testing. Then I see a peri on Tuesday. I'm sad that I won't have my midwives because I loved them with my DD. They want to keep in touch through it all though.
Pea-kay, I started reading your blog last night, but then at 12:30 decided I needed sleep.
Hi Kim! I'm scared to tell my 1st tri friends. I'm just scared to admit it really. I will soon.
Steal my kids picture or pretend they are yours, I will find where you live and ship all of their dirty diapers to your doorstep. Promise.
Hey Amy - I just replied to you on the Seattle board, but wanted to add that my Baby B's umbilical cord was also connected on the side of the placenta, called a Velamentous cord insertion. She was behind her sister in growth the entire pregnancy and fell off the charts at about 28w, but she is perfectly healthy and growing like crazy now. I know you have a million other things to think about besides that, but just wanted to let you know that it is not that uncommon. You'll be taking down protein like crazy and be monitored closely already so don't worry about the cord yet!
Thank you Stef! Baby A (11w 1d) is only measuring 1 day behind baby B (11w 2d). Baby C, however is measuring 11w 5d when I should have only been 11w 2d (we had sex only one day in October).
Steal my kids picture or pretend they are yours, I will find where you live and ship all of their dirty diapers to your doorstep. Promise.
It sounds like they are pretty close in size. In my first trimester Baby B was a full week behind Baby A and stayed that way for most of the pregnancy. This is only the beginning of trying so hard to not compare your multiples to one another.
Congrats! The initial shock will wear off and then you will be excited!
My baby A has velamentous cord insertion and I am being monitored closely and will have to be on bedrest in the near future. It worries me so much, but it is comforting knowing that there are others with similar situations that have healthy babies.