So I had my first u/s sound today. It was a little scary. I ended up having 1 gestational sac with 2 yolk sacs, and 1 fetal pole. The fetal pole did show a flickering h/b. Although it was slow at 60 bpm. We were still able to hear it.
So the u/s tech had never seen 2 yolk sacs in 1 gestational sac before. So she called in my doctor. She confirmed, and said it is very rare to see this. So she tries to explain that maybe it is a vanishing twin, or the other baby might be hiding, or it might not be developed as far as the other. She said twins are slower are developing than singletons. B/c I was also worried that the other baby was only measuring at 6 weeks. So I have done some research, which I shoudlnt have done. And now I am more worried. Twins in the same gestational sac are called momo twins(there is a much longer, technical name). There are alot of complications, one main one being cord entaglement between the 2 babies. Has anyone else on here had or heard of any similar experiences. T & P would be greatly appreciated. I go back in next Wednesday for another u/s with a high risk OB. I am just hoping that the one baby will have grown and is fine. TIA ladies!!!
DS is 3 years old*
BFP#1-12/30/11, CP-1/6/11*
BFP#2- 1/31/11-missed M/C at 9 weeks-3/9/11, D&C-3/14/11* BFP#3-7/13/11-M/C at 10 weeks-8/26/11, D&C -8/29/11*
BFP#4-10/31/11- Beta at 10DPO-19, Beta at 12DPO-118, RE recommended heparin 2X daily and progesterone 2X daily.
Praying this LO keeps growing!!!
Re: 1 gestational sac, 2 yolk sacs, 1 fetal pole?
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My guys were di/di but I can tell you that my early u/s didn't show as much as they expected. I had one at 6 weeks to see the hb and it was just poles. I went back at 8 weeks and they were still a bit behind. They seemed to catch up at 12 weeks.
Try not to buy trouble just yet momma. I know it's hard to be patient and it's frightening. Hopefully, you will know more in a week or two. *hugs*
This exactly! We're mo/di and had a heck of a time finding the membrane at 12 weeks and still to this date it can be hard to find... at 6 weeks it is too early to jump to the conclusion that your babies are mo/mo so I would try not to worry about it yet .
Will keep you in T & P's!!!
Sending you LOTS of HUGS!!
When I was around 7 weeks I was told I was having momo twins. Three weeks later (when I saw the MFM for the first time), I was told they were actually mo/di twins. So just relax and step away from Dr. Google. If you ARE having momo twins, there are plenty of success stories but they are EXTREMELY rare.
Best of luck!
My u/s tech at 7 weeks suspected mono/mono. That earned us a polite warning about vanishing twin.
At 10 weeks (I think), we could see a dividing membrane. At that point, silly OB (yet wonderful for so many other reasons) said "They are not identical. While identical twins are fun too, a fraternal twin pregnancy is less risky." (Um, wrong again at the diagnosis. To this day I think he was unsuccessfully articulating the challenges of mono/mono, and not identicals in general.)
The MFM and his higher tech equipment finally got it right a few weeks later -- mono/di! My identical twins shared a placenta and a gestational sac but were in two separate amniotic sacs (the dividing membrane).
Preemie ID DDs; then DS; then natural M/C; now due 10/17
High risk for pre-term: weekly Makena injections