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I have to tell y'all something.....
august8080
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I've kept this to myself about as long as I possibly can and now I need to spill my guts to a bunch of strangers 
So on Sept 29th I got a positive pregnancy test!! We are so excited and feel so blessed!!
On Nov 2nd at 9 weeks, I went in for my first ultrasound and my doctor immediately saw TWO BABIES!!!! TWO. TWO BABIES. No fertility meds, absolutely no family history, shock of our lives.....TWINS!!! Like seriously, total and utter shock.
We are processing a lot of emotions-excitement, fear, etc. We don't have any family in Austin and my husband works very long hours, so a toddler and two babies is really daunting for me. We're strongly considering the possibility of relocating closer to family so that we have help but my husband doesn't have the kind of job where he can just transfer at will, so we'll see....
I saw the perinatologist soon after my first appt and babies look great. They're measuring right on with when I thought I ovulated with strong hearbeats and they have separate sacs and separate placentas which is best case scenario for their growth, development and safety. The only way we'll know in utero if they're fraternal is if they're boy/girl. If they're the same sex, we'll have to wait to find out when they're born.
My perinatologist feels that with my prior OB history and my current health and height that I will "sail through this to term" and I certainly hope that's the case. I am very low intervention when it comes to birth so one of the biggest things I'm working through is my thoughts/feelings/fears that I can still accomplish that.
My pregnancy symptoms are just the same as they were with my first--24/7 nausea and vomiting every day. Hopefully this go away by 20 weeks like it did the first time around.
Anyway, just needed to get that out there because I keep having questions I want to ask! Despite our fears, we know we are so blessed and fortunate- an amazing son, two healthy babies on the way, supportive family and a wonderful husband. I have another u/s the week after Thanksgiving and I will feel relief to see that they're both doing well as I start the second tri.
I would love any advice or encouragement that twin mamas can give me! And thank y'all in advance for answering the multitude of questions I'm sure to have.
P.S. Atlantic, were we drinking the same water, or what?!
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Re: I have to tell y'all something.....
I would have plotzed.
No specific advice at the moment, because my children have sapped what was left of my brain, but if you have any questions about something in particular, I may be able to chime in.
Tons of twin moms have vaginal deliveries, you just have to hope Baby A stays head down. And at 36 weeks, my Baby A was flip-flopping still even though my peri was sure there was no more room for him to do so.
And I'm glad you were told that you never know if they're frat or ID until they're born (if they're the same sex). I had so many people tell me that mine were obviously frats b/c they were in their own sacs. I kept telling them that even the peri said there was a chance they were IDs.
Anyway, congrats, you can do this!
Married October 28, 2006, TTC since March 2009 IUI #1-8 w/ clomid = BFN
IVF # 1 May, 2011 = BFP!!! Stillbirth at 26 weeks (placental failure/severe IUGR)
FET #1 February, 2012-- BFP! Beta #1=84 Beta #2= 207 Beta #3= 3,526
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Congratulations!!! That must have been so hard to keep to yourself!!
What a double blessing!
H&H 9 months to you!
Yay! Congratulations!!
I think already having that experience as a mom is going to help you tremendously. You've been there, done that already. You know what to expect and won't have the shock of being a first-time mom AND multiples. I don't really have much advice. The only book I read was this one, and it is 90% about diet and making sure you gain enough weight. I felt great physically until about week 28 when things started getting a bit uncomfortable. I'd try to get most of your busy work done by then because your perinatalogist (or peri nurse more likely) is going to do nothing but tell you that you're doing too much and need to take it easy. At least, that was my experience. I will say that first year was very hard. We don't have family in town either so it was positively heavenly when my mom would visit and give us a break. If you can, you might also think about getting a cleaning lady. We finally buckled down when the boys were 3 or 4 months old, and it took off a lot of the pressure. I will say that, even though that first year was possibly the most difficult thing I've ever done, now we are soooo thrilled that we had twin. They are awesome.
Good luck with a happy & healthy PG.
Whoa! Holy holy! That is so exciting.
Many congratulations, and best of luck in determining what is the best for you and your family.
Wow--congratulations!!
:-D
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