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Twins with one heartbeat

Rocka1Rocka1 member
in May 2016 Moms
Hi Everyone!

New here and already this pregnancy has my head in a spin!

So Last week I started spotting a little, it lasted a couple of days and stopped. I have gone through a miscarriage in June of this year, so this was very frightening to my husband and I.  We were scheduled an ultrasound by the doctor immediately at a lab since my doctor was all booked up.

After she got the lab results she called me and told me they had found a heartbeat!  120 bps and I was 6 1/2 weeks along!  Then she told me she had found a second sac with a smaller fetal pole but without a heartbeat.  She said it was possible that it could be a vanishing twin!  My husband and I ever since then have been completely on edge...(we've always wanted twins and this blessing would put us over the moon).  But the thought of losing one or both pregnancies has completely dominated my thoughts and feelings ever since then.  I want both my babies to survive.  Is anyone going through something like this or heard of it?  What are my chances of keeping both babies?  Is baby B developing at a slower pace or has he just stopped growing???  I really need any and all advice and prayers I can get... we go to the doctor's on Thursday for an actual ultrasound with the doctor and that should tell us more.  I am scared out of my mind!  thank you for listening to me complain everyone...
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Re: Twins with one heartbeat

  • 2.red.heads2.red.heads member
    Sorry you're on edge. It will be nice to have a solid answer on Thursday when you get an ultrasound again and will be a little farther along. I had an ultrasound at 7 wks, 4 days (because I mentioned I had spotted off and on) and that's when I found out it's twins. There were 2 heartbeats but the sonographer said not to tell the world right away because sometimes there could be a vanishing twin. She was very nice and positive, but it's such a weight on your shoulder wondering what's going on in there! I read somewhere online that there's a 20-30% chance of having a vanishing twin when you find out early (those without early ultrasounds may have never known there was the start of a 2nd in there in the first place). Yikes!
    Sorry, I'm babbling, but I wish you the best and I hope the next few days go quickly so you can have some answers! GL-
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  • kellypattersonkellypatterson member
    I had the same thing happen. I started bleeding at 6 weeks and thought I was having a miscarriage. I had one in May same time. We went in for first ultrasound and there were two sacs but only one fetal pole. The next week both babies had heartbeats!!! I have continued to have weekly ultrasounds until this week 10 because was still bleeding. I was told more common in twins. Good luck!
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  • benicodebenicode member
    I feel like sometimes doctors tell you the possibilities even if they are not significant, to prepare you in case.  That just stresses people out more!  Did you ask any of these questions to the doctor when she told you this?  I usually grill my health care providers when they tell me things like 'it could be this, but we don't know,..." because I'm the exact same way, with the concerns and worry.  Good luck! 
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  • Rocka1Rocka1 member
    Kelly thank you so much for your response...really gives me hope that the second baby will catch up to the first!  I did go for the first ultrasound at 6 w 4 d so its very possible that I could be in the same situation as you.
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  • Rocka1Rocka1 member
    Benicode,

    My mind was in a complete haze when I spoke to the doctor, and I was so happy that they found a heartbeat that I didn't think to ask any other questions until I fully realized the situation.
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  • Rocka1Rocka1 member
    2.red.heads,

    I know exactly what you're saying.  On Thursday I will be 7 w and 5 days along and I really in my heart feel as if both babies will be ok.  Then I get scared that maybe I don't deserve all this happiness at once and get really afraid.  I want to be positive and really focus positive energy on my babies.

    Thank you for your response and positivity.  The Vanishing twin thing is so so scary and I hope and pray that your babies will be just fine.  I know that once you see both heartbeats the chances of miscarriage decrease in half, so their is that!
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  • NicolizNicoliz member
    I had a vanishing twin this pregnancy.  I did fertility treatments and had several u/s.  At 2 of my u/s they had 2 sacs and they kept watching them to see how they were growing.  at 7 weeks it was obvious that one had continue to keep growing and the second one had stopped growing around 6 weeks.  I was so thankful to have 1 pregnancy but I was still sad for the loss of the other baby.  Hopefully you have better results!  fingers crossed!
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  • Rocka1Rocka1 member
    Nicoliz, thank you for sharing your story with me.  It's true, at the end of the day if I have a healthy baby thats all that matters.  I was so so so thankful that they found one heartbeat!
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