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October 2017 Moms
TallMomma29
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Expecting Multiples Check-In!
TallMomma29
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By popular demand! (Requested by two people, which is a lot of demand...)
Let's have a check-in for those of us expecting multiples! Who is out there? Some intro questions:
How many babies are you expecting?
Do you know if they are ID/Fraternal?
What was your first thought when you found out?
Have you read any books on Twins/Multiples pregnancies?
Let's have a check-in for those of us expecting multiples! Who is out there? Some intro questions:
How many babies are you expecting?
Do you know if they are ID/Fraternal?
What was your first thought when you found out?
Have you read any books on Twins/Multiples pregnancies?
Re: Expecting Multiples Check-In!
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Do you know if they are ID/Fraternal? They currently appear to be ID, and the OB couldn't find a membrane between them at 8w so they might be mo/mo twins (super risky). Hoping to see a membrane at my appointment on 5/2!
What was your first thought when you found out? I yelled out "OMG IT'S TWINS" as soon as my OB started to talk. I was totally shocked and freaked out but I'm starting to come around and get more excited than scared!
Have you read any books on Twins/Multiples pregnancies? I binge read a bunch when I first found out. I'll pull them out later and recommend the best one(s).
Twin fun fact: did you know that Mary Kate and Ashley are fraternal twins?? Mind blown! That fun fact was in one of the books.
1. Expecting 2!
2. Fraternal, most likely. Each have their own sac and placenta. Though if they are the same sex, could they still be identical?
3. Shocked and scared. My husband said my face turned white! Now I'm super excited. I know it will be so tough and exhausting, but I can't wait.
4. Haven't read any, just a lot of online reading. You know, everything you read online is true!
He's coming around though!
(I actually texted him an ultrasound photo first because good wives tell their husband life changing news via text!
My aunt called me right away because she thought I was joking around when I texted her a pic. I may be a jokester, but that's something I wouldn't joke about!
1. Expecting 2! Week!
2. Identical. Mono di to be exact.
3. Freaked out lol! I laughed/cried for about 30 minutes. Surprisingly, my husband took it pretty well. Once the shock kinda wore off we announced on April Fools day. That was fun!
4. Not too much book reading yet. Most just asking doctor google things and getting freaked lol!
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fill me in on all the multies!
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How many babies are you expecting? 2
Do you know if they are ID/Fraternal? Fraternal - we did ivf - transferred 2 embryos and looks like both stuck
What was your first thought when you found out? Holy Crap! And then i started crying a little bit. I wasnt expecting to have 3 kids. Then i was like oh no the car - we will need a new one. Lol!
Have you read any books on Twins/Multiples pregnancies? Nope - just doesnt feel that real yet.
@TallMomma29 - mind blown! I never wouldve guessed they were not identical!
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Btw the fact that twins run in my family has always made me paranoid about the possibility of twins, but I never expected I'd end up with ID twins (not hereditary)!
Baby Boy due October 2017
2. Unknown as of yet. I was sent for a high resolution ultrasound because my doctor could only see one placenta. But the high risk doctor assured us that there are two placentas after discovering the "twin peak" between the two of them. Their placentas are just squished next to each other. So they are definitely di/di but still have a chance of being identical or fraternal depending on when the egg split or if there were two eggs to begin with.
3. I started laughing and then cried.
4. None yet. I want to but just haven't gotten around to it.
Do you know if they are ID/Fraternal? Fraternal. They've been in separate sacs from the beginning so I had a hunch but they confirmed when I went to the specialist!! 6% difference between the two. Which is good! Little worry from the doctor.
First thought/ what did I do when I found out? I cried. My first had told me he thought there was two babies but I brushed it off. It was wilding finding out he was right.
Read ad anything on twins? Not too much I helped my aunt with her twin boys. Which won't be the same as taking care of my own but still. Lol
We are expecting twins. No idea if they are identical or fraternal yet but we do know that they are di/di twins. So they have their own sacs and so anything is possible right now!
I started laughing and then crying when I found out. I was alone in the room so the tech went to get my husband and he came in, saw me crying and got instantly upset thinking the worst. When I managed to choke out "Look!" And pointed to the screen, the tech said "There's your baby....and there's your other baby." And his jaw hit the floor and he started to cry too.
Married 9-19-2009
Baby Karrot 2.0 - 6.25.2015 - He's here! Via VBAC @ 36 weeks.
I can offer some help in the csection. Recovery without your uterus contracting (planned CS) vs going to csection after labor is much different in terms of recovery. But I'm sure planned csection with twins is not very easy to accommodate.
That being said holding the babies will be fine, stairs are fine but you want to limit it as much as you can. More so bc you move so slow. It's more the action of getting out of bed that is hard.
As for the toddlers H was gone a lot during recovery time bc it was his busy season. There were times I had no choice to lift my 19 month old. I'm not suggesting you do that. But those times happened. Just try to explain to them that mommy can't lift, and when sitting on the couch or whatever have them climb up.
Its one of those things that probably sounds scarier than it is. It isn't a bed of roses but vaginal recovery I am sure isn't peachy either. hopefully it doesn't come to it, but if it does you will get through!
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@carries2018 Thanks for the advice!!
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also that being said i am not saying csection after contractions/labor is like months more of recovery. but i felt fairly normal after a couple days with planned csection and laboring one took over a week. and still in both situations i was still managing being a mom in the meantime. holding them, stairs, etc. you get through.
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Do you know if they are ID/Fraternal? Fraternal
What was your first thought when you found out? Excited! We have adopted 3 boys in the last 1.5 years and this was our last try to get pregnant. My husband looked a little pale.
Have you read any books on Twins/Multiples pregnancies? Nope... But Google is great!
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@buttercream_frosting we are finding out the sexes by doing a huge gender reveal for friends and family! Of course everyone is hoping for girls, but I would be ecstatic with 5 boys.