November 2018 Moms
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Moms of Multiples chat w/o 6.12.18
smulrich16
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Let's get this week's Moms of Multiples chat going 
Have you gone to the Maternal Fetal specialist yet?
If so, what was your experience?
If not, when do you expect to go?
Obviously, we can chat about anything, but I thought I'd throw out a little discussion teaser.
Have you gone to the Maternal Fetal specialist yet?
If so, what was your experience?
If not, when do you expect to go?
Obviously, we can chat about anything, but I thought I'd throw out a little discussion teaser.
Re: Moms of Multiples chat w/o 6.12.18
I love my MFM doc. He was really great in explaining the risks, without making it sound scary or daunting. You also have to love when the doctor hands you his card and tells you "if you feel anything that seems odd - call me. We'll probably have you come in, just to be safe." He also told me that labor for twins is completely different than labor for singletons, so if I feel something that I don't think is normal and my friends who had singleton pregnancies say, "Oh yeah, I had that too...it's nothing to worry about." It probably IS something to worry about and come in and be seen, just to be safe.
yea, all my mfm doc did was explain what mo/di twins were in a dumbed down way, then told me that i had to come in for extra appointments to watch for signs of ttts. didn’t even explain what that was. then told me how important it was to take my supplements and aspirin, and follow the minimum dietary guidelines. at the second appointment she told me everything looked fine and asked if i had concerns, and that was that. your doc sounds awesome!
It makes me sad when people feel like doctors don't really care about their patients like they should. Unfortunately, it tends to be more prevalent in Specialist
What all my research has shown me is this: Yes, there are more risks for a twin pregnancy and my care team is monitoring for those issues. The odds are, though, that I'll have a healthy pregnancy resulting in 2 healthy babies.
I've had one appt with an MFM, not at the hospital I'm hoping to go to, but the one where I will be sent if this pregnancy gets too high-risk. It was overall a good and very informative experience - I actually really liked the doctor and she listened to me and didn't make me feel stupid. Unfortunately she's the only woman on the team of 4 specialists there, so I'm really hoping if I do end up getting sent there that I will be lucky enough to end up with her. I know I'm weird...I'm one of those people that just can't imagine a male doc for this!! They were only able to book a 45 minute ultrasound for me because it was either that or wait until mid July. Twins were confirmed mono-di, which falls right in the middle of safest and not-so-safe. We didn't find out the genders, but we have a "part 2" ultrasound on June 27th which will be a full 2 hours. Babies were so active, it was hard for the sonographer to get all the right angles! We did get a video and some pics though, so there's something to tide me over until next time.
Were you all told you have to have an ultrasound every 2 weeks, then once a week after 28 weeks, and TWICE a week after 32 weeks?! I only had one ultrasound with my son, so my mind exploded when they told me.