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Thought it was a miscarriage but turned out to be

I thought I should share my story as I have spent many an hour reading other peoples. I found out I was pregnant and was surprised to get a positive at 9 days past ovulation. When I got my blood test results I thought the hgc reading of 1200 was pretty high for 16po. But it wasn't until I starting spotting at 6 weeks that I had a scan and discovered 2 sacs. But only one had a baby with a good strong heartbeat, and the other larger sac only had a yolk sac. I was told it didn't look good and it might be a vanishing twin but to come back for another scan in a week. I was just happy it wasn't another miscarriage as I had been so sure it was.

So the next week I went for another scan. I was positive there would only be one baby, but I was wrong again, there was now a second baby with a good heartbeat. Twin A was 178bpm and twin B was 148bpm. But I was still spotting and everything I read made me think the chances of having a miscarriage was so much higher with twins.

With still more spotting I had another scan at 8 weeks and both babies were still fine. At 10 weeks another scan and again they were both looking great. Just after this scan the spotting stopped, but of course I didn't stop worrying. I had read somewhere that spotting is more common in twin pregnancies but it was exactly like how my previous miscarriage had started, so I kept expecting the worst.

Just this week I have had my NT scan to check for Down syndrome at 12 weeks. At last I can relax a bit and start to believe this is really happening. Both babies look gorgeous and they both have heartbeats of 170bpm. Their risks where 1 in 3744 of having Down sydndrome which is great news. Being 36 now I was a bit worried, but the genetic doctor said that risk was like that of a 15 year old girl... I like the sound of that! lol.

The doctor also said that although they think they may be fraternal twins they can only see one corpus luteum (where the egg comes out of) which usually means identical, but the second may be hiding somewhere. As both babies have there own sac and own placenta, but that can just mean the egg split very early on. I will just have to wait until the birth to find out.

So I'm hoping the coming months go a bit smoother than these first. I have had morning sickness and extreme fatigue. I'm so much more tired than I was with my DS, but then I am 5 years older now I suppose. I can't wait to find out the sex of the babies, of course I would love a girl, but I'm happy to take what I get given. I know I'm very lucky to be blessed with this miracle as it is.

Well good luck and baby dust to you all and I hope my story give some hope to others out there.

melissa

nagging suspicion

I have one wonderful son who is 16 months old, when I found out I was pregnant with him I just 'knew' immediatly I was having a boy. Family, friends and even my doctor said he was a 'girl', but i was stubborn and wouldnt even look at pink girly clothes. I didnt find out I was pregnant until I was 6wks 2days and to top it off from my previous history I was told I would be able to conceive naturally. I suffered minimal morning sickness, minimal mood swings and my appatite was rather normal except for food aversions or cravings. My son was a big nine pound 6 and a half ounces when born, he was too big to be born naturally so I had to have an emergency c section. I carried all out in front and very large, everyone thought it was twins or triplets, but I knew it wasnt.
I am now almost six weeks pregnant and since i discovered I was pregnant at three weeks pregnant, a week before my period was due, i have had a nagging suspicion I am carrying two babies. I have headaches, morning (or rather evening and afternoon) sickness and I am incredibly moody, and irritable. I am always so hungry even soon after a meal I am hungry. I was not like this with my son. My belly has popped out rather quick. I did experience a small amount of bleeding around the time I would have had my period had I not fallen pregnant but it has subsided, and my back has been very sore, my sciatic nerve which didnt play up during my first pregnancy until i was further along.
I may just be, being silly but I am certain in my heart its two, even though it wont bother me if I am wrong. I keep looking at twin baby accessories, twin prams, cots etc. Twins run in my side of the family, my mother had two sets (stillborns) and my aunt was pregnant with twins but lost one. I was told that twins in my family have not skipped generations.
I dreamt I was pregnant with this pregnancy, I dreamt I took a urine test I looked down on it and it was postive, I also dreamt I had twin babies when I met my partner. I know this all sounds weird and I am booking for a scan in the next couple of weeks, but I cannot shake the feeling that I am having two.
Has anyone else experienced this? Felt this way and been correct?

kristy

when dreams come true.

hey everybody. im 23 years old and i am 7 months pregnant with twins. both are girls. can wait to see my two precious princess. at first, we didnt really expect that we're gonna have twins because the ultrasound scan didnt show any signs that we're having twins. only one featus were shown, when i was 10weeks pregnant.
i experienced a very bad night sickness. i threw up all the food that i ate, even mineral water. also i had a very bad headache till i have to get a medical leaves once a week.
on 20 weeks pregnant i had a second ultrasound. like usual the doctor made a checkup on me and made a scan on my tummy. suddenly the doctor asked me if there are twins in family. i was a bit suprised with her question then i said in my siblings there are no twins. then she said oohh.. but you're having twins. i was shocked and speechless. i thought the doctor was lying. then she showed me the screen and there were two heads. i cried in joy. then the doctor called my husband and told the great news. he also became speechless but still got smile on his face. i know he really happy about it. because he'd been dreaming about twins quite frequent.
now im anxiously waiting for my big day, because twins mostly in high risk to premature deliver. i am hoping i will deliver them normally, not by c-section. they are my angels and i love them both.

anny rahman

twins

i have 7 children my last two who are now six mths old are twin boys and i just found out im expecting twins again. my partner has been very supportive and he is the best ever. i am twenty nine years old my children range from age 11yrs to 6 mths. ive been blessed with a big family

sarah

My boys

Hi i just want to give everyone a little back ground on me and my life and how this all started . To be honest i have never told this story to anyone besides the people who were there to experience it with me and i will change the names of the people in the story for privacy reasons. Lets just say my name is stephanie and im turning 18 in about 6 months lets say my boyfriends name is john. We grew up together in a little town in norther california. He was my first kiss when i was only 4 and when we started the 7th grade he asked me to be his girlfriend and i said yes. It was purely innocent im sure you all know how it was in middle school the hand holdin and little kisses here and there. I do believe we dated for about a year and a half before sex even crossed our mind but twoards the end of our 8th grade year we had sex and yes we were both virgins. We were very careless and didnt use a condom but i didnt get pregnant. We had sex without a condom a couple more times and still nothing so we continued to do it that way. We had sex regulary probably once or twice a week. We lived next door to eachother so it was very easy for him to sneak into my room. And then on Agust 15,2008 I found out I was a little under a month pregnant and to me and my boyfriend it was shocking news but we were happy. You may ask yourself why my story is so long but for you to understand my life now you need all the details. Well me and john decide we would
Tell our parents separately and to me that was my greatest mistake. This part I'm about to tell you still bring tears to my eyes but it's a crucial part of my story. I remember it was. Two day after I found out abouty pregnancy may I remind you I had just turned 16 and I was just a child having a child not knowing if I was ready to be a mom but I knew I wasn't going to abort of give my child up for adoption( well later I found put it was 2) well that day I decided to tell my family and my father decided I wasn't going to have my baby no matter what so he dicided to push me down to the floor and kick me in the stomach I remember I shielded myself from his kicks as much as I could. his words are imprinted in mind the hatred with which he said that bastard wont be born no matter what even if I have to kill me to kill him. He kicked me for what seemed an eternity and then just left me on the grass in painwhile my sisters and mother just watched me in pain. I don't know how but I was able to reach for my phone and call john who rushed me to the hospital. I thank god everyday beacuse he save me and my children. I had a very complicated pregnancy but on march 23,2009 my 17 birthday I had two wonderfull baby boys they were both premature but they were alive and that's all that mattered. I named them Joshua and danny. Me and my boyfriend were lucky enough to have his parents support but to all who are out there reading my story I hope this reaches you in time beachse being a teen mom is very hard and I'm not saying my children are not a blessing from above beachse they are but if I would of had them four of five years from now thing would be so different. Me and john are children raising children there's no better way to explain it than that. I am missing out on so much And I know it so girls be careful just beachse your lucky a couple of times doesn't mean you will always be. It as your responsibility to make him wear a condom and even if you are on the pill still use a condom beachse you never know. Let my story be a lesson you don't want to be a 17 year old with two 6 month old babies mother hood is great but when you are mature enough to Handel it. I cry everynight beacuse I feel I won't be able to raise my children right beacuse I myself know little about life but to everyone who reads my story wish me luck

sarah