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2 sacs at early scan, can only see 1 baby

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concreterose31 · 26/09/2021 08:48

Hey!
1st ever post!

I had my early scan on Friday and was a complete nervous wreck after 3 year ttc and failed IVF in May me and DH had gotten used to receiving bad news.

The scan went well but has left me completely mind blown.. scan showed two sacs one showed baby on the right place measuring at 5w6d and we could hear a heart beat, the second sac was hidden behind so they couldn't see it properly so rebooked us in for Friday. Feeling a rush of way too many emotions, has this been experienced by anyone?

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concreterose31 · 26/09/2021 10:55

Any one?

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JustOneMoreStep · 26/09/2021 11:07

It means there were 2 eggs implant (or attempt to implant). So you may be carrying twins (or more!). I had IVF and 2 embryos put back. At my 6 week scan I had 2 sacs but only 1 had an embryo in the other other was empty, which they told me meant I'd had an early miscarriage of the one in the empty sac, but the embryo in the other one was developing well. Apparently its not uncommon in IVF patients.

Bells3032 · 26/09/2021 11:11

It may be just hard to see thst sack... 5w is quite early or may be that was initially twins but one failed to grow. Vanishing twin is actually is fairly common (about one in three twin pregnancies) and we suffered it ourselves at 8 weeks. Unfortunately you'll just have to wait and see whether it's a living twib

Was it ivf in the end and did you have one or two put back

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concreterose31 · 26/09/2021 11:43

@JustOneMoreStep
@Bells3032
Thanks for the the response guys, conceived natural which was a complete shock considering our journey.
They did mention the possibility of twins which is what has my mind blown..
@Bells3032 Aww, I have read a little about vanishing twins.. if you don't mind me asking did you have a early scan which showed twins then later was told they could see one baby?

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NewtoHolland · 26/09/2021 11:47

My early scan showed 2 sacs, 1 with baby in one was smaller and didn't develop, no baby so probably disappearing twin.

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concreterose31 · 26/09/2021 11:50

@NewtoHolland

My early scan showed 2 sacs, 1 with baby in one was smaller and didn't develop, no baby so probably disappearing twin.
Thanks @NewtoHolland how many weeks were you at your first scan?
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Bells3032 · 26/09/2021 11:50

Similar to you we had ivf due to my husbands cancer and then had a suprise pregnancy before we got to transfer. We had no idea how far along we were because the ivf had messed up our cycles so the ivf clinic gave us a scan and we saw two little heartbeats and measured at 7 weeks.

We went back for the nipt test at 11 weeks and sadly it looked like twin 2 had stopped growing probably a couple of days after the first scan.

Part of us was devestated (my own late mum was a twin so was extra special) and we had gotten used to the idea but at the same time the pregnancy was always a bit higher risk and it made it much safer for me and baby and a lot easier for looking after newborn etc.

Now I get sad occasionally but I've dealt with it. It feels weird to grieve something you've never met and is really just a ball of cells. Weird to lose a baby but still be pregnant. But if that is the case then let yourself grieve x

Bells3032 · 26/09/2021 11:51

FYI baby 1 is 22 weeks tomorrow and so far so good. She looks beautiful and healthy

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concreterose31 · 26/09/2021 11:59

@Bells3032 Oh wow! I can't imagine how shocked you were?! How did you manage to get pregnant in-between your ivf cycle? Was it a FET?

I completely understand and you have every right to feel grieve but I can imagine how conflicting it all is..
I am trying to edge on the side of caution by DH is already singing "just the 4 of us" and keeps referring to our pregnancy as twins which is making worry about feeling disappointed

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Bells3032 · 26/09/2021 12:15

It was a bit of a shock. When we did all the ivf testing we found out my amh was low so we decided to do two egg freezing rounds and then a fresh one so we could have enough eggs for two kids. We had the two freeze rounds and actually started what we planned to be a fresh round but I was completely unresponsive to the meds. I'd taken a pregnancy test and it was negative so just put it down to my body being a bit exhausted. Turned out I was 3 weeks pregnant at that point so too early to pick up on the test. What I thought had been a light period (which I got cos I only came off the coil a couple of months before starting ivf) was implantation bleeding. Seems I ovulated about a week late and voila. My husband had sperm after two years of hormone treatment it was just very low (1 million with 1% morphology).

We retested his sperm when we found out I was pregnant and it had gone up to 5 million. Not massive but clearly enough.

My family always joke that the women in my family are so rediculously fertile and when I got those Amh results I assumed it had bypassed me. Seems my family may just be more focused on quality of eggs than quantity and I release two eggs a month (they think the twins were fraternal) and I have inherited that tendancy.

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concreterose31 · 26/09/2021 12:16

@Bells3032

FYI baby 1 is 22 weeks tomorrow and so far so good. She looks beautiful and healthy
Aww amazing! @Bells3032 pass the half way mark! How have you been feeling?
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concreterose31 · 26/09/2021 12:19

@Bells3032 oh wow! An absolute miracle, has you been ttc for a while?
Feeling so blessed and grateful, it's been a difficult 3 years for us!

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Bells3032 · 26/09/2021 12:23

We'd never tried to conceive naturally. As we knew he'd had cancer we had testing done early. Doctors told us we'd never get his count above 1 million and whilst it was a tiny chance of natural conception to mot even try and go straight for ivf. So not trying at all really. We did one freeze cycle in Jan and one in March and the final non responsive one in May

IsabelHerna · 26/09/2021 17:09

Congratulations on your baby or babies! What did the doctor say? When will they be able to tell you exactly what's going on? Oh my I'm getting anxious just by thinking about it! Good luck OP!

NewtoHolland · 27/09/2021 11:13

My early scan was at 6+3 they measured the sac lots sto check and it was smaller and the wall was less defined than the first sac.

dutchessmom · 28/09/2021 09:54

Congratulations! That's amazing news! From what I understand maybe they transferred 2 embryos? When are you going to know what is happening?

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concreterose31 · 28/09/2021 19:54

@IsabelHerna thank you! I'm trying to not get over excited because it's all so confused the sonographer asked if either of us have twins in our family and said the position of the second sac was difficult to see so early on so been booked back on for the this Friday! Excited for any outcome that means baby is healthy but two would be amazing!

@dutchessmom we actually ended up conceiving naturally which makes this all the more surreal!

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concreterose31 · 28/09/2021 19:55

@dutchessmom

Congratulations! That's amazing news! From what I understand maybe they transferred 2 embryos? When are you going to know what is happening?
Thank youuuu! @dutchessmom 🥰
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concreterose31 · 07/10/2021 16:50

Just an update in case anyone stumbles across this!
We had a scan last week Friday and it was confirmed it we are having twins!!!
I've so overwhelmed with emotions; bouncing between being so scared about possible risks and overjoyed that after 3 years of infertility, a failed round of IVF we have naturally conceived twins with no real history of twins in my family. In my case I honestly feel this is a miracle from God! Thank you for everyone that contributed and advised

@JustOneMoreStep @Bells3032 @NewtoHolland @IsabelHerna @dutchessmom

2 sacs at early scan, can only see 1 baby
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Moonshine160 · 07/10/2021 16:56

Wow congratulations OP! X

JustOneMoreStep · 07/10/2021 17:03

Awesome news! Congratulations!

CatLady93 · 07/10/2021 17:05

That's absolutely beautiful.. huge congratulations ❤️

Squiff70 · 07/10/2021 17:06

Hi @concreterose31 and massive congratulations! I have experienced this... twice! You'll be feeling mind blown for a long time now. You're still in shock and I'm amused to let you know it never fully wears off Grin

Enjoy. Wishing you a very happy and healthy pregnancy with two healthy and happy babies xx

Soontobe60 · 07/10/2021 17:07

Lovely news x

TillyDevon · 07/10/2021 17:07

Wow that is completely amazing: huge congratulations! Keep safe and well and I hope all goes well

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