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nailsathome · 13/12/2017 14:08

I've just had an early scan at 9 weeks and found out we are having monochorionic diamniotic twins.

I have stupidly googled and now it feels as if it's all doomed! Anyone got any positivity to share?

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dangle90 · 13/12/2017 15:06

Hi didn't want to read and run. I am having didi Twins so cannot be any help but I do know they're are groups on facebook for Twins that are so helpful and I think you'll
Find positive stories and support in there x

dangle90 · 13/12/2017 15:06

And congratulations!!! X

lynmilne65 · 13/12/2017 15:23

What does that mean please ?

giraffesareok · 13/12/2017 15:29

Another di/di here (34 weeks), but some things are similar: basically everything has higher risks, but the risks are still risks not certainties IYSWIM - the majority are absolutely fine.

Yes, you might have a tougher pregnancy (though equally, you might not - I’ve had an easier pregnancy than quite a few singletons I know). You’ll be really well monitored as you go along. I’ve had scans at least every 4 weeks since 20 weeks; for monochorionic you might get scans fortnightly; this is great because a) you don’t really have time to worry between scans and b) you get to see them loads (and figure out which one poses for cameras and which is the awkward little sod) which parents of single pregnancies mostly don’t unless something’s wrong.

If things do start to look awry at any stage, it’s probably also true you’ll get specialist attention more quickly: being officially “high risk” can be helpful in that people tend to have a low threshold for checking things out.

Other twin pregnancy bonuses: everyone is interested and nice to you; no one expects you to be anything but shattered all the time; it’s easier to make decisions about childbirth when a whole lot of options are ruled out...! (Same applies to choosing pushchairs, actually.)

Costs a fortune, mind. Join TAMBA and use their discounts, accept all help and hand-me-downs, etc... We went to both an NCT twin seminar and a TAMBA one and found them both useful in different ways: probably depends where you are.

Like all pregnancies, as you go along and pass each milestone, you’ll know where things actually are for you as opposed to the whole population. Helps to just think about what’s relevant at the moment, if you possibly can. Best of luck for a smooth pregnancy and two fabulous babies!

nailsathome · 13/12/2017 15:48

Thank you for your responses. These will be babies 3 and 4 for me but my 6th pregnancy so I'm already anxious enough!

I'll have a look at TAMBA and fb. DH and I just keep looking at each other and saying shit it's twins!

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lostleonardo · 13/12/2017 16:01

I still say 'shit, it's twins' now and my boys are 4.5 years!

Congratulations, twins are ace. I also have mono-di twins and we had brilliant care when I was pregnant. We had scans every 2 weeks when we got to 16 weeks and saw consultant after every scan. I came down with pre-eclampsia at 35 weeks but had booked an elective c-section for 36.5 weeks had I been ok to carry on. The boys each weighed less than 5lbs so we had about 10 days in Nicu and transitional care. Be prepared for a hospital stay - but we did get lots of wonderful care when we were in there.

Check out Tamba and also local twin groups on FB.

Again, congrats!

ClareB83 · 13/12/2017 18:07

I'm 15+5 with DiDi twins and me and my OH keep just saying TWINS or TWO to each other. Like the other has forgotten!

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