Pregnant with identical twins, scared!

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I had a short and small bleed 3 weeks ago and had an early scan (8 weeks) only to find out we are having identical twins with two very strong heartbeats.

I am due my dating scan next Thursday 28th Feb and cant sleep for worrying something is wrong. I am worried they are going to be mono/mono twins or that one has vanished and even though there are no signs of miscarriage for some reason I have my head stuck on thinking something bad has happened.

Is this anxiety normal?! Luckily I don't have sickness but I am so exhausted I am having to have little naps through the day and struggling to do much else. Some days I don't feel pregnant except for the tiredess as I stopped going to pee as much and my boobs don't feel as sore but still tired, in my head I am seeing this as a sign soemthing could be wrong as my symptoms don't seem to be as prominent. Now 11 weeks.

If anyone has experienced something similar please share as I don't really have anyone to talk to about it, husband is working away and I don't live near family.

x

I struggled with the wait for the scans and didnt have any reason to worry - when I found out I am carrying twins the worry seemed to increase as now there are more things that can go wrong.

As far as I know mo/mo identical twins are rare- mostly they are mo/di. You will have extra monitoring and scans in the second half of pg.

I think the anxiety is normal - as none of it is under our control (other than food and avoiding smoking/drinking etc) - it's been a huge challenge for me to let go of being in control of what happens. One day at a time. Once I could feel definite movements (at about 19 weeks - now 24) I feel much calmer but do still worry sometimes. If it gets debilitating or is impacting your life speak to your midwife and ask for support. They are there to support emotional wellbeing too.

All the best for your pregnancy and congratulations!