Mommy to monkeys Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I'm 19 weeks pregnant. Today was my first visit with my midwife. We did the weight, blood pressure, urine, iron yada yada. I love her. She's so friendly. So I lay down and she measures me. Twice. She says, "Hmm, you're measuring at 28 weeks. Your dates must be off" I of course say, that I really don't think so. . .I had been meticulously charting. Then she listens for the heart beat on one side. Then the other. I ask what it is and she says, "It was 132 on this side and 156 on the other." I of course say, "huh". . .She told it was possible to have that kind of variance but that it was strange for her to be able to get a heartbeat on both sides if the baby is only 19 weeks. She also said that the "head" she felt feels small. . .so she wants an ultrasound just to see, and that there's a possibility that there might be more than one in there. Now I'm not the kind of gal who has ever wanted twins, but since she's mentioned it. . .I've really gotten my hopes up. What do you think? What have ya'll s experiences with multiple babies been? (ok. . I admit it. . .my hopes are up;)) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janie Grace Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 WOW! No experience, but excited with/for you!!! :D :D (Those are twin smilies.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denisemomof4 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 oh my..... with the ages of your kids, you will have your hands FULL!!! BUT, I'm so excited for you just thinking of it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuirkyKapers Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 No experience with twins- but I will keep my fingers crossed for you. I always thought it would be neat to have twins. I thought it would interesting to see if they had their own language. I also decided if that happend to me I would name them similar names like Toni and Joni! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Let us pause for a moment while I do my traditional laugh and point dance... I was measuring large for dates after a molar pregnancy (measuring large for dates is a sign of molar pregnancy) so we went for an early ultrasound. And the tech said "oh, did they send you early because they heard both heartbeats?" yeah, we're still not over that and the boys just turned 7. :lol: Congratulations! (and, likely, welcome to the nuthouse!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 When I measured 14 weeks at 9 weeks, my midwife sent me for an ultrasound. I have really big babies (one before the twins weighed in at 11 lbs. even) so I didn't think it was twins. The second the tech put the wand thingie on my abdomen, I saw both heads. They'll be 6 in a couple of days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Ooh, exciting! :) I would rather like twin boys to finish us since we already have five dds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SorrelZG Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 So ... when do we find out?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C_l_e_0..Q_c Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Lucky you! I was also told I might be carrying twins. I was delighted. I wanted 3 babies, and DH wanted 2. So I knew it was my last pregnancy. With twins, I would have gotten 3 kids. I was so looking forward to it. But no, there was only one in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 oh my..... with the ages of your kids, you will have your hands FULL!!! BUT, I'm so excited for you just thinking of it!!! Yes indeed! My only concern is trying to nurse two at the same time. I'm sure that would be something to see.:lol: Let us pause for a moment while I do my traditional laugh and point dance... I was measuring large for dates after a molar pregnancy (measuring large for dates is a sign of molar pregnancy) so we went for an early ultrasound. And the tech said "oh, did they send you early because they heard both heartbeats?" yeah, we're still not over that and the boys just turned 7. :lol: Congratulations! (and, likely, welcome to the nuthouse!) When I told my mom in law about our visit and the "possibility", she laughed hysterically. We have always been terrified of twins. My brother and sister are twins. . .and I have twin nephews. But now that I think there might be 2. . .I want 2. :) I can't WAIT till my ultrasound. I'm certainly not doing a good job of not getting my hopes up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LaxMom Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Yes indeed! My only concern is trying to nurse two at the same time. I'm sure that would be something to see.:lol: When I told my mom in law about our visit and the "possibility", she laughed hysterically. We have always been terrified of twins. My brother and sister are twins. . .and I have twin nephews. But now that I think there might be 2. . .I want 2. :) I can't WAIT till my ultrasound. I'm certainly not doing a good job of not getting my hopes up. Mine weaned at 3 1/2. I'm generally of the demand feeding camp, but with them I took the "if one guy's hungry, everybody eats" tack. Otherwise, I literally wouldn't have slept their first year or so. After the newborn period, I could nurse them on a bench at the mall without causing a scene. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Mine weaned at 3 1/2. I'm generally of the demand feeding camp, but with them I took the "if one guy's hungry, everybody eats" tack. Otherwise, I literally wouldn't have slept their first year or so. Guilty! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PentecostalMom Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 So ... when do we find out?! :bigear: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k2bdeutmeyer Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Ooh!!! How exciting!! I've always thought it would be neat. At this point though, I'm not sure I could handle it. Nevermind the fact that they don't run in my family at all.....and well, the fact that DH says we're done anyway. Sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MariannNOVA Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Woo-Hoo! :D We started with three and came to the finish line with b/g twins. -- when the arrived, our dd was 19 months old. it was a, er, um, challenging year or challenging 10 years -- they will be 11 next month.:001_smile: My advice: as a mom who had twins about 6 mos before I did told me: get family to help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollyh Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Good luck! It's a crazy ride, but amazing. You start to feel bad for people who only have singletons. LOL. ...until you haven't slept in days and realize how much easier it would be with one. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chava_Raizel Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 How exciting!! When I was pregnant with my twins we didn't find out until I went for the routine 18 week u/s. I had been bigger that I was with my first pg and we kept joking that it was going to be twins. When they began the u/s I immediately saw two heads on the screen and I said, "is that what I think it is?!" The technician looked at me and said, "is this your first u/s? Or did you know you were carrying twins?" I thought dh would fall over. :lol: Twins are so much fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Storm Bay Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Wow! Do keep us posted. There are other posters here who had that happen (#5 became #5 & 6). Osmosis Mom was like that. I didn't meet her until her twins were toddlers, though, and then we all moved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dani3boys Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 When my doctor went to listen to the heartbeat he kept hearing an echo and thought his machine was just acting weirdly. Since I was measuring a bit big he sent me to have an ultrasound where we found out we were having twin boys! They are now 13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paige Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 With my twins, my OB took a long, long time listening to "the baby's" heartbeat. He said he heard two heartbeats and was sure it was twins. I was not big at all (still in all pre pregnancy clothes and no weight gain) at about 14 weeks but he said I was measuring a little big. It took us about 3 weeks to get in for an u/s! It was the longest 3 weeks ever. We saw the 2 heads right away. With my youngest, another OB said she heard heartbeats and that I was measuring large. I thought I was going to throw up! I got in for an u/s that morning and there was only one small baby. So....it could go either way. My first OB was 100% sure and his staff said he had never been wrong. I think some doctors are better at detecting twins reliably than others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creativish Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 :lol: I am right there with ya!! I'm around also 19-20 weeks pregnant and with twins!! I've known for about a month when I was measuring 22 at 15wks. Hopefully you will be able to get an ultrasound soon so you can know for sure and start to focus on what to expect. I was so thankful I got one that same day I measured off, my brain was already in insane mode! DH was the first one looking at the ultrasound screen and boom! the first image that popped up was of 2 little heads!! Definitely lots and lots to think about, hopefully you can get some sleep tonight! We will be going from a 5-kid-minivan family to a 7-kid-"yikes,-what-to-drive-now" family :tongue_smilie: Wow, looks like our other kids are close in age too, it would be great to have someone to compare notes! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quiver0f10 Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 How exciting! I always wanted twins! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommy to monkeys Posted September 28, 2011 Author Share Posted September 28, 2011 Ok. . .I'm reminded myself. It might not be twins. It might not be twins. My husband is convinced that it is, so he's not helping.;) It's so nice to know that so many other people have survived having twins. . .and homeschooling. Um. . .Anyone else have two toddlers and twins???? I know it can be done. I'll be sure and give an update when we find out one way or the other. I should have an ultrasound in the next week or two.:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlktwins Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I had IVF for my twins so I would have been disappointed to not have seen two when I put two in :D! I can't wait to hear the results! It's a tiring, but oh so exciting ride!!! Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ria Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 It certainly sounds like twins to me! I sure hope so. Twins are such a blast. I measured like you at 19 weeks. :) ETA: My twins nursed until they were 2. There are lots of us on the board who have nursed twins, so don't worry! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Ok. . .I'm reminded myself. It might not be twins. It might not be twins. My husband is convinced that it is, so he's not helping.;) It's so nice to know that so many other people have survived having twins. . .and homeschooling. Um. . .Anyone else have two toddlers and twins???? I know it can be done. I'll be sure and give an update when we find out one way or the other. I should have an ultrasound in the next week or two.:lol: I hope it is twins! I am of the opinion that twins are the luckiest people on earth. My eldest wasn't quite 2 when her sisters were born. It was extremely insane for about 3 months. After 6 mths, I found twins to be way easier than singletons. Nursing two isn't a problem at all. You just stick 'em on and they do it.:lol: I nursed both out in public with no one knowing what I was doing. Most annoying thing about twins is the stupid remarks people make. One lady argued with me that they were NOT twins.:confused::glare: I think I would know...:001_huh::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ria Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Most annoying thing about twins is the stupid remarks people make. One lady argued with me that they were NOT twins.:confused::glare: I think I would know...:001_huh::lol: I had a woman *insist* that boy-girl twins can be identical. Her cousin had them. Uh huh. :lol::lol::lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuntieM Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 You perfectly described the dialogue that took place when my twins were detected. But my doc had an ultrasound lab on site, so we just walked across the hall and took a look. There they were! It was very exciting. At 14 weeks, I was not entirely surprised. I am convinced I felt movement at 10-11 weeks, and the pain from stretching ligaments was intense! I'd told him at my previous check up that something was different about this pregnancy, but he and everyone else just brushed me off, saying that in all pregnancies subsequent to the first, women were just more aware of things. It was fun to give him the I told you so look. I am sorry you have to wait to find out, that's the hard part! Let us know when you find out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I had a woman *insist* that boy-girl twins can be identical. Her cousin had them. Uh huh. :lol::lol::lol: I also had one insist that mine were boy girl because they obviously were fraternal. People are so....stupid sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ria Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 I also had one insist that mine were boy girl because they obviously were fraternal. People are so....stupid sometimes. Hysterical!!! I think that the twin moms among us could write a book on ridiculous twin comments. Having twins certainly attracts the weirdos when out in public! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyerin Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 We saw two sacs on a 6w u/s, after using clomid, so we would have been stupid to be too surprised. ;) It's a WILD ride, but super fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Veritaserum Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Ok. . .I'm reminded myself. It might not be twins. It might not be twins. My husband is convinced that it is, so he's not helping.;) It's so nice to know that so many other people have survived having twins. . .and homeschooling. Um. . .Anyone else have two toddlers and twins???? I know it can be done. I'll be sure and give an update when we find out one way or the other. I should have an ultrasound in the next week or two.:lol: Well, my dad's cousin had triplets when her oldest was only 18 months. Somehow they made it work. I'm sure you'll be fine either way. :) My mom has fraternal twin brothers. My grandma found out about an hour before they were born when the nurse detected two heartbeats. I think she was in shock for awhile! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creativish Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Well, my dad's cousin had triplets when her oldest was only 18 months. Somehow they made it work. I'm sure you'll be fine either way. :) My mom has fraternal twin brothers. My grandma found out about an hour before they were born when the nurse detected two heartbeats. I think she was in shock for awhile! :) My half sisters are twins... nobody knew until the first was out and my step-mom still had a big bump left in her belly:eek: (this happened in the '90s even!! Not sure how they could have missed that:001_huh:) My great aunt had 3 sets of twins and a singleton all before she was like 26!! (and she lost a set too) Insane!!!:blink: A quivering quiverfull! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsJewelsRae Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 That happened to me with my 3rd, I measured way way ahead for my 2nd and 3rd pg's, by about 10 cm. :tongue_smilie: I already knew it was only 1 though because I had already had a couple ultrasounds when I was with the fertility specialist before transferring to my midwife. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 How exciting! I always wanted twins! :iagree: me too. Congrats! Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 My grandma was a twin, and she has a set of twin boys, a year later a singleton boy, and a year later another set of twin boys!!! (I told her now that would get you a reality show!) She managed somehow. (although she admits she had the doctor prescribe sleeping pills or something for the toddlers at one point!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meriwether Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 My half sisters are twins... nobody knew until the first was out and my step-mom still had a big bump left in her belly:eek: (this happened in the '90s even!! Not sure how they could have missed that:001_huh:) My great aunt had 3 sets of twins and a singleton all before she was like 26!! (and she lost a set too) Insane!!!:blink: A quivering quiverfull! My two favorite multiples stories: As told by a doctor friend: A lady had an ultrasound and was told she was having twin boys. Turns out the "boy" parts were a third girl hiding behind her sisters. Can you imagine have a nursery and clothes prepared for twin boys and then getting three girls? An aquaintance of mine is a twin. Her mom married at 17 and had a set of twins the first year of marriage. And a set the second year. The third year she had a singleton. By the time she was 19 she had 5 kids.:svengo: Unfortunately, she became an alcoholic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aubrey Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 Ok, here's my not-story: Dh proposes. We talk about the future, etc. I've always wanted 4 dc. I tell him I want at least 4, no more than 6. From that moment on, I just *know*--we're going to have 4 dc, & the 5th one will be a surprise. Set of twins. So I'm pg now w/ our surprise #5. Oldest has *always* known the gender of his sibs. Even before he knew what gender meant. Like a gift. He tells me what I've already sort-of known: b/g twins. The same mw has seen me for all of my pgs, & for the first time, she says we need a sono. Looks like twins. We talk about options for home birth, hospital, etc. Sono: one boy. Pretty clearly ONE. BOY. There's like one set of twins on my dad's side & that's it, so I KNEW it couldn't be. I knew it wasn't. I told ds, so he wouldn't get his hopes up. But the two of us made a pair leaving the u/s that day. We both felt like we'd lost a baby, as UTTERLY ridiculous as that is. At least he has the excuse of being 10. I'm just SILLY. I mean, good grief, I'm having a FIFTH baby. I'm SO blessed. (We were told we couldn't have any more after #2.) And since then, I've dreamed about the little girl we're not having. :glare: :lol: Anyway, good luck--whichever way that means, & congratulations no matter what! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Twins is great... eventually. I always say I wouldn't wish that first year or so on my worst enemy though. And I had such shock when I found out. I went from happy pregnant lady to in mourning. But mine just turned 7. They're way easier than the singleton kids I know. Built in playmate. Less competitive. It's wonderful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 :lol: I nursed both out in public with no one knowing what I was doing. I have no idea on earth how you could have managed that! Do tell! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindergretta Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 How exciting!! I hope you get the twins you desire!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb_ Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Hoping for an update on this thread in a couple of weeks :lurk5::lurk5: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wapiti Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Good luck!!! (if the prediction is accurate, I recommend Barbara Luke's book about multiple pregnancies; just getting through the pregnancy can a challenge, let alone what comes after) go on, get eating :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 How wonderful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Vixen Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I had a woman *insist* that boy-girl twins can be identical. Her cousin had them. Uh huh. :lol::lol::lol: Ria, Have you seen the National Geographic "In the Womb - Multiples"? It discusses the rare occurrence of boy/girl identical twins. I watched it while I was pregnant with my b/g twins and was like :001_huh:! I wish I could remember exactly how it works but this is what I remember. In these rare instances, before the egg splits it has XXY chromosomes instead of XX or XY. So when it splits one identical twin gets XX and the other XY. Watch the DVD for a MUCH better explanation :lol:. So now when people ask if my b/g twins are identical, and then get a horrified look on their face when they realize what they said, I can soften the blow by telling them it is possible :001_smile:. Marisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Vixen Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I'm 19 weeks pregnant. Today was my first visit with my midwife. We did the weight, blood pressure, urine, iron yada yada. I love her. She's so friendly. So I lay down and she measures me. Twice. She says, "Hmm, you're measuring at 28 weeks. Your dates must be off" I of course say, that I really don't think so. . .I had been meticulously charting. Then she listens for the heart beat on one side. Then the other. I ask what it is and she says, "It was 132 on this side and 156 on the other." I of course say, "huh". . .She told it was possible to have that kind of variance but that it was strange for her to be able to get a heartbeat on both sides if the baby is only 19 weeks. She also said that the "head" she felt feels small. . .so she wants an ultrasound just to see, and that there's a possibility that there might be more than one in there. Now I'm not the kind of gal who has ever wanted twins, but since she's mentioned it. . .I've really gotten my hopes up. What do you think? What have ya'll s experiences with multiple babies been? (ok. . I admit it. . .my hopes are up;)) Well, it definitely sounds like it could be twins :001_smile:. I found out very early I was having twins so I didn't really pay attention to how I was measuring. They actually only measured me once and it was just for fun! I hope they can get you in for your u/s soon, you must be dying to find out! Did you have a feeling you were having twins before this? For some reason I knew I was having twins before I even had a + HPT. I told my dh and he didn't believe me. Well you can bet he believed me at my u/s when the dr said "here's the baby.......and here's the other one" :eek:! Good luck and I hope you get the results you want! Marisa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ria Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Ria, Have you seen the National Geographic "In the Womb - Multiples"? It discusses the rare occurrence of boy/girl identical twins. I watched it while I was pregnant with my b/g twins and was like :001_huh:! I wish I could remember exactly how it works but this is what I remember. In these rare instances, before the egg splits it has XXY chromosomes instead of XX or XY. So when it splits one identical twin gets XX and the other XY. Watch the DVD for a MUCH better explanation :lol:. So now when people ask if my b/g twins are identical, and then get a horrified look on their face when they realize what they said, I can soften the blow by telling them it is possible :001_smile:. Marisa I have read about it, yes. But that's a genetic aberration, not the norm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lolly Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 I have no idea on earth how you could have managed that! Do tell! :D I cheated and used a nursing shirt. :D I had one in particular that I wore whenever I was going out. It had snaps or buttons or something on both sides hidden in pleats. It was a button down shirt, so when undone with a baby football held in each arm and attached nothing showed unless you came in really, really close for a look. I did get a few horrified strangers who had come up and started rubbing their heads.:lol::lol::lol: At that point, I had no modesty and just let them get their luck giving baby head rub along with a bit of a womanly show... I have also been known to walk through Walmart pushing a buggy with one baby and a toddler in it while nursing one. Couldn't stand to hear that hungry cry in public! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JVA Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 The same thing happened to me....our b/g twins are 29. Everything about it has been great. AND you will be able to nurse them both- I did for almost a full year. When you find out, look for some of the books that are out now on twins- they're great. Also, La Leche League has a pamphlet about nursing multiples- it helped me so very much. I'm hoping for YOU! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blueridge Posted September 29, 2011 Share Posted September 29, 2011 Congratulations! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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