Hi there

I have 2.5yr old ID twin girls! We found out at 6weeks & 4days too. I had regular scans & never had any problems with growth & mine were fine.

There are many people that go onto have healthy PG's & births. My girls were born early BUT they are perfectly fine.

Wishing you luck

Belinda

My identical girls had seperate placentas,even though at birth the doctor said there was definately only one, each scan showed two I beleive.

They were growth retarded and were taken by c-section when I was 7 months because of it. 8 weeks in the NICU and they are perfectly naughty little 5.9 year old girls now. LOL giving thier teacher grief now.

Congratulations. try not to worry. I know its easy said but try not too as well because pretty soon they will be in your arms.

Also try really hard not to take ALL of what you read online in. listen to your doctor instead. the net can focus on the negatives a bit and its fine if you've already had them but worrisome if you haven't!

Hi!

Yes I am another monochorionic, diamniotic twin mum!

I am 29 weeks into my pregnancy and very excited...and trying not to worry. I also had IUGR due to placental function which was diagnosed at 19 weeks. Iwas so worried but I have made it this far so I am very happy now...and blessed!

So I guess some advice to you would be 'dont worry cos it may go all smoothly - but if it doesnt - youre also in very good hands with the Drs in Australia!!' I get weekly scans and its very reassuring.

A BIG congratulations to you - its going to be a VERY exciting time for you!!! Its absolutely wonderful being pregnant with twins.

Feel free to PM me if you like!

Take care ...xxxxx

Congratulations!!!!

I am 30 weeks with identical twins. We found out at our first routine ultrasound at 11 weeks. Although excited (but surprised!) they couldn't find a membrane & had to go back 2 weeks later for another scan - I was very nervous but they found the membrane then. I too did some internet research & found out about Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome and was quite nervous by the time I got to my 20 week scan.

Both my Doc & the ultrasound tech said I did a bad thing looking on the internet - it was all so negative. I am having monthly growth scans & feeling them move about is very reassuring. Besides 4 months of very bad morning sickness my pregnancy has been wonderful. I only wish everyone would stop telling me I look so small for expecting twins!! I'm sure I'm going to just double in size in the next few weeks.

Good luck & enjoy being pregnant with twins!

This message was edited by kelly_gd on Tuesday, 31 May 2005 @ 8:59 PM

Hi Christie,

My girls were also monochorionic and diamniotic.

My girls are happy, healthy three year olds. They were born by c-section at 38 weeks with absolutely no problems or complications.

We had the very regular scans to keep an eye on them and a doctor who told us too much negative stuff but everything was fine.

Enjoy you pregnancy as much as you can. Remember that TTTS is not really that common and the reason for close monitoring is that there are various treatment options if it is detected.

Best wishes for everything that is ahead.

Feel free to ask questions about anything.

Julie
Mother of twins
Natalie & Amy 13/03/2002

Congratulations Christie! My girls were also monochorionic-diamniotic. As others have said, don't stress yourself out too much. They'll keep a good eye on you to make sure all is well. My girls were very close in size for my whole pregnancy. They arrived by emergency C-section at 37 weeks. Nothing to do with TTTS, they just wanted out - 2 weeks in hospital and then we came home together no probs at all.

They are now 20mo and are exactly the same height and only 2 grams different in weight!

Nicolie
DDs Paige & Hannah (23/09/03)

hi Christie

i am a monochorionic mummy to 4 month old twin boys (and i am an ID twin myself!). I got to know my ob and the imagery girls who did my scans very well during my pregnancy! My boys were born at 39 weeks and 1 day. All i can say is be very positive because i was certain my boys were going to be early (from all the negative opinions i heard) and i was so scared of having a c-section, i did have an emergency c-section but it was a really positive experience. I finished work at 28 weeks and made sure i didn't do too much - i slept in most days and had afternoon naps and relaxed as much as i could. My boys were 7 pounds each at birth and really healthy - no probs whatsoever. They are now thriving chubby gorgeous boys and i couldn't imagine life without them. So good luck and stick to the twins and multiples thread because all the girls helped me a lot with all of my questions - no matter how silly i thought they were!

Rach

Rach(26),BJ(35), Aidan & Keenan


This message was edited by RachieD on Tuesday, 31 May 2005 @ 10:00 PM

Hi there, I'm a mo/di mum to 8 month old twin girls, who did have TTTS and who were born at 33 weeks. But they seem absolutely fine now, despite some worrying moments in the beginning.

TTTS is relatively common in identical twins, about 20-30%, but the vast majority of cases (like ours) are not serious. If the TTTS is detected early, surgery can help prevent more serious problems.

I hope everything goes well for you!

Narelle


Narelle 30
DH Craig 31
Identical twins Kelsey & Jenna ,born 19 Sept 2004

My girls were also mo/di. I too am terrible for internet self-diagnosis and research so got myself all worried about anything including TTTS. Like the others here I was closely monitored by scans. The girls were born at 37 weeks (I was induced) weighing 2.6kg and 2.7kg.

A friend of mine did have TTTS - picked up at 16 weeks. She had 2 litres of fluid drained at 20 weeks and even though she was given a negative prognosis, she had a great outcome with big (2.7 and 2.8 kg) healthy boys born at 38 weeks. A good news story.

Good luck and try not to worry.

Maree

Eleanor 1/8/03
Harriet 1/8/03

Hi Christie , Congratulations on you twin pregnancy.

I too have monochorionic, diamniotic twin girls, I did have ttts diagnosed at 26 weeks (thanks to fortnightly u/s) and they adv me if it wasnt detected that day that I would have gone into labour by the following day o:, they drained 1 litre or so of amniotic fluid from twin B (recipient)and I had steriod shots just in case I went into labour due to the amnio, this procedure was carried out again 4 days later as the fluid had built up again. I was told that I could go on having fluid drained everyday until their birth (which could happen at any stage). Luckily for me after the second amniocentesis(sp) ttts didn't reoccur.

I ended up being induced at 38 weeks and gave birth vaginally (with epi) to 2 very healthy 2.9 kg girls and we all left hospital 4 days later.They are 6 at the end of the month and have never had any problems at all.

Not all tttts cases end badly , but looking back i am glad i didnt have the internet at the time as i'm sure i would have been more stressed about the situation and that could have been a bad thing , I think I was quite nieve about it all, and the reality of how it could have turned out sunk in when I did look it up on the www about 2 years ago.

Anyway sorry for the ramble, Good luck and have a safe and long pregnancy.

Tanya

ps your welcome to pm me if you have any questions

Hi Christie -

Yep I am one too

My girls are 6 years old.

We didn't have a lot of hassles with my twin pg...the only thing was my pre-eclampsia (HELLP syndrome). Georgia and Kelsey were very even in their growth and actually weighed EXACTLY the same at birth (apparently very rare)(also were the same length)

Best of luck and CONGRATULATIONS

Amanda
Georgia and Kelsey 26.3.99
Piper 1.7.04

Hi Christie,

my twins are all fraternal, but just wanted to say a huge CONGRATULATIONS on your twin pregnancy!!
All the best for a healthy and comfortable pregnancy - how very exciting !!

Jane
Jackson&Riley 16/11/01 Ella&Liam 26/08/04

Thank you, Supermums! It's SO NICE to hear that things can go well (and even if there are hiccups, it's not necessarily doom and gloom).

I saw the dietitian my obs referred me to today, which was useful. My next "landmark" is our next scan on Tuesday (12w3d)- fingers crossed!

Thank you so much for your support- I have no doubt I'll be pestering you all endlessly in the months (years?) to come!

xxx