Double amniotic sac?

[mt_gooseberry]

When I gave birth to my daughter, the dr. said I had a double amniotic sac--one inside the other.  Is this really weird?  Anyone know what might cause this?  Could my daughter have been born with a caul if the dr. had not torn the sacs?  Now that I'm pregnant again, I'm just really curious about that little detail!

[~~Sarah~~]

The "amnion" is the inner sac and the "chorion" is the outer sac. Everyone has both, often they break (or are broken) together.

[mt_gooseberry]

Oh!  Well maybe that's the deal!  The doctor did specifically say I had two "amniotic" sacs, but maybe he just thought I was too dumb to understand that there were two different sacs.  So then would the chorion be what is commonly referred to as "the membranes?"  I know that stripping the membranes and breaking the amnion are two separate procedures.  Thanks for the info!

[~~Sarah~~]

Usually they break (or are broken) together. Stripping the membranes just detaches the outermost membrane (the chorion) from the cervix and lower portion of the uterus.