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9/21/11 at 4:31pm

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Hi everyone,

I'm new here and just introduced myself in the roll call thread. I had an early ultrasound done yesterday and we discovered that I was pregnant with twins. One of the babies is not measuring where it should be and there was no heartbeat. My husband and I were thrilled to see a heartbeat on the other little bean and my doctor says it is growing as it should be at 7 weeks and 2 days, but the other one is probably not going to survive (it only measured 6 weeks and 4 days) and will just be reabsorbed. They want to see me again in two weeks to make sure everything is ok. This is my second time being pregnant but my first ended in miscarriage last year at this time. I am worried about what is going to happen. Has anyone else been through this?

Hi Dragonfly, I'm so sorry that you're going through this. My sister in law recently found out she was pregnant, and at the first appointment was also told her pregnancy began as twins and one didn't make it. At her second appointment, around 9 weeks, everything looked fine. It's good that they know now and can monitor you. A coworker had a similar experience, but she didn't find out until her 20 week ultrasound. The placenta for the baby she lost continued to grow, and at birth she delivered two placentas. Her baby is perfectly normal and healthy, so I think your body does know what to do. I hope the doctors are proactively watching you, and again, I'm so sorry you're going through this.

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9/29/11 at 4:18am

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Hi everyone,

Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers.

As of Tuesday this week I have suddenly lost all of my symptoms (no mre nausea, hunger is gone and so are frequent trips to the bathroom), so things aren't looking good for me. My ultrasound is on Tuesday and it can't come soon enough. I thought about calling them to see if they could bump it up but I realize that that knowing sooner won't change anything if the second little bean has died. I will update you once I know on Tuesday, but I'm fearing the worst at this point.

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9/29/11 at 4:31am

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It's not unusual for symptoms to come and go! Don't fret that, your body is adjusting to the hormones, if you lost one twin the hormone levels may be leveling out to a manageable amount for your body.

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9/30/11 at 6:03pm

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Welcome DragonflySky! That is really a tough place to be. I don't have any wise words, but couldn't read without offering a hug. Hang in there, mama.

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10/4/11 at 4:23pm

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I had my second ultrasound, and the surviving baby is doing great! The other sac is almost gone. I'm so excited that the little bean is growing as it should be. It even caught up an extra day and was measuring at 9 weeks 3 days - exactly where it should be. I think my due date is around May 5th. My symptoms came back slightly, but not as intense as they had been. I am lucky that I feel pretty good overall. I'm super excited now. If I get a chance, I will post the pic to the ultrasound thread. Thanks to everyone for the support. It's nice to have this thread where we can learn and grow (literally) with each other.

post #11 of 15

10/4/11 at 5:56pm