So, I just had my first ultrasound today.......Shocking news, please read my thread!! [Archive]

Camellia

11-23-2005, 03:57 PM

I'm almost 34 weeks pregnant and measuring 46cm, so my dr's pushed my u/s up to today.

And what do you know, I'm having twins! This is me right now: Trying to shake off the shock.

They both look great, and are about 5lbs 12ozs each. Fraternal, and both girls!

So woohoo! But we have SO much to do. We are completely and totally unprepared.

onlyboys

11-23-2005, 04:05 PM

OMG!! Congrats squared!

Momto1and1ontheway

11-23-2005, 04:08 PM

Whoa! Holy smokes! That must be quite exciting! Is this the first u/s that you have had? I'm sort of jealous! I always wanted twins. Congratulations to you and your family!!! I wish you all the best!

gethane

11-23-2005, 04:14 PM

Congrats Lindsaylou! And you need to change your signature!!

:love

Just wow. What a shock. And with just a few weeks to prepare. But you'll do great! No wonder you've had pelvic trouble, some high blood pressure and some contrax! Strong mama!

Camellia

11-23-2005, 04:17 PM

happymomma

11-23-2005, 04:29 PM

Congratulations!

Having twins would be my dream come true. :)

grace's voice

11-23-2005, 04:45 PM

Oh my gosh, congrats! That's soooo exciting! I'm super jelouse! At least you found out now and not when they're born, then it would be even more overwhelming to take care of all the extra stuff!

littlemama06

11-23-2005, 04:57 PM

Thats so cool! :D

Still_Snarky

11-23-2005, 05:17 PM

:eek Holy cow! And...congratulations x 2! :love

MamaFern

11-23-2005, 05:18 PM

wow!! congrats!! :heartbeat :heartbeat double the love!

witchbaby

11-23-2005, 05:18 PM

well, if that doesn't strike fear into the hearts of all of us who have been measuring ahead! :lol
congrats!! :bouncy

carla72

11-23-2005, 05:18 PM

wow thats great. good luck :)

Nature

11-23-2005, 05:21 PM

WOW!!! Congratulations!!! (and you just scared the crap outta my husband cause I've been measuring big. :lol )

wombat

11-23-2005, 05:24 PM

Wow. Congratulations! That's amazing you could get so far without knowing. Weren't you extra hungry, extra tired, extra nauseous, felt extra movements etc??

Camellia

11-23-2005, 05:36 PM

Thanks everyone :)

I actually have suspected something for about the past 3 weeks. I didn't measure ahead until about 30 weeks, and then not by much. Since about 32 weeks I've been jumping ahead tons - to 46cms yesterday.

As for movement - both placentas are anterior which buffered a lot of the movement. I felt movement later in this pregnancy than with my previous two.

If I had an ultrasound earlier on of course I would have known. I didn't plan on having one at all until I switch from my mw's care to the ob's care. My body has been breaking down bad, so I decided on a repeat c/s (long story!). Otherwise I would have homebirthed twins and not known! I wish my body was in better shape because that would have been really cool (other than the obvious logistacal stuff).

babydoll

11-23-2005, 05:42 PM

Holy Smokes is right! I bet you were pretty surprised! Good luck to you!

Was this your first ultrasound?

Babydoll

jayayenay

11-23-2005, 05:44 PM

Wow!! Congrats to all of you! :bouncy

Camellia

11-23-2005, 05:49 PM

Holy Smokes is right! I bet you were pretty surprised! Good luck to you!

Was this your first ultrasound?

Babydoll

Yes, first u/s. I had originally planned a HB so wasn't going to get one at all. I had one scheduled for wednesday of next week. When the NP measured me at 46cm, she called and begged them to squeeze me in today.

Spring Sun

11-23-2005, 05:50 PM

Whoa mama! That is so great and probably so much to take in! Congratulations!

oldermamato5

11-23-2005, 05:50 PM

Congratulations!! :love What an AWESOME surprise!
Blessings to you and your family,
KIM

MrsMoe

11-23-2005, 05:51 PM

Wow!!! What a cool surprise... a huge congrats! :jumpers:

GreenMommy

11-23-2005, 06:16 PM

Congratulations!!

Oonah

11-23-2005, 06:19 PM

wow! congratulations!

honeybee

11-23-2005, 06:22 PM

Congratulations! At least you have a month to wrap your mind around the idea and get ready. Imagine that surprise twin homebirth!

I am also planning a hb and not having an u/s. I had twin vibes early on in pg, but at 25 weeks, I'm still measuring normally. I asked my mw about it specifically, and she said there are no other twin indications. So, I had put it out of my mind... but now your story is making me wonder again! :lol

Best Wishes!

mighty-mama

11-23-2005, 06:23 PM

OMG.... how cool. You must be tickled pink x two............... :heartbeat :heartbeat

momsmyjob

11-23-2005, 06:32 PM

Congrats mama! that's just awesome!

zonapellucida

11-23-2005, 07:23 PM

Holy crap! WHY did it take them so damn long to figure it out!!!!

chrissy

11-23-2005, 08:59 PM

oh my gosh!!! how wonderful- and crazy! best of luck to you on what is sure to be a beautifully wild adventure.

:heartbeat :heartbeat

SoCalGirl

11-23-2005, 09:04 PM

Wow, congrats! That is really exciting!!

Boobiemama

11-23-2005, 09:04 PM

WOW!! CONGRATS!!! That is SO cool! You are almost done and to find out now, how fun!!!!

chrissy

11-23-2005, 09:07 PM

Okay, I had to come back to say does your OB think you'll go full term? Wow, it could be really soon, huh?? Do you need any little girl clothes? I have some I could send you.

What a cool surprise!!!

anhaga

11-23-2005, 09:09 PM

Marvelous news and to hear they are also healthy and developing well too! YAY!

Be well and rest as much as you can. :love

Camellia

11-23-2005, 09:13 PM

Thanks everyone. I have had huge amounts of offers of clothes and diapers from my 3 major online communities. I am so greatful and I think everything will work out just fine. It is shocking to just find out now. Not being quite prepared for one, and now this is overwhelming. It sounds like we will be well prepared thanks to so many wonderful people helping us out!

As for how nobody knew... there are a few factors that played into that.

1 - I didn't start measuring ahead until 30 weeks. Normally with twins the woman measures ahead starting between 26-28 weeks (says my MW).

2 - Both placentas are right in front. I actually felt movement really late in the pregnancy. Throughout the whole pregnancy I've not noticed more much more movement than with my first two.

3 - The placentas also made it hard for the mw's to feel two babies. My MW's partner had a slight suspicion at my last visit. She didn't say anything because she knew I had a u/s set up.

CandyApple

11-23-2005, 09:15 PM

Congratulations! I'm so happy for you and your family! :)

Ellie'sMom

11-23-2005, 09:31 PM

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!

Twins are so awesome. As a new mom to twins, my only advice is to get all the help you can. Seriously. Have someone stay at your house for the first 6 months if possible. No joke. It's exhausting, but even at 2 months I can say that it's fun.

Get plenty of rest, drink gallons of water and eat more protein than you ever thought possible. It sounds like the babies are growing great!

Come on over and visit the Multiples board!

2+twins

11-23-2005, 09:33 PM

Congratulations!!! That is my dream come true. I'm hoping I'm currently pg with twins, but I'm not having an u/s at all so in my case it would most likely be a surprise twin homebirth. I was measuring about 6 weeks ahead at my last appt (18 weeks) but I know that's no guarantee of twins. I kinda think I'm not (only feel movement from one baby as far as I can tell), so I'm super jealous! Enjoy this last month - it sounds amazing!!!

BelovedK

11-23-2005, 09:38 PM

:bouncy :bouncy :bouncy :heartbeat :heartbeat :bouncy :bouncy :bouncy

crysmomofthree

11-23-2005, 10:22 PM

Wow! Congratulations, that is so exciting and its almost unbelieveable that you just found out Little girls times two ! :heartbeat :heartbeat
crystal

mamaverdi

11-23-2005, 10:36 PM

Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Are you still planning a homebirth?

I would love to have twins....they run in my family. And I would love to have a twin homebirth, but you have to be super commited here to get anyone to help you with one.

mv

grace's voice

11-23-2005, 10:52 PM

Can they usually hear two heart beats and tell if its twins? Just curious, I remember my mom saying they thought I was twins because I had a heart murmur.

KarenEMT

11-23-2005, 11:11 PM

:love Congratulations - what wonderful news!!

FreeSpiritMama

11-24-2005, 02:26 AM

Congratulations :love what a WONDERFUL suprise :D

Spark

11-24-2005, 06:14 AM

WOW!!! Lindsay!!! Congrats!!!!! :twins

WOW!!!! How amazing!!! :love

HaveWool~Will Felt

11-24-2005, 07:03 AM

Linds,
OMGoodness!!!!! Double blessings to you!!!! Very happy for you...can't wait to hear all about your birth and to see pics of these little girls!!!

Jaime

11-24-2005, 07:45 AM

oh lindsay Ronnie posted to us on SC I am soo happy for you!! I can't believe it. What love you got growing in your belly. I lurk on this club and I'm a sporadic poster on April I am sooo happy for you guys, Is Ian about to die? I know Steve would going from 1 girl to 3 lol..

So super happy for you

mariank

11-24-2005, 07:01 PM

Awesome, mama, congratulations!! How awesome to learn about them that way, thanks for sharing!
I have to say, I am getting huge (not twins, I had an U/S last week), and my DH and I had this big conversation about how we'd have to give one away if we have twins cuz we're so broke. Joking of course, but that piece would be part of the shock for me!!
Happy happy joy joy,
Marian

lilgsmommy

11-24-2005, 08:52 PM

WOW!!
Congrats mama

Jenivere

11-24-2005, 10:01 PM

How awesome for you, Congratulations! My husband keeps saying he wants us to have twins but it hasn't happend yet. :)

celestialdreamer

11-25-2005, 11:27 AM

Holy guacomole!!! I would probably pass out if that happened to me! Lots of congrats and good wishes for your 2 sweet little baby girls!

busybusymomma

11-25-2005, 01:23 PM

OMG! How exciting and scary at the same time. I always think it would be sooo awesome but having #3 and #4 at the same time would scare me.

I've had a lot of m/s (it continues at 16 weeks) this time (only threw up once or twice with my first two and nausea was gone by the 2nd trimester) so that sometimes makes me wonder about twins. I've been feeling movement for awhile but never in front and also the mw has had a lot of trouble finding the heartbeat so I suspect an anterior placenta. I'm not planning on an u/s either so I guess we'll just see what happens. ;)

I get all excited thinking about the possibility of twins, but then I panic and think only one is as much as I can handle at a time. LOL

I bet you are just scrambling to get things gone with only six weeks or so to go. :bolt