re: PREGNANT WITH TWINS? (or more)

Hello everyone!! Thought I'd join you all. I am currently (almost) 17 weeks pregnant with identical boys. They are mo/di twins. Last week they each were already 5 oz each!! I already feel them move ALL the time and am very excited.  

So I had a random thought today. Is it possible my twin never grew because Scarlytt was attached to both placentas? Idk how twins work   And I have no idea what made me wonder this randomly today.

Quoting lolajessup:" So I had a random thought today. Is it possible my twin never grew because Scarlytt was attached to both placentas? Idk how twins work   And I have no idea what made me wonder this randomly today."

yes. It may have been that the twin was just not going to be viable and she was already taking all the nutrients herself.

<blockquote><b>Quoting 3LittleMonkeys:</b>" yes. It may have been that the twin was just not going to be viable and she was already taking all the nutrients herself."</blockquote>

Yeah her cord was split and goin between the two super placentas haha. Her Nickname is moo moo for good reasonhaha. I didn't know if she could have been stealing the nutrients with a fraternal that early or not. Idk how it all works. I may ask the dr when I do my 6wk pp visit.

Quoting lolajessup:" <blockquote><b>Quoting 3LittleMonkeys:</b>" yes. It may have been that the twin was ... [snip!] ... stealing the nutrients with a fraternal that early or not. Idk how it all works. I may ask the dr when I do my 6wk pp visit."

Idk really. I don't know why her cord would be going to both if they were fraternal? You should ask your OB this for sure! Just cause you're curious.

<blockquote><b>Quoting 3LittleMonkeys:</b>" Idk really. I don't know why her cord would be going to both if they were fraternal? You should ask your OB this for sure! Just cause you're curious."</blockquote>

They were in two diff sacs. Idk. Maybe it was just a fluke placenta and not even the twins. Or maybe It was actually triplets   haha!! She showed me it was two huge placentas with vessels passing between the two. There was a strip of membrane between the two and you could see the vessels crossing it. It was wild.

Quoting lolajessup:" <blockquote><b>Quoting 3LittleMonkeys:</b>" Idk really. I don't know why her cord would ... [snip!] ... passing between the two. There was a strip of membrane between the two and you could see the vessels crossing it. It was wild."

yea, cause if they had their own placentas, they should have had their own cords going to one each and should have been fine? Idk, that's pretty wild. Update us if you learn anything new

Thought I would come and give a small update! My little Guinevere is officially walking! When she wants to of course, but every day she gets up and going more and more. Sylvanna's had a viral infection she's finally starting to shake so she may not be far behind. We spent 6 hours in the ER Monday.. not fun, at least we made it back home before the big snow storm hit us. We've gotten crazy amounts of snow here! She's finally shook the fever stage too. We spent days with her fever wanting to be 103 or a little over unless we strictly kept up on the tylenol/motrin schedule.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Tiffanie Rose:</b>" Thought I would come and give a small update! My little Guinevere is officially walking! When she wants ... [snip!] ... days with her fever wanting to be 103 or a little over unless we strictly kept up on the tylenol/motrin schedule. "</blockquote>




Your kiddos are SO cute. My son has a scentsy buddy too. I hope the fever goes down.   oh and I absolutely love your porch!!

Quoting ℳizz ℊiz. :" <blockquote><b>Quoting Tiffanie Rose:</b>" Thought I would come and give a small update! ... [snip!] ... Your kiddos are SO cute. My son has a scentsy buddy too. I hope the fever goes down.   oh and I absolutely love your porch!!"

Aw, thanks! They know it too is the problem!
I love their scentsy buddies, I'm a new rep so I can't wait to play with all the goodies!

<blockquote><b>Quoting Tiffanie Rose:</b>" Thought I would come and give a small update! My little Guinevere is officially walking! When she wants ... [snip!] ... days with her fever wanting to be 103 or a little over unless we strictly kept up on the tylenol/motrin schedule. "</blockquote>

Yay how exciting!!! And poor babe being sick  

That snow is beautiful!!!

And the girls are gorgeous!! Love them laying on the huge bears haha

Quoting lolajessup:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Tiffanie Rose:</b>" Thought I would come and give a small update! ... [snip!] ... And poor babe being sick   That snow is beautiful!!! And the girls are gorgeous!! Love them laying on the huge bears haha"

Oh man they love those huge teddy bears. lol Totally worth the money we shelled out on them.

and the snow is finally starting to melt here thankfully, I'm oooover it. Can't take the girls outside to play with it like this.

hey guys.... ummm i am wondering about something how soon did you start to show with twins? or feel your uterus?

So I asked the dr about the two placentas. He said pretty much ill never know exactly what happened. It was for sure some kind of abnormality in how the placentas attached. So it could have been a fluke that she attached to baby b's placenta, thus taking the nutrients from him (kind of like ttts). I asked if that was even possible with fraternal twins and he said yes. He also said there could have been two in her sac on top of it and she just kind of took over before te baby could grow on top of vts. It's hard to tell really. I'm just happy she's here happy and healthy. She's getting so big already.

Quoting lolajessup:" So I asked the dr about the two placentas. He said pretty much ill never know exactly what happened. ... [snip!] ... could grow on top of vts. It's hard to tell really. I'm just happy she's here happy and healthy. She's getting so big already."

wow. That's really interesting. I'm so happy you're okay with everything. I'm so happy you got one gorgeous little lovin from all of this. She's got a brother up there watching over her forever now. I love all of her hair <33