My ultrasound on Monday showed that we are having spontaneous identical twins (no twins in our family history).
That would be enough to shock me, but this is now so secondary. There is a problem. Septated cystic hygroma in one of the babies. And they share the cord, which makes it more complicated.
In light of the results are going for CVS tomorrow - to test for Down Syndrome and few other most common chromosome defects.
I was so unprepared for this. at 3 month, with easy pregnancy, I expected to hear that everything is fine. We are both healthy, fairly young, with no family history, not overweight... I ate right, took supplements, maintained healthy lifestyle.
I don't believe in odds anymore. What were the odds of spontanous twins? what are the odds of having this problem with our health and family history... WTF is this???!!!
In total shock. May loose both babies
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If it's any consolation, my experience has been that Doctors like to prepare you for the worst case, and scare the hell out of you. I don't understand what the point is. Do they understand how hormonal pregnant moms are???
I will hope the same for you - that they are dead wrong. I hope they tell you your babies are healthy. Not that I Want you to be in denial, but I was told similar things about my perfectly healthy baby, as were MANY other moms I know. Hang in there!
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What sad and scary news to hear. I am sorry that you're going through this. Prayers for your and the babies' health. Keeping you in my thoughts.
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Just ten days ago my younger daughter's doctor told her she could not detect a heartbeat, and that chances were that the fetus was not alive. She cried for ten days and had a repeat ultrasound, and the baby's heart was beating at the rate that was right on for the gestational age. Hang in there and pray for a good outcome.
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Jerry
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Just focus on healing and taking care of yourself.
My thoughts and my prayers go out to you and your family. We are all sending you strength and love and support.
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I had the CVS (placential biopsy) done. It went well - I am not having any dangerous symptoms from it.
The preliminary results (for 5 most common chromosome defects) are back - they are clean. So now we still don't know what is causing the hygroma, but have ruled out chromosomal defect.
We are waiting to see if it resolves by itself - in which case my odds of baby having something wrong will be down to 5% (still higher than normal, but much better than 50% I had before). But if the hygroma does not resolve, the prognosis for that baby is still not good. I will have another ultrasound and fetal echo done in about 3 weeks.
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