the shock is settling in and now I am getting really excited!! I am convinced I am having one boy (the one that has been hiding on us) and one girl....I know it is an old wives tale, but their heartbeats are so different, even though their measurements are the same!! Thanks again! HOw are things with you? It looks like you trying again with your March Cycle? Good luck! Who knows maybe you'll be the next to announce twins!!
Gori: I know! It is a little freaky and even scary! I do not know how my clinic missed the second twin!!! I have asked myself that question a thousand times..I even went to the clinic to show them the pics but everyone was out to lunch and noone has called me back yet..I thougt they would at least want to change my file and their statistics....anyway..I asked the tech (who told me about the twins) that same question....all she said was she (my nurse at the RE's office)just didn't scan my uterus completely...which is wierd because she was waving that wand all around looking at my ovaries and everything! When I went back and looked at the ultrasounds from my first two..I noticed that you can indeed see the hiding twin...but I did not know to look for it earlier, I was just focused on my one little bean! Anyway..confusing as it is, I also asked the tech about whether the twins were identical or fraternal..she said it is impossible to tell without an amnio or until the sex is visible....each twin has its own chorion..which I think turns into the placenta....that is a good thing, bc I guess when they share the same placenta there is a chance for there to be on dominant twin and survival of the fittest kicks in.....We put two embryos back in (my RE wanted to put 3 and I said no)....I think both embryos took..I do not think one split...that is just my gut....because I think I am having a boy and a girl..maybe just wishful thinking...maybe motherly instinct!!
I hope this helps....the only lesson that can be learned from this is....you never know what waits around the corner when you are going through fertility treatments!!!! As far as beta levels go...TinaO and I both had about the same levels but she ended up with one (we think!
) so I do not know how much those levels can really tell you....but if your gut is telling you, you are carrying more than one....then you might ask your nurse for another thorough looksie!! Good Luck!
So last night when I was up @ 3 am because I could not sleep!! I got up drank a glass of milk and read some of my book "twins, triplets and quads" It says that I should gain 40-50 lbs and should have 25 of those lbs on by 21 weeks....I am freaking out..thinking I had better get to eating!!! It says I should eat red meat 2 times a day and milkshakes (along with all the fruits and vegetables) I am going to have to turn into a feeding machine for the next few months!! It is going to take some adjustment...but I must do it for the babies!!!!
I hope everyone has a great weekend!
Marybeth
Anyway, I will let you guys know how it goes.
...I am sure you just have one strong little one growing in there!