Di/Mo Twins

Hi everyone,

I am 31.5 weeks with my Di/Mo boys and have got myself into a panic....yet again!! Alot of this stems from losing my Mo/Mo twins almost one year ago and so I imagine the worst with everything. I never even saw myself making it this far in this pregnancy.....I was sp convinced my babies would get TTTS and die. I have had weekly OB appts. since 6 weeks and am not having an extra growth scan each week (also done by my OB) so I dont go longer than 3 days without a scan and I also have a doppler at home to hear the heart beats. So you'd think I'd have it covered and be calm right?? Well, not the case. I am TOTALLY paranoid the boys will now get Acute TTTS and I dont know alot about it. From what I have read on the net from ppl whose babies have had it, it happens very fast i.e. even a matter of hours. This worries me so much, even though our babies are close in size......60th and 70th% each weighing about 1.9kg and OB says cord blood flows have been good.
Any advice or info. on Acute TTTS to easy my mind? To be honest, even not so happy stories are welcome as I do want to be realistic about this.
I am sue to have my c-section at 36+6 days......so only 38 days from now!

Thanks in advance.

ANGEL xx

 

I don't have any stories for you, but wanted to give you hugs and tell you we'll pray for healthy babies for you! At least you're at a great gestation so that if anything does happen the boys can be born quickly.

 

Step away from the net :escape: and relax a bit. I know, easier said than done but you have to try. I have no advice on this subject either except to say that you must stop driving yourself crazy. 38 days can either be long and tedious or busy with anticipation of you impending gifts. Which do want? :youcandoit:

 

I know it's scary, especially with you already having lost your first twins. And you're correct in the fact that acute TTTS can happen very quickly; however, you are receiving scans often enough that there would be SOME sign that something is off. I would really try to relax and enjoy the rest of your pregnancy as much as you can. Certainly no one can fault you for your worries (every one of us would be worried, too!), but if anything were to happen, you are at least at a gestation that you could deliver the boys. That is a huge milestone, one that I'm assuming wasn't indicated for your momos? (Obviously you don't want them to be delivered yet, but...)

Congrats on making it this far

 

TTTS is rare, even the kind that develops slowly. Acute TTTS is even more rare. I don't know numbers but I know the chance are very good. Try and breathe and realize that you have a month to go and these baby boys will be in your arms!!! Your almost there momma!

 

That's why I INSISTED on having mine at 35 weeks 2 days. My good friend was pg w/ twin boys (mono di) at the same time as me and lost one of hers to due to acute TTTS at 36 weeks 1 day- her c section was scheduled for 1 day later.. We had the SAME peri worked together, you name it!! It was AWFUL! I was 5 weeks behind her in dates.

Anyway, it was DEVASTATING. As soon as that happened, for obvious reasons, even tho I had ZERO issues in my pregnancy, I had my babies early cuz I was SOOOOOOO shell shocked!

It does happen, not often, but it does. Just stay informed

 

HUGS I agree - step away from the net. There is so much 'bad' out there that its hard to filter out the good - not even the good, but just the TRUTH.

I am here to give you another success story - my mono/di boys were born at 38w2d healthy as can be, so hold onto THAT.

You've beaten the odds by concieving identicals twice....you're already an amazing twin mum! (not sure that came out how I wanted to say it....sorry!)

 

Yes, stepping away from the net is a must. I mean, at anytime we can walk out the door and get hit by a bus or something but you don't lock yourself away in your house, do you? I can only imagine how nerve wracking it can be since you've already have had one loss, but the reality is that this is a very rare condition. Having them early to avoid something that has a 95% chance of NOT happening would likely only lead to more problems.

Good news is that it sounds like you are getting excellent monitoring and the best care possible. I pray that you are able to relax a bit and enjoy these last few weeks of your pregnancy. Being pregnant with twins is such a special experience.

My boys were mono/di as well. They were born happy and healthy at 37 weeks weighing 6 lbs 15 oz and 7 lbs 1 oz, so very much the same. I would have kept them in longer had it not been for pesky pre-e. They are now very rambunctious almost 5 years old.

 

I also wanted mine earlier because of this. We had stage 1 ttts and at the first sign of the placenta not being grade A we delivered (34 weeks and 5 days) I have also read c-section is a must. My doc insisted.

 

Yes it is scary! I also (for reasons I don't want to get into on a public forum, but not TTTS) had the worry between every test of "will he make it?" The next month will be hard but know that 1) the odds are overwhelmingly in your favor 2) being closely monitored can make a huge difference in the unlikely event a problem arises and 3) if you have to deliver now, your babies should do just fine (though they will need NICU time). Plus, you will be going to pee so much in the next month, you will have a lot less time to worry

 

Thanks everyone for all the supportive comments. I am a little more calm this week, though still do worry about every little thing on some days. I am reassured by the fact that the longest I go without a scan in only 3 days, so I hope in those three days nothing goes wrong!! I am 33 weeks tomorrow so only 4 weeks today till planned c-section!

 

Let us know how your scan goes, is it today or tomorrow?
I understand the worry...I had a loss before my twin pregnancy and it made it hard to relax and enjoy it for sure.
Everything is going to be great!! You're almost there mama!!!

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