What was your reaction...

After reading RondaJos post about how far along you were when you found out it was twins i thought i would ask what your reaction was when you found out you were having twins. Did it come as a surpirse or did you expect it.

I think my exact words were OH SH*T !! I was happy, nervous, excited and scared all rolled into one!! I should have thought about it though as twins run in my family but i didnt once give it a thought.

So how did you feel when you found out it was twins? x

 

The whole pregnancy was a surprise...even the unexpected u/s at 7 wks (something new the dr started since my last baby in 2004---usually only had 1 u/s the entire pregnancy). So I was w/o dh & when the dr said, "oh, look, here's the other baby", I said, "you've GOT to be kidding me"...then went on to say, "you know my husband isn't thrilled about #4, now you want me to tell him we're having 5?!"...Like it was his fault !

We all came around now though & love them to pieces...& everything feels strangely normal!

 

I had taken Clomid and joked about maybe having twins although I was afraid it wouldn't work at all and I wouldn't get pregnant. When i had the 8 week ultrasound the dr saw one baby and then said "let's see if there's another" and I thought she was joking. I was so happy when she found the second one. My husband was waiting in the adjacent room and I called him in to see. We were both so happy. immediately I felt it couldn't have been any other way!!!

 

I found out at 6 weeks, and considering we did IVF with two embryos, we knew there was a very good chance of twins, but it still took my breath away when we saw two sacs! It is still surprising even when you expect it! I was laughing and crying at the same time. Dh was right there with me and I will never forget the look on his face, a big smile with tears in his eyes. I can't believe how far we have come since that day!!

 

we did IVF and inserted 2 embryos but we did it to have a higher chance of having one baby - they didn't give us a very good chance of even 1 sticking so a few days after the transfer my hcg levels were very high and the nurse said that it may be more than one with levels like that!! and my first u/s at 5weeks 5 days confirmed TWINS!!
I was so shocked! I was so excited and nervous all at once - the real shocker though was when we found out that BOTH babies were GIRLS!! we would have been happy with boys too - but we have 3 boys and we really wanted at least one girl - so we felt like we had won the lottery - not only were we blessed with twins but GIRLS!!!

 

We also did IVF, and at 8 weeks I was bleeding, and I thought that I had lost the baby. Still remember the complete devastation I felt, after trying for 10 years finally pregnant, and now I had lost it. The fertility clinic took me in right away for an ultrasound. The nurse looked, and asked how many embryos they had put in, and we said 2. Well, she said, then I guess they both stuck. We both cried, and were in complete shock, not because it was inpossible, but because we thought for sure I had a miscarriage.

 

I cried for 2 days, but now wouldn't change anything

 

I kinda already knew I was having twins, when I had my U/S I remember seeing one sac and asking if there was another. The U/S tech said she didn't know and that she had to get a better look. So she gave me a internal U/S and sure enough there were two sacs with two heart beats. I ended up balling my eyes out. I had always wanted twins so it was a dream come true.

 

QUOTE(Twinnylou @ Apr 25 2007, 10:50 AM) [snapback]233010[/snapback]
I think my exact words were OH SH*T !! I was happy, nervous, excited and scared all rolled into one!! I should have thought about it though as twins run in my family but i didnt once give it a thought.

So how did you feel when you found out it was twins? x


Your words were my honey's exact words when we found out I was pregnant in the first place, although he repeated them about 5 times. I was on the pill so to be pregnant at all was a shock and NOT planned. I've never actually said this on the board before and with all the fertility moms out there I will probably offend some people but we actually went to talk about an abortion at a clinic ... it was NOT a definite by any means but an option, since we in no way wanted to get pregnant in the first place ... we had an U/S done there and she said "Well, it's twins ..." and I just started bawling ... then and there, in the waiting room, we decided we were going to keep them, that twins were a blessing and come **** or high water we were going to have these babies.

Now I have no idea what I would ever do without them or how I ever lived without them. God works in wierd ways.

 

I had this weird gut feeling. I even said to my BF, "I will f'n die if I find out I'm having twins". And then when I did find out, I told my doctor I was gonna die, got all dramatic, etc. I don't think I ever got used to the idea!

 

I just laughed and said "So I've been right all along." Everyone besides DH and my best friend thought I was nuts for saying I was having twins. Then when we saw they are both girls DH just smiled so big. He had been wanting a girl. Needless to say we were both very excited, although I'm not sure that I'm not still in shock. And we still have yet to completely finish preparing for them and they are already 4 months. I guess that's what happens when you find out only 7 weeks before having them. ardon:
My mom didn't believe it even after seeing the pictures. Then I took her to my next u/s and I don't think she believed it then either. Once they were born and both back at the same hospital she finally said "There really is 2 of them." :laughing:

 

Great post idea!
We had joked around about the possibility of having twins for weeks - I'm not sure why because twins don't necessarily run in our family, but we had always talked about "what if?" We had our first ultrasound at around week 14 and when the ultrasound wand did the first swipe across my stomach even we could clearly see two heads! Our jaws just dropped and we were so excited and happy that we both cried!

 

I also was on clomid so my DH kept joking about it and I kept telling him it wasn't funny. When we saw two babies my DH teared up because he was happy and I started crying and saying Oh S&*T, two cars when they turn 16, two college educations! I cried randomly for about a week or two until I finally got used to the idea. And as others have said - now I couldn't imagine it being any different!

 

We weren't expecting it, but it wasn't entirely unexpected -- if that makes sense . My husband's brother has ID twin boys, and one of his mother's brothers has twins. I think that side of the family just produces overachieving sperm or something.

 

QUOTE(Twinnylou @ Apr 25 2007, 10:50 AM) [snapback]233010[/snapback]
I was happy, nervous, excited and scared all rolled into one!!


Me too. We didn't expect the news at all. We had gone in because I was bleeding so we assumed we'd get the opposite news. We were extremely surprised. What memories!

 

I love reading all your stories, thanks for everyones input! I remember lying on the table and she said look there is one baby and do twins run in your family? I went you have to be joking and she went no there is 2 there!! I started crying, i was scared,excited,shocked and happy too.My partner who was holding my hand at the time dropped it and went a thousand shades of white! He didnt talk for about an hour afterwards!! I wouldnt change them for the world and i feel so lucky to have the 2 of them x

 

I was in complete shock!! I wasn't expecting to be pregnant in the first place--I had a m/c and had to have a D&C Feb. March, I took a pregnancy test and it came up positive. I thought it was from the previous pregnancy. Went to the OB did an u/s and found it was twins!! I freaked out, I wasn't sure if I could handle 2 newborns and a 4 year old. I remember how much work she was, and couldn't imagine 2 newborns!

 

We made it through determining the sex of one baby when the lady said, o wait, I have to look at one more thing. Then she said, "They told you you are having twins didn't they" The first thing I said was, "NO, you kidding right?" and she said no, I'm serious, look, there is two heads. DH said, "but I don't want twins" and I immediately satrted laughing. We both thought it was neat but I was secretly scared to death. I cried for about 2 days then I decided it was the neatest thing that could have ever happened. Infact, it was a year ago this coming Friday that we found out it was twins.

 

I think my exact words were OH SH*T !! I was happy, nervous, excited and scared all rolled into one!!



Those really WERE my exact words when I saw two sacs at my 9 week transvaginal ultrasound. My doctor said, "I know what I see, what do you see?" I said, "There's TWO?!?!" I turned to my poor six year old and said, "You know what this means???? Public school." Not a great introduction to her brother and sister, I know. Bad Mommy.

My only concerns with having three children was, and remains, financial. But really we are so happy and I feel very lucky. All praise is due the Creator.

Cat

 

Fear. I knew it was a possibility, since we had done IVF and transferred two, but I was actually hoping very much for it NOT to happen. The only thing I thought was good about it was that we wouldn't have to do IVF again (since we only want two kids). But I was terrified about how the pregnancy would go (I was pretty miserable), how we'd handle two newborns, the finances of having two kids in daycare at the same time, etc. Fortunately other people are pretty excited when you say you're having twins, so that sort of helped me not feel entirely negative about it. But it wasn't until they were about 6 months old that I started to see the good side.

 

well, to start out I had a very quick U/S at 8 weeks where my OB only saw 1 baby. I was so relieved! not that I ever thought I'd have twins, but it was my 4th and last pregnancy, so I was realieved when he only found 1. I figured I never had to worry about twins. it's always been a fear of mine.

then at almost 22 weeks when the U/S tech realized it was twins she pulled off the probe thingy and said, "now, you know you're having twins right?" I thought she was kidding, and just said, "um, no!" DH was in shock! we both were. so she put the thing back on and proceeded to show us, two heads, 4 arms, legs etc. I was upset cuz to me 1 baby is a lot of hard work. I couldn't imagine 2! I was pretty upset for a while.

now 1 baby seems easy! lol! but I love them both so much. can't imagine life w/o 1 of them.
Michelle

 

we didn't expect twins. my previous cycle had been nearly identical and we had one single bean (but m/c) so I expected (and hoped) for another singleton. Instead we saw QUADS. that was a shocker! Our reaction? First...none. we were totally and completely numb and couldn't comprehend it. Then we were terrified and worried as heck! When we lost one and then another, our reaction was mixed...sad and relieved. Now when I MET my twins...my reaction was just pure amazement! :wub:

 

i repeated "holy sh!t, Jesus Chr!st" over and over and over again. I had tears streaming down my face. They were combo tears of shock and tears of joy. My husband nearly passed out in the corner.

 

I was a bit hysterical. I just kept saying "You're kidding" to the tech. Couldn't stop laughing either which quickly turned to crying once we were home from the U/S. Twins were my worst nightmare! I think I cried everytime I thought of it for about 3 weeks. I was sure our lives were over - no more hiking, limited cycling, no swimming until they were older. How could we afford everything? New vehicle, new house .... Of course now I don't know what I was so woriied about. Everything's work out fine and I love them to bits and couldn't imagine not having both of them!

 

I was just going in for a hydration test to see if I needed another IV when they said lets check to see if there is more then one. I kind of thought it was silly. However, I had been having numerous thoughts about how I would be having twins. My mom brought me to the appointment. I remember as soon has the u/s put the doppler on we saw two. I couldn't believe it. I think I said something like Holy Cow!

One funny side note. When I first found out I was pregnant DH and I were discussing whether we would want a boy or a girl next. He said he wanted a boy since girls are so moody, high matience etc. He went on for a couple minutes. I told him that just because he was saying that we were going to have twin girls! A week or so later I had the u/s that showed there were twins. I called to tell him that there were two and he didn't believe me. He didn't believe me until I showed him the pictures from the u/s. Also, they found Emily first on the gender telling u/s. He said he was really worried he might end up with two girls! Emily already has her daddy wrapped around her finger. I don't think he would have it any other way.

 

I had an u/s at 7 weeks....one baby, an u/s at 11 weeks....one baby, so I am thinking all along ok, it's one baby, but why am I feeling so weird, and why has this ONE baby got feet kicking me at the top and the bottom of my belly! I knew something was "off" from 14 or so weeks on, and tried to prepare my dear husband with some subtle hints, that I thought that there might be more than one in there....he didn't catch on! So, anyway, at our 21 week u/s, she put the wand on my very LARGE tummy, and says, "Uh, you know you are having 2 right?" I was still in shock, just to hear someone saying it for real, even though I had my suspicians! My husband didn't say a word...he was in complete shock!! Definately a mixture of excitement, fear, and joy!

 

We were doing IVF so I was not shocked. Just laughing and crying at the same time to finally have had success at being pregnant. Twins....well they run in the family so it was always a possibility if "nature" had worked in our favor instead of medical science.