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I am natural! I am five weeks along. I am very nervous though because one sac is much larger than the other and a yolk sac only shows in one. Been reading a lot about the vanishing twin syndrome and it is scaring me to death!

hi i got pregnant naturally with twins im 13wks 2dys gone

I am 23 weeks pregnant (natural) with identical twins.... the ultrasound showed the gender at 13w5d, but my husband and I declined... we want to be surprised!

I am a 'natural wonder' as you put Anne *L* I was surprised as heck when I was told I was having twins. We didn't even know twins ran in the family (few generations back)....congrats on your twins....

I'm back with an update- ended my 25th week today!! a lot has happened recently and I've been so nervous.. went in for u/s wednesday, babies are great, strong heartbeats, both are now head down.. except when they did a vaginal u/s, when pressure is applied, I was funneling. I asked and that means baby a's bag was being pushed into my cervix, no leaks or breaks but I guess funneling isn't so good.. so they sent me immediately over to have an internal exam and found although my cervix is still long (2.8cm), its soft. so I started freaking out thinking I'm going into early labor and whatnot.. past 2 days have been so stressful and scary. had to go to the hospital today for a FFN (fetal fibronectin)- measures a specific protein in the mucus on the cervix kinda like a pap smear, and it tells the docs if I'll be delivering within the next 2 weeks. so I had to wait in the room on monitors measuring contractions (surprisingly, I had none) for a little over an hour, and got the good news that the test was negative.. so I'm safe for 2 weeks.. the only downside is I'm stuck on bedrest now which is a pain in the behind, literally. my butt is so numb, my tailbone kills even with pillows under me and laying on my sides. goodness gracious, I'm still a little stressed but I'm trying to think positive and say every day they stay inside is one day less in NICU. so scary... I guess I'll be spending a lot more time online.. any pointers? god bless everyone :)

ladies, can u tell me what ov felt like when u got preg with twins. I ov 1st -today, on the 1st and 2 nd, ov hurt really bad, on one side for a bit and then on the other side, could that mean I ov twice?

I am pregnant for my fourth time, with twins. We already have a 3 1/2 year old daughter, a 2 1/2 year old daughter (they are 10 months apart and both born in 2002) and a 1 year old son. I was on birth control since my son and found out last month that I am pregnant with twins. It was a little overwhelming at first, but now I am just nervous about the pregnancy because I am so achy and sick. Good luck to all expecting mothers and fathers out there. You are all in our prayers.

yes twins run in my family am 17wks go for a scan on the 20th then i'll find out what am having i no they r none identical tho

I am a natural wonder also. I also have an eight month old son. I am having boy/girl twins due Feb./march 2006.

Goodness, glad to be joining the fray. I'm 13 weeks pregnant with natural twins...they don't run on either side of our families and they are most likely identical anyway, so there is my answer. Wow, can I relate to many of you who felt depression while everyone around you was excited. I felt that way, too. Still do every once in a while when I think about all the stuff and help I'm going to need. But, at the same time, I realize what a blessing these two little lives are and how grateful I am that they are mine. It's nice to see so many with so much shared experience. I feel kinda isolated about this whole "twin" thing.

Hi Everyone, I posted a little while ago. I am now 31 wks with identical girls, the babies are doing wonderful! I am feeling very tired and having a lot of back pain! MC I understand what you are feeling about being isolated. These will be the first set of twins in both mine and my husband's immediate families. His Uncle has a set of identical girls. I feel so different from my other two pregnancy's and people expect me to be running around and doing all these things and I am lucky if I can go get groeceries without becoming exhausted. These chat groups have really helped me. You can find other woman who are also experiencing what you are going through. I have noone to refer to because noone has had twins and has no idea what I am feeling! It is soooooo different from a single pregnancy, and I don't think people realize that! Well Good Luck and Congratulations to every natural wonder out there!

I know how you feel. I am 29 weeks with identical twins and I can't imagine going until 37-38 weeks!

This was a natural "Surprise" pregnancy for me. I am 39 and have a 9 year old son.

All natural here as well. I finally went to see my Dr at what I thought was about 16 weeks. US surprised me though, Identical twin girls and already in my 20th week!!!!! I am sooooo happy and excited not to mention shocked. I have two daughters already who share a birthday but they are 3 years apart. Five and Two. My Dr seems a little concerned that Baby A is a little smaller than B. I am trying to gather as much info as possible on twin transfusion but am confused about alot of the terms. Do identical twins always share a plecenta and sac? Anyway, good luck all! I'll be here for any response- Thanks

i did after having 3 daughters 15,13 and 3 i just found out i'm having twins

Hello Everyone. Hi TJ. Congratulations on your babies. I am also having identical girls due Nov.12. I have a 5 year old daughter and a 3 year old daughter. We were surprised at a 12 week US that showed the two of them! My girls share a chorionic sac, the harder outer sack, but have their own seperate amniotic sacks inside. Identical twins do not have to be in the same sacks, it all depends on when the egg split. It may have split before implantation, giving the babies two of everything, or after implantation where they share the outer sack and sometimes the same amniotic sack, depending on when the split occured. Hope that helps you a little bit. We were told at our first US that the babies were monoamniotic which means they share one of everything, but at a later US they found a dividing membrane which put us at ease. Good Luck! Sounds like you are doing great!

I am 10 weeks, 11 by ultrasound pregnant with fraternal twins, happended naturally. I didn't even know twins run in family. I was getting used to being pregnant again with 2 weeks later, at 7 weeks first ultrasound and there are two! Twins are number 4 and 5 kids for us. I have 15, 10 and 3 year old daughters and I will be 39 in January. Me of me, but I am getting used to it, doing better. My morning sickness has not been worse like I keep getting told it will be. Hope worse is not yet to come. But so far so good, especially since I have a history or miscarriage, lost 3. Got pregnant while on antibiotic, husband did use something! So I figure this is the Good Lords plan and he doesn't give us more than we can handle. Babies/children are miracles and gifts.