🌟The PootBoss says: It's time ladies!!! Going off the "Country" post, I noticed A LOT of women I don't recognize whatsoever who answered! So lets introduce ourselves to all the other twin or more mommas!!!! I'm assuming all of these ladies are pregnant with or have twins or More at home but lets get to know each other!!! (And if you posted on the Country post but not here....I'll call you out!! LOL!!!)
I'll go first: I'm a 35 year old sassy Level 1 Trauma/ER nurse from Dallas, Texas (yup, like what's on TV!) I'm 32 weeks pregnant with babies #1 and #2, two girls, Avery & Emma. I love my life, my husband, my baby girls, but MAN this pregnancy is rough!! Hoping for maybe 3-6 more weeks at least!! My DH is a police officer and swat team member who takes care of us and is so loving through this hard time and rough pregnancy. I'm such a lucky lady! ☺❤
Now, how about y'all!!????
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Am I Having Multiples?
Hello, if you are reading this you maybe wondering/hoping you are expecting multiples.
However, there is no way for anyone in this group to answer that question for you. The only way to have that question answered is to have your doctor book you an appointment for an ultrasound.
If you have not yet had an ultrasound that should be your first step. Tell your doctor of your suspecions and have an ultrasound booked.
The women on this forum have absolutely no way of determining if your expecting multiples by your symptoms, feelings or hopeful wishes.
As no two pregnancies are the same, an increase of your Hcg levels and nausea are not indicators of a multiple pregnancy. Also "showing" early is also not a way to determine if your expecting multiples.
If you ask this question of the forum before you have taken the time to have an ultrasound, the responses you receive will most likely be a repeat of this message at best, and at worse, joking at your expense. If you don't want to hear answers like "Yes, you can tell by urinating on your smartphone," then instead of asking "am i having multiples?!" try asking instead how other people felt when they first learned they were carrying twins+. Ask about other people's experiences, and don't ask them to predict your pregnancy outcome.
Once again NO ONE IS ABLE TO TELL VIA A TEXT FORUM IF YOU ARE CARRYING MULTIPLES. If you have any of these questions please take real world, real life steps involving a medical practitioner to find the answer.
(Thanks to steph_anie for helping craft this message.)
Zella
Alt12 Community Manager
Hello, if you are reading this you maybe wondering/hoping you are expecting multiples.
However, there is no way for anyone in this group to answer that question for you. The only way to have that question answered is to have your doctor book you an appointment for an ultrasound.
If you have not yet had an ultrasound that should be your first step. Tell your doctor of your suspecions and have an ultrasound booked.
The women on this forum have absolutely no way of determining if your expecting multiples by your symptoms, feelings or hopeful wishes.
As no two pregnancies are the same, an increase of your Hcg levels and nausea are not indicators of a multiple pregnancy. Also "showing" early is also not a way to determine if your expecting multiples.
If you ask this question of the forum before you have taken the time to have an ultrasound, the responses you receive will most likely be a repeat of this message at best, and at worse, joking at your expense. If you don't want to hear answers like "Yes, you can tell by urinating on your smartphone," then instead of asking "am i having multiples?!" try asking instead how other people felt when they first learned they were carrying twins+. Ask about other people's experiences, and don't ask them to predict your pregnancy outcome.
Once again NO ONE IS ABLE TO TELL VIA A TEXT FORUM IF YOU ARE CARRYING MULTIPLES. If you have any of these questions please take real world, real life steps involving a medical practitioner to find the answer.
(Thanks to steph_anie for helping craft this message.)
Zella
Alt12 Community Manager
by ZellaCommunityManager on Jan 16, 2012
I kinda feel bad for saying this because don't get me wrong i love my friends whom are mommas or becoming a momma like me but when we start talking about our babies, i feel like they dont understand what i am going through or what ive gone through so far..none of them know what ttts is or how scary iy is to be told your babies are in stage three so so early, none of them knew how the laser procedute goes or the fact that i had no option, that everyday is a struggle and jus as scary as the last..the worrying never stops, never lightens, never gets easier..none of them know what a high risk doctor is or why i have to see one or why i have to go every week..none of them understand this isnt jus a normal pregnancy&how terrified i am every second of every day for my babies, i am a ftm and have no idea what to expect and they "try to warn me" but it doesnt seem the same..i feel so alone..
by al-sierratwins about 12 hours ago
I'm 35 weeks and 5 days.. I'm so glad I've come this far.. I had my job interview today that was alright but no results until end of next month.. I'm all set to go..
I just have one more thing.. My sons graduation party (kindergarten).. It's this Thursday and if I make it I'd be so happy.. I've prepared to throw him a party on Friday.. I pray I make it until next Friday :D
How are you other mothers doing? How far left? Are you anxious?
I just have one more thing.. My sons graduation party (kindergarten).. It's this Thursday and if I make it I'd be so happy.. I've prepared to throw him a party on Friday.. I pray I make it until next Friday :D
How are you other mothers doing? How far left? Are you anxious?
by emaratiya 25 minutes ago
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So yesterday marked 2 months since I lost my identical twin girls. They had developed ttts very rapidly. By the time we found out both babies had heart failure.. I had developed severe preeclampsia and had a emergency csection at 23 weeks. Both babies didn't make it. They lived for 5/10 minutes.. Anyways here is info on TTTS. I dont want anyone to go through what I've been through. Thank you for reading. What is TTTS?
-Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) is a disease of the placenta (or afterbirth) that affects identical twin pregnancies.
-TTTS affects identical twins (or higher multiple gestations) who share a common monochorionic placenta.
-The shared placenta contains abnormal blood vessels which connect the umbilical cord and circulations of the twins.
-The common placenta may also be shared unequally by the twins
-The events in pregnancy that lead to TTTS are all random.
-TTTS is not hereditary or genetic, nor caused by anything the parents did or did not do.
-TTTS can happen to anyone.
-Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS) is a disease of the placenta (or afterbirth) that affects identical twin pregnancies.
-TTTS affects identical twins (or higher multiple gestations) who share a common monochorionic placenta.
-The shared placenta contains abnormal blood vessels which connect the umbilical cord and circulations of the twins.
-The common placenta may also be shared unequally by the twins
-The events in pregnancy that lead to TTTS are all random.
-TTTS is not hereditary or genetic, nor caused by anything the parents did or did not do.
-TTTS can happen to anyone.
by hbwpearson 19 days ago
So today started just like any other day (minus the rain), I went to university, came back home and everything was good until I started having contractions while feeding my 10,5 m.o. son a soup. It got so rapidly painful that I couldn't sit or walk,
so we rushed to a hospital where had discovered that my cervix was shortened and softened, however I wasn't dilated.
I was put in a Pathology section of the hospital (after filling the papers for 40 min and my husband running around to get a copy of my passport), and got a steroid shot. They wouldn't do anything to stop the contractions unless I'm dilated and moved into l&d.
I am worried, and stressed, and scared, and irritated...ugh..:( they say I might go into labour but wouldn't do anything to stop it😡😓😬
I'm only 30+2 weeks😞
so we rushed to a hospital where had discovered that my cervix was shortened and softened, however I wasn't dilated.
I was put in a Pathology section of the hospital (after filling the papers for 40 min and my husband running around to get a copy of my passport), and got a steroid shot. They wouldn't do anything to stop the contractions unless I'm dilated and moved into l&d.
I am worried, and stressed, and scared, and irritated...ugh..:( they say I might go into labour but wouldn't do anything to stop it😡😓😬
I'm only 30+2 weeks😞
by nikkiara 40 minutes ago
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I'm curious to all the momas that had their babies already,, how far along were you when you had them?
by tsanders91 about 14 hours ago
Man, picking girls names is so hard! There are so many cute names out there. With my son he was being names after his daddy so there was nimrod this trying to figure it out. Lol. I think we are going with Brooklynn Ann and Aubrey Rose. And calling them Brooke and Bree for short. What do you ladies think?
by bbfever612 about 2 hours ago
Just wondering how much weight should we be gaining throughout the pregnancy? I talked to my temporary OB today since my doctor is out of town, she said we should only be gaining 30lb to 45lb in total and it seems a little low to me. I am barely 20 weeks and I have already gained 25lbs. My starting weight was 115lb. What do you ladies think?
by MingBee about 12 hours ago
