so at 25 1/2 weeks my babies are at the 40th and the 50th percentile. one was 1lb 12 oz and the other was 2lbs. everything looked really good. i have to go see a gastrointestinalogist for the gallbladder stones/attacks...my gall bladder is way up underneath my right rib. but other than that everything looks good! my cervix was b/tw 4.4-4.7cm and the MFM said today that we will aim for 38 weeks. doc was also totally fine with my 11 lb weight gain....i cant believe im almost 3rd tri!

3 tri will be here before you know it! Hopefully they can help you with the gall stones issue. It's no fun to be dealing with something like this while you're pregnant, but I guess all you can do is just trust the Dr's.

Growth is great! I think it would be amazing to get to 38 weeks with a singleton, let alone twins!!!



TTC: Since Nov. 2006
Diagnosis: Ovarian Dysfunction & PCOS
28 Years Old
cd3 FSH 16.8
cd10 FSH 13.6
7 Unmonitored Cycles of Clomid
3 Unmonitored Cycles of Letrozole
Positive CCCT
TAB for cysts
1st Cycle of 150iu of Menopur with Timed BDing - 5 mature follies - BFN
TAB for cysts
2nd Cycle of 150iu of Menopur with Timed Intercourse - 4 mature follies in play - BFN
3rd Cycle of 150 iu of Menopur with Timed Intercourse - 2 follies - BFN
1st Cycle of Gonal F - 1 follie & cyst on right - BFN
TAB for a cycle
2nd Cycle of Gonal F = BFP!!!!!
11dpo Beta=27.9
14dpo Beta=120
16dpo Beta=210
18dpo Beta=429
21dpo Beta=1064
5w6d - baby measuring 3mm, h/b 101
6w6d - baby measuring 6mm, h/b 126
7w6d - baby 18mm, h/b 171, measuring ahead at 8w2d! RE noticed enlarged yolk sac so keeping a close eye on that
8w6d - baby 2.52cm with h/b of 174
9w5d - baby 3.22cm with h/b of 180 measuring 10w1d
10w6d - baby 4.34cmcm with h/b of 174 measuring 11w1d
12w u/s showed baby at 11.2cm with h/b of 162 - unfortunately, that evening I suffered a horrible m/c of a chromosomally NORMAL girl.... RIP my angel girl...you were loved....

Gonal F with Timed Intercourse-2WW
First cycle of Gonal F with Timed Intercourse since m/c - BFN
2nd Cycle of Gonal F with Timed Intercourse - BFN
TAB for a month on bcp's
3rd Cycle of Gonal F - BFP
-11dpo beta=14.9
-14dpo beta=45.7
-16dpo beta=140
-18dpo beta=366
u/s at 6w1d showed heart-rate of 114!!!!
u/s at 7w1d showed heart-rate of 141!!!!
u/s at 8w showed heart-rate of 179
u/s at 9w showed 2 SCH's, h/r of 197
u/s at 10w showed h/r of 175
u/s at 11w showed h/r of 180
u/s at 12 w showed h/r of 188
12w2d...m/c'd baby at home, lost too much blood, had to have emergency D&C...severely anemic....baby was a chromosomally normal boy
-developed a blood clot in leg 1 1/2 wks post D&C...saw a hematologist and had testing done and everything came back normal, will still treat me with Lovenex on next pregnancy

-First cycle since m/c....Gonal F, triggered with 8 mature follies, T/I - BFP!
-13dpo beta 106, progesterone 21.4
-15dpo beta 260, progesterone 12.2
-16dpo beta 411, progesterone 16
-20dpo beta 845, progesterone 19 (went in for u/s to rule out ectopic, couldn't see anything yet, but lining was thick)
-22dpo beta 1158, progesterone 18
-24dpo beta 1655, progesterone 20
-5w?? u/s showed 2 sacs...one measuring 4w0d, the other measuring 5w1d....possibly vanishing twin???
-6w u/s showed TWINS! 2 h/r's....121, 119. both measuring 6w1d! SCH 1cm
-At 7w pg, tested positive for lupus anticoagulant, on lovenox to treat it, TSH was 2.55
-7w2d u/s showed 2 babies measuring 7w4d & 7w3d, h/r's 158 & 153! SCH 2cm
-8w1d u/s showed 2 babies measuring 8w3d & 8w2d, h/r's 185 & 179! SCH 3cm
-10w2d u/s showed we lost baby A measuring 9w1d and had no h/r...baby B measured 10w1d with a h/r of 180...praying for Baby B to hang on, SCH gone, started thyroid med
-11w1d u/s showed Baby B measuring right on track, h/r of 174
-12w1d had a red bleeding episode & u/s showed Baby B measuring 1 day ahead and a h/r of 168, bleeding likely caused by Baby A's passing
-13w1d had some red spotting & u/s showed Baby B measuring 2 days behind and h/r of 157
-14w...baby measured 14w3d...and I suffered a horrible, very sudden miscarriage...another angel baby...that makes 4.
Saw Dr Mary Stephenson at U of Chicago for recurrent pregnancy loss....dx with Lupus Anticoagluant and Incompetent Cervix, will be treated with lovenox
5-25-11 - Had a Transabdominal Cerclage placed by Dr Haney at U of Chicago

Gonal F with Timed Intercourse (self medicated/unmonitored) BFN
Gonal F with Timed Intercourse: 7 follies in play - BFP at 10dpo!!!
12dpo hcg level 80.5, progesterone 16.8
14dpo hcg level 295, progesterone 18
6w3d u/s showed 1 baby with a h/r of 120, measuring 6w4d
7w3d u/s showed baby with h/r of 160, measuring 7w3d
7w5d u/s showed a possibility of TWINS! Baby A (the original) measured 8w, h/r 167...Baby B, hiding in the upper uterus measured 6w6d, h/r 176...time will tell if Baby B will make it
8w4d u/s showed Baby A doing well measuring 8w4d and h/r of 185....Baby B measured 7w3d and no h/r detected My 5 angels better help me out through the rest of all this
9w5d u/s showed Baby A measring 9w5d, h/r 188
10w5d u/s showed Baby A measuring good, h/r 175
11w3d u/s shoed Baby A measuring 11w4d, h/r 169
12w6d u/s showed Baby A measuring 13w2d, h/r of 167
13w5d u/s showed Baby A measuring 13w6d, h/r of 156
15w5d u/s showed Baby Girl measuring about a week ahead! h/r 164
17w4d u/s showed Baby Girl with a h/r of 156, cervix measuring 5cm+
19w4d, u/s showed Baby Girl with a h/r of 151, cervix measuring 5cm

So glad all is going well!

I meant to ask, are your twins identical or fraternal? And, how do they decide who "Baby A" is?
(I am fascinated with twins so very curious!)

Congrats!
Sara H

thanks sara -

they are fraternal. we figured as much bc i had two mature follicles on the clomid...one egg could have not made it and the other one could have split but that scenario is less common obviously. they confirm the fraternal nature by determining if there are two sacs and two placentas, which there are : )

it has happened that if the egg splits early enough that it is possible for identicals to have different sacs... but in your case since you know there were two follicles it is really unlikely!

They have only found this out since genetic testing, before that two sacs was the deciding factor.
And, I only found out since I have two friends who are "mirror" twins that were in separate sacs. They are considered identical, since they came from the same egg, but actually they mirror each other. One has their heart on the right, one on the left... It's kind of crazy. However, they look the same!http://www.twinsrealm.com/twinsfaq.htm. Strange, right?

So cool! I am so excited for you!

Hugs and thanks for the info!
Sara H

....i know about the egg splitting early enough as well : ) there is basically a 1 in 9 chance of that happening with identical twins. i suppose it could have happened with this pregnancy but im not going to pursue genetic testing. my MFM said that they are probably fraternal based on the current facts of the situation so im going with that : )

i thought that the egg splitting early and the two sacs with two placentas was the more common scenario with identical twins...i just assumed that when it happened the egg usually split early so there would be two separate placentas. but the most common identical twin scenario is mo/di...they usually share the placenta but usually have their own amino sac. ....and a girl on my twin board said that ID twins with two placentas/two sacs is usually a 1 in 9 chance. ...sorry, i didnt know how much you wanted me to get into these details : )

My US tech could tell from the thickness of the placental walls that they had not split. He didn't doubt it for a second so I guess after seeing them for years, he could call it.

Thats awesome! Hoping for 38 weeks and taking them home immediately.

...yeah, that's kind of how my MFM was too. after doing this enough he could just sort of tell.

I just love this stuff, always fascinates me!

Thanks for filling me in, i had no idea they could see that! Makes sense but hadn't thought about it!
Sara H

Oh this is great news. There is nothing like a good visit to help you propel in to the next stage. After only carrying one, major props for carrying 2.