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Identical- one placenta
Hi Everyone
On Tuesday I went for my 11 week scan and was surprised to be told we????re having twins. The doctor could only see one placenta and is thinking that they are identical. Two people I know have lost one of the twins due to some problem were one twin feds from the other (twin to twin transfusion? or something). This is making me very worried.
I go back next Tuesday for another scan and to check measurements etc. The doctor is also going to take measurements to check for chromosome defects (I presume Downs Syndrome) and then he mentioned doing a triple screen blood test.
Does anyone know anything about the triple screen blood test?
Has anyone had/or is anyone having twins who share a placenta?
I????d love to hear from you.
Carly xxx Pip and Pop 10 + 6
On Tuesday I went for my 11 week scan and was surprised to be told we????re having twins. The doctor could only see one placenta and is thinking that they are identical. Two people I know have lost one of the twins due to some problem were one twin feds from the other (twin to twin transfusion? or something). This is making me very worried.
I go back next Tuesday for another scan and to check measurements etc. The doctor is also going to take measurements to check for chromosome defects (I presume Downs Syndrome) and then he mentioned doing a triple screen blood test.
Does anyone know anything about the triple screen blood test?
Has anyone had/or is anyone having twins who share a placenta?
I????d love to hear from you.
Carly xxx Pip and Pop 10 + 6
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Emma (exp Twins)
Hope this helps a bit, and good luck
Yvonne
congrats!
My twins are ID. They had one sac and 1 placenta. I had a nuchal scan to check their necks but was told they dont do the blood test for twins. I had a scan every 2 weeks to check for Twin-to-twin syndrome (ttts)-where one gets more blood/nutrients than the other. So make sure you get scaned regulary too and read up on the symptoms so you can maybe watch out for it yourself although i think its mostly picked up on scans.
if you want to ask anything else or just chat let me know.
My girls are now 8 months old and didnt develop ttts.
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