Hi There,
I am 7 + 3 weeks and found out last week that I am having twins. This was quick a shock but furthermore we are expecting the rare type of identical twins, monoamniotic, which means they share the same inner sac as well as the same outer sack. Apparently only 1% of all twin births are this type and only 10 cases occur in the UK each year.
This might mean I will struggle to find someone UK based in the same boat but wanted to put it out there!
I am feeling quite scared about how the pregnancy will go and the expected complications later on. I have been told I will be monitored every week from 12 weeks onwards and most likely will deliver around 32 weeks at the latest due the high risks involved in this type of twins pregnancy.
After having my son in 2009 - easy breazy pregnancy and lovely quick waterbirth in a birthing center - this has all been quite a shock!
Hoping to find some support here, even if just about having twins (daunting in itself!) but if anyone has advice for Monoamniotic, even better! :)
Any help or advice much appreciated.
Jennie x
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Rowan1204 · 23/11/2012 18:32
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