As you may know or may not know I'm expecting monochorionic twins which means I'm having identical twins.
I don't have twins in my family however, the father already has a set of fraternal twins so I assumed it was genetic and he is the one that gave me twins. However, after my first visit with a multiple birth specialist which I was referred to by my doctor I found out a lot of information.
I was recommended to see Dr. Russell Miller at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York and Dr. Miller gave me a lot of information that I did not know about when conceiving carrying and delivering identical twins.
Fraternal twins are the only twins that are conceived through genetics identical twins however are not and like Dr. Miller said "it's the luck of the draw." Identical twins happen spontaneously it was just a coincidence my partner already had a set of fraternal twins.
According to scientists identical twins occur when the blastocyst AKA fertilized cell mysteriously splits into two.
Monochronic Twin occur in 0.3% of all pregnancies and mostly occur in older women due to hormonal changes, so I guess I'm considered older lol.
Identical twins are rare and occur randomly and that's what makes it a true blessing.
There are also a lot of complications when carrying these kind of twins because they share one placenta.
As of right now Dr. Miller told me to be aware that maybe one twin is getting more blood and nutrients from the placenta than the other one and this is often a common problem when carrying identical twins and is called unequal placenta sharing.
Another issue can be TTS which is twin to Twin transfusion syndrome meaning one baby is getting more blood supply than the other one, which can be very dangerous, even causing death to one of the babies which in turn will affect the other baby as well since they are connected through one placenta.
Also when delivering there is a high chance of a lot of loosing alot of bleeding which may result in needing a blood transfusion which some people like myself don't believe in and could possibly end in death.
Although the Doctor was not trying to scare me there are a lot of concerns that I am now aware of. I'm glad I'm aware but the same time it makes me me more cautionary on how to take care of myself while I'm pregnant and hopefully I will have a healthy delivery with two healthy babies who I cannot wait to meet.
I don't have twins in my family however, the father already has a set of fraternal twins so I assumed it was genetic and he is the one that gave me twins. However, after my first visit with a multiple birth specialist which I was referred to by my doctor I found out a lot of information.
I was recommended to see Dr. Russell Miller at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in New York and Dr. Miller gave me a lot of information that I did not know about when conceiving carrying and delivering identical twins.
Fraternal twins are the only twins that are conceived through genetics identical twins however are not and like Dr. Miller said "it's the luck of the draw." Identical twins happen spontaneously it was just a coincidence my partner already had a set of fraternal twins.
According to scientists identical twins occur when the blastocyst AKA fertilized cell mysteriously splits into two.
Monochronic Twin occur in 0.3% of all pregnancies and mostly occur in older women due to hormonal changes, so I guess I'm considered older lol.
Identical twins are rare and occur randomly and that's what makes it a true blessing.
There are also a lot of complications when carrying these kind of twins because they share one placenta.
As of right now Dr. Miller told me to be aware that maybe one twin is getting more blood and nutrients from the placenta than the other one and this is often a common problem when carrying identical twins and is called unequal placenta sharing.
Another issue can be TTS which is twin to Twin transfusion syndrome meaning one baby is getting more blood supply than the other one, which can be very dangerous, even causing death to one of the babies which in turn will affect the other baby as well since they are connected through one placenta.
Also when delivering there is a high chance of a lot of loosing alot of bleeding which may result in needing a blood transfusion which some people like myself don't believe in and could possibly end in death.
Although the Doctor was not trying to scare me there are a lot of concerns that I am now aware of. I'm glad I'm aware but the same time it makes me me more cautionary on how to take care of myself while I'm pregnant and hopefully I will have a healthy delivery with two healthy babies who I cannot wait to meet.
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