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Identical Twins?

by Sarah
(Indiana, US)

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At about 6 weeks and 5 days I had an ultrasound (at least that's how far they think) They measured the 'blob' on the left side, but there was also one on the right. I'm having another ultrasound this week, but I'm very curious. It's only been a couple of days. My HCG levels are rising in the extreme. Before we even started the vaginal screen the doctor sort of joked that from my levels it looks like twins. We only saw one heartbeat, but it was on and off. We didn't see it for very long and could barely see it. I'm told identical twins comes from the father's side, well my husband's mother was a fraternal twin but we don't know any more than that because they were adopted. What do you think? (p.s. docotor said it could be 20 weeks before we can rule it out for sure)

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Jun 02, 2010
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by: MelanieV

When i suspected being pregnant, and went for my first blood tests, it revealed 5 weeks gestational age and an hcg level of 79705.0 mIU/mL Quantitative. I went to a doctor 4 days after that who did an ultrasound, he nearly fell of his chair when he saw my hcg levels and i remember him saying "oh! you are as pregnant as pregnant can be" the ultrasound only revealed one baby and by measuring the doctor confirmed that it was 8/9 weeks and not 5 like the blood test said. I am just curious, because my level was so high, is there stilla possiblity that the egg could split or that another baby could show up after that scan (at 8/9 weeks)? I am going for another ultrasound in 3 days and am very anxious at what might be. I must add that I started showing almost immediately, i know easily look six months pregnant yet its not even 4 yet.. (South Africa), age 26
Jan 09, 2010
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by: Anonymous

Be careful of counting on the HCG levels, my levels were in line for a singleton, yet I am here 28 and a half weeks pregnant with fraternal twins lol. My first was 130 and second was 286. A little more than double, but still in line with singleton.
Jan 05, 2010
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by: Anonymous

WELL MY DEAR, its since been 7 wks since this post have u updated it? According to twin pregnancy..high hcg levels is a give away...and why else would there be two lito lumps in one sack....right???well congrats and good luck!
Nov 12, 2009
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by: Anonymous

The only way twins can come from the fathers side is if the father passes the twinning gene down to his children, then it has to be a female who will then in turn ovulate two eggs instead of one resulting in fraternal twins.

Identical twins are a random event that happens when one egg splits and has nothing to do with family history.

There isn't any way your hubby can cause you to have twins it would have to come from your side of the family and get passed down to you and cause you to have fraternal twins. The only thing hubby determines is the sex of the baby or babies.

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