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Q: Twins Question.....they DO run in every generation of my family....

Hi everyone, okay so my question is: How likely would it be that twins were missed at my early dating scan? We went in on October 15th and we were told I looked to be about 7 weeks along. We saw the heartbeat on a tiny little flickering bean and also what looked like another "lump" attached to the side of my uterus...when we asked the midwife she quickly dismissed it and said that she's said all she's able to :/ now that being said the only way my midwife knows how far along I am is from me telling her what the tech said! There were no follow up forms or anything. I'm now 14 weeks along with my 1st baby and have had a noticeable belly since 10 weeks, I have a home doppler and in the last week or so we have found what sound like two heartbeats, one registering at 150-160 and the other 135-150, I've also been feeling flutters for a couple days now. Anyone have experience with this? I go for a check-up on the 9th so I will mention it then but for now it's driving me a little nut

This question was asked Nov. 30, 2013 3:38am
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Answered by KenpoMommy - Nov. 30, 2013 3:55am
By this time, you usually would have had the first scan of the genetic screening done. The NT screening. Have they not done that for you yet? Or not offered it? That would tell you for sure how many are in there because its a much more detailed scan. Its the one where they take specific measurements of the baby to determine your risk factor for several genetic syndromes. The blood work that goes along with it is not usually very accurate in a twin pregnancy but the measurements still are. I would request it because that would answer your question for sure! Especially if you have such a high twin rate in your family.

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