FEBRUARY HEARTS Due in February 2015 , open group all welcome!

[savvysaver]

i wonder if any of the twins in this group will be identical?
i have always wanted identical twin boys hehe

My OB told me my twins are fraternal. I always wanted identical twin girls when I was younger! Hopefully I will know the genders in 8 weeks or less...I can't wait!

 

[savvysaver]

Here is a strange question...I just realized today that I haven't shaved my legs in 5 days. There was barely any stubble but I shaved anyway. Is this happening to anyone else?

 

[RaspberryK]

Captain no that's awful I think I'd have demanded him in there like when I had my colposcopy.

Bumblebee, I try to have a full bladder and lie flat on the bed or even with a pillow under my bottom in the early days.
At first I would feel my pulse with one hand so I would know anything in time or two beats in time with my pulse was an artery or something.
Then there's the placenta which is a whooshing sound.
When you hear the heartbeat it's like a chuffing train or galloping horse and pretty much unmistakable.
You might have to use a bit of pressure, use plenty of gel and place near your pubic bone to start with and move the wand slowly in a circle scanning whilst staying in the same spot, hard to describe, repeat all over. Mine has mostly been quite high up with only the occasional time being low near my pubic bone.
Watch a few YouTube videos to get the idea.

Bridget, could you get your dh to read some pregnancy material? It might help. A lot of us are hormonal and more emotional.
Xx

 

[RaspberryK]

Here is a strange question...I just realized today that I haven't shaved my legs in 5 days. There was barely any stubble but I shaved anyway. Is this happening to anyone else?

Someone posted similar in 2nd tri, it happened to my friend, I got very hairy with ds, I'm not sure which way I'm going to go yet.
Xx

 

[bridgetboo62]

i told him yesterday that im positive you not the only guy going through this
you should google it and read some mens forums on pregnancy
maybe it will help you
i could buy him a book too that is a good idea
maybe i will post in second tri and ask the ladies if they know any good books for men to read on a women's hormones mood swings emotions during pregnancy

as far as the leg shaving goes
i never shave my legs because im lucky the hair on my legs is soft and blonde so its barely visible unless you look really close and doesnt feel rough at all
but since getting pregnant it has gotten a little darker
and thus more visible
i still refuse to shave my legs though

yep only 18 more days until i know what day we get to find out the gender!
my next appointment is on the 14th of august i will be exactly 15 weeks
and we will be scheduling my 18-20 week ultrasound at that appointment
soooo excited!

 

[MellyH]

I handed my husband the library copy of "What to Expect When You're Expecting" yesterday with the multiples chapter bookmarked, and said I only wanted him to read one chapter of one book if he wasn't keen on lots of reading!

I think my twins are more likely fraternal, they are in separate sacs with separate placentas, which means the odds are like 6:1 that they're fraternal, and also fraternal twins run in my family so it's not surprising!

I haven't noticed any stubble difference, but I only shave once a week anyway!

 

[RaspberryK]

Or of any thick ones to smack partners around the head with.
Xx

 

[savvysaver]

Thanks, I will check out the 2nd tri boards, I usually shave like every other day so it was nice to have a break.

 

[crysshae]

Bridget - lots of the sites and apps we use when pregnant have partner info too. Here's an example:

It mentions not knowing what to do in hormonal situations in the first paragraph. Lol!

https://www.whattoexpect.com/pregnancy/for-dad/landing-page.aspx

 

[xxshellsxx]

Savvy and Melly - mine at DA/DC (diamniotic and Dichronionic) too - even though they have their own placentas and sacks there is till a 30% chance they are identical (if they are the same gender obviously lol). If the egg split before 3 days they will be DA/DC but still identical Did they tell you how many Corpus Luteum cysts you had? Either i ovulted two eggs from one follicle (rare but not unheard off in older ladies) or mine are identical as I only had one cyst - i would love them to be identical

also the hair on my legs is hardly growing either! I had to shave the other day for the first time in about 10 days!

 

[2nd time]

Less hair growth is supposed to mean girl

 

[RaspberryK]

I'm pretty sure if I had identical twins then I'd get them muddled xx

 

[bridgetboo62]

muddled?

ugh i hope thats not true
im definitely not experiences less hair growth
and we are hoping for a girl

 

[ttc126]

Wasn't true for me about the Hair growth! With my son, i rarely had to shave at all. This time it grows back in a half hour! Lol!!!!

 

[MellyH]

shells, which scan did they look at the CL cyst? She didn't mention anything at the 9 week scan.

 

[savvysaver]

I'm pretty sure if I had identical twins then I'd get them muddled xx

I am afraid that even if mine aren't identical but they are g/g or b/b that I will get them mixed up. I told my husband that I will have to get "a" and "b" tattooed on them before I take them home from the hospital! At least if I get b/g twins I can't mix them up and if I do all I need to do is change their diapers!

 

[savvysaver]

Savvy and Melly - mine at DA/DC (diamniotic and Dichronionic) too - even though they have their own placentas and sacks there is till a 30% chance they are identical (if they are the same gender obviously lol). If the egg split before 3 days they will be DA/DC but still identical Did they tell you how many Corpus Luteum cysts you had? Either i ovulted two eggs from one follicle (rare but not unheard off in older ladies) or mine are identical as I only had one cyst - i would love them to be identical

also the hair on my legs is hardly growing either! I had to shave the other day for the first time in about 10 days!

My OB just told me di/di fraternal and that it was the best one since it was less risky. I know in the beginning I read about how identical twins can split and be in different sacks depending when the egg splits, I guess we will see if any of us have the same genders. Do either of you have any intuition or hopes of genders?

I wish my OB would have said something about my Corpus Luteum cysts...I didn't know they could look for any of that. Twins do not run in my family, though my MIL told me when we got married that it was my hubby's turn to have twins since they run every other generation in his family. Yes, I know he has NO way of making that happen since I hold all the eggs But it is still kind of funny that we end up pregnant with twins.

Shells, I hope your twins are identical!

 

[British Mummy]

savvy saver, no need to panic twins are often different weights to each other, and in my limited experience of my daughter, I knew when she lost ounces or gained ounces as it was so obvious on her arms legs wrists and chin, so if they are even half a pound different in weight (and often it's more) you will tell so easily when they are just in a nappy. and by the time they even up I'm sure they will be their own little personalities, even at a few Weeks old! wow twins are generally just amazing, babies in the first place are a bit of a wonder! x x

 

[RaspberryK]

muddled?

ugh i hope thats not true
im definitely not experiences less hair growth
and we are hoping for a girl

Muddled = mixed up, confused, jumbled ...

This must be quite an English/regional word I use it a lot.
Xx

 

[RaspberryK]

I'm pretty sure if I had identical twins then I'd get them muddled xx

I am afraid that even if mine aren't identical but they are g/g or b/b that I will get them mixed up. I told my husband that I will have to get "a" and "b" tattooed on them before I take them home from the hospital! At least if I get b/g twins I can't mix them up and if I do all I need to do is change their diapers!

I think I would thinking about it, can you get cute twin id bracelets?
Xx