hidden twin ..... ? extra heartbeat found.

[o0Squeaks0o]

i posted a while back about my friend who had a private gender scan and was told she was expecting a baby girl. the ultrasound showed the three lines we all look for so of course we were all excited for her. then she had a nhs scan where it was confirmed her baby was intact a baby boy. we were all a little shocked but sure enough this new ultrasound photo showed what looked like a little Willy and balls. so she got her head around they'd got it wrong. she had a repeat scan done at the private scan place and here they confirmed boy again for her. due to her being high risk she has extra scans and went for her little check only to have the ultrasound lady a little confused. they picked up 3 heartbeats. they were able to work out one was hers, one was the baby on the screen but the other was not confirmed where it was coming from. she has to wait for a specialist scan now on the 8th May to confirm if indeed she is carrying twins and one is hiding. she's still having terrible morning sickness and approaching 26 weeks, its been a joke she's having twins when reality is, she just might be. it would make sense the changing of babies sex after the three lines being so prominent.

im just curious if anyone knows anymore on hidden twins, i obviously want to be a support to her as at the moment everyone is in a little shock. xx

 

[maybebaby3]

No idea but it seems strange that at 28wks they wouldn't see twins on the US! Anythings possible tho! There must be some explanation for the extra hb!!!

 

[o0Squeaks0o]

No idea but it seems strange that at 28wks they wouldn't see twins on the US! Anythings possible tho! There must be some explanation for the extra hb!!!

thats what i thought. i was so daft enough to ask if the placenta beats ... she is 26 weeks my fat fingers i need to change that. but I've tried googling all evening and there seems a few stories where the twins show on the us later in the pregnancy. i just can't stop thinking is there really enough room in there for a second baby to hide

 

[Lilli]

Wow, that'd be crazy!
Just done a bit of googling and it sounds like sometimes the placenta can make a strong pulse instead of the whoosh Someone else was talking about an echo...
With all the scans she's had it would be a bit bizarre if they hadnt found the twin before now.
Very very exciting possibility though!

 

[zoe0504]

There was a girl not long ago on here who had this exact thing, I think she was approaching 30 weeks when they found she had a hidden twin. She was a twin herself if I remember correctly.
It can happen!

 

[MrsTurner2012]

Keep us updated!

 

[amjon]

They would be able to find the twin with U/S no problem at 30 weeks. Boys CAN have 3 lines in earlier U/S and appear to be girls, so I would say she probably had a boy that wasn't far enough developed and by the next scan it was. If they are not able to find a twin at 26 weeks then either the tech is seriously misqualified or the twin is SO small there is no way it could ever be viable. It has been obvious I have 2 in there from 8 weeks. Now they can barely get a shot of one without getting some part of the other (and we just had our 26 week U/S last week). I'd get the idea of twins out of your head. If they've done U/S and couldn't find one, then there isn't one there.

 

[mspotter]

They would be able to find the twin with U/S no problem at 30 weeks. Boys CAN have 3 lines in earlier U/S and appear to be girls, so I would say she probably had a boy that wasn't far enough developed and by the next scan it was. If they are not able to find a twin at 26 weeks then either the tech is seriously misqualified or the twin is SO small there is no way it could ever be viable. It has been obvious I have 2 in there from 8 weeks. Now they can barely get a shot of one without getting some part of the other (and we just had our 26 week U/S last week). I'd get the idea of twins out of your head. If they've done U/S and couldn't find one, then there isn't one there.

Do you have to be quite so blunt??
Maybe there is a simple explanation where the other heartbeat is coming from, i'm not a doctor so i dont have a clue. If you read the original post she clearly says that her friend has to go have a specialist scan to double check if there is a hiding twin in there so the idea is not 'in her head' it has been mentioned by someone in the medical profession.

Squeeks, hope your friend gets some answers soon xx

 

[o0Squeaks0o]

its all a bit surreal i just want the month to hurry along for her i can't imagine how confused she must be feeling. there was a two week gap between the two ultrasounds that changed from girl to boy. they did look really different but in baby growing time i guess a lot can change in two weeks. that's good to know there was a lady with a similar story on here im going to try find it. its just one of those things i can't quite get my head around to understand. so i too want to know what the other 'heartbeat' is and the fact they have had to refer her to a specialist for the ultrasound also

 

[exoticsiren]

Wow thats crazy... Keep us updated!

 

[o0Squeaks0o]

They would be able to find the twin with U/S no problem at 30 weeks. Boys CAN have 3 lines in earlier U/S and appear to be girls, so I would say she probably had a boy that wasn't far enough developed and by the next scan it was. If they are not able to find a twin at 26 weeks then either the tech is seriously misqualified or the twin is SO small there is no way it could ever be viable. It has been obvious I have 2 in there from 8 weeks. Now they can barely get a shot of one without getting some part of the other (and we just had our 26 week U/S last week). I'd get the idea of twins out of your head. If they've done U/S and couldn't find one, then there isn't one there.

its her OB who has brought up the hidden twin after the ultrasound, not her or me. we are excited for her if this is the case. once she's had her ultrasound to investigate then we will know if we shouldn't be considering another twin. Not every twin pregnancy is text book style.

 

[tubs]

Wow, I'm intrigued! Did she ever have any early scans?

 

[wristwatch24]

They would be able to find the twin with U/S no problem at 30 weeks. Boys CAN have 3 lines in earlier U/S and appear to be girls, so I would say she probably had a boy that wasn't far enough developed and by the next scan it was. If they are not able to find a twin at 26 weeks then either the tech is seriously misqualified or the twin is SO small there is no way it could ever be viable. It has been obvious I have 2 in there from 8 weeks. Now they can barely get a shot of one without getting some part of the other (and we just had our 26 week U/S last week). I'd get the idea of twins out of your head. If they've done U/S and couldn't find one, then there isn't one there.

Yes, YOUR twins have been obvious since 8 weeks. Clearly if the doctors think it a possibility that there might be a hidden twin, then there is a chance of that. Every pregnancy isn't like yours.

 

[Lilli]

Like that woman in Florida that had 2 uteri and got pregnant in both at the same time! These funny things DO happen

 

[o0Squeaks0o]

Wow, I'm intrigued! Did she ever have any early scans?

she had her 12 week scan that was the earliest one. this would of been interesting if she had earlier scans to see if it would of shown anything different. xx

 

[Cherry Bow]

Oooh exciting! Can u imagine finding out 1 bubba is actually 2?! Does twins run in her family at all? Keep us informed hon xx

 

[bella21]

i still think i have a hidden twin in there and I've had 3 ultrasounds already (I've always wanted twins!)

thats so exciting though you need to keep us posted! i read a lot of stories about hidden twins and it is definitely possible!!!

 

[o0Squeaks0o]

Oooh exciting! Can u imagine finding out 1 bubba is actually 2?! Does twins run in her family at all? Keep us informed hon xx

hi hun

twins run in her OH family but not hers. im just so happy for her after 6 losses she deserves the happiness you know. hope your keeping well cherry xx

 

[suffolksazzle]

Wow! Hope your friend is ok and it all goes well with the specialist x

 

[amjon]

They would be able to find the twin with U/S no problem at 30 weeks. Boys CAN have 3 lines in earlier U/S and appear to be girls, so I would say she probably had a boy that wasn't far enough developed and by the next scan it was. If they are not able to find a twin at 26 weeks then either the tech is seriously misqualified or the twin is SO small there is no way it could ever be viable. It has been obvious I have 2 in there from 8 weeks. Now they can barely get a shot of one without getting some part of the other (and we just had our 26 week U/S last week). I'd get the idea of twins out of your head. If they've done U/S and couldn't find one, then there isn't one there.

Do you have to be quite so blunt??
Maybe there is a simple explanation where the other heartbeat is coming from, i'm not a doctor so i dont have a clue. If you read the original post she clearly says that her friend has to go have a specialist scan to double check if there is a hiding twin in there so the idea is not 'in her head' it has been mentioned by someone in the medical profession.

Squeeks, hope your friend gets some answers soon xx

I have had plenty of scans with my twins and I'm telling you at this size there is NO WAY they could miss one on an U/S, especially if they are looking for one. The babies are WAY too big to miss. If it was a 6 weeks scan or something very early maybe, but at almost the third tri, not possible.