When Did You Find Out You Were Having Twins?

I found out at a routine sonogram at 20 weeks. I’d had a previous sonogram at 7 weeks, but it only disclosed “one” baby. Because the girls shared a placenta, they were positioned very close together and one fetus “shadowed” the other, making it impossilbe to see them both in that initial, early sonogram. By 20 weeks, however, it was VERY clear that there were two heads … four arms … four legs … etc! It was quite a shock!! My first reaction upon hearing the doctor say “It’s twins!” was actually relief. I’d been quite alarmed when he started the conversation by saying, “Here’s the first head … and here’s the second head.” Somehow, having twins seemed much more manageable than having a two-headed baby!

My husband and I found out at a sonogram visit, the visit was to find out the sex of our baby, it became clear that we were having a boy to my husband and my delight, then the technichian started asking questions like “do twins run in your family” I started thinking why is she asking me this, it became very clear when my husband said, wait I see TWO HEADS! I almost jumped off the table. We were excited that we were having another baby boy!

I found out in my 18 week, when they screened for defects. They thought that the baby had downsyndrome because the numbers were off. A nurse called me at home and informed me, very inpersonal. I nearly fainted. I was then sent to a specialist. And that’s when we saw my second son,fraternal boys.

I found out at 8 weeks, the first sonogram. My sonographer asked me if I was aware I was having twins. I asked, “Are you serious”. I took the day off work and stayed in shock for a couple of days. I was glad to find out early and have time to prepare. We met our fraternal sons 3 months ago.

I found out at my first visit. Being pregnant with them was so different from my other three I didn’t think I was pregnant. I thought I was starting menopause! I didn’t even realize I was pregnant until I was about 16 weeks along. Since I was coming in so late and not measuring right she decided to do a quick ultrasound. I went in still not really sure I was pregnant! She and the nurse kept frowning and cocking their heads at the screen without saying anything until it started making me nervous. Finally the midwife said, “It almost looks like two, doesn’t it?” They seemed to serious I just didn’t get it. “I asked two what?” expecting some sort or horrible news like two heads or hearts or something. She said, “Well, two babies.” I sat bolt upright and yelled “Two REAL babies?!” They probably still get a chuckle out of my reaction.

My husband and I had been home for 2 days from our “babymoon” in Mexico, where I climbed some ruins at Chichen Itza in 90 degree weather when we found out at the 20 week routine sonogram. We thought we were going to find out if “junior” was a boy or a girl – What a shock when the technician swiped the scanner over my stomach and, when I asked, “What is that?” did she reply, “Your babies.” The look on our faces were priceless, Im sure, as she responde, “Oh my goodness. You didn’t know you were having twins, did you?” At 7 weeks I had a sonogram but only one baby showed up in the pictures. The girls were so close together that, for months, only one was thought to be there, with a “very very strong, loud heartbeat.” Additionally, my doctor claimed that never in her history has she misdiagnosed a multiple birth until me because I carried like I was only have one. Well, it was the shock of our lives and has been the greatest joy of our lives. My sister also recently found out that she was having twins but, at 7 weeks.

I live in Southeast Asia. I had this really weird feeling from the very start. I had this inclination that I was having twins. I already had two other children (not twins), a boy and a girl, and this pregnancy felt way different. Everywhere I turned it seemed I saw twins. I read a fiction story in which the main character surprisingly had twins. The media was all abuzz with Brad and Angelina’s twins. My friend told me she wished she could have twins, and I proceeded to tell her I wouldn’t know what I would ever do if I had twins. Even the people on Star Wars had twins!!! They were everywhere, and my whole family was joking that “this time you will have twins!!” I went in for a routine prenatal visit upon which the doctor told me she heard only one heartbeat. My ultrasound was later that day. The technician scanned my stomach and said “You are only having one.” May I remind you that I am in a third world country. Then….. as he moved across my stomach, I saw TWO circles. Having had 2 children already, I had never seen this on an ultrasound. I said, errrh….rather shouted, “What was that???!?!!!!???” Then he said, “Wait….I was wrong, you are having two!!” Then he started jumping up and down exclaiming how lucky I was. At first I was thinking, “How old is your equipment??” and “Where were you trained to be a doctor??” I thought maybe being in an underdeveloped country, with a poor medical system, he might be somehow mistaken. But he wasn’t, and oh what a true joy and blessing having TWO babies to love and kiss on is today!!! Twice the love and fun!!!

I was going for a routine sonogram, my husband had a meeting he couldn’t get out of so I went alone, no big deal right?!? The dr. started on one side of my belly and said “oh the baby looks good” then continued across the middle to the other side where he let out a big, happy “uh oh”. I immediately sat up and asked what was wrong, he smiled and said, ” you’re having twins!” I fell back on the table, turned really white and he wouldn’t let me get up for about 10 minutes! I was suppose to leave a voicemail for my husband to let him know how everything went. I didn’t think telling him we were having twins was something to leave on voicemail so I went to his office, interrupted the meeting, pulled him to the side and told him. He had to sit down really quick! Everyone in the room was listening in and started cheering when they heard what I had said. It was really cool. Now I have 19 yr. identical boys!!

I went in for a sonogram at 5 weeks and the doctor told me she saw two sacs but only one had a baby in it. That the second sac was much smaller and appeared empty. Then when my fiance and I went in for my 10 week visit I asked to have a sonogram (they werent going to do one that day) and the doctor said “oh you are having two babies!” I guess the other baby just wasnt ready to show itself yet!