When I found out:
I had taken clomid--the previous round we lost the pregnancy so when we called to get our hcg results we were thrilled when they were extremely high. When we went for our six week ultrasound, I was just praying for a heartbeat. Twins wasn't even remotely in my mind. The rep. endo. said..."here is one sack and there is the other"...as if she expected to find two! Both babies had heartbeats and I felt so blessed. The RE turned to my husband and asked, "are you ok, do you need to sit down?" Without hesitation he said "this is one of the best days of my life." It was for me as well! I spent the next 7 weeks worried about vanishing twin--I couldn't bear the thought of losing one of them!
Our birth story:
My doctor decided to induce a couple of days short of 38 weeks because the labor and delivery unit wasn't going to be busy on that day. Baby A was at a +2 station and I was 75% effaced and dialated to a 2--she expected things to go fast! I was induced at 6:30 a.m., baby A's water was broken at 7:30, and I was fully dialated at 6:30 p.m.. I pushed for 2 1/2 hours (exhausting, especially since I had been on bedrest for 3 months and was so out of shape). We hadn't made any progress for the last 2 hours of pushing so my ob decided to do a C section. It turned out that Baby A had rotated the wrong way, tilted up his chin, and got stuck. Caleb Allen was born at 10:57 p.m.--5 lbs 5 oz and wasn't breathing--it was very scary for me! I felt guilty about allowing myself to be induced--we were told that he was much bigger based on ultrasound. When I heard the weight, I was so scared for baby B, because his measurements were always smaller than baby A's! We did have some health issues (hypothermia, irregular heart rate, feeding) with Caleb but things are finally looking good. Andrew William was born at 11:02--6 lb. 9 oz. and was screaming)! (I guess those ultrasound measurements aren't so accurate!) I was so thrilled to see my baby boys! Though we didn't find out the sex ahead of time, somehow I expected two sons! They are wonderful gifts!

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