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Remember that friends episode where the surrogate Mother of Monica and Chandler's babies had twins? And it came as a cute little surprise? I remember thinking, come on. That's absurdity. How could a woman get to full term and not know she was having multiples?But I was leery throughout my pregnancy anyway. My Mom is a twin. My dad's Mother is a twin. My belly was about six feet lengthwise. I was terrifed that they might have missed a baby somewhere behind the first one. And I was so grateful when they pulled Nolan out and there was only one of him.
But it turns out that unexpected twins can definitely happen. A British woman gave birth to her baby girl, only to find out that another child was "hidden" behind the first one. She had entered the hospital expecting to bring home one baby, and instead got two.
Daughter Lilly-Ella was born at 5 pounds, 2 ounces, while son Harry came out at 4 pounds, 9 ounces. Mother and babies are healthy. The Mother's partner is quoted as saying,"I've barely picked myself off the floor from the shock of it all."
Indeed.
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7-06-2006 @ 9:24AM
thordora said...I'm with you Kristen-twins in the family, and I was terrified there was a critter hiding somewhere, especially the second time, since the indidence rises with each birth.
I would have hit the floor too. Oy!
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7-06-2006 @ 9:40AM
Brenda said...You thinks that's a shock. My friend was in her 7th month and the midwife SWORE she heard two heartbeats and scheduled an ultrasound.
The ultrasound tech (this is in the 8th month) SAW two babies, said "Yup, it's twins"
Chaos ensues, midwife won't do twins, so she finally finds TWO new midwives who would, but only if she could find a second midwife. Everything is all set.
Two of everything, two midwives, two carseats, two everything.
ONE BABY!!!!
There is no way one baby disappeared that late in pregnancy(as can occaisionally happen in the first trimester), who knows what happened. Can you imagine THAT shock?
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7-06-2006 @ 10:47AM
Kate said...I nannied for a woman who didn't find out she was carrying twins until AFTER she had DELIVERED the first one. The midwife looked at her in her post-baby relief, and said, "I... um, I think there's another baby coming." And there was!
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7-06-2006 @ 12:56PM
Keri said...WAIT A MINUTE! I read the article and this woman gave birth hours after she FOUND out she was PREGNANT. How the heck could she not know she was pregnant?! =P
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7-06-2006 @ 2:33PM
Heather said...I havea twins in my family to. When I was at the Dr and every week was measuring bigger then normal. My Dr wasstarting to wonder to. I had had 2 ultra sounds by that time but she was still starting to question herself. I was measuring 38 weeks when I was 31 weeks pregnnt. She took an extra 10 min listening to the heartbeat just to make she she only heard 1. lol
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7-07-2006 @ 5:12AM
AngelaFay said...My mom went into labor having been told by her ObGyn that she was having a boy. Out came two girls, 3 minutes apart, both full breech, and all lamaze. I was 'baby b' and born bright blue having been hung by my umbilical cord after my sister left the womb. That's when my mom passed out. We were two weeks late and there are no twins in any of the family history. Go figure.
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7-07-2006 @ 8:42AM
Nancy said...My good friend had surprise twins 20 years ago. They never heard 2 heartbeats; fetal monitor all through labor never picked it up; SHE was the one telling the doctor that she thought she was still in labor after the first was born. They told her no, it was after-pains, til she made them take a look. 2 healthy babies 5 lbs +, a boy and a girl.
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