Impression from the last Ultrasound test/scanning (Feb 1, 2010):Twin live intrauterine pregnancies, both with good cardiac and somatic activities.
Twin A: in cephalic presentation, 34 weeks by BPD and 35 weeks by FL. Adequate Amniotic Fluid. Estimated fetal weight (2,218 grams) is appropriate for gestational age. BPP= 10/10. Doppler flow studies of the umbilical artery show normal values.
Twin B: in breech presentation, 33 4/7 weeks by BPD and 35 weeks by FL. Adequate Amniotic Fluid. Estimated fetal weight (2,295 grams) is appropriate for gestational age. BPP= 10/10. Doppler flow studies of the umbilical artery show normal values.
Placenta is anterior, high lying, grade II. Placentation appears monochorionic, diamniotic.
*** They were not able to check the gender of the twins
Some things mommies may want to know...
- Cephalic: Baby is in 'head down' position. This is the correct position.
- Breech: Baby is in 'buttocks down' position. This can be corrected.
- BPD: Biparietal diameter (BPD) is the diameter across the developing baby's skull.
- FL: Femur length (FL) is the measurement of the upper leg bone.
- Amniotic Fluid: The fluid bathing the fetus, serving as a shock absorber.
- Gestational Age: Time measured from the first day of the woman's last menstrual cycle to the current date.
- BPP: The fetal biophysical profile (BPP) is a test performed to measure fetal well-being. It uses ultrasonography to measure fetal breathing, fetal movement, fetal tone, and amniotic fluid volume. A non-stress test is done to assess fetal heart rate. Each of these five variables is given a score of zero or two, for a potential total score of 10.
- Anterior: This means that the placenta is located on the front of the uterus. (Posterior: at the back of the uterus).
- High lying placenta is better than a low lying placenta, which is often associated with Placenta Previa.
- Placenta Grade: This is based on the maturity of your placenta. Grade 2 placenta is normal at 35 going to 36 weeks (according to my ob).
- Monochorionic: The twins share the same chorion. The chorion is the outer membrane of the sac surrounding a fetus in utero.
- Diamniotic: This means that the twins are developing within separate amniotic cavities.
ISSUE: My last ob told me that I'll be having a girl and a boy. However, based on the internet, "Monochorionic-Diamniotic twins are almost always monozygotic, with a few exceptions where the blastocysts have fused". Hmmm.... so there is a high - I mean very high - possibility that my twins will actually be identical, I'll have a boy-boy or girl-girl pair.... that is why I've got to think of more baby names.
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