Tell me about your twin birth

amother

Cantaloupe

Sun, Jan 08 2023, 11:31 pm

amother Plum wrote:

I have two sets. The first were conceived with the help of fertility drugs. The second were spontaneous and I was tickled pink to find out. We already had two of everything, so why not? We even had some twin outfits that set #1 hadn't gotten to use much and now I was getting a second chance.

Wow close in age?
How did you manage?

invisiblecircus

Wed, Jan 11 2023, 8:01 am

amother Plum wrote:

di-di means dichorionic, diamniotic, iow two amniotic sacs and two placentas. This is the safest type of twin pregnancy because each fetus is encased in its own personal environment, the umbilical cords can't twist around each other and cut off the circulation, and even if one placenta has problems, the other one may function just fine, which means that twin will also be just fine.

Yes. Di-di twins are not necessarily fraternal as a previous amother suggested, they can be either identical or fraternal.

All fraternal twins are di-di but identical twins can be mo-mo (monochorionic,monoamniotic or one placenta and one amniotic sac), mo-di (monochorionic, diamniotic or one placenta, two amniotic sacs) or di-di. The difference depends on which point the single fertilised egg divides into two. The later, the more they share.