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happyone ↓

Tue, Sep 02 2008, 10:32 am

and then showed up at a later ultrasound?

Someone just asked me if it's possible and I figured only moms of multiples would know that answer.

greenfire ↓

Tue, Sep 02 2008, 11:13 am

oh happyone ... I got excited there ...

myfriends715

Tue, Sep 02 2008, 11:19 am

it could happen if 1 twin is behind the other

GAMZu

Tue, Sep 02 2008, 11:20 am

LOL green!

I have heard of people who have had a couple of ultrasounds throughout pregnancy and still had undetected twins. Have no idea how that can happen, but yeah.

↑ happyone

Tue, Sep 02 2008, 11:36 am

greenfire wrote:

oh happyone ... I got excited there ...

no such luck Very Happy

mummy-bh

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 10:57 am

My first scan was at 14 weeks. The babies were already big enough to see by then.
To answer your question, I could see how one baby could have been missed if the scan takes place when the woman is only a few weeks pregnant.

Pineapple

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 9:28 pm

My first scan at 6 (something) weeks showed one the scan at 8 (something) showed two!

↑ greenfire

Wed, Sep 03 2008, 9:36 pm

I was told that maybe my first was a twin ... I think she came out 3 years later ... What

Skippy!!

Thu, Sep 04 2008, 12:21 am

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klotzkashe

Thu, Sep 04 2008, 1:28 am

my friend had a scan at 6 showing one baby and then at 20 weeks. the sonographer said to them (at the 20wk scan) there's Twin A and ther's Twin b.
"oh no" says the husband, "we're only having one baby"
"oh no," says the sonographer "there's two!"

SILENCE

LAUGHTER...

Disbelief!

one had been behind the other.

RachelEve14

Thu, Sep 04 2008, 1:52 am

I have a friend who had an u/s at 8 weeks, and another one at 20. They only found the twins at the second u/s. The second baby was high so when they found one at 8 weeks they didn't look around for a second. By 20 weeks they were bigger so both were seen.

Coffee3

Fri, Sep 26 2008, 1:22 pm

Actually, my husband found a triplet that was not found at the beginning and the doctor confirmed that he was right.. But unfortunately, the third one disappeared after a few weeks..

jewgal84

Fri, Sep 26 2008, 1:28 pm

Nopes had early ultrasound that DETECTED twins LOL

!!

Def. possible though. Like most ppl said, 1 twin can go behind other...

Pickle Lady

Fri, Sep 26 2008, 3:04 pm

A bit off topic but I have a relative that was told throughout her pregnancy that she was carrying twins and it was only during the c-section that they realized she was carrying another child. She was really having 3. Everyone was really surprised.

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