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10 Things to Know When You Find Out There's More than One! - Blog Entry

23 May 2008 06:25 PM

This is just so interesting as I also thought that one placenta meant identical twins. However my story proves otherwise! I have 2 month old twin girls who were conceived naturally. They were born the day before my 29th birthday. I also have a 3 3/4 year old son. The girls were certainly a surprise and I will never forget my husband's reaction when the tech came back into the room (yes, she left for what seemed like forever). He could not stop laughing and pacing. I wish I had had a camera. The moment was priceless! Any ways...we were told that the babies were sharing a placenta but had their own sacks. In subsequent ultrasounds they continued to confirm the one placenta so we assumed that the girls would be identical. What a surprise it was when I delivered the girls at 36 weeks...Kara was born first and 12 minutes later Leah. The moment Leah was born I could tell they were not identical-they looked nothing like each other. I asked my OB to check the placenta and sure enough there was only one-and 2 sacs. The girls continue to look very different-Kara is blond with light blue eyes and olive skin. Leah is brunet with very fair skin. So, maybe we are one of these rare cases...