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Hernandez Momo Twins
This blog was created a few weeks before Marce gives birth to Lunamia & Leah Sofia Hernandez, The Hernandez Twins.
INTERSTING FACTS ABOUT MOMO TWINS
* MoMo babies are always the same sex: either two boys or two girls. Like virtually all monozygotic twins, they are the same gender because they derive from the same gene set.
* MoMo twins are very rare. Only 1 percent of all twin pregnancies will be monoamniotic.
* The survival rate of MoMo twins is estimated at about 60%.
* Mothers of MoMo multiples should be cared for by a perinatologist (obstetrician specializing in high risk pregnancies), or should at least consult with an doctor experienced with MoMo twins.
* MoMo twins are often misdiagnosed in the early weeks of pregnancy when the membrane is so thin as to be nearly invisble. Often a later ultrasound reveals a dividing membrane confirming that twins are actually MoDi.
* MoMo twins are very rare. Only 1 percent of all twin pregnancies will be monoamniotic.
* The survival rate of MoMo twins is estimated at about 60%.
* Mothers of MoMo multiples should be cared for by a perinatologist (obstetrician specializing in high risk pregnancies), or should at least consult with an doctor experienced with MoMo twins.
* MoMo twins are often misdiagnosed in the early weeks of pregnancy when the membrane is so thin as to be nearly invisble. Often a later ultrasound reveals a dividing membrane confirming that twins are actually MoDi.
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All though a bit late in our pregnancy, within only days of our twins being born; we wanted to create a blog to share with our friends, family and anyone who maybe going through the similar situation.
Let us start by going back a bit to share our story. We had an idea that we might be pregnant, and had made a mutal descion to take a home pregnancy test on Oct 29th-2008. As we were going on a mini vacation to South Florida, and felt it was the perfect time to do it.
Sure enough, I was not able to sleep much the night before, as I could think was weather I was or not pregnant...finally at 430am I got up and took home pregnancy test. Erwing woke up with me and knew I was doing the test. I'm sure I actaully waited about 5 minutes before I went to check out the results. There are no words to express just how amezing it felt to see the test "positive" it took me a couple of minutes, before I came back to the room and broke down in tears and shared the wonderful news with Erwing. Within minutes we knew our lifes had changed forever.
We were both over the moon happy and in so much shock...We were unable to go back to sleep, and I waited as long as I could to check information on the internet... to see how far along we might be, and due date and OMG there was so much information.
On our way out of town, we stop at a bookstore and I picked up my first 2 pregnancy magazines. And started to read them outloud for the two of us... There was so much to learn, so much information to take in, and we had so many questions. It was hard to think about anything else. Yet going away on a mini vacation was the perfect way to absorb the news with each other.
Let us start by going back a bit to share our story. We had an idea that we might be pregnant, and had made a mutal descion to take a home pregnancy test on Oct 29th-2008. As we were going on a mini vacation to South Florida, and felt it was the perfect time to do it.
Sure enough, I was not able to sleep much the night before, as I could think was weather I was or not pregnant...finally at 430am I got up and took home pregnancy test. Erwing woke up with me and knew I was doing the test. I'm sure I actaully waited about 5 minutes before I went to check out the results. There are no words to express just how amezing it felt to see the test "positive" it took me a couple of minutes, before I came back to the room and broke down in tears and shared the wonderful news with Erwing. Within minutes we knew our lifes had changed forever.
We were both over the moon happy and in so much shock...We were unable to go back to sleep, and I waited as long as I could to check information on the internet... to see how far along we might be, and due date and OMG there was so much information.
On our way out of town, we stop at a bookstore and I picked up my first 2 pregnancy magazines. And started to read them outloud for the two of us... There was so much to learn, so much information to take in, and we had so many questions. It was hard to think about anything else. Yet going away on a mini vacation was the perfect way to absorb the news with each other.
What are MoMo Twins?
The term describes twins that are monochorionic and monoamniotic, that is, there is a single chorion and a single amniotic sac.
The amniotic sac is the bag of waters that contains the fetus, while the chorion is the outer membrane. These are monozygotic twins that develop from a single egg/sperm combination which splits into two. When the split is delayed, usually a week or so after conception, the process of growing a placenta, chorion and amniotic sac has already begun, and the two embroys will develop within a single, shared sac.
Only about 1% of twin pregnancies will occur in this manner. The majority of monozygotic twins will develop with separate sacs, or sometimes with separate amnions within a shared chorion.
Reference:
http://multiples.about.com/od/medicalissues/a/MoMoTwins.htm
The amniotic sac is the bag of waters that contains the fetus, while the chorion is the outer membrane. These are monozygotic twins that develop from a single egg/sperm combination which splits into two. When the split is delayed, usually a week or so after conception, the process of growing a placenta, chorion and amniotic sac has already begun, and the two embroys will develop within a single, shared sac.
Only about 1% of twin pregnancies will occur in this manner. The majority of monozygotic twins will develop with separate sacs, or sometimes with separate amnions within a shared chorion.
Reference:
http://multiples.about.com/od/medicalissues/a/MoMoTwins.htm