Twin Ultrasound At 19 5 Weeks
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i had my first ultrasound at 5 weeks, then another at 12 weeks, both ultrasounds confirmed twins. then at 15 & 18 weeks the heartbeats were found and confirmed (at different rates). then I had an ultrasound at 19.5 weeks and the tech only saw one baby - he did not do a real thorough "search" i don't think, but I don't know what a 20 week ultrasound should look like - is it possible one was behind the other and didn't show up? if heartbeats were found at 18 weeks and now there is in fact only one - wouldn't I have had some sort of symptoms? I have no cramping or spotting at all. just hopeful that there are still 2....does anyone have any thoughts or ever experiences anything like this? thanks
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My OB never used doppler for the h/b with my twins because she wanted to make she was in fact, getting seperate hear rates so it was an u/s at every visit. At my 20 week u/s, it would have been impossible for anyone not to notice more than 1 baby in there. I have no idea if one twin could be hiding behind the other, but at 20 weeks, the babies are big enough that the tech would have to be a complete idiot not to see two. I wish you the best and that all is well.
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Is it possible that the tech didn't know you had a twin pregnancy? I know at my office I always had to tell them when i made the appontment so the tech would know. I also think it's unusual that they wouldn't see both babies even if they weren't looking for it, the 20 week u/s is a very thorough one. It's very possible not to have any symptoms with VTS. If I were in your situation I would call your OB and let them know what happened. Maybe they can schedule you another u/s so you can know for sure what's going on. Good luck!
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