It's a boy and a girl!! We are so thrilled to be having one of each!
Both babies are breech at the moment but have plenty of time to move. Twin A (girl) still has an anterior placenta and twin b (boy) has a posterior placenta, so explains why I have been feeling him on the left side more.
The only concern that did come up is that our baby boy had some fluid in his kidneys. It will be monitored through out the rest of the pregnancy and will likely resolve. If it does not resolve before delivery they will do an ultrasound on him then. The one concerning part is that it can be a marker for chromosomal issues. However, all of my tests thus far have put both babies at a very small chance of having any chromosomal issues so the chances are still fairly low as everything else has looked ok. Any one else have experience with this?
Post by winemaker06 on Jun 25, 2014 18:36:58 GMT -5
Congrats! I didn't have twins but was monitored because of fluid in my son's kidneys and bladder. More than one person said it is very common in boys, and everything turned out just fine.
My son had similar issues with his kidneys. It was only caught by chance on an ultrasound and had resolved by 6 months old. He saw a pediatric nephrologist a few times and had a few kidney ultrasounds, no big deal and no symptoms.
Thanks winemaker06 and Brie for the feedback, that is definitely reassuring.
One of the things I love about these boards is that I have seen a lot of these kinds of issues come up which end up being just fine so it helped me not to get too nervous.
Feel free to PM me about the kidney thing (either now or later on depending on findings) - I recommend a second u/s at 28w (kidneys fully developed to check)
I then had another u/s at 41ish weeks because I was post due and then he had one at about 2w.
(Along with many other steps, but I can walk you thru that or not as you prefer - it's a lot of info, that you don't need until you do, so keep me in mind if you do. Also, CHB urology department has been awesome; again, if you need that)
Otherwise, I hope it's just a fluke scan and he just had to pee. Which is the other option.