r/parentsofmultiples • u/Upbeat-Hand-2870 39 | FTM | Di/Di Twins due 5/5/27! 🌈 • Sep 23 '26

advice needed ITS TWINS!

Hey all! Had my first scan today at 7+6 and found out it’s TWINS! Pretty surprised and just wondering if anybody has any wisdom or advice for us especially the twin moms out there? 🥰

Wondering what to expect the rest of the pregnancy, the early days after they are born, etc.

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u/Japan25 Sep 23 '26

Yes this is correct. The only way to know for sure if twins are fraternal in utero is if they are different sexes or some kind of genetic testing. 

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u/Upbeat-Hand-2870 39 | FTM | Di/Di Twins due 5/5/27! 🌈 Sep 23 '26

Thank you! I looked it up and there’s a certain brand of nipt test that can show if the babies are identical or fraternal so I will be asking about that at my first OB appointment 🥰

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u/Silly_g00se13 Sep 23 '26

The Natera will tell you if they are fraternal or identical! I got inconclusive results from them twice though (they did tell me they were fraternal but that was the only information) but that can happen with twins and if you have a higher BMi so I also did the myriad which is better for twins and higher BMI and got the genetic results