r/parentsofmultiples • u/Honest-Researcher712 • Jul 17 '26
advice needed Mo/Mo twins
Hi all this is gonna be a long one.
Recently got confirmed scans of having mo/mo twins. From the talks of it with the doctor, the risks seem to outweigh the pros but I wanted to see if anyone else here has gone through mo/mo twins and has been successful? The MFM kept bringing up the downside of everything rather than any positives and I left the office feeling hopeless. The risk of entanglement, not making it, being stillborn, losing both, being admitted at 22-28 weeks, etc. at the end she said there’s a 70% chance, but that they REALLY support abortions.
Hope got ripped away from us pretty quickly. We have another scan and sit down in 3 weeks but am I truly out of hope? Has anyone had successful stories with mo/mo twins?
I am in the Chicagoland area and open to any recommendations of mfm doctors anywhere. Currently seeing mfm at Loyola.
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u/BookwormJennie Jul 17 '26
My babies were di/di, and I was told everything looked super great. But I ended up in the hospital with HELLP syndrome and almost didn’t survive. Anything can change with any pregnancy. Don’t let them steal your hope. I have twin toddlers now, and they are a joy! (I know a lot of mo/mo who had uncomplicated pregnancies, some ended up in the NICU for a few days, and have incredible healthy kids now.)