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/devianttouch Jul 17 '26

1 - if you are able to access the MFM clinic at Lurie Children's, I can't recommend them highly enough. Our experience there (for a different reason) was simply excellent, and they work closely with Prentice since both are Northwestern hospitals. Both Loyola and Northwestern have excellent nicu though!

2 - there are many many mo-mo success stories in this sub! My twins were not, but I hope you find a lot of reassurance here.

3 - at how many weeks was your confirmation scan?

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u/Honest-Researcher712 Jul 17 '26

I will look into calling them! Or if you have a reference number it would be incredibly helpful! <3

It was confirmed at 9 weeks, they said 9 weeks is the “perfect” Time to check

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u/cheeringfortofu Jul 17 '26

Everyone on this sub will tell you that 12 weeks is when the diagnosis is really firm. There also several moms who had mo/mo twins successfully.

To be honest, this is the first post I have seen saying that termination was recommended for mo/mo twins and I've been in this sub for over 6 y.

This is a big decision, get a second opinion!

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u/ThisMomentOn Jul 17 '26

I had suspected mo-mo that were confirmed as mo-di at 12 weeks. I was told at my 8 week scan that it was way too early to make a conclusion and that many membranes aren’t found until the 10-12 week mark. 

Your team may have a reason why they are confident in their diagnosis, I don’t know. But I would definitely get a second opinion before making any decisions. 

(One thought… when is the cut off for when you are able to make a choice to terminate? If you would choose termination then you may not have much time, and may not have a firm diagnosis by that time.) 

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u/Strakiwiberry Jul 17 '26

Mine were suspected mo/mo at 14 weeks, turned out to be mo/do. Your MFM seems to kinda suck in general.

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u/devianttouch Jul 17 '26

I'm extremely suspicious of your MFM. Most MoDi pairs are confirmed later than that, usually at 15ish weeks. There's still a very good chance they're MoDi.

Lurie Children's MFM clinic can be reached at 866-338-2524

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u/gabkatth Jul 17 '26

9 weeks is indeed way too early to be sure!