This twin thing isn't going to be simple!

When our doctor confirmed that we were having twins she said that she thought they might be monomaniotic. I had done some reading and although the possible diagnosis was scary, I was aware of how rare it was and how frequently it was misdiagnosed - especially early on. So I didn't really get too stressed. I was referred to a specialist in Maternal Fetal Medicine at the University of Louisville for a higher level ultrasound and consultation.

During my first trip to Louisville the ultrasound tech and doctor were unable to find a separate amniotic sac for each baby. It was decided that I would make the 1.5 hour trip every two weeks from that point on (I was about 12 weeks pregnant at that time).

At every visit since then I have had an ultrasound. They have never been able to find a separation in the amniotic sac. While we continued to hope for misdiagnosis for several months, we are now certain that we have a very rare type of identical twins know as monoamniotic twins (or MoMo's).