2 heart beats @ drs...?

mommy2alayden · May 14th, 2009, 22:27 PM

Hi ladies! Im 31 weeks along. Had an appt with my midwife yesterday and I was telling her that it feels like my lil man is breech because his head is up under my ribs, and she tried 2 tell me it might be his butt until she felt it. But my question is... she was listenin to his heart beat next 2 my pelvic bone and said oh no his head is down because his heart beat is down here and I said no! Lol put that up here (few inches above my belly button) and she did and found another heart beat. Both were in the 160s and she said well seems like the baby has 2 heads and 2 hearts and said it would be crazy if it was twins because I've had an u/s n it showed 1. So.... im having another u/s in a couple weeks. But was it just 1 baby? Or wat? Lol im kinda confused because there was no heart beat in the middle just the two beats at different ends... what do you think?
Thanks for reading!

highlandlassi · May 15th, 2009, 12:47 PM

wow this is an interesting one. i am not sure about at 31 weeks, but i know earlier on you can pick up the babies heartbeat in three place...like an echo? it freaks me out because with twins i can often hear heartrates in 5 or 6 places, only two of them are the true galloping sound compared to thud, thud , thud (
if that makes sense) if both rates were the same and no second baby showed at your ultrasound it is probably just one. when was your ultrasound? how far along were you. also chances are with two there would be other indicators by now, like larger than average uterus. mine always measure about 6 weeks ahead of a singleton. hope that helps. but geesh keep us posted, will be curious to see what you find out. good luck!!

Naya69 · May 20th, 2009, 14:17 PM

wow what shocker at 31 weeks i would of imagined they would of been able to feel if theres two at that stage and iam sure they would of sent you for a scan asap not two weeks later keep us posted would love to see how it turns out xx

Hevz · May 20th, 2009, 16:33 PM

You can hear the cord pulsing as well as baby's true heartbeat, it was probably that. A scan at 20wks wouldn't have missed another baby

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alice&bump · May 20th, 2009, 17:10 PM

the week before i had katie they picked up the heartbeat in 2 places, they thought she might have been back to back because of it, apparently you can pick it up twice then xx

sarah0108 · May 22nd, 2009, 13:05 PM

A family friend is a sonographer, and sometimes babys can be missed at scans if they are in a funny position. Sometimes hiding higher up in the ribcage, or behind the other baby. But wow what a shock for you if it was 2!!
good luck anyway

**Wobbles** · May 22nd, 2009, 18:43 PM

I always found the HB in two places with my home doppler as baby got bigger ...3rd tri onwards really!

Odd!

Did you not have a scan at 20 weeks?

LauniBug · May 25th, 2009, 16:30 PM

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Originally Posted by sarah0108

A family friend is a sonographer, and sometimes babys can be missed at scans if they are in a funny position. Sometimes hiding higher up in the ribcage, or behind the other baby. But wow what a shock for you if it was 2!!
good luck anyway

My husband's friend was told she was having "a girl" at the 20 week scan, and then she went into labor, had her "one girl" and then the doctor said "Oh wait, here comes another!" So yea, they sure can miss a baby in a scan!

Naya69 · May 25th, 2009, 16:32 PM

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Originally Posted by LauniBug

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Originally Posted by sarah0108

A family friend is a sonographer, and sometimes babys can be missed at scans if they are in a funny position. Sometimes hiding higher up in the ribcage, or behind the other baby. But wow what a shock for you if it was 2!!
good luck anyway

My husband's friend was told she was having "a girl" at the 20 week scan, and then she went into labor, had her "one girl" and then the doctor said "Oh wait, here comes another!" So yea, they sure can miss a baby in a scan!

wow what a lovely shock was it another gilr?? xx

LauniBug · May 25th, 2009, 16:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Naya69

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Originally Posted by LauniBug

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Originally Posted by sarah0108

A family friend is a sonographer, and sometimes babys can be missed at scans if they are in a funny position. Sometimes hiding higher up in the ribcage, or behind the other baby. But wow what a shock for you if it was 2!!
good luck anyway

My husband's friend was told she was having "a girl" at the 20 week scan, and then she went into labor, had her "one girl" and then the doctor said "Oh wait, here comes another!" So yea, they sure can miss a baby in a scan!

wow what a lovely shock was it another gilr?? xx

Yep. Identical girls.

Come to think of it, my friend has twin boys and was told it was one until about 24 weeks. I don't know if she had a scan before that or not, but her doctor's kept saying there was only one heartbeat and there was no way there were two, but she insisted on a scan and sure enough, there were 2!

Hmm.. maybe I have a chance then, even if there's "only one" when I have my first scan. lol

May 14th, 2009, 22:27 PM	#1
mommy2alayden Pregnant (Expecting) Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1	2 heart beats @ drs...? Hi ladies! Im 31 weeks along. Had an appt with my midwife yesterday and I was telling her that it feels like my lil man is breech because his head is up under my ribs, and she tried 2 tell me it might be his butt until she felt it. But my question is... she was listenin to his heart beat next 2 my pelvic bone and said oh no his head is down because his heart beat is down here and I said no! Lol put that up here (few inches above my belly button) and she did and found another heart beat. Both were in the 160s and she said well seems like the baby has 2 heads and 2 hearts and said it would be crazy if it was twins because I've had an u/s n it showed 1. So.... im having another u/s in a couple weeks. But was it just 1 baby? Or wat? Lol im kinda confused because there was no heart beat in the middle just the two beats at different ends... what do you think? Thanks for reading!

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May 15th, 2009, 12:47 PM	#2
highlandlassi Pregnant (Expecting) Active BnB Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 255	wow this is an interesting one. i am not sure about at 31 weeks, but i know earlier on you can pick up the babies heartbeat in three place...like an echo? it freaks me out because with twins i can often hear heartrates in 5 or 6 places, only two of them are the true galloping sound compared to thud, thud , thud ( if that makes sense) if both rates were the same and no second baby showed at your ultrasound it is probably just one. when was your ultrasound? how far along were you. also chances are with two there would be other indicators by now, like larger than average uterus. mine always measure about 6 weeks ahead of a singleton. hope that helps. but geesh keep us posted, will be curious to see what you find out. good luck!!

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May 20th, 2009, 14:17 PM	#3
Naya69 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 3,340	wow what shocker at 31 weeks i would of imagined they would of been able to feel if theres two at that stage and iam sure they would of sent you for a scan asap not two weeks later keep us posted would love to see how it turns out xx

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Hevz Pregnant (Expecting) BnB Addict Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Swinton, Manchester, England Posts: 4,581	You can hear the cord pulsing as well as baby's true heartbeat, it was probably that. A scan at 20wks wouldn't have missed another baby.

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alice&bump Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2008 Location: Manchester Posts: 8,700	the week before i had katie they picked up the heartbeat in 2 places, they thought she might have been back to back because of it, apparently you can pick it up twice then xx

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sarah0108 Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: May 2009 Location: Amongst the chaos Posts: 14,875	A family friend is a sonographer, and sometimes babys can be missed at scans if they are in a funny position. Sometimes hiding higher up in the ribcage, or behind the other baby. But wow what a shock for you if it was 2!! good luck anyway

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