Of course, I was terrified, but it didn't take long before the tech found our healthy baby and let us hear the heartbeat! Baby measured exactly 7w,3d and had a healthy heartbeat of 152!
We were a bit suspicious at the time because she switched to a tummy u/s... as she said, "To be sure." Sure of what, we didn't know.
Later, while I was waiting for the exam, the doctor walked in and said, "Well, you know it was a twin pregnancy, but the other already stopped developing." HUH!!?! He went on to explain that the second sac was empty, like a blighted ovum. It will disappear as baby #1 continues to develop.
In retrospect, we both suspected something might be wrong, but when I heard that beautiful heartbeat it all washed away. At one point during the transvaginal u/s it looked like there may be an empty sac (after my last miscarriage, we're very aware of what that looks like) but I told myself it was probably just a 'bad view' of the same sac, since the baby was less than 1/2" at that point. When she did the tummy u/s, we could see the empty sac much clearer but still, she didn't say anything at the time. Only, "congratulations" for our baby.
Its sad to think we've lost a twin, but I choose to believe our baby has a guardian angel. One day, that is what we'll tell him/her.
Our Angel, Samuel 4/30/08 ~ 7/17/08
Gone too Soon, Our Angel Zipporah 1/2009
Our Baby's Twin Angel, Malachi 4/14/09 - 6/3/2009
