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@lioneyes: @jhd: @LCTBQE: @MamaCate: @CatchAFallingStar: @travellingbee: @Adira: @periwinklebee: Thanks everyone! Fingers crossed that this goes smoothly. My RE suspects they are mono di (shared placenta with separate sacs) but we are going for a high res scan today to hopefully confirm.

@travellingbee: It was our fifth round of clomid and our third IUI. We had actually switched insurance effective 1/1 because my husband's plan covers one round of IVF so that was going to be our last attempt before throwing in the towel.

@agold: Yes, I went for a followup high res scan and they confirmed that they are mono di and identical.

@travellingbee: It's ironic bc my insurance has much better maternity coverage but doesn't cover IVF. So now our medical costs for this pregnancy will be much higher, but still lower than IVF would have cost. And assuming this pregnancy is sticky, this means I won't have to go through with IVF.

@PeaceLily: Thank you! It's still early and now it's a high risk pregnancy, but hopefully this will finally be a success story

@FoolsintheRain: Well, I am 15w3d today. So far everything looks good, and we learned about a month ago that they are girls. (I would have been happy either way but was a little excited for girls simply because my older child is a boy.)

I am almost done with a month-long break from dr appts. This coming week the every-other-week monitoring will begin.

We also put a deposit down with a contractor to convert our L-shaped living room to a third bedroom.

So now we are just hoping for a smooth pregnancy and uneventful delivery.

@pachamama: Well today I am 25w3d! I have ultrasounds every two weeks and so far everything looks good. I am trying to take things week by week and have a few interim NICU-related milestones in my head: 28w, 32w, 34w. The girls have to be born no later than 37w0d due to their shared placenta.

We are almost done with our construction project to add a third bedroom. After that we can finish rearranging the furniture and getting our apartment organized. Most of the baby clothes are sorted and ready to be washed and folded and put in drawers. We now own a 3-row SUV. And my work transition plan is solidly underway. My goal is to have everything in place before my third tri begins in 2.5 weeks. Everyone says that third tri with twins is really challenging so I don't want to plan on being productive in case I'm not.

@Kaohinani: @turquoisemama: Thank you!

Well after everything I shared on this thread, I am thrilled to share that Juliet and Amelia were born on Saturday. We had a smooth delivery and are expecting to be discharged today. I am thrilled and relieved that we have had a c-section- and NICU-free delivery!