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Piontkowski Twins Coming April 2018

We’re pregnant!!!


Since posting about our exciting news of expecting twins on Social Media I’ve been getting a few questions about them that I thought I would just make into a post.

When are you due? April 8th however my OB will not let me go past 38 weeks due to a higher risk of something going wrong (i.e. running out of space/fluid for the twins, Cords around necks, and stillbirths). I will be 38 weeks on my birthday, March 25th. I’m praying they come on their own before then – I do not want to be induced.

How far along are you now? 13 weeks this past Sunday

Will you have a C-Section? I would love to have a natural birth. Usually as long as the first baby is head down they’ll deliver both naturally. If they are in distress I will of course do whatever is best for the babies and that might mean changing my birth plan. I will not schedule a C-Section if I don’t go past 38 weeks. Some women have the first naturally and the 2nd has to be C-Section so you just never know. Twin mom means you can’t get too attached to one plan because it may need to change right in the middle.

Are they Identical Twins? No. They are Dichorionic/Diamniotic (DI/DI) twins aka fraternal twins. They each came from separate eggs and sperm, they have their own placenta and their own amniotic sac. These types of twins are the most common and have the lowest risk in utero.

Do you know genders? Not yet. We will be finding out in November.

Are you hoping for them to be a specific gender? My sister-in-law has 4 boys so it would be nice to bring a granddaughter into the family and I think boy/girl twins would be so fun! But honestly we prayed hard for these little miracles, I will take whatever the Lord would like to give me.

Do you have names picked out? Yes and no. We have one boy and one girl name. We’re choosing not to share them just yet because we don’t want to hear negative comments about them. They are unique but not weird.

Do twins run in your family? My husband has a twin sister. I have twin cousins but we’re not biological. This is just God’s miracle for us.

This blog is definitely going to morph into a pregnancy blog/update #sorrynotsorry! Eric and I are beyond excited about our little twins. We can't wait to meet them. I'm trying to catch my ZZZ's now because I have a feeling I'll never sleep again...
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