There is a lot of twin jargon that you get to know when you are pregnant with multiples. Parents of multiples can throw around words like amnion, chorion, mono-mono, mono-di, and completely understand what everyone means. One of the terms that I learned was “spontaneous twins”. If the definition is not obvious, this means: twins that happen spontaneously – without the use of drugs, IVF, or other intervention. So, when my husband and I found out we were having twins, our doctor announced to the medical team that we were having SPONTANEOUS TWINS! WHOOPEE!
While medically, my doctor was correct, I didn’t know the severity of that message.
What we have learned since having the babies:
Having twins means that we NEVER have the chance to be spontaneous!!!! Having these spontaneous twins was the last spontaneous thing that we ever did. Ha!
Jennifer...i'm gonna let you in on a well known fact among all parents of children...once they're here (single or mutiple) there is no more.."SPONTANEOUS" moments until they are in their teens and out on a date or elsewhere themselves...and then you still have your ear open listening for an early return of said child/children that puts the kibosh on the spontaneous moment you might have thought you were having.
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