Scared for Twins

advice needed

My husband and I have struggled with infertility for the past 3 years. We've been going through IVF for the past 2 years and were thrilled to find out a few weeks ago that we had a successful embryo transfer. All of our test results have been positive and trending toward a strong healthy pregnancy.

Today was our first ultrasound and we found out there are two babies. We are completely shocked. We only transferred one embryo, so our chance of multiples was very low.

I'm going through a rollercoaster of emotions right now... I really dont want to be ungrateful because we've wanted this for so long but multiples has always been a HUGE fear of mine. The pregnancy is already high risk being an IVF pregnancy, but now adding twins on top of it feels terrifying. I'm scared for the health of the babies, I'm scared for my health/body, I'm scared for the extra costs and exhaustion and craziness we hadnt planned for.

I wanted SO badly to be excited for this pregnancy after years of let downs, loss and depression. I know this is a beggars can't be choosy situation... but I cant help feeling terrified and saddened by this news.

Parents with twins - can you please share some good news with me? What has your experience with twins been? What have been the best parts of twins? I need some help readjusting my perspective and feeling more optimistic. Thanks

Posted Nov 7, 2025, 6:57 PM UTC

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