are identical twins and a singlet in the womb at once possible?

Can anyone tell me if a pregnancy can consist of identical twins and a
singlet all in the womb at the same time (a total of three infants)? Thanks,
N

Subject: are identical twins and a singlet in the womb at once possible?
From: "N"
Date: Mon, Jul 28, 2003 11:13 AM
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Can anyone tell me if a pregnancy can consist of identical twins and a
singlet all in the womb at the same time (a total of three infants)? Thanks,
N

Yes. Two eggs could fertilize and one later splits into ID twins.

Lori

N wrote:

Can anyone tell me if a pregnancy can consist of identical twins and a
singlet all in the womb at the same time (a total of three infants)? Thanks,
N

Very possible to have triplets with a fraternal and 2 identical babies.
You can also have more fraternal siblings in utero and
have an identical pair in there. (a recent news article was on
quintuplets - IVF transferred 4 embryos and one split into two.)

Cindy Wells
(who knew a set of triplets in her high school - they were identical
girls + a fraternal sister. The story, though, claimed they were quads,
2 sets of identical girls and one didn't survive.)

My doctor thinks I might be carrying a set of identicals and a fraternal in
my triplet package. He was watching eggs develop, and only 2 should have
produced anything. I guess we will find out in about 8 weeks.

Gayle
"N" wrote in message
nk.net...
Can anyone tell me if a pregnancy can consist of identical twins and a
singlet all in the womb at the same time (a total of three infants)?
Thanks,
N

Yes, the technical term for this is "triplets". (Sorry, I couldn't resist!)

I used to work with a woman who was part of this kind of triplet set (2ID+1FRAT)

Claudia

Can anyone tell me if a pregnancy can consist of identical twins and a
singlet all in the womb at the same time (a total of three infants)? Thanks,
N

On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:53:43 GMT, "The Huwe Family"
wrote:

My doctor thinks I might be carrying a set of identicals and a fraternal in
my triplet package. He was watching eggs develop, and only 2 should have
produced anything. I guess we will find out in about 8 weeks.


Yes, it's possible.

Are these IVF babies, by any chance? There seems to be some evidence
for an increase in monozygotic twinning after some types of assisted
reproduction.

Nick

--
Nick Theodorakis

I have a pair and a spare. 2 identical and 1 fraternal girls.

We call them Anna, Madison and Paige

Take Care
momofamultitude aka Shannon
"N" wrote in message
nk.net...
Can anyone tell me if a pregnancy can consist of identical twins and a
singlet all in the womb at the same time (a total of three infants)?
Thanks,
N

For me it was IUF. Pretty much just my ovaries were being stimulated.

Gayle
"Nick Theodorakis" wrote in
message ...
On Mon, 28 Jul 2003 22:53:43 GMT, "The Huwe Family"
wrote:

My doctor thinks I might be carrying a set of identicals and a fraternal
in
my triplet package. He was watching eggs develop, and only 2 should have
produced anything. I guess we will find out in about 8 weeks.


Yes, it's possible.

Are these IVF babies, by any chance? There seems to be some evidence
for an increase in monozygotic twinning after some types of assisted
reproduction.

Nick

--
Nick Theodorakis

I'd like to thank every one of you who replied, as I'm finishing a fictional
story about twin brothers, and part of my premise is that a third sibling,
lost in the first trimester, would have been a singlet. I want to be correct
in my science. Again, thank you all so much, what a kind newsgroup this is,
unlike the ADD (attention deficit disorder) one I visit now and then, only
to get frustrated after three or four replies into a thread, when everyone
turns nasty. I feel privileged. Thank you, N


"momofamultitude" wrote in message
. ..
I have a pair and a spare. 2 identical and 1 fraternal girls.

We call them Anna, Madison and Paige

Take Care
momofamultitude aka Shannon
"N" wrote in message
nk.net...
Can anyone tell me if a pregnancy can consist of identical twins and a
singlet all in the womb at the same time (a total of three infants)?
Thanks,
N

And thank you for that poetic use of the language, "a pair and a spare." How
fascinating that must be, to have two identical girls, and one fraternal.
How old are they now if you don't mind me asking? Thank you, N

"momofamultitude" wrote in message
. ..
I have a pair and a spare. 2 identical and 1 fraternal girls.

We call them Anna, Madison and Paige

Take Care
momofamultitude aka Shannon
"N" wrote in message
nk.net...
Can anyone tell me if a pregnancy can consist of identical twins and a
singlet all in the womb at the same time (a total of three infants)?
Thanks,
N