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A member asked:

Had ultrasound at 8 weeks, showed 3 sacs, 2 empty, 1 with fetus and heartbeat. is it possible i will be having triplets??

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Dr. Jeff Livingston answered

Specializes in Obstetrics and Gynecology

1 baby: If I understand your question correctly you said that only one baby was seen at 8 weeks. If there were other babies they would have also been visible. You can ask your doctor doing the sonogram to confirm the findings and explain the results.

Answered 5/15/2015

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