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My ivf clinic graduated me at 7w, when they also found out I'm having identical twins. My RE recommended me to follow up with an MFM specialist asap, as this might be a high-risk pregnancy.

So I reached out to one of the most reputable MFM divisions in my local area and they say they'll take me in only at 12 weeks. They say that's their standard procedure to take new patient at week 12 and not sooner. I understand that there's not much MFM can do before 12w. But it doesn't make any sense to me that I will be unmonitored because I'm a high-risk pregnancy (They say I don't need to have an OB separately). If I was not having twins, I'd just go see an OB and they'd typically take me in at 9~10w (right?)

Has anyone been in a similar situation? Should I just reach out to another regular OB? I'm not sure if they'll take me given my medical history (ivf + identical twins). But it makes me very uncomfortable that I won't have any monitoring for my entire first trimester.

I was just told this week (w7) that I am having identical twins, and as if that's not shocking enough, my doctor said he doesn't see any membrane between them and this is likely to be a high-risk pregnancy for me. I was too disoriented to attend to anything he was talking but I believe he was talking about mo-mo twins. I'm now scheduling an appointment with an MFM specialist, while frantically searching for internet for info.

Among so many things on my mind right now, I'm curious if I would be able to work full time during inpatient stay -- assuming I'll go in as early as 24 weeks. (I'm currently a single bread winner). From what I read from internet, it seems like the inpatient stay is necessary for intense monitoring, maybe two times a day? It sounds like I'll be free for most of the day, but of course I have no idea.

Folks who experienced inpatient stay -- what was your experience like? Also, how was your inpatient stay covered by insurance? I'm planning to stay in the in-network provider for sure but I'm still worried given my experience dealing with the healthcare system in the US.