It Could Be Twins!?!

I foud out was having twins when they did some kind of blood work work and it came back with something wrong with the baby they rushed me in for an ultra sound and that's when I found out I was having twins another way is I started showing when I was 3 mo. pregnant but I am really small, so that one would depend on body build.

that's scarey and exciting all at the same time!!:)
MY midwife thought the same thing for me.. fortunatly they took me accross the hall for a quick ultrasound..just to rule it out.. lucky me.. I was just large for dates i think she called it. :)
Only reason i say lucky me is that I had just had a baby 4 months prior.. my kids are a year and a week apart!!
whew!! I'm still trying to catch my breath!

I wouldn't get your hopes up quit yet. At 16 weeks I was too measuring at 20 weeks and only had one baby in my belly. I ended up measure 3-4 cm larger during the entire pg and gave birth to a healthy 8lb 13oz little boy. Good luck at your ultrasound though. You will have to repost and let us know what you find out. :)

Well,what was the end result?By now I think you should know and I'm curious.I am currently pregnant with twins due in ???mid feb.-march4th.We found out on our first visit at 6 weeks.I had an ultrasound it showed two seperate sacks.The initial reaction was both fear and excitment seeing as it was our first time trying.If its true those emotions are normal.Then you realize you've been blessed.
Congratsulations either way!!!

I kept telling my dr that I thought I was having twins by their movement. But she kept telling me I wasnt because she only heard one heartbeat.
Well I was 19 weeks at my 1st ultrasound when I found out I was having twin girls. One baby was breech was the reason she only heard one beat.
Our grandparents were twins was the reason I suspected it.
Wish you luck! Let us know!

i'm not sure what your question is, but i have 1 1/2 year old fraternal twin girls that i still breastfeed. they also take a bottle (organic cows milk). they just breastfeed before naps and before bedtime.

let me know if you have any other questions about twins in general.

The twin gene runs in the female side of the family usually. Unfortunatly! I wanted twins and they run in my husbands family, but as far as I know the women carry that gene.

I wouldn't worry just yet, I have twins and I measured small and didn't show for the first 3-4 months. Everybody is different in how they carry. I found out in an ultrasound at 12 weeks. If you do end up having twins, it is absolutely amazing!! I would not know what to do with my self if I only had one!! They are the best. Make sure you let us know what you are having. Best of luck which ever way it turns out.

I am a mother of Identical Twin girls who are almost 7 years old. I found out I was having them at 12 weeks during an ultrasound. It was a surprise! And such a blessing!

Good luck to you, K.! Please post and let us know what you find out!

That could turn out to be very exciting!
I hate to burst your bubble though, but I measured big throughout my pregnancy, and it turned out I had a 9 lb 9 oz baby!
Also, will this be your first ultrasound? My doctor did one at 12 weeks (and then again at 20 weeks), and the earlier ultrasound showed only one baby. I thought it was pretty standard to do an ultrasound during the first trimester, but maybe it isn't.
Well, good luck and let us know what happens!

Congratulations! Keep us updated on what you find out!!!

Hi K.,

I was just wondering how accurate your due date is? If you miscalculated when you had your last period, your due date will not be accurate. However, if you're like me, you know exactly when your cycles are, and you probably know your exact conception date, lol! I had just the opposite problem all through my last pregnancy. My uterus measured about 3-4 weeks behind, but I knew my due date was accurate. I just happened to have a petite little girl inside!! But how exciting if you really are having twins!!! Twice the joys! I wish you the best, and I hope everything goes well for you and your family. Please give all of us an update the moment you find out!!! Take care.

K.

Genetically speaking twins only run in the female side of the family and only Fraternal twins are genetic. Identical twins it just a random happening where one fertilized egg splits. Fraternal twins is where your body releases two eggs and both get fertilized. That is where the genetics come in, most people only have one egg at a time. So sorry to say your husbands siblings wont affect you at all.

The only way to tell for sure is with the ultrasound... guess you will be holding your breath for 2 weeks! =) Good luck

I have 5 month old twin boys. We went through fertility treatments, so we knew their was a chance of multiples. I had an ultrasound at 6 1/2 weeks and that is how we found out! Congratulations on the pregnancy and let us know what you find out!

Jen

Hi K.,
Well could be , never know.
This summer I went in for tummy troubles w/ my morning sickness and the doc measured my belly thought I was 16wks along when I only figured 9 wks. Anyways at my u/s a week later I only measured 10 wks and only one. The u/s tech noted lots of gas in my bowels and that is what contributed to the feeling of large uterus, ha ha ha. I've measured right on so far until last week 2 wks ahead. I'm sure your gonna wonder until you get to the u/s. But twins are an exciting thought. Did they hear more then one heartbeat ?
Good luck to you!
L.

we found out through an ultrasound when i was 6 weeks pregnant. yeah! i prayed for twins!

Oh my gosh!!! HOW EXCITING! I bet you are just dying to find out! Two weeks is a long time to wait. I do not have twins or any experience with twins, but I would love it if you could repost when you do find out!

Good luck!!!

hey K.,

identical twins are a fluke of nature (they don't "run" in families)and fraternal twins are only passed on from the mom. (if your mom typically released more than one egg each month, you may too.) so, there really isn't any other way to know for sure but think about other things that are happening in your pregnancy. are you sicker than you have been before? everything seems to more intensified when you are carrying twins. i threw up every day for 4 weeks and then it went away just like that. i could fall asleep at a moments notice if i wanted to. my mom joked i was having twins and sure enough, she was right. if you are, and you live in the portland area, there is a great support group i joined called fullhousemoms.com and it has been great preparing me for what's ahead. oh yeah, i'm 34 weeks right now and i'm measuring at 48!! scary, i know. really ready for them to come.

good luck either way!
K.

Congratulations on your pregnancy! If you are pregnant with twins let me know. You'll know for sure at the doctors, I don't think there is another way to find out. I have twins myself, they are 14 months old, girls by the way. If you have any questions just let me know!

Good luck!

Well, congratulations! I have 4 year old twins so it has been a while! They are my first children so it was a big surprise! I believe i was around 3 months when i went in for prenatal care, i didn't know i was pregnant first ones! Well when i went in they had a microphone instrument that was rubbed across my belly . It was then that the dr. Thought she heard a very mobile baby. She pressed on the bottom of my belly and went up , she did this twice! That's when she said , "i think you have two in there!" afterwards i did recieve plenty of ultrasounds so that they could make sure everything was fine with them. Well good luck!

Hello K.,

Well, I have twins in my family. My twins are frat girls. They are 15 months old now.

I prayed for twins ever since I was a little girl. Even when I was 2 months pregnant, my girlfriend looked at me and said I was having twins. This was even before I had an official sonogram. I had sonograms twice a month because I was labled a "high risk pregnany" because of my age and that I was having twisn!

At 10 weeks, I had an unofficial sonogram and the midwife said she could see two separate sacks.

But, all along I knew I was going to have twins.

well i only found out i was pregnant on july 10. so this past week i had bleeding and spotting and passed a blood clot. i honestly thought i was having a miscarraige. so my doc said come in we'll do an ultrasound. so i was thinking i was gonna get bad news. well sure enough the first baby was fine. the tech took the pics of it and then zoomed out. at that point she says oh there's another baby behind this one. I was like ,"what?!" i looked at my husband in disbelief here i thought we lost the pregnancy and now we are having twins! 12 weeks so far and both babies are doing fine. i am exhausted though! twins do not run in my family or my husbands. we concieved naturally.