Twins & Multiples
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What to Do to Help Sister's Twins?
Asked by E.B. from Duluth
on February 1, 2010
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We just found out over Christmas that my sister is expecting; in January she called to say they're expecting twins. They live in California, so I can't exactly bring t...
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- Seeing as your sister is in California, you may be able to check into a diaper service. If she's going to cloth diaper, there are some really great services that will...
- You have already gotten some good responses. You mentioned bringing them dinner. I have friends that are out of town and I used a company called the Flying Noodle (fly...
- I'm a mom to twins and all I can say is those two babies are going to rock your sister's world. Total change of lifestyle for her and her hubby. There's really not a w...
Twins?
Asked by S.K. from Dubuque
on November 29, 2010
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I took 3 pregnancy tests last week, a really cheap store brand and then two digital ones, all three said positive, and then the doctors test said positive. Then in my...
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- I had a positive test 2 weeks after conception, but that would have actually placed me at being about 4 weeks pregnant. I was not getting my period back than so there ...
- Pregnancy tests are more sensitive to HCG levels than they used to be, way earlier than 4 weeks. Once they are able to start to measure the baby and fluid levels, a mo...
- You'll have to just wait and see : )
Could I Be Having Twins???
Asked by C.S. from Portland
on May 24, 2009
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I am pregnant with my first child and there has been a few things that lead me to believe I might be having twins. They havent found extra heartbeats or anything else ...
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- Some of us are lucky to be larger than "normal". My mom and I both looked like we where having twins or more. And we both only had 1 with each pregnancy.
- That happened to me too! I am fairly short, so I blame that for the reason I got big quickly. Just no room inside me, so I had to grow "out". People were ALWAYS asking...
- If you were having twins they would have shown up clearly at your 14 week ultrasound. Usually people "pop" around 20 weeks, and, everyone carries differently. I am c...
Could It Be Twins?
Asked by R.S. from Philadelphia
on April 18, 2010
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I went for a routine doctor visit at my family doctor for a downstairs checkup. i had told her about my period being so irregular for months now. My old doctor had swi...
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- Nothing that you've said makes it sound like two fetuses. If there were two, you should have been told. If they are telling you it's a fibroid, then I would trust th...
- Fibroids are serious business. They can and do appear out of nowhere, and they can (though do not always) grow significantly during pregnancy (especially the first tr...
- Sorry to say it could be ANY of the above. Only fraternal twins run in families and usually maternal not paternal. I do have a history of these twins. However, I ha...
How Do You If You Are Having Twins and They Just Can't Find One
Asked by J.B. from Houston
on November 29, 2010
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I did IVF and we had them but in two eggs they did it on the fifth day. but we where hopeing for twins. @ about 4 wks they said there was just one then @ 6 wks he said...
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- I got pregnant with twins naturally....why in the world would you want twins? Anyways...its beyond me why people make that statement but I get it all the time and I lo...
- I've had that happen three times (no IVF though.) The first time I miscarried at 9 weeks, the second time the twin just vanished, maybe reabsorbed, the third time we ...
- Most couples have anywhere from 2-4 embryos transferred. The higher the number of embryos, the greater chance you have of becoming pregnant. If you have a group of 1...
Twins?
Asked by E.L. from Washington DC
on April 13, 2011
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Can anyone who has had twins share their early hcg levels with me? I took a home test 5 days before my missed period and it was positive. At 3 weeks 2 days my hcg was ...
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- I tested positive four days before my missed period for both my twin pregnancy and singleton pregnancy. With my twins my hcg level didn't come back suggesting twins. ...
- Go ask this question on twinstuff.com. It's a pretty typical question asked there... and there's a list of hcg numbers that other people have had. I think I remember r...
- If I recall correctly at 15 days post embryo transfer (which would be 18 days post fertilization/conception in a traditional pregnancy) we were at 1600+ and two days l...
Could I Be Having Twins?
Asked by J.G. from Jonesboro
on March 27, 2012
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Obviously I wont know for sure until I get an ultrasound done but I'm very curious about some things that seem to point in the 'twin' direction... I know that a belly ...
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- I think we make ourselves believe what we want to be true. All your symptoms could be consistent with any pregnancy, really. But, that said, PLEASE PLEASE do let...
- are you sure you aren't further along than you thought? as far as foods... too much pf ANYTHING can cause you to gain weight, and extra weight gain could also be to in...
- I thought I was having twins this time around too!! But I'm not. Weight gain (early in pregnancy, and lots of it) is completely normal - even if you only have one in...
Could It Be Twins?
Asked by S.G. from Rapid City
on June 22, 2009
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My daughter in law is almost 3 months pregnant. My son told me last night that when she lays on her back, her feet and legs go numb a little. I said I thought it cou...
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- i didn't have twins, but i stopped laying on my back really early just because it wasn't comfortable, i don't recall numbness just discomfort. She should definately me...
- I do not know about twins but I haad some numbness in the beggining of my pregnancy I went and saw a chiropractor and he took care of it... Good luck...
- I don't know if it is an indication of twins, but I did have trouble laying on my back. I would get light headed. I couldn't lay back in the dentists chair in later...
Twins
Asked by A.S. from New York
on April 9, 2010
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hiya i have just found out i am having mono twins and i havent a clue where to start with shopping for them, i have 2 kids but i have never experienced twins so i have...
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- Since you're already a mom, you know a little about what to expect. What you should work on first is what you would need double of. With my twins, the really only es...
- Twins are wonderful! Congratulations. I have 2 1/2 year old b/g twins and they are so much fun and just keep me laughing all day (most of the time!!!) You do not nee...
- CONGRATS!! i feel like it was just yesterday that i asked the same question on here! We had boy/girl twins born in December - early and tiny (27 weeks gestation... 1lb...
Itching During Pregnancy
Asked by K.D. from Dallas
on June 16, 2008
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Has anyone been extremely itchy during pregnancy? This is my fourth pregnancy and this has never happened before. My legs are extremely itchy. I do not have a rash b...
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- I remember itching to do the skin stretching(in my case it REALLY stretched!)LOL! But other than that, not really any more than normal because I have really dry skin a...
- Gosh, that was hell. I mean the itching during my first pregnancy. Goodness I wanted to die. It didnt go away until I delivered. Nothing you can do. You poor thing. I ...
- Funny you say that...I itched like crazy with my second, mainly on my legs and upper arms. I told my dr. and she thought I was nuts :P, so did my husband. Nothing wo...
