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Pregnancy Length
My understanding is that while there is an increased risk of death with a twin pregnancy, it is still small. Further, babies born earlier are more likely to ...
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- I just had twin girls 10 weeks ago at 37 weeks. They are both healthy and weighed 5.6 and 5.9 lbs each. They were strong and are doing great. I had them through a c...
- I would discuss your concern with your OB/GYN, but not worry too much about it. You are already further along than a lot of moms having twins. I am a twin and my si...
- 38 weeks is not considered early. they're considered fully cooked if they come out then.
Twins-Ultrasound Shows Only One viable-Help!
Often with a twin pregnancy it is also called a vanishing twin syndrome or a blighted twin if it occurs in the first trimester. ...
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- When one sac is empty and has stopped growing it is called a blighted ovum. Often with a twin pregnancy it is also called a vanishing twin syndrome or a blighted twin...
- Unfortunately this does happen all the time where what seems to be a twin start is in reality a singleton. The sac is absorbed or it may appear as a miscarriage, with ...
- I agree it sounds like vanishing twin. I just delivered a single baby 3 weeks ago which started out as 2. I didn't even know there were two in there, but I started b...
Having Twins -- Freaked Out!
Read all 12 responses: "I just found out i'm having twins and am a little ... I worked up until the 30th week of my pregnancy. ... Twin Pregnancy Questions ...
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- I feel your pain. I have twin boys who were 19 months old, when I had my daughter! That was hard, not to mention I had to have a c-section with my daughter and coming ...
- Hi Z. I am the mother of twin girls and you will be fine. My twins were born at 36 weeks and they say that is normal for a twin delivery. My girls were both 5 lbs eac...
- Congrats! My daughter was 22 mths when my twins were born. (The twins are now 4 mths & my DD is 26 mths) The begining was hard. My DD had many many meltdowns about ...
Twins Soon After Discontinuing Birth Control?
Congratulations on your pregnancy! Biologically speaking, there's no reasoning to support that twins are more likely the first cycle off of birth control. ...
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- I've never heard of an increased chance of twins after stopping birth control. However, it sounds like they run in your family. Good luck either way, twins or a sing...
- I have no Idea if you can have twins after discontinuing birth control but I do know that if twins runs in you family it is pretty likely you will have them. My Great ...
- Yes, I am a twin and my mom says that she got pregnant with my sister and I right after she went off the pill....within the first 2 months!!
Major Headaches During Pregnancy??
I'm currently 19 weeks pregnant with twins. I've read that headaches are common in pregnancy, but this is ridiculous! It seems almost every morning lately I ...
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- Hi A., I have boy/girl twins who were born April 2004! I was very nauseated the whole pregnancy and took phenergen every day just to feel a little better. I did go ...
- This happened to me too... and I found out it was the sugar... turns out I was consuming too much sugar (GATORADE!!!) I was drinking it like it was going out of style....
- Please have your blood pressure checked. Take care.
Vanishing Twin
One of my co-workers niece was a twin at the early stages of pregnancy, ... Our first pregnancy was twins (discovered by ultrasound at 6 weeks) but by the ...
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- It really is more common than everyone thinks, but because you had an ultrasound so early you saw the twins. Most of the time it occurs and no one knows. By the time...
- Our first pregnancy was twins (discovered by ultrasound at 6 weeks) but by the 10 week follow-up, only one baby was left. He is now a very healthy 4-yr-old. Accordin...
- One of my co-workers niece was a twin at the early stages of pregnancy, and the other baby did not thrive. She is currently 6 years old and perfectly healthy.
My First Ultrasound with My Second Pregnancy!
I didn't have too many problems with my twin pregnancy. I had some early contractions that were controlled. I was so big (I had only gained 27 lbs, ...
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- I have 20 month old twins and am due any minute to have #3! Twins are fun and the relationship they have with each other is incredable, something, I believe, no else ...
- My friend just had twin girls in Feb. and her son had just turned 3. I was talking to her last night and she ws telling me a little of how hard it was at first. Based ...
- Hi A.. You are going to have your hands full but you will be so happy! My twin daughters are five months old today and it is pure joy. Our son is 7 so that is a lit...
Puppp
I developed PUPPP with my twin pregnancy and I'm sorry to say it was AWFUL. The itching would keep me up at night and it was pretty much impossible to get ...
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- I feel for her...my first child, I developed PUPPP post-partum and had it for 5 weeks. It is miserable. With my second, I developed it 3 weeks before delivery. Ther...
- I had this with my first baby and they ended up inducing labor (on my due date) because it spread everywhere! It was like I couldn't stop scratching, but that just ma...
- Sorry i am late in responding but i did have PUPP when pregnant with my twin boys. I found a retailer that sells a soap and cream (all natural) that really helped rel...
Possibility of Twins?
I had idential twins 20 months ago and I was sick the entire pregnancy .... The loss was a direct result of the fact that it was a twin pregnancy (had ...
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- In the case of multiples your HCG levels multiply at a higher rate than with singletons, yes. If you suspect that you may be carrying multiples you can ask for bloo...
- Don't get your hpoes up too much. I just delivered my 6th child and also have twins on both sides of the family. I had no luck with twins, but delivered a beautiful ...
- If twins tend to run in your family (even extended), you have more of a chance of having twins. This does not apply to identical twins, however, only fraternal. Ident...
Could I Be Carrying Twins
I had bearable morning sickness with my son, but it was much, much worse with my twins. Also, with my twins my home pregnancy test turned positive a few ...
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- H., First of all congrulations on your pregnancy! I'm a twin mom that used fertiity treatment, but my bio family also had a history of twins. We started out...
- Hi H..... Just to answer your question on twins. Fraternal twins are heriditary and the gene is passed down maternally. Generally if yourself, your mother,grandmoth...
- Hi. I received the exact same questions when I had my third child! With every pregnancy you go through, your body is more open to the changes because it has been th...
