20 week appt today

gymnst1013

This is the third appointment in a row where the doc measures my uterus and says "are you having twins??"  My uterus is measuring so much bigger than is normal at 20 weeks!  It's measuring about 24-25 weeks today.  It makes me laugh - could you imagine if somehow we made it all the way to birth and found out oops!  there's really 2 in there?

AshleyPT

what do they do to measure a uterus?  I don't think they've ever done that with me.

cvl105

gymnst1013:

This is the third appointment in a row where the doc measures my uterus and says "are you having twins??"  My uterus is measuring so much bigger than is normal at 20 weeks!  It's measuring about 24-25 weeks today.  It makes me laugh - could you imagine if somehow we made it all the way to birth and found out oops!  there's really 2 in there?

NO! OMG, I would pass out I think.

gymnst1013

AshleyPT:

what do they do to measure a uterus?  I don't think they've ever done that with me.

My docs all do it by touch.  They just feel my belly to see where the fundus is.  At 20 weeks it's supposed to be around belly button level and then 1cm higher for each week further along.

Ambeerose

I'm pretty sure I would pass out in the delivery room about having twins at the last minute!!!

My dr uses a measuring tape to measure my fundus...and the tape went above my belly button (I didn't get a good look at what the cm's read) but he said I was right on track.

LoveOfMikesLife

I would freak if I gave birth to twins after thinking that there was only one in there

J9melissa

A friend of mine found out at 19 weeks she was having twins. Talk about a shock!

CarlaAndJames

too funny! I can't imagine a second baby was somehow hiding all through your anatomy scan, but wouldn't that be crazy?

Guess your little one just like his space in there!

amberpro

I would seriously have to punch something or somebody if twins popped out... or pass out or something.  I'm not one for huge surprises!!  

It's funny that your uterus measures so far ahead. Apparently my uterus measures exactly 20 weeks... it's my baby that measures almost 3 weeks ahead- lol!  At least today.   Does your baby measure that far ahead, too?  Or does he just have plenty of room to play?

 

ETA:  wording 

62406

Someone posted either on this board or 2nd Tri yesterday, that they went in for their anatomy scan and they found out they were having twins.  I suppose if it's the first u/s there is really no way to know before that point.  That would be crazy if it happened at birth.

LollyBug18

I was just teasing DH about this last night saying what if we find out there's two in there at our scan next week and then we'd really need a lot of stuff. He's kind of freaking out about how much babies need - even though we're doing our best at a minimalist approach. He just had no clue! lol

It's neat how everyone can be so different. Makes me wonder what causes those differences...

gymnst1013

amberpro:

I would seriously have to punch something or somebody if twins popped out... or pass out or something.  I'm not one for huge surprises!!  

It's funny that your uterus measures so far ahead. Apparently my uterus measures exactly 20 weeks... it's my baby that measures almost 3 weeks ahead- lol!  At least today.   Does your baby measure that far ahead, too?  Or does he just have plenty of room to play?

 

ETA:  wording 

The baby is measuring about a week and a half ahead so yep!  Sounds like he's got a lot of room

wkfouts

That acutally happened to my MIL with my husband and his identical twin brother.

They didn't do ultrasounds back then and could only detect one heartbeat. When she went to deliver... Out came my BIL and then the doctor had to hurry up and turn around to catch my husband who just fell out on his own. No one had any idea that she was carrying twins. They just thought my BIL was a big baby. 

I'm not sure that is possible now days, but it definitely was 28 years ago! I can't imagine!!! 

semperfigal

I can't even imagine what I'd do if on delivery day a second baby made an appearance!! Most likely pass out! lol! Right now my uterus is measuring right on track, but my lo is measuring a week and a few days ahead. DH was a relatively big baby, so I guess our little guy is taking after his daddy

mharison

At my first appointment my midwife asked me how far along I thought I was, and when I told her that I knew I was 7 weeks, she said I was measuring 8 or 9. Of course I started thinking twins, but then after the u/s she just told my my uterus was extra big. Who knew?