How long were you pregnant for?

Gibson824

I have already come to accept that fact that I will not carry these babies to term, does that ever happen anyway?  My husband wants me to ask my doctor when I should expect to deliver, but I know that that is a very individual question.

 

How long did you ladies carry with your multiples, specifically twins?  If it matters, I am a bit on the short side, 5'3" and about 119lbs. pre-pregancy (I have sort a very athletic build).  I am also severely lacking in the hips department.  I usually equate my body type as that of 12-year old boy.  I know, very attractive haha.

amy1007

Water broke at 36w, i was measuring 46w. 5'6 130 lbs. 36 is average for twins. Some people go all the way and some go earlier. You just never know.

angie637

Went in to labor at 30 weeks. Held off with meds and best rest to exactly 35 weeks when one babies water broke.

Rynleigh

I'm just over 5'3". I am 29yrs old. I had two full term (40w 1d) singletons prior to my twins (once 10yrs ago, one 6yrs ago). My twins were born via induction at 37w 2d due to pre-eclampsia. My boys made room for themselves in my pelvis and in my rib cage. I didn't get much bigger with the boys than a lot of women get with one baby, even tho Simon was almost 6lbs and James was 5 1/2lbs (picture below is from the day I was induced, morning before the boys were born). Unless you have a medical condition preventing it from doing so, your body will adjust to accomodate the LOs

alice2Bcheshire

Check out the FAQ-- this question was posted there.

I delivered at 38w1d by unplanned c/s, as both babies had low fluid and baby boy was having heart decelerations during that morning's NST. I think they would have stayed in there forever, otherwise.

zombiemommy

5'7" and a size 18. My boys were induced and then delivered via c-section (induction didn't work) at 37 weeks, 1 days. Most docs will induce at 38 weeks if you don't go before then. I say prepare for the worst and hope for the best. I assumed it could happen at any time from 28 weeks on. That way, when I made it all the way to induction, I was pleasantly surprised.

Ruthie04

I'm 5'1" and carried my babies to 36w when my water broke. Very tall women can suffer from PTL and very petite women can carry to full term. There is no reason to believe you won't make it to 37 plus weeks because of your frame. But, I would go ahead and talk to your OB about the plan for delivery. Many doctors won't let twin moms to past 38 to 39 weeks. Congrats!

Mrs. Alice

Average gestation for twins is around 35-36 weeks, but if you check the FAQ section on the top of the page you will see there are lots of MoMs who went full term.  Your body type really has little to do with it.  Your OB can give you a guess but that would just be based on averages, it's really impossible for them to know this early.  Mine were 28w4d.  We knew would be having preemies at 22 weeks because they had TTTS.

s0ulchicken

I had my twins at 34w6d. They were delivered via emergency csection after it was discovered my bag of waters on Baby A had ruptured several days prior. My cervix was still high and closed. No dilation whatsoever. Each pregnancy is different, and with multiples there are so many added possible complications, it is impossible to know if you will suffer from pree and go at 33 weeks, or if you will waddle all the way to the 38 week mark.

MamaHook

I'm 38 weeks, 1 day today and delivering tomorrow!

BananaPancake

5'2" and I delivered at 38 weeks via planned section. I have no doubt that I'd have gone a full 41 weeks. My OB swore up and down that I'd deliver by 36, but my body is a Baby Dream Home! 

April+

I am 5'3 and 101lb pre pregnancy and was induced at 37 weeks. It took 2 days for the induction to work. I am sure I would have went another week or 2 if I wasn't induced. Don't worry about your small frame, your body will make room for them.

elizabeth0705

I delivered at 37.5 weeks via scheduled c-section (baby a was breech the whole time). I probably could have gone longer, but the MFM wanted me to deliver that week because it looked like baby a wasn't growing much anymore by that point.

This was after ten weeks of preterm contractions and bed rest!! You never know with twins! 

ETA: I am 5'2" and was around 102 lbs pre pregnancy. 

jennifire7

36 weeks due to IUGR in twin A

Scorpgirl444

Forever! lol No. Seriously. Was scheduled for my c-section for 37w1d but my water broke at 35w5d so I had them at that time.

 I'm 5' and was a size 24 pre pregnancy.  Stayed the same throughout the pregnancy cause I lost weight but the babies gained.
7 months later I'm still 5' (I know, shocking) but am now a size 14 and going down.  Yay new hormomes!

Mine were both transverse the whole time.  My son was down by my bladder and my daughter was somewhere by my ribs.  She wasn't a big kicker because of how she was positioned.  Now she kicks like crazy. 

angelfire02

I had mono/di twins and delivered at 35.6 due to high blood pressure.  Most of the di/di moms I know have gone until 38ish weeks.  I was scheduled for a c-section at 37 weeks, just didn't make it.  From what I know, your body type has nothing to do with how long you carry your babies.  Take care of yourself and do every thing you can to keep them in as long as possible.  

Gibson824

Thanks, ladies!

 

I am confident I am going to be a weeble as I near the end of this, so hopefully I won't topple over

mirnb

I'm 5ft6', 110lbs pre-preg, delivered at exactly 38 weeks with no bed rest (water broke 2 days before my scheduled induction), vaginally delivered 2 boys weighing 6lbs11oz and 6lbs1oz. I know its hard when you read all sorts of stories of people delivering early and of course that is a real possibility but lots of people go full term (37 weeks for twins) or longer! I prepared for the worst by arming myself with info about pre term labour etc but still hoped for the best and believed it could happen....wishing you a long and healthy pregnancy!

shaunah816

I delivered at 38weeks 4 days at my scheduled C-section. The monitors showed I was having some contractions, but I never felt any and I probably would've gone pretty darn close to term if the doctor had let me.

macchiatto

Scheduled induction at 37w6d.

kelandspence2012

I delivered by csection at 37 weeks and 4 days and im about 4'11" ! A week or si before i delivered my dr told me that i meadured at 54 weeks! Lol my boys were 6 13.5 and 6 15 ! GL!

babya2010

Induction (due to mild pre-e) turned c-section, I delivered at 37w exactly.

Toni828

I delivered at 38w1d with twins.  Went on maternity leave at 28 weeks and really took it easy, but I was never on bed rest.  At about 36 weeks I began to develop pre-eclampsia and they had me go in to be induced at 37 weeks.  It didn't work and I ended up with a c-section.  I'm 5'4" and med. build.

MrsCali_Bride

I delivered by c-section at 37w2d because my daughter was breech from about 20 weeks on. I was scheduled for 37w5d but my daughter's bag of water broke a few days early. I was never on bed rest, my only complication was gestational diabetes (which I also had with my singleton) and I was able to control it with diet and mild exercise/walking, and I was taking care of our very active, then 4 year old up to the end. I'm 5'3" and was a size 18 pre-pregnancy, size 16 post-pregnancy. You never know what is going to happen. At my last appt. at 36w4d I was measuring 47 weeks. My daughter was 7lbs 12 oz and my son was 6lbs 5 oz.

dgancz

I am 5"2 on a good day and my first Dr. was worried about me having twins.I had my older DD with her.

I carried my twins to 38 weeks, had some contractions at 33 weeks, but they were stopped.

If this makes any difference I carried my singleton to 42 weeks 

JodiAriel

I'm 5'3" and was a size 12 prepregnancy.  I carried my girls to 40w0d and they were delivered vaginally after a 3 day induction.  They were comfy and did not want to go anywhere.  I don't doubt I would have stayed pregnant even longer if I was not induced.

jessibel00

I carried my boys to 38 weeks when I was scheduled for a c section (breech). They were 7lbs 10ozs and 7lbs 2 ozs and I measured 54 weeks. Your body can do amazing things. My drs were shocked and didn't think I would carry them that long because they were so big. 

HokieLaw

I was induced at 34 weeks due to HELLP and preeclampsia.  However, I know of other twin moms who made it 38+ weeks.  It's not a guarantee that you will deliver very early.  Just a possibility.

 ETA: I'm am 5'3 and weighed around 125 prepregnancy.  If it hadn't been for the outside complications my doctor believes I would have made it to 38 weeks easily.

ppants

I had pre-term labor at 30w with no dilation or effacement.  I delivered at 32w when my water broke.  I'm 5'8" was a size 16 prior to pg and thought I'd carry them to 38w without any problem.  How wrong I was!    H&H pg to you!

megemoney

I've actually have two women tell me recently that they went past 40 weeks with their twins... so yes, you CAN carry full term, it just might not be likely. 

Some doctors will not let you go past 38 weeks before they induce or scheduled a c/s.  I think you should most definitely ask your doctor what the general procedure is.  You need to be on the same page!

LegallyBlonde217

I was pregnant 33 weeks 4 days.  One of my bags of water ruptured at 29 weeks 2 days.  I had a slow leak so I lasted for 4 weeks on hospital bedrest before I went into labor.