Anyone not get huge?

Fryjack2 · March 2012

I keep waiting to get a huge belly, but it hasn't happened so far (27 weeks). People just started realizing that I'm pregnant within the past week and a half, and when they hear I'm just about 7 months with twins, they are surprised.

I have an ultrasound this week, and I hope it shows both babies are growing. My last one at almost 24 weeks showed each baby a little over a pound. I've gained a little under 20 pounds, 2 of which have been since the last U/S.

Are the next 2 months when you gained the most weight? I keep thinking its coming, it just hasn't happened yet.

nikinikinine · March 2012

Define "huge"? I gained 47 pounds. I went to 38.5 weeks. I don't think that's "huge" but, yes, with two babies weighing well over 6 lbs each, two sacs of fluid, two cords, etc. I was big.

I know people who are small like I am that only gained 30 lbs, but they were still very big. You have two babies in your belly. Looking abnormally large, regardless of gain, is kind of inevitable.

naflmj · March 2012

I am also just about 27 weeks and while I am definitely bigger than I was with DS, I don't think I'm huge (though I sometimes feel it) and not all that much bigger than those I know with singletons (on 2nd plus pregnancy). That being said, I have gained 30lbs already and anticipate that by the end I will be huge since I only gained 35 with DS.

Vrbka · March 2012

I hear ya I took forever to pop I poped at about 25 wks but at 28 weeks now I still get you are not very big for having twins! I do love the fact I'm Not huge but it does get annoying! I say just wait I'm sure I'll get huge

lrrb · March 2012

I was told I "wasn't huge" for having twins. People even asked if the babies were okay (thanks everyone haha) but I felt huge haha. I'm also really small framed so any belly I have looks huge in my opinion. I have a snicky feeling you will be "huge" if you make it full term with twins but no, you might not get as big as some other MoM's. Its all about how many pregnancies you have had and well - genetics.

Fryjack2 · March 2012

I'm not trying to be offensive using the term huge. I know 3 people who have had twins and they all were pretty big, understandably, from about 5 months on.

I guess I expected to be a lot larger and more uncomfortable than I am. I'm also trying not to get too nervous that it means the babies are too small.

pea-kay · March 2012

i never got huge like i expected, but i have a long torso and am 5'10". I imagine if I'd only had a singleton, I could have been one of those people who never knew they were pregnant. Stick out tongue

angelfire02 · March 2012

I'm 26 weeks and as of 24 weeks I had gained 14lbs. The babies were 1lb8oz and 1lb11oz, so big for their age but everyone keeps telling me I don't look "that big". I don't know what that defines but I am also 5'9" so I think it depends on how you are carrying them and how tall you are. I was told by my MFM that I should be gaining 1-2lbs/week from now until the end. I was a little overweight when I started (size 10/12).

tootlebug · March 2012

well im huge. im 33w1d and ive only gained 17 pounds...and my starting weight was 126 at 5'7. and my belly. is. huge. it looks so totally different as compared to the very end at 39 weeks when i was pregnant with my son. i didnt start showing with this pregnancy until 14/15 weeks, like i did with my son, but already at 18 weeks you could very much visibly tell i was expecting...whereas with my son at 18 weeks i may have just looked like i ate too much.

i cant believe how huge ive gotten, even in the past 7 days. everyone has commented on the growth in such a small amount of time.

im sure it's just different for everyone...dont worry, you will be amazed at the growth at 30 weeks +.

Fryjack2 · March 2012

pea-kay:
i never got huge like i expected, but i have a long torso and am 5'10". I imagine if I'd only had a singleton, I could have been one of those people who never knew they were pregnant.

I wonder the same thing I'm only 5 foot tall though, so no long torso for me. It is what it is, as long as I end up with healthy babies, I should quit worrying about it. Its tough to do when I hear about it all the time

tootlebug · March 2012

nikinikinine:

Define "huge"? I gained 47 pounds. I went to 38.5 weeks. I don't think that's "huge" but, yes, with two babies weighing well over 6 lbs each, two sacs of fluid, two cords, etc. I was big.

I know people who are small like I am that only gained 30 lbs, but they were still very big. You have two babies in your belly. Looking abnormally large, regardless of gain, is kind of inevitable.

uh...yeah.

and many people think 5'7 (my height) is on the taller side for women....i have long legs but my torso is super short. i dont have a long torso at all, it's very square/boxy. so the height thing really hasnt helped me out a whole lot : )

Missa_g · March 2012

I have a huge bump but the rest of me is still small. I'm 5'3" with a very short torso, started out at 122lbs. Today I was up to 154lbs and my bump measured at 34w. Both my boys were on the upper average side of growth two weeks ago, I'm hoping they'll continue!

deutschefairy · March 2012

Although I feel huge, everyone tells me I'm tiny for two. I'm all belly basically, but have only been measuring about 2 weeks ahead. I'm 5'7" and was about 135ish before I got pregnant. I'm 168 now so only about 33 lbs. At 27 weeks I was a lot smaller than I am now though!!

nikinikinine · March 2012

and just for shiits and giggles

me at 25 weeks (I didn't take a pic at 27 weeks where you are now, sorry)

and at 37 weeks

I'm pretty sure I doubled in size (and then some).

tootlebug · March 2012

nikinikinine:

and just for shiits and giggles

me at 25 weeks (I didn't take a pic at 27 weeks where you are now, sorry)

and at 37 weeks

I'm pretty sure I doubled in size (and then some).

craziness - just craziness! you looked GREAT though.

AmyJoy728 · March 2012

I am 5'2 and appear photoshopped in pix as I am all belly. I am now at 201 and gained 54lbs so far. I've been on bed rest since 27 1/2 wks when I got out of the hosp and have gained 26lbs since then. So I am in fact huge, lol. I think it mostly depends on body shape and size.

macchiatto · March 2012

I think I had gained about 28 lbs by that point. I got my first stranger comment as early as 14w but fwiw I have a short torso and I also don't have the strongest abs (I heard you tend to show later if you have strong abs, which makes sense). I followed Dr. Luke's recs starting around 12-14w though so I was aiming to gain more early on in case they came early. Hope all is well with you and your LOs! All women carry differently so I'd try not to worry (I know, easier said than done).

Oh and I should add, until I was maybe 30w or so, I did get people telling me, "You're not that big for twins." I took that with a grain of salt though since I was measuring 8 weeks ahead for the last several months.

phillygirl526 · March 2012

I am 5'6", average build with virtually no torso, two sacs, two placentas, two babies who are consistently in the 80th and 90th percentiles (currently both are over 6 lbs), and I seriously am struggling to walk. Yet, still to this day I get told that I am "tiny for having twins"...I think that when people hear you are having more than one, they automatically expect you to look like Kate Gosselin or something.

jalaiaa · March 2012

I felt huge but people all told me I was "tiny." I'm six feet tall though so that probably has a lot to do with my smaller appearance.

MuseumMaven · March 2012

Despite gaining 55 lbs. I really just looked like I was having one baby. But I'm 6' tall and have a long torso. I didn't look really ungainly until about 34ish weeks - I delivered at 37 weeks. My boys were small - 4 lb 12 oz and 5 lb 9 oz.

starburst210 · March 2012

i am a small person and FEEL huge but people say i don't look it. nobody would think i was carrying more than one child but given their weights already i know they are growing in there and making room for themselves..everyone just carries differently ....some of my friends who carried singletons were just much larger than some who have carried twins...i also have been comparing my photos to my singleton pregnancy at the same week wise and there is a BIG difference.....so am I abnormally huge? no but in comparing my singleton pregnancy to my twin pregnancy yeah definitely a different belly size!!

Haven1 · March 2012

Yeah, I was definitely pg-looking, but I didn't get nearly as huge as I thought I would. I'm tall with a long torso too, so I'm sure that helped.

kthappy76 · March 2012

Everyone carries and gains differently, but I am very tall (5'11") and I got a lot bigger between 27 and 37 weeks even though by then I had gained just over half of the 50 lbs. I put on by the end. Your OB will let you know if you need to change what you are doing, but in all likelihood you are just fine.

snoangel79 · March 2012

I gained 40lbs total and had my two at 34w2d, they were smaller but I had about 8lbs of baby total. I carried very well, I'm normally about 139, 5'6" with a very long torso so many people did not believe I had two but I was 179 the day I delivered. I'm 10 days out and down to 153 so it's like the babies fell off haha. I'm very lucky that I did not get any stretch marks considering i have them from growing on my hips too. I figure besides the beautiful babies I received God gave me a break considering I had every imaginable problem you could have during a pregnancy with my insides...

Me at 28w

Me at 34w 2 days before delivery

Kristen61607 · March 2012

I gained just about 50 lbs, but EVERYONE, including all the nurses at the hospital kept saying "you don't look that big for twins!" I guess it was just how I carried them.

everam01 · March 2012

I gained 50 lbs and had 15 1/2 lbs of baby in the end. I think my belly would fall under the huge category.

ETA: I thought it was cute until 28-30 weeks, then it got uncomfortable, then it got ridiculous!

ColleenS629 · March 2012

I gained 34 pounds total... all in the belly.

27 weeks:

36 weeks:

I got even bigger in the five days between the last picture and when I delivered.

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Breezy8407 · March 2012

People tell me I am all belly...I have gained over 30 so far. (I will find out how much over at my appt. today.) I consistently gained 6 pounds in Jan. and Feb. each. I have a long torso and am 5'7", so I am hoping I can continue to carry well.

I wrote a blog post last night with pics if you want to see me at 30 weeks:

https://www.beeskneeslife.com/

kiwi443 · March 2012

I didn't get much bigger than with my singleton pregnancy (I did deliver 3 weeks earlier though). I felt bigger and was much more uncomfortable, but when I look at comparison pics, I look about the same.

Count Choculitis · March 2012

I'm pretty small right now and I'm almost 31 weeks. I also have a long torso and I'm carrying them really low. It wasn't until just about a month ago that anyone even noticed I was pregnant. Now it's pretty obvious, even with my coat on.

babya2010 · March 2012

I gained 46lbs total. I'm tall (5'7") and was all belly. Most people had no idea I was carrying twins.

26 weeks:

37 weeks:

allisonmarie22 · March 2012

It may be just that you have more petite babies (not too small just petite). At 25 weeks my babies were just under 2 pounds each. I'm definitely big. I was also measuring at 36 weeks at 25 weeks. As long as your doctor doesn't express concern then I don't think you should worry.

marisuz28 · March 2012

I honestly really didnt get that big. I delievered at 38.5 weeks, and didnt really have a huge belly, but I am 5'11'', so that had a lot to do with it (gained 35 pounds).

Fryjack2 · March 2012

I don't usually get a chance to be on here during the day and only sometimes at night, so I'm sorry I haven't responded earlier. Thanks for all the responses and the reassurance

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