Moms of twins I have a question.. update

JocelynB0911 · January 2013

We found out we were pregnant last Wednesday. I went in for blood work and was told I was between 7 and 9 weeks along. LMP 11/29/12 I shouldve been 8w5d.

At my ultrasound we got some interesting news... I am only 6w5d, ovulated late, and am pregnant with TWINS!!! Talk about a heart attack!

My doc said to start taking two prenatals a day... mommys of twins is there anything else I should be aware of?

I spoke with my doc and a nutritionalist and they both said i could do either 2 pnvs or 1 pnv and a folic acid pill. They both also said that the pnv is just a vitamin and whatever the body doesnt use gets urinated out. I asked my OBs nurse who had twins about 2 years ago and she said she did 2 pnvs and it was my choice. So theres that I guess.

MuseumMaven · January 2013

Congratulations and welcome!

Check out the FAQs at the top of the page. Lots of info there to get your started!

JustcallmeGG2 · January 2013

CONGRATS!

i wasn't told to take anything extra but I think some ladies too extra folic acid maybe?

Dragonfly1226 · January 2013

Congratulations! I was told I didn't have to take any extra vitamins at the beginning.

AmyJoy728 · January 2013

I haven't heard of taking two prenatals. I was prescribed a prenatal with extra folic acid I think and to take a vit D3 (which I still take) which my ob says helps to not get sick and fiber pills as I got further along.

raraavis28 · January 2013

Congrats and welcome! During pregnancy I took my prenatals as well as an extra iron and folic acid supplement and a DHA pill....only took the extra dha though bc it wasn't included in my prescription prenatal vitamin.

As well as vitamins make sure you stay well hydrated and maintain good nutrition....protein is especially important! GL and hope you have a healthy pregnancy!

JocelynB0911 · January 2013

Thank you all. I am double checking into this whole 2 PNV thing. A few of the ladies on the first tri board said it didnt sound correct so I called into my drs office and asked just to be sure.

This has been an insane journey so far and yes I am aware we just found out it was twins 15 hours ago. My jeans are already getting really tight and I am so looking forward to getting my bump. With our other two I didnt really show until about 23-24 weeks. I have a feeling its going to be much sooner this time around. EEEKK I'm having twins!

jimmie48fan · January 2013

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I was in pacnic mode about twins until they came and once they arrived I realized I had worried about nothing, so your heart attack is normal and don't feel guilty if it takes time to digest the whole idea of twins.

As for prenatal viatmins I was prescribed one called PregVit 5 It has extra folic acid. IT was a daytime and a night time vitamin plus I still was told to take my other prenatal vitamins. But my sister had twins about 18 months before me and she had a different doctor ( same office though ) and she just took her regualr prenatal vitamins. My logic was my doctor just wanted to offer everything out there for me.

Good luck and happy researching everything.

Robin

JocelynB0911 · January 2013

jimmie48fan:
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! I was in pacnic mode about twins until they came and once they arrived I realized I had worried about nothing, so your heart attack is normal and don't feel guilty if it takes time to digest the whole idea of twins.
As for prenatal viatmins I was prescribed one called PregVit 5 It has extra folic acid. IT was a daytime and a night time vitamin plus I still was told to take my other prenatal vitamins. But my sister had twins about 18 months before me and she had a different doctor ( same office though ) and she just took her regualr prenatal vitamins. My logic was my doctor just wanted to offer everything out there for me.
Good luck and happy researching everything.
Robin

Thanks! I added a little update on what I was told by my doc and a nutritionalist. They both said that I could take 2 pnvs and whatever was not used it would be urinated out since it was a vitamin. I already have a 3 year old and an almost 2 year old so until the younger one is potty trained.. the heart attack will keep rearing its ugly head. They were both in meltdown mode while we were running errands and I'm thinking "how the hell am I going to do this with 4 kids under 4?!"

ColleenS629 · January 2013

Congrats! I took 1 PNV with a separate FA pill, then 4 extra FA pills.

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