gut instinct?

kelseybooth · March 2014

I'm a little over four weeks pregnant. Obviously I haven't had an ultrasound, but sometimes I get this strange feeling that I'm pregnant with twins. Did any of you get this feeling? My mom said they do run in her family but that it has been a while since someone has actually had twins.

SV917 · March 2014

Happy Monday!

KatieGummow · March 2014

I did, but it was a ridiculous and an unwarranted feeling because we don't have twin history. This question has been asked before and I am pretty sure I am the minority. Good luck!

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legaleagles · March 2014

Yes, because I triggered and did an IUI with one perfectly mature follicle and 2 "almost there" follicles and a sperm count of 60M. If it hadn't been for that information, no.

ceechie · March 2014

My multiples chart:
No feelings/indications = twins
Slight feeling/absurd ms = trips
Dreams and large ut =quads
Good luck!

4legsRbest · March 2014

Yes, we transferred 2 embryos, so I felt both *could* take, that is the only reason. The u/s told the story.

With my DS, we transferred 3 so there could have been 3, but there was only 1. Same sort of guess on that one, but no "feelings".

mer313131 · March 2014

I had absolutely no feeling at all. If it wasn't for the ultrasounds, I probably still wouldn't think it. My nausea has been lighter and otherwise has been similar to my pregnancy with DD.

morrkim · March 2014

I had a feeling, but didn't want to admit it since there were none in our family. My first pregnancy I had a slight feeling I was having twins, but didn't.

shanaynerz · March 2014

With DD I could've sworn I was pregnant with twin boys. Clearly I was wrong on both counts.

However, with my first set of twins I kinda figured I was having twins, and I did, but this time I didn't have much of an inkling either way. An intuition is just that. Only an u/s will tell you for sure.

FWIW my mom is a fraternal twin so DH and I always knew the odds were we'd probably have one set of twins really.

kelseybooth · March 2014

Lol. I'll definitely keep you updated. There have just been things that make me think it's twins like my daughter telling me I'm having two, she is only two years old, and just this really weird feeling and experiencing symptoms already when I barely experienced any when I was pregnant with madi. I know all pregnancies are different but Idk it's just this odd feeling I have. But I will definitely keep you updated.

TheDairyQueenx3 · March 2014

The only way to know for sure is if you consult a magic 8 ball but an ultrasound will work just fine too

keep us updated!! We never have anyone ask this and come back to join us. Maybe you will be the first!

megs2011 · March 2014

*Facepalm*

No, I was extremely shocked at 10 weeks when the tech showed me the second baby in my ute.

24karat · March 2014

kelseybooth said:

I'm a little over four weeks pregnant. Obviously I haven't had an ultrasound, but sometimes I get this strange feeling that I'm pregnant with twins. Did any of you get this feeling? My mom said they do run in her family but that it has been a while since someone has actually had twins.

kelseybooth said:

Lol. I'll definitely keep you updated. There have just been things that make me think it's twins like my daughter telling me I'm having two, she is only two years old, and just this really weird feeling and experiencing symptoms already when I barely experienced any when I was pregnant with madi. I know all pregnancies are different but Idk it's just this odd feeling I have. But I will definitely keep you updated.

QFP

And as PPs have mentioned, we're pretty much 0-for-too-many-to-count for people who think/felt/experienced the same things as you and have come back to say their hunch was right. Just sayin'...

As also mentioned, any "answers" you get here are very skewed. Anyone here who had a hunch ended up right. If you ask a mixed group of MoMs and moms of singletons you'll see how many more women there are who convinced themselves for one reason or another that they were pregnant with multiples but were wrong. Either way HH9.

Sindorella · March 2014

No gut feeling here either. =P I found out by ultrasound. My 3 year old has been telling me for months that there are three babies in there. Still haven't found that third one. lol

Mrs.Guz · March 2014

My DD told me I was having twins, and I thought she was insane. I was pretty shocked, to say the least, when we found out she was right the next day. I had no feeling whatsoever. I was more tired and nauseous but it wasn't my first pregnancy so I didn't think anything of it.

ceechie · March 2014

mummyofsix said:
No, never.

Also, I am due any day now and my preschooler daughter often says "If it comes out as a human baby, we will name it ______". Which leads me to think (and hope, in my case) that 2/3 yo's are not the most accurate pregnancy forecasters.

Hoping for some human babies for you, too!! That's so funny!!! My 4yo named the twins Donut and Toilet Paper....

ckred27 · March 2014

I was crazy surprised that there were twins, kinda thought the increased nausea may indicate I was finally getting my girl , nope twin boys

kelseybooth · March 2014

Well I will definitely keep you guys updated. I'm not one to refuse to admit when i'm wrong, unless its to my husband lol, but i just had my HCG levels taken and at 4 weeks 5 days they are at 5,836. It sounds high to me lol.

BabyCarryingVessel · March 2014

@kelseybooth, yes please keep us updated! Just wanted to add that HCG levels are also not an indicator of twins. I had no gut feeling and did not know until my 20 week ultrasound. Good luck to you!

LittleLady77 · March 2014

We get asked this question weekly. What do you want us to say OP? Yes? No? Only because I did fertility treatments? Excuse the snark but being 38 weeks pregnant with twins makes me stabby and impatient. I suppose there us a 3.3% chance you'll get to join us permanently... Welcome?

ceechie · March 2014

Oh, forgot to add Hcg levels to my chart.
Here's the thing. Twins are a high risk pregnancy. Not a cute doll set you get at target. We, a lot of the time, do not find speculating over a multiple pregnancy cute.
I'm happy for you and your pregnancy. Only an ultra sound will tell you for sure. Good luck.

kelseybooth · March 2014

Let me make something clear here. 1. In no way did I mean to offend anyone. I'm not glorifying multiples pregnancy. I am terrified of it to be honest. 2. I did not ask for anyone to be a psychic or to confirm if I am pregnant with more than one child. I simply asked if anyone had the gut feeling that I have been having. I don't come on this part of the forum. Therefore I was unaware this is something that gets brought up multiple times. I was simply asking an opinion. Thats all.

24karat · March 2014

kelseybooth said:

Well I will definitely keep you guys updated. I'm not one to refuse to admit when i'm wrong, unless its to my husband lol, but i just had my HCG levels taken and at 4 weeks 5 days they are at 5,836. It sounds high to me lol.

No offense OP, but you're starting to sound like someone desperately trying to convince us/yourself that you're right and are expecting twins. First it was gut instinct. Then symptoms and baby intuition. Now "high" hCG. It's possible for all of those to happen in a singleton pregnancy and, since only 3% of pregnancies are multiples, it just goes to prove none of it indicates or makes any difference with regards to multiples vs singletons. Also on the hCG note...my betas were so low my OB thought something was going wrong with my pregnancy. Nope, just spontaneous twins. High hCG means zilch.

Posts like this tend to rub me the wrong way because multiples carry many elevated risks and too many women don't think past "OMG twins are SOOOO cute! I want them!!!1!" to the full implications. I've heard and read too many accounts, firsthand even, of women who end up disappointed, sad, or insist their doctor is wrong when they find out their dream isn't coming true. Please don't be one of those women.

You asked for opinions, and that's mine.

kelseybooth · March 2014

I will not be upset if it is not twins. My mom had a high risk pregnancy with my sister. I know it is not easy. I was simply curious of a intuition thing. I thought of asking a multiples board because I don't want to hear a bunch of "Yeah but I think I had lost the first baby" answers. Next time I'll keep my questions on a 1st trimester board. I'll let you know if it is multiples tho.

kelseybooth · March 2014

Wow. And this is supposed to be a forum for information? I'm being attacked when I have said nothing wrong. I was asking if people had a feeling when they were right about it! Thats all I was asking!

LegallyBlonde217 · March 2014

Cool story, bro. :-q

24karat · March 2014

kelseybooth said:
Wow. And this is supposed to be a forum for information? I'm being attacked when I have said nothing wrong. I was asking if people had a feeling when they were right about it! Thats all I was asking!

Overreact much? You were given information. Lots of it. Mostly pertaining to A) you chose the only group that could give an answer skewed in your favor and

intuition and all the other stuff you listed has nothing to do with the number of occupants who just signed a 9 month rental agreement for your ute. Misconceptions and illogical expectations were addressed and corrected. That is not attacking you. Ignorance may be bliss, but I like to know if I'm wrong. It's how one learns.

But by all means, if you want to stay defensive and complain that we aren't cooperating because we told you the truth, go ahead and do so. Just don't be surprised if/when the snark starts up.

kelseybooth · March 2014

I did not choose a forum that could only give answers in my favor. If you look at the beginning of the thread, people easily answered only the question I asked. "No. I had no idea." How is that in my favor? I don't even have a side that I wanted answers on. I just wanted answers. Yes I am appreciative of the truth, but the people who are sitting here making me seem like a idiot for asking the question in the first place. Like it was a simple question. & The ones who are blatantly attacking me for asking it. Yes. I'm being defensive because I'm being attacked. Not because the answers "were not in my favor."

kelseybooth · March 2014

P.S. - Maybe the reason people don't come back and update is because they get attacked like this while asking the question. I'm at the point just from this one question where even if I am pregnant with multiples, I don't want to participate in a group like this.

bumpuser924057 · March 2014

You know, the Multiples board is without question one of the kindest, gentlest boards on all of The Bump. The ladies here are very patient and don't mind answering the same question a gazillion times when someone is struggling with handling multiple babies because they know how hard it is and how much it stings to have someone tell you to go google it when you haven't slept in days. This is pretty much the ONLY topic that gets people riled up around here. Well, that and all those "you sure have your hands full" people in the grocery stores.

I was paranoid for a couple days that I might be having twins because I was so much sicker than I was with DS. I had no reason to suspect anything otherwise. I did find out very early, though, because I went in to the doctor so they could do something about the MS at just past six weeks and there they were.

kelseybooth · March 2014

But snapping at someone for asking a question is absurd. I haven't been on this website in general for the past 2 years until recently when I found out that I'm pregnant again. How should I know that this question gets asked a lot or it pushes buttons?! I don't. All i asked was a simple question. The people saying "there is no way of knowing" thats fine. I don't mind that answer. but don't be offensive while saying it.

24karat · March 2014

kelseybooth said:

I did not choose a forum that could only give answers in my favor. If you look at the beginning of the thread, people easily answered only the question I asked. "No. I had no idea." How is that in my favor? I don't even have a side that I wanted answers on. I just wanted answers. Yes I am appreciative of the truth, but the people who are sitting here making me seem like a idiot for asking the question in the first place. Like it was a simple question. & The ones who are blatantly attacking me for asking it. Yes. I'm being defensive because I'm being attacked. Not because the answers "were not in my favor."

I just reread the whole thread. No one attacked you. We are very patient here, but you are pushing it with the victim antics. You are blowing things way out of proportion and overreacting. We are not Google. We are a group of moms who support one another. You wouldn't run into a twin mom club meeting in person at random and start comparing symptoms and intuition, would you?

Forums are communities. One rule that is pretty much universal with online forums is to utilize the search feature so you don't ask a redundant question. Also universal is an expectation that one lurk to get a feel for the vibe of a group. If you'd taken five minutes to search the board (there's a search function on TB or just use Google) you'd see we get some variant of this question at least once a week, if not more often. One particular version of the question you asked has over eighteen pages of just that question being asked and patiently answered over and over again. Believe me, we're doing you a solid by giving you a heads up that you should search and understand a group's dynamics before jumping in.

Honestly, if you do end up with multiples I recommend you grow a thicker skin. You'll need it for all the truly insensitive, rude, and otherwise inappropriate comments you'll hear on a near-daily basis during pregnancy and beyond. Like when a complete stranger informs you that you're going to lose your babies just because they're twins or that you should get your tubes tied instead of overpopulating the earth. True story...

SV917 · March 2014

kelseybooth said:

I did not choose a forum that could only give answers in my favor. If you look at the beginning of the thread, people easily answered only the question I asked. "No. I had no idea." How is that in my favor? I don't even have a side that I wanted answers on. I just wanted answers. Yes I am appreciative of the truth, but the people who are sitting here making me seem like a idiot for asking the question in the first place. Like it was a simple question. & The ones who are blatantly attacking me for asking it. Yes. I'm being defensive because I'm being attacked. Not because the answers "were not in my favor."

The answers here are in your favor because the only people here who had a gut instinct it was twins had twins. If you went by this board, a gut instinct is a conclusive evidence of twins. Ask a board comprised of singleton and multiple mothers if you want an accurate answer.

Rannndi · March 2014

kelseybooth said:

P.S. - Maybe the reason people don't come back and update is because they get attacked like this while asking the question. I'm at the point just from this one question where even if I am pregnant with multiples, I don't want to participate in a group like this.

ORRRRR....maybe it's because there is only a 97% chance that they're NOT having multiples. If you haven't been on here in a while, lurk before you post. And if this site wasn't snarky when you were on here 2 years ago, you're going to want to go somewhere else now. This Multiples board is the least snarky that I've seen. Compare it to a BMB, Baby Names Board, or the Baby Showers Board. In fact, go check out Baby Names and decide if you want to stay on The Bump, if this thread has been too offensive for you.

Here's the point. Many of us are having very high risk pregnancies. For me, in particular, there may be something wrong with one of my girls. We don't come here for all the rainbows of a multiples pregnancy and to glorify people wishing they could have twins and dress them the same and be all cute and cuddly. We come here because we have true concerns and fears and worries. And guess what? We get that support from these ladies. So please don't randomly post on this board when no one knows you, expect that we'll jump on your twin bandwagon, and then say people attacked you and are offensive.

P.S. ladies, thanks for all the support so far!

kelseybooth · March 2014

I DO NOT HAVE A TWIN BANDWAGGON!!!!! Why are you automatically assuming I WANT twins!? I DON'T WANT TO BE PREGNANT WITH TWINS!!! The question was not because I want it to happen!!! The question was because I want to stop stressing about it!!! I already have one child and my husband is a cop who works 12 hour shifts. I CANNOT handle twins! Jeeze. In no way am I trying to glorify multiples pregnancy!!!

Rannndi · March 2014

kelseybooth said:

Wow. And this is supposed to be a forum for information? I'm being attacked when I have said nothing wrong. I was asking if people had a feeling when they were right about it! Thats all I was asking!

kelseybooth said:

I DO NOT HAVE A TWIN BANDWAGGON!!!!! Why are you automatically assuming I WANT twins!? I DON'T WANT TO BE PREGNANT WITH TWINS!!! The question was not because I want it to happen!!! The question was because I want to stop stressing about it!!! I already have one child and my husband is a cop who works 12 hour shifts. I CANNOT handle twins! Jeeze. In no way am I trying to glorify multiples pregnancy!!!

Are you done attacking now?!

Stephanie2167 · March 2014

No. BUT, I did have a dream that I peed on a digital test and it said twins. I blew it off.

kelseybooth · March 2014

Are you done attacking now?!

Are you done assuming now?!

eringerard35 · March 2014

I had that gut feeling too! And also my 6 year old daughter kept on telling me that I was having either twins or triplets. Sure enough at my first OB appointment my doctor didn't get a good listen to the heartbeat so she brought me in to do a quick ultrasound. You could see right way that I was having twins! So I know what you are saying by that gut feeling

kelseybooth · March 2014

Okay. I'm just going to apologize. I'm sorry that I jumped on the defensive, but I did feel attacked. I didn't realize asking such an innocent and simple question was offensive in the slightest bit. I honestly didn't think to search the forum first before I asked. I asked on a whim because I was in the middle of a panic attack on the thought of having twins. It is kinda one of those things I guess that you see on facebook and you think, "omg you do that too?! I thought i was the only one!" I didn't automatically think "This question probably gets asked a lot."

So I'm sorry for anyone I offended with my question. & Thank you to everyone who did answer the question I asked.

ceechie · March 2014

Well, this was fun...
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