Could it be twins??

acorlew7 · May 2014

Ok... let me start off by saying, I know it's still super early. So far this pregnancy has been completely different than my first. I know it sounds crazy, but I knew that I was pregnant almost instantly this time. I just felt pregnant after the next day or two. I know they say that's not possible, but apparently it is. My boobs are so sore and feel like they weigh a hundred pounds every time I take my bra off. Plus I was getting severe headaches and some mild cramping before I was even due for regular PMS symptoms. Plus, I am hungry all the time!!! None of this happened with my first pregnancy. I got my first positive 5 days before my period was due and have gotten two other positives (on different days) since then. My doctor won't see me until 8-10 weeks.

Anyways, I just have this feeling like it could be twins. My mom's cousin had fraternal twins but that's the only family history I am aware of. What do you guys think? Could it be twins or just really extreme super early pregnancy symptoms? P.S. I am also having trouble fastening my pants already, but that could just be because I am hungry all the time! HAHA!

CandaceC1020 · May 2014

It's an alien, not twins.

X_X

24karat · May 2014

There's no such thing as twins symptoms or increased early symptoms with twins. Every pregnancy can be different.

Your chances of having twins is 3%.

Manateearmz · May 2014

You've got quads or triplets. The intense hunger is only with more than two babies.

alysonmh · May 2014

I have all the exact same symptoms with a very early positive and I only have 1 bun in the oven. Symptoms do not indicate the number of babies you are having. Also just an fyi, twins run on the father's side, not the mother's, so your distant cousin having twins doesn't affect you.

blush64 · May 2014

I agree with PP. You can't tell if you are having twins from what you have stated. You might have twins, you might not have twins.

My mother and grandmother had twins.(as well as many of my relatives) They did not have really bad symptoms with their twin pregnancy when compared to their other pregnancies. I am sure it will be different for everyone.

Edit Bloating is common in early pregnancy and that can make it difficult to fasten your pants. It can also be pretty uncomfortable. You can leave them undone, you can also buy an extender or use an elastic band to extend them. I found the bloating did go down and my pants fit better again for a while.

AlanaB2010 · May 2014

alysonmh said:

I have all the exact same symptoms with a very early positive and I only have 1 bun in the oven. Symptoms do not indicate the number of babies you are having. Also just an fyi, twins run on the father's side, not the mother's, so your distant cousin having twins doesn't affect you.

Incorrect. Twins, and only fraternal twins, *may* run on the female side, but only if the cause of twins is hyperovluation. While your husband's mother may have the gene and have passed it to him, the only thing he could do would be to pass the gene to a daughter you would have with him, not impact your own pregnancies in any way.

cMichelle0423 · May 2014

Based on what info you've given, I think it's safe to say it's a velociraptor. Congrats! We have a few mamas in June 14 who are also having velociraptors!

AlanaB2010 · May 2014

*curtsey*

24karat · May 2014

AlanaB2010 said:

alysonmh said:

I have all the exact same symptoms with a very early positive and I only have 1 bun in the oven. Symptoms do not indicate the number of babies you are having. Also just an fyi, twins run on the father's side, not the mother's, so your distant cousin having twins doesn't affect you.

Incorrect. Twins, and only fraternal twins, *may* run on the female side, but only if the cause of twins is hyperovluation. While your husband's mother may have the gene and have passed it to him, the only thing he could do would be to pass the gene to a daughter you would have with him, not impact your own pregnancies in any way.

THANK YOU for correcting that horribly misinformed post. I reread it twice and still couldn't believe it.

jneden · May 2014

I also had symptoms really early before the test showed positive and was wondering this too. I Googled it and there are some articles that suggest that strong symptoms early or extreme nausea can be a sign of twins. It also said a lot of people "just knew" they were having twins. I do strongly believe in mothers intuition so anything is possible. However, of course the only way to know for sure is with an US but its fun to speculate what you may be having early in the pregnancy! I hope you have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby or babies!

GlitterMuffin914 · May 2014

The level of your symptoms does not indicate if you're having one baby of seven.

BUT

Because your boobs are so sore, and you got your BFP FIVE days before your missed period, I'm going to guess there's five in there. This is science.

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24karat · May 2014

jneden said:
I also had symptoms really early before the test showed positive and was wondering this too. I Googled it and there are some articles that suggest that strong symptoms early or extreme nausea can be a sign of twins. It also said a lot of people "just knew" they were having twins. I do strongly believe in mothers intuition so anything is possible. However, of course the only way to know for sure is with an US but its fun to speculate what you may be having early in the pregnancy! I hope you have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby or babies!

See the problem with this reasoning is that there is no proof of causation, only faulty anecdotal correlation. I have yet to see a study that has proven symptoms can indicate a twin pregnancy. Just because it happens in some twin pregnancies doesn't mean it happens in all (or even most) of them. Some women have few symptoms and some have lots...it happens all the time with singletons and multiples. There is no link.

As for intuition, the people who say it is reliable are the ones who were "right"...you don't hear a lot of crowing about intuition's validity from all the ones who were wrong. Multiples are automatically classified high risk for a number of reasons so I fail to see how it is fun to speculate...terrifying, maybe. But not fun.

greeneyed_bride · May 2014

I got my BFP 4 days before my missed period, and was exhausted and had slight nausea almost immediately. The cause for my "early pregnancy symptoms" (and for yours) was likely increased progesterone. Progesterone levels go up after ovulation, regardless of whether or not you get pregnant, and that can cause you to feel a little lousy even when you're not pregnant. That's part of the reason that some PMS symptoms can mimic pregnancy symptoms (bloating, breast tenderness, fatigue, etc.) So in hindsight, a mom who is pregnant might think that her "early symptoms" were due to pregnancy, when in reality, there's a good chance that she would've had the same symptoms even if she weren't pregnant. When I was charting while we were trying to conceive our first, there were several months where I noted on my chart that I had nausea and fatigue a few days before my period was due, and I wasn't pregnant those months. It's easy to look back and say "see? I knew I was pregnant! I had nausea and other early pregnancy symptoms" after you find out you are pregnant and then just ignore all the months where you felt crappy right before your period came and the symptoms obviously weren't due to pregnancy.

jneden · May 2014

Seems like a lot of you are really quick to snap at this woman and make her feel stupid for asking a question. I thought the forums were supposed to allow women to express thoughts/fears throughout the pregnancy journey??

@kjkarats03 I did say the study suggests there is a link not that it proves the woman is having twins. Also, I have known many women who have had multiples and consider it a blessing not terrifying!!

Sofia2529 · May 2014

RedheadBaker said:

acorlew7 said:
I know it sounds crazy, but I knew that I was pregnant almost instantly this time. I just felt pregnant after the next day or two.
I'm probably going to regret it, but I've gotta ask, @acorlew7‌ ‌-- the next day or two after what?

Obviously she's more in touch with her body than even science can explain and felt pregnant merely a day or two after the sperm and the egg merged.

24karat · May 2014

@jneden Yes, we MoMs love our "double blessing" (hint, a lot of MoMs strongly dislike that phrase). That doesn't mean that we aren't scared by the higher risks, difficulties, and multiples-specific issues that may come up and often do. You missed the point of my reply: nothing you or OP listed can be linked to multiples because the same stuff can happen with any singleton pregnancy. That's why any article claiming they COULD indicate twins is just plain stupid. You said you read articles, not studies. They are not interchangable. I've seen a lot of "signs you are having twins" articles and not one of them mentioned legitimate studies as a source. All they end up doing is encouraging women to go BSC examining symptoms left and right in hopes of cutesy twins.

sandrabrooke · May 2014

My sister had super intense symptoms her twin pregnancy. However....its likely just a coincidence

greeneyed_bride · May 2014

jneden said:

Seems like a lot of you are really quick to snap at this woman and make her feel stupid for asking a question. I thought the forums were supposed to allow women to express thoughts/fears throughout the pregnancy journey??
@kjkarats03 I did say the study suggests there is a link not that it proves the woman is having twins. Also, I have known many women who have had multiples and consider it a blessing not terrifying!!

Do you have links to these "studies"?

jneden · May 2014

@kjkarats03 you are correct I did interchange the word article and study. I read articles. My point in posting the reply was to show her that other people have asked that question/had those thoughts and there were articles written about it. Pregnancy can make you go crazy wondering if what you are experiencing is normal, if it could be multiples, if something is wrong?! There are a million of questions/worries that go through a pregnant woman's mind and sometimes it helps to know that you're not the only one who has felt that way or wondered. Its not worth going back and forth about. Hopefully everyone on here is having a healthy pregnancy and has a great day!

ilovepink94 · May 2014

Twins run on both my side and my husbands side. I hope we never have any lol. I'm more hungry and have stronger & different pregnancy symptoms this time than what I did last time. I wouldn't assume it's because I'm having twins though. I think it's just true that every pregnancy is different. & also heads up, I wouldn't come on here to talk about any weird thoughts or feelings you have. Because as you can see they went on & started a debate about who can and can't have twins, I guess it's a "genetic debate" they got going on lmao! And then the overly sarcastic until the point it's kind of rude comments is also a buzz kill. It's more fun to talk about strange things like this with a close friend or family members that can just laugh with you and not at you, and be curious with you too

You know? But make sure you update when you find out what your having

I'm curious to know.

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MNgirl326 · May 2014

why anyone would want twins is beyond me- the idea of it scares the living shit out of me.

2goingon3 · May 2014

MNgirl326 said:
why anyone would want twins is beyond me- the idea of it scares the living shit out of me.

Everyone loves a two for one deal...

Honestly though, 2 babies doesn't scare me, but a twin pregnancy does...so many have complications.

MNgirl326 · May 2014

twins at this point would put at us 3 kids. Making us outnumbered and have to pay for 3 in daycare or me quit my job. No thanks.

24karat · May 2014

2goingon3 said:

why anyone would want twins is beyond me- the idea of it scares the living shit out of me.
Everyone loves a two for one deal... Honestly though, 2 babies doesn't scare me, but a twin pregnancy does...so many have complications.

lol except it's not...you get double billed for everything for starters.

normandyn7 · May 2014

acorlew7 said:

Ok... let me start off by saying, I know it's still super early. So far this pregnancy has been completely different than my first. I know it sounds crazy, but I knew that I was pregnant almost instantly this time. I just felt pregnant after the next day or two. I know they say that's not possible, but apparently it is. My boobs are so sore and feel like they weigh a hundred pounds every time I take my bra off. Plus I was getting severe headaches and some mild cramping before I was even due for regular PMS symptoms. Plus, I am hungry all the time!!! None of this happened with my first pregnancy. I got my first positive 5 days before my period was due and have gotten two other positives (on different days) since then. My doctor won't see me until 8-10 weeks. Anyways, I just have this feeling like it could be twins. My mom's cousin had fraternal twins but that's the only family history I am aware of. What do you guys think? Could it be twins or just really extreme super early pregnancy symptoms? P.S. I am also having trouble fastening my pants already, but that could just be because I am hungry all the time! HAHA!

2goingon3 · May 2014

kjkarats03 said:

2goingon3 said:

why anyone would want twins is beyond me- the idea of it scares the living shit out of me.

Everyone loves a two for one deal...

Honestly though, 2 babies doesn't scare me, but a twin pregnancy does...so many have complications.

lol except it's not...you get double billed for everything for starters.

Sorry, totally forgot most of you are American.....guess it's just a twofer in Canada....until they're a year old, then double daycare.

awayland · May 2014

I can't believe how mean and downright rude some of you women are. I know we all have google at our fingertips but honestly, what if she just wanted some support from other pregnant women? This forum should be a place to share stories and learn from each other, and from the short time I've been on the site, I've seen so many snarky comments from women who are OBVIOUSLY experts at pregnancy and everyone else should bow down at their feet. It really is just sickening.

MNgirl326 · May 2014

being honest =/= being rude.

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Manateearmz · May 2014

I am an expert on pregnancy.

awayland · May 2014

you guys are just making my point. I really hope your children don't inherit your attitudes towards others.

MNgirl326 · May 2014

awayland said:

you guys are just making my point. I really hope your children don't inherit your attitudes towards others.

I hope my son does inherit my attitude

I also hope he inherits my problem solving skills-

I hope he learns to be honest

I hope he learns to be assertive

I hope he learns how to find the answers for himself and uses common sense when asking questions.

So yeah I hope he turns out a l lot like me.

Manateearmz · May 2014

awayland said:
you guys are just making my point. I really hope your children don't inherit your attitudes towards others.

Too late, she's already a smart girl.

dragontears507 · May 2014

Idk why but this annoys me. Maybe it is, maybe it isn't. No one can tell you until you get an u/s. Increased m/s and "feeling pregnant" doesn't mean that there's more than one baby.

I'm actually pregnant with twins and was convinced that it was just one in there until my u/s said otherwise. Didn't have bad m/s until this weekend and am tired, but nothing exactly to indicate twins, other than the fact that there are two heartbeats fluttering away.

Meery82 · May 2014

awayland said:

I can't believe how mean and downright rude some of you women are. I know we all have google at our fingertips but honestly, what if she just wanted some support from other pregnant women? This forum should be a place to share stories and learn from each other, and from the short time I've been on the site, I've seen so many snarky comments from women who are OBVIOUSLY experts at pregnancy and everyone else should bow down at their feet. It really is just sickening.

awayland said:

you guys are just making my point. I really hope your children don't inherit your attitudes towards others.

CONGRATULATIONS!!! YOU ARE THE ONE MILLIONTH BUTTHURT TO SPEW THIS ANNOYING BULLSHIT!! COME ON DOWN AND CLAIM YOUR PRIZE!!!

Kasey880 · May 2014

I had this exact feeling before I saw my doctor. My blood work even came back at 34,500 when it was supposed to be between 18- 7,000. But there's only one little baby in there! I doubt you're having twins, but it's always possible.