multiples

  • Early Pregnancy Ultrasound Causing Confusion

    QUESTION

    Dear Ms. Ultrasound,
    My boyfriend and I have been through hell the past few days. This past Thursday, we went in for our first ultrasound and the doctor said there was one gestational sac, but couldn't find the heartbeat. She said the I was either earlier that I thought, or I could be miscarrying. (I have very irregular periods, so she said I might have ovulated later, or something like that) So she set up another appointment for an ultrasound for four days later (today - Monday), and told me if I started to bleed to go to the E.R.

  • You're Having Twins...or more!

    "A sonogram just confirmed that I'm carrying twins. I'm excited, but really, really nervous. Getting my head around having one baby on the way has been exciting and a little scary. Now I'm terrified. I don't know how I'll manage having two babies at once!" You will manage as a mother of twins, in ways you never thought possible...

  • Dreaming of Twins

    QUESTION

    Dear Ms. Ultrasound,
    I am 6 weeks pregnant. Last week I had an extremly vivid dream that my first ultrasound showed twins. The next day I was cooking eggs for breakfast, when I cracked open the egg, low and behold, I had a twin egg, double yolk! I have been vividly dreaming of twins ever since.

    My family is very old world Greek and extremely superstitious. I told my mother, who in turn told my great aunt. My great aunt called me this morning to congratulate me on the twins, which she is positive that I am having. She almost had me convinced!

  • Weight Gain with Twins or More

    Eating right and gaining the recommended amount of weight is important in any pregnancy, but this is especially important when carrying more than one baby.

  • Common Complications When Pregnant with Twins or More

    What are the common complications when you're carrying twins or more? Find out!

  • Multiple Pregnancies: Twins, Triplets and More

    Having a pregnancy with one baby causes enough changes in your life -- not to mention your body. It's hard to imagine adding one, or two, or even more to the mix.

  • How Your Body Supports Your Baby

    Your baby will develop inside your uterus with the help of a fetal life-support system composed of the placenta, the umbilical cord, and the amniotic sac filled with amniotic fluid.

  • How Likely is a Vanishing Twin?

    QUESTION

    Dear Ms Ultrasound,
    I am 27 years old and pregnant for the 6th time. I have two children, 8 years and 3 years and have suffered 3 early miscarriages. My last period was May 13, 2004.

  • It's Twins! Twice as Much Stuff?

    As any mother of multiples will tell you, it's more than twice the work. Expectant mothers of multiples want to know whether twins means twice the gear. The answer, from our Pregnancy.org mothers of multiples, is that it doesn't have to be. You don't really need two of everything, just enough of all the right things.

  • Non-stress Test: Monitoring Your Baby's Well-Being

    Due to special situations like high blood pressure, premature rupture of membranes, twins or triplets, your provider may decide to order a non-stress test (NST). An NST monitors a baby's health by showing his/her baseline heart rate and also any increases in the heart rate due to movement. It's an easy, painless, non-invasive test that allows your providers to monitor baby's well being in the womb.

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