| If your pregnancy symptoms are earlier
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| | your uterus may feel more like 10 to 12
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| and more pronounced than you'd normally
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| | weeks to your obstetrician. This may
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| expect, you may be carrying a twin
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| | prompt a request for an ultrasound
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| pregnancy. However, only a health
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| | examination.
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| professional can tell for sure.
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| | 6. You are told that you have elevated
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| 1. You just feel that you are carrying
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| | levels of AFP. AFP is one of the
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| more than one baby. Some mothers of twins
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| | chemicals tested to screen for Down's
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| (or higher order multiples) say that they
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| | syndrome and spina bifida abnormalities.
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| knew right from the start that they were
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| | AFP levels are higher in twin
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| carrying more than one baby.
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| | pregnancies.
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| 2. You experience more nausea and/or
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| | 7. Your health care provider hears two
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| morning sickness. If you are having more
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| | fetal heartbeats. Two separate heartbeats
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| than one baby, you may have an elevated
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| | can be distinguishable with a Doppler in
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| hCG level (hCG is a pregnancy related
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| | your care provider's office from around
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| hormone). This hormone is the one
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| | 18 weeks. At around 28 weeks, it may be
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| associated with morning sickness.
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| | possible to differentiate two fetal heads
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| 3. Other typical pregnancy symptoms may
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| | and multiple small parts when doing an
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| be exaggerated. Many women -- but not all
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| | abdominal exam.
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| -- who are pregnant with twins have more
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| | 8. You have a positive ultrasound. If you
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| intense pregnancy symptoms, probably
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| | believe you are pregnant with twins, an
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| related to the extra hormones circulating
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| | ultrasound can be performed quite early
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| through their system. You may find that
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| | in pregnancy. With a skilled
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| your breasts are extremely tender, you
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| | ultrasonographer, two gestational sacs,
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| have to urinate frequently, you are
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| | two embryos and two distinct fetal
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| hungry all the time and you are always
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| | heartbeats can be seen six weeks after
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| very tired.
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| | the first day of the last menstrual
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| 4. A higher than average weight gain in
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| | period. Many twins have been diagnosed as
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| the first 16 weeks may be your first clue
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| | early as five weeks -- when you're just
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| that you're carrying more than one baby.
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| | one week late for your menstrual period.
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| Good weight gain in early twin pregnancy
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| | 9. In later pregnancy, you may experience
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| is associated with a favourable outcome.
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| | difficulty catching your breath, swelling
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| With each additional fetus a woman
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| | (oedema) of the hands and legs, an
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| carries, the range of weight gain will
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| | unusual rate of weight gain and abdominal
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| increase. For example, a woman who starts
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| | enlargement and excessive fetal movement.
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| a pregnancy in a healthy weight range
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| | Anaemia or low iron (decreased
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| might expect her weight gain to be as
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| | haemoglobin) is also common with twin and
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| follows:
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| | multiple pregnancies.
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| One fetus, 11 kg (24 lb) to 16 kg (35 lb)
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| | 10. There is considerable disagreement
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| Twins, 16 kg (35 lb) to 20 kg (44 lb)
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| | among medical professionals as to whether
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| Triplets, 20 kg (44 lb) to 23 kg (51 lb)
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| | a woman carrying twins is more likely to
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| Quads, 23 kg (51 lb) to 25 kg (55 lb)
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| | feel movement earlier. But many mothers
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| 5. Your uterus seems large for
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| | do claim that those early flutters and
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| gestational age. If your last menstrual
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| | flips were their first clue that they
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| period indicates an eight-week gestation,
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| | might be having more than one.
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