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nigglewiggle · 21/10/2007 15:09

Thoughts and experiences please -
10wks preg with second. Much more severe morning sickness, tiredness, sore boobs etc. Pushed midwife to check for heartbeat (had some spotting at 6 weeks) and she was surprised to find one easily at 10 weeks. Said I was measuring 14 weeks. Showing much more than at this stage with first.
Twins?!!!

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mears · 21/10/2007 15:18

Really not unusual to measure bigger second time round. If heartbeat was found so easily are you sure of your date? Perhaps you are further on?

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nigglewiggle · 21/10/2007 15:20

No, very sure of dates. I know you expect to show earlier due to lack of stomach muscles. But do you also measure larger?

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mears · 21/10/2007 19:32

You can do - measuring is pretty inaccurate to be honest. You'll soon know when you get your scan

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nigglewiggle · 21/10/2007 19:36

Thanks. It's a week tomorrow, so we'll soon find out.

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tkband3 · 22/10/2007 12:10

My symptoms were much more pronounced with my second pregnancy, when I was expecting my DTs. And I got very big very quickly. Everyone told me it was to be expected, as it was my second pregnancy, and my muscles had relaxed (and I was still carrying a fair bit of baby weight from the first time around! But 'something' told me I was carrying twins - not quite sure how I knew, but I did, from the moment I first saw the blue line on the pregnancy test. Sure enough, there they were, clear as day, at the scan .

But others have had entirely different experiences - with symptoms very similar to other singleton pregnancies, so my experience is by no means the norm. And I don't want to worry you!

Hope all goes well at the scan next week - pop back to let us know whether you've got one, two or three in there .

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Leoladyofleisure · 28/10/2007 19:01

And????

I had no symptons but a very strong feeling - with no reason to - that it was twins before it was confirmed !

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nigglewiggle · 28/10/2007 19:21

Thanks - still wondering what is going on in there. Scan is tomorrow morning, so I will let you know!

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Leoladyofleisure · 28/10/2007 19:25

Good luck!

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nigglewiggle · 29/10/2007 19:41

Just one, big baby in there. Slightly relieved! Sure we would have coped, but feel much more confident about managing just one.
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