 and my husband asked if I was pregnant.
I have heard from most twin moms that their symptoms were more intense and they knew sooner. But, it seems to be different for everyone in the beginning.
It’s amazing what pregnancy does to your body. I never knew all the things that would happen, some gross, some weird but all normal. With each pregnancy I had the same symptoms but, with twins, they were just a little more intense.
Your smell sense could heighten … a lot. It may seem like nothing smells good even things that usually smell good. They smell alone might make you feel nauseous.
You could get weird painful breakouts. 
Of course, there is morning sickness, but in case you didn’t know it doesnt’ only come in the morning. Some people get morning sickness throughout the day, or only in the afternoon or night time. There are things you can do to help ease the nausea and make it a little more bearable.
First thing is to pay attention to what triggers your sickness. Snack often, saltine crackers or my go to, Chex Mix. Sometimes when your body is hungry you get that nauseous feeling, and snacking frequently will help.  But, it is important to keep it as healthy as possible for you and your babies health.
As your belly grows it will start to feel itchy, heavy and stretched. If you feel itchy try not too itchy because that can cause more stretch marks, also the itching will get worse, like a scratching a mosquito bite. You can get lotion or cocoa butter to health the itching- well-moisturized skin stretch out easier and won’t get itchy or as many stretch marks.
For the heaviness feeling, with two babies it feels like your stomach is sticking out a foot and half out, that’s because it is. It’s crazy to think about how your belly doesn’t need a table to rest on! I will talk about how to make your pregnancy more comfortable later in the post.
This will kick in around 20 weeks. With singletons sleep was uncomfortable, but with twins, it’s beyond uncomfortable. I know that’s not something you wanted to hear, I’m sorry. However, there are ways to make sleeping more comfortable.
Get in comfortable pajamas, do what you like to do before going to bed. There are pregnancy pillows that help support your back and your pregnant belly, so it doesn’t hurt and feel heavy while laying on your side. Try not to lay on your back unless you are elevated once in a while, because laying on your back can make it difficult for the blood to circulate and other complications. Sleeping on your either sides is ideal, preferably the left side, because this side lets the blood circulate the best and ensures the nutrients are getting to the babies through the placenta.
Putting an extra pillow between your legs while you sleep will help ease hip and back pain.  Some women get congested in their nose during pregnancy and sleeping elevated will decrease your nasal congestion.
This happens because of the retention of water putting pressure on the carpal tunnel. There are some home remedies you can do that will help make it more tolerable. Doing daily wrist stretches, applying ice packs to your wrist, and wearing a wrist splint during work if you use your hands a lot, and also at night.
The extra fluid in your body and pressure from the baby can cause edema in your legs and feet which can be uncomfortable at times. You can put your legs up as often as possible to get the swelling down, you can also get compression socks to reduce the swelling. With my twins, my legs literally doubled in size and my feet looked like a blown-up glove, and I didn’t even have ankles. You may need to get some comfy shoes for the rest of your pregnancy because your shoes may not fit, it was hard to find shoes that fit, but flats were my go-to.
This guide will help take away some stress of feeding your baby so you can enjoy the bonding time.
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There is no question that twin pregnancies are exhausting and uncomfortable, I mean by week 35 it is nearly impossible to put your shoes on or put your pants on. Just remember that it won’t last forever, and the most important thing is that you and the babies are healthy. Here are some things I did or wish I knew about that can make your pregnancy a lot more bearable.
Wear comfortable clothes– I had maternity clothes from my previous pregnancy, but unfortunately, I outgrew them because I got so big, maternity shirts were too small! I recommend getting big maternity shirts or using the undershirt band that looks like you have a shirt underneath, covering your belly better.
Kinesiology tape or belly band– Both of these work great for supporting your belly has your belly gets bigger and heavier. I used a belly band and I loved it. I wish I tried the tape but I have heard great things about using Kinesiology tape.
Compression socks and wrist splint– I never thought about using compression socks for when my legs were so swollen, but I wish I had! One of my maternity pants were boot cut but looked like skinny jeans because my legs were so swollen. I did, however, use a wrist splint especially when I was sleeping and it helped a lot, I was able to sleep a little better.
Drink a lot of water– With your body retaining water and ge+tting swollen, drinking the adequate amount of water will reduce swelling and water retention. It also does so much more for you and your baby. Drinking the right amount of water helps the amniotic fluid and keeping your baby safe and healthy.
In the first trimester, you can experience bleeding from your uterus stretching out, but this is completely normal. This happened to me twice and both times I thought I was miscarrying, but it turned out they were fine.
Since you are a high-risk pregnancy you will go to the doctors a lot more frequently than you would with a singleton baby. The doctors will take an ultrasound every appointment to make sure you and the babies are growing right, and facing right.
Gestational Hypertension– This is 5 times more likely to happen with a twin pregnancy. High blood pressure can cause early detachment of the placenta and can lead to a deadly condition call eclampsia if it’s not caught early or quickly enough.
Premature Babies– More than 60% of twins are born premature, which is before 37 weeks. 38 weeks is considered full term for twin pregnancies. Even though it’s super uncomfortable, going full term is ideal, to avoid complications with your twins’ development.
Birth defects-A multiple baby pregnancy is a high risk for developing congenital abnormalities like gastrointestinal and heart abnormallities.
Twin to twin transfusion– This is when identical twins share a placenta and the blood vessels connect through the placenta and divert to one baby away from the other baby. This occurs with 15-20% of identical twins.
Abnormal amounts of amniotic fluid-Abnormal amount of fluids, either too much or too little is more common in twin pregnancy, especially twins sharing the same placenta.
Postpartum hemmorage– With twins there is a larger placenta and your uterus is distended larger for a long period of time can cause hemorraging after the babies are born.
Gestational Diabetes– This is caused by the hormone the placenta creates causes glucose to build up in you blood. Gestational diabetes can cause preclampsia which can be very dangerous for the mother and the baby.
Twin pregnancy is a lot like a singleton pregnancy, but at the same time, it is a lot different. In my experience, my twin pregnancy was quite different than my singleton pregnancies. You start showing a lot sooner, I looked like I was about 5 months pregnant when I was only 3 months pregnant.
I thought it was because I wasn’t drinking enough water or something because my fingers were so swollen, which I thought what the reason my hands hurts so much. It wasn’t that, it was because of the carpal tunnel, it would feel numb and tingly and hurt so much I could barely use my hands.
Then around week 25, I felt kind of miserable. I couldn’t sleep because of my hand, and I was so big I could barely move when I was sleeping. My feet and legs got swollen and it was hard to find shoes that would fit. My maternity clothes stopped fitting so I had to get an underbelly band to cover the part of my belly that would stick out.
I really didn’t think I could get any bigger or go full term but I did. I was about 34 when I went on my maternity leave because I couldn’t work anymore, my job I was on my feet the whole 9 hours.
3 weeks– By week 3 each zygote (fertilized egg) has developed into a ball of hundreds of cells called a blastocyst and is borrowing into the uterine lining. Your zygotes are smaller than a grain of salt.
8 weeks– The twins already have arms and legs that bend by this week. Their hearts have been beating for two weeks at this time. The brain nerves are developing and starting to connect to one another. Your twins are the size of a raspberry.
12 weeks– Your twins are kicking, but they may be too small to feel at this time. Their eye lids are covering their eyes, and their fingernails are growing in. They have tooth buds developing under their gums. The twins are as big as a plum.
28 weeks– The twins have eyelashes and can open their eyes and blink.  You may see them sucking their thumbs at this point through ultrasound, and