Wondering about the first signs of twin pregnancy? Almost every expectant mother in the world has the idea cross her mind that there may be twin babies in there. Depending if this is your very first pregnancy, or if you are a seasoned 'momma', your expectations of what is a 'normal' pregnancy symptom may be different. We've polled our expert twin mamas to see what on average, were the first signs of twin pregnancy that they had. Although some swear they had absolutely NO IDEA, the majority has a feeling or mother's intuition.

First Signs of Twin Pregnancy #1- Extreme Fatigue

Not just the 'I'm sort of sleepy' kind of tiredness, but the 'I could have a 3 hour nap in the afternoon' type. Some twin moms reported falling asleep before dinner, on the job, as well as taking extra naps!

First Signs of Twin Pregnancy #2 - A big fat positive (BFP) on the pregnancy test

We found that most of our twin moms took a home pregnancy test and were answered with a big fat positive almost immediately. While normally there tends to be a very faint line for positive, especially in early pregnancy, when you are pregnant with twins, the hormone ( hCG - human chorionic gonadtropin) is at higher levels and is therefore picked up faster by the test.

First Signs of Twin Pregnancy #3 - that twin belly grows fast!

Many women who show early for dates wonder if they are carrying twins. Sometimes they are as the extra blood volume and extra water weight they are carrying can result in their bellies showing earlier. Now this varies of course. A tall and thin women wouldn't necessarily show early, and sometimes there is the expectation that immediately you have a twin belly, even when the fetuses are little kidney beans. Not so - unless you're eating a whole lot of the bat!

First Signs of Twin Pregnancy #4 - Severe Morning Sickness

Many twin moms have reported the first trimester resulted in morning sickness. Many for whom this pregnancy was not their first reporting having morning sickness for the first time ever. If you are finding your sense of smell is heightened, you have an overabundance of saliva, things are turning your stomach that you once enjoyed (eg. coffee, tuna, parmesean cheese) you can atribute it to your hormones once again. For almost all women morning sickness will pass somewhere around the 12-14 week stage.

First Signs of Twin Pregnancy #5 - Early Fetal Movement

Those little flutters and kicks can happen earlier with twins, especially if you have been pregnant before and know how to differentiate the little bubbles sensations from normal bodily functions. Most women pregnant with twins report feeling fetal movement earlier than usual - around the 16-18 week mark. There are cases though where they feel LESS fetal movement due to the position of the babies. If their little hands and feet are pointing inward, you are less likely to feel their movements. You may also only feel one baby on a regular basis.

First Signs of Twin Pregnancy #6 - Mother's Intuition

Many, many moms swear they just 'knew'. They either dreamed it, felt they were seeing signs, or just felt different. While this is obviously not scientific in any way, across the board had an inkling resulting in further testing. Which brings us to....

Best Sign of Twin Pregnancy??- Seeing is Believing - Twin Ultrasound Pictures

A trained technician or obstetrician can do an ultrasound or sonogram to show you on the monitor the two fetuses and and two heartbeats. Modern technology allows for quick diagnoses of twins, as well as viability and whether or not there are one or two sacs.



If you are looking for confirmation of your suspicions, your health care provider is the person to see as having a twin pregnancy is an incredible journey that does require preparations - mentally, physically, financially and emotionally. Generally speaking, the usual pregnancy symptoms are increased when there are twins.