OB refused to check for twins

(Chicago, IL)

I am 32 weeks pregnant with fraternal twin girls. I felt like I was having twins from the start. I had a lot of extreme pregnancy symptoms, and fraternal twins run in my family.

First, I tested 6 days before my missed period, and it came up positive before I could even set the test on the bathroom counter. I knew my hormone level must have been really high. At that point I was having extreme cramping. My boobs had grown a cup size by my missed period. I was extremely tired and extremely hungry. I had gained 5 pounds by the time of my first OB appointment at week 7. From what I read, with twins, your uterus, blood volume, and breast tissue gain weight quickly with twins.

My OB told me to cut back on the sweets. I said, "I don't eat too many sweets. I am a marathoner."

At my next appointment at 12 weeks, I was looking like I was 18 weeks pregnant. He listened for the heartbeat, and I asked him to move the doppler over to see if there was a second heartbeat. He asked why I would think that. I explained everything to him (as I stated above), and stressed that I was really showing for 12 weeks. His response was, "Everyone shows at different times."

At 16 weeks, I asked him again to listen for a second heartbeat, which he did not. I told him I was switching practices.

At my 20 week appointment with the new OB, he did the standard 20 week ultrasound and said, "Did your last OB tell you that you were having twins?" I was like, "No....I tried telling him." I was so excited. I had been praying to have twins my whole life. As an only child (which I can't stand being), I am so excited my girls will have an instant sibling.

I am on bed rest at home right now, and have been since week 29. Hopefully, the girls will at least make it in me till week 34, which is a week and a half away. Obviously, I'd like them to last longer, but I know 34 weeks is when the won't try and stop labor.