how early can you find out if you are having twins?
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An ultrasound scan is the only way to confirm twins, so it's usual not to know you're having twins until you have your first ultrasound scan (dating scan), which you'll have between 10 weeks and 13 weeks plus six days of pregnancy.
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When will I find out if my twins are identical? If you're expecting MCDA or MCMA twins, you should find out whether they are identical at your dating scan, between 10 weeks and 14 weeks of pregnancy (NHS 2019, NICE 2011).
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Twins are usually born around 36 weeks -- four weeks early. Triplets arrive at about 33 weeks, and quads often make their debut at 31 weeks.
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Twin pregnancies have a higher risk for prematurity, which means birth that occurs after 20 weeks but before 37 weeks gestation. Just 40 percent of twin pregnancies go full term. The average twin pregnancy is 35 weeks, compared to the average singleton pregnancy, which is 39 weeks.
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An ultrasound scan is the only way to confirm that you're pregnant with twins (McAslan Fraser nd, NICE 2011). The earliest you're likely to find out is between 10 weeks and 14 weeks, when you have your dating scan (McAslan Fraser nd, NHS 2019, NICE 2011). Ultrasound is almost foolproof at diagnosing twins.
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The first 11 weeks pregnant with twins or multiples. Congratulations, it's twins or multiples! The fact that there's not one baby but two or more often isn't visible in an ultrasound until sometime between weeks 8 and 10 of gestation.
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Health professionals usually aim for twins to be born at 37-38 weeks unless problems develop earlier or there's a good reason to delay birth. About 60% of twins are born before 37 weeks, while single babies are born at around 40 weeks. If you know your twins will be born early, you can get ready for premature birth.
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While many mums won't know that they are carrying twins until this first trimester nears its end, and although twins and other multiples grow and develop at about the same rate as single babies at this stage, a multiple pregnancy is different to a single pregnancy right from the start.
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Women expecting twins are more likely to give birth early (about 60 percent of twins are born prematurely, according to the March of Dimes), with the average twin pregnancy lasting 35 weeks.
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Potential complications for babies during twin pregnancy That's why full term for twins is considered 38 weeks, not the typical 40 weeks. Premature birth — delivery before 37 weeks of pregnancy — is the most common complication when you're pregnant with multiples.
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Identical (monozygotic) twins occur when a single egg is fertilized by a single sperm and divides into two embryos. This split can occur at any stage up to nine days after fertilization and its timing is critical to the way the placenta(s) and amniotic sac(s) are formed.
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['More Morning Sickness. There is a saying about twins: "Twice as sick, three times as tired, and four times the weight gain." But this is, in many ways, an old wives\' tale. ... ', 'Elevated Beta-hCG Levels. ... ', 'Severe Fatigue. ... ', 'Doppler Heartbeat Count. ... ', 'Measuring Large. ... ', 'Weight Gain. ... ', 'Gut Feelings and Hunches. ... ', 'Ultrasound Confirmation.']
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Most first-time moms of twins don't feel fetal movement, or quickening, until 18 to 20 weeks — about the same average for singletons. (That said, if this is your second or later pregnancy, you're more likely to feel the flutterings faster.)
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"Generally when you are pregnant with twins, fetal movements become more noticeable at weeks 18 through 20 of pregnancy, and the same is true in singleton pregnancies," Al-Khan says.
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However your due date is not based on when they are expected to deliver, but the due date is based on the last menstrual period and when you conceived, the day of fertilization, and that does not change if you are having twins. Twins deliver on average around 35 weeks and singletons around 40 weeks.
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Yes, you can start to show at 8 weeks, but there is a range from a slight bump to not showing at all. Pregnancies with multiples are more likely to show at this stage compared to a single pregnancy.
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The earliest you're likely to find out is between 10 weeks and 14 weeks, when you have your dating scan (McAslan Fraser nd, NHS 2019, NICE 2011). Ultrasound is almost foolproof at diagnosing twins. However, if you're carrying more than two, it gets harder to tell how many babies you're expecting.