how early can you tell if you're having multiples?
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"You can guess as much as you want, but until you have the ultrasound examination, it's all just speculation," says Dr. Grunebaum. Luckily, most mamas don't have to wait long to know for sure. "Today, twins can usually be diagnosed as early as six to seven weeks of the pregnancy," he adds.
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Mothers are normally advised to wait until around 36 weeks before starting antenatal expression. Mums who are having multiple births may sometimes start sooner as giving birth earlier is more likely.
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At hCG levels above 1,000-1,500 mIU/ml, vaginal sonography usually identifies the presence of an intrauterine pregnancy. Within the first 2-4 weeks after fertilization, hCG usually doubles every 48-72 hours.
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A missed period is the most telltale sign of pregnancy, but if you're 4 DPO, you likely have around 9 to 12 days before you'll experience this sign.
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It's possible to see twins (or more) on an ultrasound at around six weeks, though one baby may be missed at this early stage. Sometimes a heartbeat is seen in one sac, but not in the other. Rescanning in a week or two may reveal a second heartbeat, or the scan may show that one sac is growing and the other still empty.
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Elevated Beta-hCG Levels You cannot conclusively distinguish a single pregnancy from twins on a urine pregnancy test. That said, you may have a very early positive pregnancy test if you are carrying twins.
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Your belly will be a bit larger than before and the weight you gain during this time would be more as compared to the weight gained by a woman expecting only one baby. Your doctor may also check the size of the uterus, which if larger than usual, will clearly indicate the presence of multiple babies.
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At what point in my pregnancy do I start Count the Kicks? The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends you begin counting kicks in your 28th week, or at 26 weeks if you are high risk or pregnant with multiples.
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If you've noticed enlarged or dark areolas (the area around your nipples), you may be witnessing one of the first signs of pregnancy. It's completely normal and can happen as early as a week or two after conception.
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Whether it's your first pregnancy or your second pregnancy, you may feel that you're showing much sooner than other people you know. Maybe you're putting on weight around 6 to 8 weeks — which in your mind is quite early. One plausible explanation for an early bump, though, could be abdominal bloating.
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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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Increased hCG levels can be an indicator of a pregnancy that includes twins, but it's not conclusive evidence. (It could just mean that your pregnancy dates have been miscalculated.)
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It is impossible to definitively know whether you are carrying twins (or multiple babies) by simply gauging how you feel or going off of what a home pregnancy test shows. In fact, only an ultrasound can confirm a twin or multiple pregnancy.
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Implantation may already have taken place at 5 DPO, or it may be about to happen soon. As a result, depending on the time of conception, it is possible for women to feel some symptoms of pregnancy this early on.
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Learn what's causing it, and what to expect down the road. If you've noticed enlarged or dark areolas (the area around your nipples), you may be witnessing one of the first signs of pregnancy. It's completely normal and can happen as early as a week or two after conception.
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The only sure way to find out if you're pregnant with twins is at your first ultrasound appointment at around 10 weeks. Learn more about carrying twins below.
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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.