How big did you get with your twins???

Hi

I'm hoping to get some idea of how big I will potentially get with my twins.

I know it is not standard practice for fundal height to be measured with multiples but it really helps to give me an idea of what my body is doing in relation to how the twins are growing.

I am just over 23 weeks pregnant with my twin boys (we are unsure if they are identical or not as they have 2 sac's and placenta's) and my fundal height is currently measuring at 36 weeks for a singleton.

I have read some stuff that says you should be about 6 weeks bigger than with a singleton but 13 weeks is a big difference.

I'm a bit concerned that as they are so big already will they be born early as they will run out of room, I'm only 5' 4 and don't have a very long torso so I'm already struggling with being short of breath and also the discomfort of having the babies wedged in my pelvis and under my ribs. I don't think is helps that both babies are head down already so they are laying side by side (with a head each pressing against a hip) and legs under my rib cage, so really the only option for them to make room is to push outwards.

I would love to hear how big everyone else got and also if having bigger babies meant them being delivered early.

I completely understand how ur feeling hun. If you like i can check my pg journal and msg u all my fundals durimg my pg with the twins.

Hi Kelly - we've already chatted about our twin tums :) but an update for me is I am measuring 34 weeks at 30 weeks. We had a scan the other day which predicted that my two are going to be quite little, although they are growing well. They are currently in what they would call the 30th percentile range. DS was only 6pound at 38wks 5 days.

I had a friend who had twins and she is little - only about 5'2 and I hate, hate, hate using this term but she was massive. At 18 weeks she looked full term and by the end, I am so surprised she could stay upright. She made it to 38 weeks with no trouble at all and both her girls were born very healthy and about 7pound each.

I am carrying very low but I have quite a long torso compared to the rest of me. At this stage I have one head up, and the other head down - although a week ago they were both head down.

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about 7pound each.

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My singletons where that size. I'm amazed that much baby fit in someone so small!

I didn't have my fundal height measured but I was absolutely massive, and my twins were 6lb2 and 6lb12 born at 38 weeks. I was amazed how much my body could handle, even if I couldn't tie my shoes or wear trousers in the end :)

I recall a woman on another forum got to 40+ weeks with her two and they were both over 9lb... she was MASSIVE! :) Not sure about fundal heights etc.

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I recall a woman on another forum got to 40+ weeks with her two and they were both over 9lb... she was MASSIVE! :) Not sure about fundal heights etc.

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A woman's body truly is amazing!

DD was only 7lb when born at 38 + 3 and I felt huge with her although both pregnancies I seem to be carrying all to the front..

Traveler: One of the benefits of being pregnant with twins over summer means I can wear thongs and ssssstttttrrrrreeeeettttcccchhhhhyyyy dresses :)...

MrsC: As you can see from my sig pic I'm also carrying low as well, so low in fact that I even have to roll my undies down hehehe and that photo is a week and a half old now. I'm looking forward to my 24 week scan next week. All I keep getting told is that both twins are measuring a "good size" and are always bigger than my dates. My guys are still head down though as I am always getting hip pain on one side or the other and both seem to enjoy kicking each other...especially around my belly button.. there goes one now..

Tanya: OMG 9lb each baby, gulp I hope mine don't get that big..

my twins wer big for their gestation but unfortuately they came out 10 weeks early
i measured full term at 26 weeks
yes definately amazing how far bodies can stretch

Hi Kelly,

I'm about 5'7 and I measured full term at 32 weeks with our twins. They were born at 37 weeks and 6 days, a day before I was booked in to be induced. DS was born 7pd 6oz, DD was 6pd 12oz.
I was big towards the end but still manageable.. I was out shopping the day before they were born and got a lot of stares! It's not until I look back at photos of my tummy now that I realise just how big I was. DS must have been pretty squashed towards the end because he took weeks to stretch his legs out and fill out the legs of his bonds suit!

I had alot of ppl tell me i was huge but really i was no bigger than what i was with my first baby! I had my twins at 36wks 5 days, 4 days before i was booked in for a c section. Also i was already getting out of breath around 20wks! I think the girls just sat in the wrong spot!
Good luck with the rest of ur pregnancy, twins are just amazing :)

Hi Kelly,
We all know how you feel - i was massive had to finish up work at 23weeks and was measuring around 8-12 weeks ahead! Like the others have said it's amazing what the body copes with - i really thought i was going to have mine early and was prepared from around 30-32 weeks but the time continued to pass as i became more and more uncomfortable i lasted til 36+4 and my boys were 2kg and 2.6kg - both of mine were head down from early on and i can't remember exactly when but "Twin 1" was engaged super early and every time i stood up or walked i felt like he was going to drop out lol! - Chin up your doing a great job - pregnancy massage was a blessing for me and i went fortnightly then weekly and that was the only thing that helped - oh and being in water (but i realise you don't exactly have alot of time on your hands!). Rest rest rest or as much as you can - you will be very proud of yourself by the end - well i was anyway! Take care
xxxxBella

Thanks Bella

I have notice the past week how much more pain and discomfort I'm getting "down there". It feels like it is swollen and the only way to get relief is to lay down. Luckily for me DD goes to bed about 7pm each night so after dinner I go to bed early and watch TV and put my feet up.

I was really struggling yesterday and today as DD was a crazy child at playgroup and at one stage I had to run to catch her and I mean full on run so I don't think that helped much. I have my 24 week scan on Thursday so will be interesting to see how big they will be but all I know is they have big feet lol...

I was huge with my twins, I had them at 37 weeks. Sam was 7p 2oz and hana was 5p.

i was measuring full term 3 weeks ago if you go by fundal height i look and feel absolutely HUGE ive had people comment on my hugeness everywhere i go!

My Belly is measuring bigger than term now, hence the need for the steriods injections as my OB doesn't think they will be able to stay in much longer.. 32 weeks on Saturday that's my aim and then taking it week by week. My tummy is now measuring 131cm around - that was at last Saturday - and in the past couple of weeks I've now started getting stretch marks around my belly button, I suppose it doesn't help that they have already "dropped" therefore stretching that area even more.

Mrs S: I hope your travelling o.k. I have my Ob appt today so looking forward to seeing where things stand. DH is even coming today to get an idea of when we should expect things to happen but I think we may only have 2-3 weeks at the most left before these guys arrive. Mmmm will it be before Eater, at Easter or after Easter that is the question???

when i was in hospital last weekend i was given the steriod injections i forgot how much they hurt!! the midwife on duty said i wont make it to 34 in her opinion, i have that 4 hour MDAU appt today so will be interesting what these guys are measuring!

Glad you got the injection so at least that you know it will help mature their lungs for when they arrive although they still need to bake just a little longer for you.

this thread reminded me i really need to update the pic in my ticker its so old! was it 34 or 35 weeks before they go to melb? is your appt at st johns or base today ... might see you if its base

34 weeks. But if they are a good size and have lung maturity my Ob said they can generally stay in Ballarat at 32 weeks. My appt is at my Ob's office today but I think I'll be on regular CTG monitoring at St John's from this appt until they arrive.

Oh, forgot to mention that I am having morning tea with some of the mum's from the Ballarat Multiple Birth Association tomorrow morning. I was sent details of the anti natal night but it is being held on the 17th & 24th May (I think) which won't work for me, so I asked if there was anyway I could have a chat to some mums - especially mum's who had toddlers when the twins were born - so I can get a realistic idea of what to expect. I'm sure it will be an interesting morning for sure. They have also cancelled the playgroup until May as well due to renovations at the place they hold it, so I won't get to go now until after the boys arrive.

My bubs are now weighing almost 4lb each so growing strong!! Still waiting to know measurements etc but they have a lot of fluid apparently


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Gosh! 4 pound each! You must be feeling heavy! I haven't even really started to pop out yet, I'm still sleeping on my tummy and everything, though it is getting a little less comfy every day.

I'll be interested to see how big I get because DH's family is known for giant babies but my family is notorious for tiny babies!

Feeling very heavy!!!


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Fantastic size, I have my growth scan next week to check how big they are now but Twin A's head is 4/5th engaged now and Twin B is breech. My Ob told me today that if I go in to labour between now and 35 weeks and if I get to hospital around 8cm dialated then we will be proceeding with a VB as there won't be enough time to do a c/s. GULP, I have never contemplated having to have a VB at all but he said if they in this case as they will be premmie things can happen much faster and also with them being smaller then they will just "slip out". So the next 3 weeks we will know one way or another and if we make it past 35 weeks then he will look at booking a c/s date....

Morning :
Does anyone know how they come up with the measurement on the tummy. I forgot to ask OB what it was yesterday .
Can I do it myself , with the measuring tape ?
Last visit I was 3 weeks ahead, I'd love to know how yesterday went .

the measurement is from the top of your pubic bone, to the top of your fundus (the peak of your bump). You can do it yourself but I'm curious that you are being measured at all, the information (as I understand it) has no clinical relevance with multiples.

I have seen two different OB's Traveller, and they both measured :dunno: maybe it was out of curiosity

could be there is research out there that gives some relevance to their measurements, or maybe it's something that's done in Australia and not in Scotland. I didn't have my fundal height measured from the moment we knew it was twins (21 weeks) onwards. I was under the impression that the extra scans (which I incidentally declined), combined with the large variances in twin pregnancies made the fundal height data useless. I would have been quite interested to know what mine was at the end though.

My Ob always measured me as standard practice and because I was always interested in how big I was growing. As I started to get further into my pregnancy my Ob also used it as an indication to when he should start givng me steriod injections to mature the twins lungs in the event of premature delivery as I was measuring full term for a singleton by 28 weeks and we just weren't sure how much more my body could take.

Saying all of that though my boys were born at 37 + 4 weighing in at 2.63kg's (5lb 8oz) & 2.77kg's (6lb 1oz) and at my last appt before delivery I was measuring at 52 weeks for a singleton. I was originally scheduled to have the boys at 38 + 4 and my Ob commented in theatre that they probably could have stayed in for another week but I was sooooo ready for them to come out.

I was HUGE, Hana was 5lbs 2oz and Sam was 6lbs ......... I had them at 37 weeks...

My OB always measured me too, at 36 weeks I was measuring 44 for a singleton, first pregnancy though. I liked to know too to compare. Not sure if you can google size by weeks. My OB always wrote it on my report card also I think xxx. PS Bengal I have progressive belly pics in one of my facebook photo albums :) x

BDT : I have looked at your progressive shots a few times : and have always felt re assured by them, :p because at this stage of my pregnancy, I am a lot smaller than a fellow BB'er who has a singleton onboard, and is of the same gestation.

The vomiting has subsided over the last few days, so I expect to put on more than the 2 kilo's I have only put on so far. Fatten these babies up :dance:
Though, I really want to be sensible with my diet.

Bengal - my ob always measured me too. I only ever measured about 4 weeks ahead of my dates. All up I only gained about 13 kg's - although some of those kilo's replaced the ones I lost from morning sickness. I had progressive shots on FB too (let me know if you want to see them :)) and lots of peope commented "Are you sure there is twins in there??" to start off with which I hated. My girls were quite small when they were born at 35 wks but they are beautiful, thriving girls.

Good luck - twin pregnancies are amazing x

Mrscricket : I only just noticed your reply. I would love to see some belly shots. I had another measure on Friday and I am 4 weeks ahead in size too . I am having a "big belly" day today and I can tell there is no way I will be able to wear my general tops in my wardrobe for much longer.

The twins where head down looking at each other on Friday - the OB said " you can see why twins are so close"

Bengal - I only just saw this, I'm not getting notifications for some reason. I have a album on FB if you are on it. I'll pm you my details. I think we might have to add each other because of my privacy settings. I am a very boring friend to have lol, I just talk about my kids and upload photos of them a lot :)

So cute they were looking at each other! Mine were in the position at most ultrasounds that one always literally had her bottom in the other ones face :) Nice..

My girls are really starting to know each other now and interact more. It is so so cute. This morning DD1 had a toy and was dropping it on the tiles, and every time DD2 would laugh her head off, like it was the funniest thing she had ever seen. They really are so much fun :twin_neutral:

Mrs cricket I can't open the link from the pm :) we may just need to become friends :)

My stomach is stretching and it's uncomfortable, I have switched to a salad for lunch, no bread, and have figured I can only eat small meals. Step one .

How is my body going to fit these babies in !

:) just when you think you can't get any bigger , you do :). When are you going to post some belly shots? Xxx