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.
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.
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
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!
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.
How big did you get with your twins???
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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.
maybe it was out of curiosity
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