Twin Pregnancy Symptoms, Complications, Fetal Development Week by Week

Pregnancy is always a beautiful thing for all the moms to be. And if it’s a twin pregnancy, then the celebration is obviously double. Sometimes a twin pregnancy just happens by chance while at times, some external factors play a role too. For example, in vitro fertilization or a prior history of having twins in the family increases the chance of twin pregnancy. Sometimes, the age and the hormonal imbalance of the mother can also lead to twin pregnancy. Whatever be the reason, the would-be-mom needs to be extra careful and take care of her health and the babies throughout her pregnancy to deliver healthy babies.

Twin Pregnancy Signs & Symptoms

Usually twin pregnancy is detected on having an ultrasound. However, the most common twin pregnancy signs & symptoms for the first trimester may include extreme hunger, rapidly increasing uterus, often larger than what it is supposed to be for that date, weight gain, intense feeling of nausea and vomiting, sensitivity to particular smell or food which was absent before pregnancy, urinary frequency, too much of tenderness in the breasts, appetite fluctuations and often extreme tiredness.

Twin Pregnancy Complications

Being pregnant with twins is exciting news but there is high level of risk and complication associated with twins fetal development too. One of the m