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So exciting! Congratulations!! My sister is a mom of twins and she had a pretty normal pregnancy, aside from the additional monitoring. She developed carpal tunnel in the third tri but it resolved shortly after she had them. She made it to 36w5d and they were 6lb2oz and 7lb1oz!

Congratulations!!! Being a twin mama is awesome, amazing, wonderful, crazy ... all of the above!

Pregnancy wasn't amazing, but the end result is SO worth it! I think even among twin moms, pregnancy is different for everyone.

I second @Mrs. Blue, do you know the zygosity yet?

@ShayNanigans: Specifically on the newborn period, it was actually easier than I thought it was going to be. I was preparing myself to never sleep a straight 8 hours again, but by 3.5 months, both boys were sleeping through the night. AMAZING.

Congratulations!!!! I don't have twins, but my husband is a twin. His parents loved it. They say there are definitely some struggles, but there are struggles with only one baby, too. You just muscle through it and it is so rewarding. They would do it all over again in a heartbeat.

@ShayNanigans: Ahh, great news!!! So happy for you!!

Wow congrats

Congrats!!!

@ShayNanigans: If they are fraternal, than they would be "di-di" twins, which basically just means that they each have their own amniotic sac and their own placenta. That's the least-risk type of twins--yay! You'll probably have some additional monitoring, but not as much as you would with mono-di or mono-mono. We had mono-di twins and so they had to monitor more closely for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, which isn't a risk with di-di twins. Okay, all that zygosity stuff out of the way...
Twin pregnancy is . . . tough. I won't lie and say it was easy, even though I had an incredibly uneventful pregnancy. No major scares, no preterm labor, etc. It's just hard on your body, so rest as much as you can, eat well, and give yourself a break! Don't compare your pregnancy to those of people who are pregnant with a singleton. That said, the results are soooooo very worth it. Sure, it's twice the work, twice the diapers, etc. but it's twice the first smiles, twice the hugs, twice the slobbery kisses. Watching my boys interact is seriously the best thing on earth. I was not as lucky as @sunshineandsushi: in the sleep department, but we did survive and they do sleep through the night now! I loved the first few months, especially because it was before I went back to work, so I just got to hang out with them all day long. Yes, it was exhausting, but I treasure those early months with them. Honestly, I think every stage is even better than the last one. They change and there are new challenges, but each stage brings so many new exciting moments, milestones, glimpses of their personalities, etc. X 2! I was pretty scared during my pregnancy that I wouldn't be able to handle parenting two, that they wouldn't each get the time they needed, etc., but even on rough days, I wouldn't trade my twinsies for anything in the world. It's so fun.
If you have any specific questions, concerns, etc., I speak form experience when I say there are some great twin moms on HB who are happy to answer questions. They certainly helped me through pregnancy & the first year. Welcome to the club, mama!

Congrats! Having twins is an amazing ride.

We had b/g twins after ivf. Pregnancy was surprisingly uneventful for me. Induced at 39 weeks and change, vaginal birth, no complications, no nicu time, kids were 5.5 and 6.5 lbs. Newborn time was nuts, and breastfeeding was hard for me, but hubby took 6 weeks off work and that made a huge difference. Every few months it gets substantially easier. Once they sleep better will make an enormous improvement in your quality of life, but for us that wasn't until 10 months. And once they can talk, it was another big jump in ease of care for me.

All in all, the first year was crazy, but after a year you get the huge advantage of having best friend playmates to keep them occupied. At 1.5 yrs old, my twins are so much fun, and I can't imagine our family any other way.

Congrats! I had a pretty smooth pregnancy and was induced at 38.5 weeks. Early on in my pregnancy I heard 2 pieces of advice that I followed religiously to prevent pre-term labor: drink TONS of water and eat TONS of protein. I don't know how necessary it is, but I did both like it was my job.

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Congratulations!

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Congrats!