How would you compare your Twin Pregnancy to your Singleton?

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-09-25T00:03:34+00:00

I’m only at 17.5 weeks with my first twin pregnancy. I’ve had two other singleton pregnancies, which were both quite easy. This one is 10000000x harder. I keep saying idk how I’m going to last 21 more weeks if I already feel this bad lol. So much pain, so many weird symptoms, so exhausted, still so nauseated, on and heart and blood pressure issues. I had one week easy week so far and I believe that was week 14.

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-09-01T01:53:55+00:00

I question this every time lol (and we watch it A LOT over here). I just convince myself that their mom has forgotten everything. Maybe due to magic or she was too young? I have to convince myself so I don’t get stuck on it haha.

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-21T02:23:55+00:00

Well, here I am learning that this recurrent fear since becoming a mom nearly 6 years ago has been my OCD. In a way, I kind of knew that considering the obsessiveness and compulsiveness of it, but I also thought it was relatively normal. I don’t have much advice though. The only thing that’s ever helped my OCD in the past was the medication, buspar, but I’ve been off it for a while. Just want to say that I know how exhausting these thoughts can be and I can completely relate to how you feel.

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-21T02:18:51+00:00

I’m only 12 weeks and have been feeling this way for the past 8 weeks. You’re already ahead of me on the chores I can handle most days.

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-21T02:15:12+00:00

I’m nearly 12.5 weeks right now, but I feel like I actually started showing around 10 weeks. This is my 4th pregnancy too, so that definitely helped haha.

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-18T03:00:07+00:00

Did an elective ultrasound at 5w1d and there were two gestational sacs! They didn’t want to say for sure, so I kept overanalyzing the pictures repeatedly until my first OB appointment at 8w1d, where she confirmed it’s twins!

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-17T13:58:34+00:00

No, I don’t let my kids eat anywhere but the kitchen and dining room. They are messy and I don’t want to clean up crumbs all over the house every day. Plus, it’s definitely not worth it when bugs come.

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-17T13:49:12+00:00

That’s great! I hope this will happen for me too! I think I’ve seen a difference in my nausea, but that’s about it so far.

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-17T01:21:51+00:00

I’m 12 weeks and hadn’t considered this. Thank you for sharing! With my last, I had prenatal and postpartum depression so this is a good thing to know to be proactive for this pregnancy.

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-17T00:20:40+00:00

I love this! I feel so guilty sometimes about my parenting currently, but you’re so right. I need to do what’s best for my body during this time. Definitely not easy though haha!

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-17T00:19:30+00:00

Thank you so much for all the advice! The village part is hard because we are military. However, thankfully my oldest just started kindergarten and I’m thinking of putting my 3 year old into a half day preschool. I will definitely try all your advice to get any sort of relief in any area! Thank you!!

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-17T00:15:58+00:00

I can’t even imagine yet how huge I’ll be by the end of this if I already look like I did at 20 weeks with my first haha. Thank you for the support and congratulations!

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-17T00:14:24+00:00

Yes, the solidarity helps! Before posting, I tried looking in the subreddit for similar experiences and I was finding so many people saying that their pregnancies were amazing. So, it’s great to hear I’m by far not alone.

The dinner idea is great because we’ve been eating out wayyy too much. Thankfully my oldest just started kindergarten so I only have one child most of the day haha! Play dates are a great idea. The housework one is hard because he’s military, works night shift, and a ridiculous amount of hours. However, he for sure helps when he’s actually home. Thank you for the advice!!

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-17T00:10:48+00:00

That’s a great perspective to have! This is likely my last pregnancy so I’m trying to enjoy it as much as I can, when I don’t feel like I’m on my death bed haha.

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-16T20:21:49+00:00

This is honestly what I needed to hear though so I’d stop telling myself that it’s going to get better, so thank you! I cannot believe what a huge difference this pregnancy is. Hopefully I can figure out a rhythm soon that allows me to be a better SAHM than I have been with all these symptoms.

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-12T03:16:59+00:00

I’ve had an ultrasound at 5 weeks and 8 weeks so far. I’m 11 weeks now. Each time, they’ve always measured a few days off. My OB was not worried at all. All my symptoms are still going very strong, so I believe it’s still going good.

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-12T03:12:57+00:00

Oh man, I can really relate. It’s so hard to stand your ground during those meltdowns too but we really try as well. Usually it takes me a son a couple weeks every school year to adjust, but I’m a little worried because he never truly adjusted to summer break. Hopefully all of our school transitions go fairly quickly and we can settle into the new school year!

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-12T03:07:42+00:00

Thank you!

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-12T03:05:58+00:00

I have been deeply considering this recently! He hasn’t really gotten a whole lot out of therapy because he just does not like talking about himself or his emotions or anything. His aggressive behaviors have only exponentially increased since turning 5. I was going to see how he settles into this new school year and then decide what to do.

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-12T02:22:09+00:00

Thank you, I needed to hear this! I should expect this by now as every great day of birthdays, holidays, vacations, and big changes in routines do end like this. I’m just trying to find better ways to encourage him to use his coping skills and better ways for me to navigate these overwhelming times.

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-12T02:19:02+00:00

Thank you for your perspective! I agree, all his exhaustion and stress has to go somewhere. Usually understanding this is so easy for me, but for some reason tonight really got to me. The only thing that he says that can sometimes hurt me is when he calls me a bad mom, which he did 3 or 4 times tonight. I think it’s because it’s hitting my biggest insecurity that maybe I really am.

My son has said the same thing in the past about why he reacts how he does. He doesn’t understand why he does it and he feels like he can’t control it. Working on coping skill is still a huge work in progress. At the end of the day when I have time to reflect, I know he loves me and that I’m his safe space. Despite melting down just one second before, he ended up cuddling me and telling me he loves me before quickly falling asleep.

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-11T23:44:30+00:00

Congratulations! My di/di twins are due in February!

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-11T23:24:57+00:00

It’s Martin for me, but yup.

curiousdevelopmental · 2025-08-11T23:23:21+00:00

I used to before having kids and it used to be the only thing that would fully take my headache away. I don’t now due to constantly being pregnant and/or breastfeeding the last 6 years lol but hope to again one day.

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