Pregnancy is more than one fetus called multiplane. The frequency of multiple pregnancies is about 1 to 80. The probability of getting pregnant with two or even three babies is higher in women whose genus was twins, full women who already have a child or women older than 35 years. Undoubtedly, the most reliable method of diagnosing multiple pregnancies is ultrasound. We will try to understand how to recognize a multiple pregnancy even before the ultrasound.
Multiple pregnancy - signs
The early signs of multiple pregnancies that appear long before ultrasound include:
- pronounced manifestations of early toxicosis from the first days of menstruation mark about 70% of women pregnant with twins;
- the appearance of a bright greasy strip on the pregnancy test in the first days of delay of the monthly already suggests the idea of a multiple pregnancy;
- the expressed fatigue and excessive drowsiness is inherent in all pregnant women, but mummies who carry twins complain of weakness more than others;
- to determine a multiple pregnancy can be done during the internal obstetric research - even at a short term the doctor determines the increased sizes of the uterus, which exceed the expected duration of pregnancy;
- in women who have two or more toddlers, the tummy becomes noticeable much earlier than in the pregnant one by one child;
- To suppose pregnancy twins it is possible, if the woman was spent hormonal stimulation of an ovulation or an extracorporeal fertilization .
When is it possible to determine a multiple pregnancy?
Reliable symptoms of multiple pregnancies can be seen at the end of the first trimester, they include:
- detection of two fetal eggs during a screening ultrasound;
- during the doppler, the doctor hears the heartbeat of two fruits;
- AFP test in case of multiple pregnancy can give a false positive result (the test is carried out to confirm or refute deviations in the development of the fetus).
Thus, the early signs of multiple pregnancies considered by us can not be considered a reliable confirmation. The only method when multiple pregnancy is visible is ultrasound, which is planned at 9-13 weeks.