Cancel Submit. Close this dialog window Review for. Back to story Comment on this project. Tell us what you think Thanks for adding your feedback. All rights reserved. Rather, samples are taken every few days during the early weeks of pregnancy and compared. With each passing day, increasing amounts of the hormone are detectable in the pregnant mother's system. HCG production peaks toward the end of the first trimester , so it is generally monitored only in the first few weeks of pregnancy.
As the chart illustrates, HCG measurements are quite inflated when a multiple pregnancy is present. However, they are not considered a completely reliable indicator of twins or more. The first trimester can be incredibly taxing for all pregnant people, as this is when a baby's foundational body systems are forming. Your body is undergoing rapid changes to support your pregnancy. If early pregnancy fatigue is taking over your life, you can try:. Taking naps during the day some people find sneaking in a short nap on their lunch break at work is helpful.
Avoiding sugar and caffeine, which can cause fluctuations in your energy. Breast pain is a typical early pregnancy symptom that can be more intense when expecting twins or multiples. Your breasts are preparing to feed more than one baby, and the hormones that initiate these preparations may be higher. If you are experiencing intense pain and discomfort in your breasts, you can:. Avoid high impact physical activities such as running and jumping. Talk to your doctor if you experience burning pain, localized swelling, or notice a lump in your breast.
These could indicate infection or other health concerns. Frequent urination is another symptom that many people experience during early pregnancy, sometimes even before a positive pregnancy test. Parents of multiples sometimes report that they found their trips to the bathroom were even more frequent than they were in other pregnancies. Of course, hormones are to blame for this symptom, too!
To reduce the number of times you have to run to the bathroom, we suggest:. If you are expecting twins or multiples, your belly may be bigger than expecting one baby. Looking "bigger" than would be expected for how far along you are can be a sign that you are expecting twins or multiples. Still, every body and every pregnancy is different. Your doctor or midwife may notice that your fundal height measurements are significantly higher than expected if you are pregnant with multiples.
To measure your fundal height, your care provider measures the distance between your pubic bone and the top of your uterus. After about 12 weeks of pregnancy, this measurement is an indicator of how well your baby, or babies, are growing.
Just like your basal metabolic rate increases, your resting heart rate will increase during pregnancy. It is possible to have a healthy baby in spite of low levels of hCG. In such scenarios, the results from an ultrasound after 5 — 6 weeks of gestation are more reliable compared to numbers derived from quantitative hCG test results.
In cases of twins, triplets or more commonly experienced by older women , the hCG levels can be double or triple compared to the normal level during single pregnancy. Extremely high hCG levels can be caused due to genetic complications during fertilisation. This could indicate that the baby may have Down syndrome.
A molar pregnancy can also occur where the placenta overdevelops into an abnormal mass of cells, leading to a mole.
Low levels of hCG can be experienced due to genetic complications which could lead to ectopic pregnancy or a miscarriage. Pregnancy can be complicated or terminated as a result. Cancer in the uterus , stomach, liver, lungs, pancreas and large intestine can also raise hCG levels. Pregnancy tests performed either too early in the pregnancy or during the latter half of the day you plan on taking the test can produce false negative pregnancy results.
You can get the most accurate results by testing the first urine of the day. Often, hCG is injected to treat infertile women, which again increases the levels of the hormone in the body. The presence of higher quantities of hCG in urine can be a sign of twins or multiple pregnancies, but this may not always be the case.
The level of this hormone may vary from woman to woman or across pregnancies. HCG levels see a lot of variation in pregnancies and can be an important determinant in recognising a twin pregnancy.
However, it is not the sole determinant to indicate that you will be having twins, as an increased hCG level can be the result of several other conditions as well. Sign in. Forgot your password? Get help. Create an account. Password recovery. FirstCry Parenting.
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