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If you are having twins, your body is going to be put under more strain than just having a single baby. Your symptoms of pregnancy may also be increased and the things that can go along with it too like morning sickness.

Having twins can be very exciting and a little daunting for some. You may worry about how you are going to deliver them, if they will go to full term, the weights of them and if they are both going to be healthy and fully developed.


These are all natural concerns.

What Chance Do You Have of Twins?

People often ask what the chances of having twins are, and to be honest - naturally conceived - the rate isn't high. But of course with modern assisted reproductive technology coming into play for alot more women these days, the odds of expecting twins are increasing.
Things like IVF and surrogacy are increasing the chances and likelihood of the incidence of twins being conceived.
Are there things that can contribute towards your personal chances of having twins? Well, there are... some families have the 'twin gene' which happens inside the mother but is normally passed along from the father, and if you are a fraternal twin yourself, than your odds of a twins in pregnancy increases further.
Also, if you have already had twins, your odds increase.
There are other things like eating yams that can give you slightly increased odds too! Apparantly in Nigeria the incidence of twins is really high and it is believed it's because of their diets being high in yams.

How Will You Know If You Are Pregnant With Twins?

You will usually discover at your 12 week ultrasound whether you are pregnant with twins or not. Also twins might be detected by a baby doppler (used to detect a heartbeat).
Twins do have an higher incidence of pre-term labour due to them both having to share the room inside of their mother so it may pay to be prepared a little earlier - just incase! But like anything, try not to worry or stress about things that actually haven't happened - alot of women go on to have completely healthy twin pregnancies and deliveries.

Check out this short video about symptoms of twin pregnancy:

The best thing you can do if you are on your way to expecting two little bundles of joy at the same time is to rest, stay positive, eat well and make sure you are being looked after and not stressing too much.