How to Know Twins from Pregnancy Symptoms

If one of your family trees has twins, will you wonder if you also have a chance to get twin babies? I personally believe that every parent, especially new mom would be happy for either single or twin babies.  But in some family, this also means double responsibility and extra educational fund.  There is only one way to be certain that twins are on the way, but there are a few early pregnancy signs that can predict twins.

HCG and morning sickness is the first sign.  HCG levels rising more than double or continuing to double after a few weeks can be a sign of a multiple pregnancy as the body is working harder to support the development of two babies instead of one. Higher levels of HCG can also mean more bouts or more violent bouts of morning sickness. Many women carrying twins will often find that they experience the same symptoms of women with single pregnancies but at a much higher degree. So, if your morning sickness is worse than previous pregnancies, you may be carrying multiples.

Boy or Girl-How Soon We Know

Even though I have no problem either a lovely girl or a naughty boy, I choose the baby name since the first week.  Just in case we have twins.  But if you would like to know the right sex of the baby, when will you know or will you have to wait for 3 months.

                                                                                          

Although the baby's chromosomes already determine whether your baby is a boy or a girl, with an ultrasound or amniocentesis, you may be able to know a baby's sex before 3 months. In the genital period development, male and female genitals in the fetus appear to be identical before about eighth week of pregnancy. At around 12 weeks, genitals have begun to differentiate, but these differences may not be visible yet on an ultrasound.

How is an ectopic pregnancy diagnosed?

After we know what is Ectopic preganacy , what cause and who at risk.  We are keeing check how a doctor diagnose this.

Ectopic pregnancies are diagnosed by your physician, who will probably first perform a pelvic exam to locate pain, tenderness or a mass in the abdomen. Your physician will also use an ultrasound to determine whether the uterus contains a developing fetus.

The measurement of hCG levels is also important. An hCG level that is lower than what would be expected is one reason to suspect an ectopic pregnancy. Low levels of progesterone may also indicate that a pregnancy is abnormal.

Your physician may do a culdocentesis, which is a procedure that involves inserting a needle into the space at the very top of the vagina, behind the uterus and in front of the rectum. The presence of blood in this area may indicate bleeding from a ruptured fallopian tube.

How is an ectopic pregnancy treated?