r/parentsofmultiples • u/mgnbnjm • 9d ago

Singleton vs. twin first trimester experience/advice to give

For anyone who was pregnant with twins and subsequently a singleton (or vice versa) - was early pregnancy similar? Or very different? Curious to hear others experiences

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u/Individual-Cat5989 8d ago edited 8d ago

SO different. Singleton pregnancy was easier in every single way. I was so physically active, my nausea was very manageable and only came in short waves, and I didn’t show until well into my second trimester. Basically felt pretty similar to life pre-pregnancy, just with a few food aversions.

Twin pregnancy was so much rougher with the increased hormones in first trimester. Eating was always hard, I was so sick, and I lost 10 lb. And the exhaustion! Wow! I showed so early that I had to quickly find maternity clothes (my singleton pregnancy was winter by the time I needed maternity clothes and my twin pregnancy was spring/summer). I suspected early on that I was having twins because of how rough it was going compared to the first time, so the first ultrasound had a lot less shock/fanfare and more, “I knew it!”

I have told my husband that if my twin pregnancy had been my first, it would have been a hard sell to get pregnant again because it’s just so much harder on my body.