Main features and differences
If you look at the pregnancy calendar twins, then you will not notice any significant differences there. Kids will develop about the same way as they would during normal maturation, but there will still be some difficulties for the mother and the fetus.
- Anemia. Since the kids are two, they absorb iron more quickly from the mother's body. This can lead to a strong reduction in hemoglobin levels. Therefore, moms are usually prescribed a strengthened course of vitamins, so that both children can develop normally and receive a sufficient amount of nutrients.
- Late toxicosis (gestosis) occurs late in pregnancy. It can cause an increase in pressure and abnormalities in the analysis of urine.
- Incorrect position of the fetus. This will be followed by doctors. Immediately before birth, a future mother can even be hospitalized to observe the location of children in the uterus. This difficulty can cause potential complications during childbirth. If the kids do not turn in the right position, they usually have a caesarean section.
- Uneven development. Although usually one of the children develops faster, gaining more weight and growing. But it also happens that the difference in development is too great. In this case, mothers are prescribed additional drugs and transferred for intensive monitoring at the hospital.
- Early childbirth. Since the stretching of the uterus has its limit, and the baby is still not one, the bouts can begin much earlier. Do not worry about it. After all, labor will not begin before the kids reach the desired level of development. In addition, it was found that twins or twins born before the term, better adapt to the new habitat.
Potential threats
The biggest problem may be the risk of abortion. This is especially true in the second and third trimester. With too much increase in the tone of the uterus, doctors prescribe special drugs that relax it, and in especially difficult cases, hospitalized mother until the very birth. The health of the mother, too, may be in jeopardy. First of all, it concerns the cardiovascular system, which will be under very heavy load. Pay attention to any signs of malaise and immediately consult a doctor.
Recommendations
- A woman who is preparing to give birth to two children at once will have to visit the gynecologist much more often. In the first trimester, the consultation will need to come every ten days, and in the future - once a week. Determining such a pregnancy in the early stages is quite difficult, if there is no hereditary predisposition. Therefore, more often than not, they will learn about this at a planned ultrasound in the middle of the term. This is necessary, since the difficulties with such a pregnancy are much greater, and the constant supervision of a specialist is vital.
- The characteristics of childbirth are such that it is possible to produce babies without surgical intervention only if they are properly positioned. Usually twins are born with an interval of half an hour, and twins - at ten minutes. Of course, these terms are very approximate and differ individually. However, physicians usually stimulate the flow of water, even with a minimum opening of the uterus, to speed up the process.