Multiple Pregnancy: Twins or More - Symptoms

SYMPTOMS & TREATMENTS

If you are pregnant with more than one fetus, you can expect to have the same symptoms as those of a pregnancy with one fetus (called a singleton pregnancy). But the symptoms may happen earlier and may be worse. A multiple pregnancy is likely to cause:

  • Early and excessive nausea and vomiting in the first trimester.
  • Extra weight gain.
  • Backache.
  • A uterus that is larger than expected for your due date.
  • More fetal movement than expected during the second trimester and later.
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Later in the pregnancy, you are more likely to have:

By: Healthwise StaffLast Revised: October 26, 2009
Medical Review: Sarah Marshall, MD - Family Medicine
Gregory A L Davies, MD, FRCSC, FACOG - Maternal-Fetal Medicine

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