Pregnant with Twins – Month 2 (Weeks 4-8)

Your period is overdue and you wonder if you’re pregnant. You either break out in a cold sweat or come over with that warm fuzzy feeling you get when you pretend you’re going to buy a kitten at the local pet store, just so you can have a cuddle.

No matter which one it is, you’re probably rushing out to buy a pregnancy test at the chemist around the corner on your way home from work. Already you’re practising in your head the big reveal for DH (Dear Husband).

If the embryo is producing enough Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG), the pregnancy test will detect it and give you a positive result.

If the result is negative, it’s best to test again in a few days to be sure.An ultrasound could now tell you if you have conceived twins, but are not done routinely this early.

Unless the pregnancy used some form of assisted fertilisation, at this stage most people have no reason to suspect they are about to become parents of multiples.

However, if you are one of the fortunate few, then from here on in, unless you are one of the lucky few, you’re in for a rocky ride and its name is morning sickness. Choose your euphemism, but the effect is the same – “Riding the porcelain bus”, “technicolour yawn”, “calling for Ralph”, “worshipping the porcelain God”, “reviewing dinner”, or my personal favourite, “downloading lunch”.

So with that stunning visual it’s time to stock up on mouthwash (make sure you can stand the smell before you buy it), air freshener and frozen dinners.

The best tip: Avoid your favourite foods during this period. The one serious long-term drawback of morning sickness is that once you’ve thrown up bucketfuls of your favourite, but barely digested pasta, there is a very strong chance you’ll never eat it again.

By the way, it’s time to tell Dad. You may want to consider your options carefully. Before deciding on the best course of action, you should analyse DH’s potential reaction.

Sending a singing telegram to the office boardroom in the middle of a presentation to a major client may have ramifications.

Before you decide on something a little more low-key like sending him the pregnancy test stick you might consider whether or not he actually knows what one looks like. He may lose face if he’s seen at his desk using it to take his oral temperature.

It’s also time to see a doctor. Once confirmed, the doctor will refer you to an obstetrician. If you have not already pumped your friends for the names of the best obstetrician they know, then now is the time.

Something discreet like “I’ve got this friend who needs a good obstetrician, who would you recommend?” should be subtle enough to start them phoning friends and family for the “goss”.

You ring the travel agent to cancel next month’s long awaited trip to Paris and London, booked when you thought, “Nah, I’ve been on the pill so long it’ll take months, maybe even years, to actually get pregnant. Besides, DH drinks so much coffee he’s probably sterile.”

DH pouts for the rest of the evening claiming there’s no reason he couldn’t go, even if you can’t. You give him the silent treatment and use all your restraint not to spit in his bed time coffee.

Pregnant with Twins – Month 2 (Weeks 4-8)

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