Twin pregnancy vs single pregnancy: the baby bump
How much more does the baby bump grow when expecting twins versus a single pregnancy?
The answer comes from 24-year-old Natalie Bennet, a vlogger/youtuber, already a mother of two-year-old twins and expecting a girl, at the 36th week of pregnancy.
She recently posted a video in which she visually compared the two pregnancies. It goes without saying that the differences are impressive!
In our imagination we all think of a belly of a woman expecting twins bigger than that of a woman expecting only one child, but how much bigger?
Natalie filming and photographing the belly during both pregnancies in the same gestational age, makes us understand what the differences are in terms of changes to the woman’s body. The skin has to stretch quite a bit to make room for the growing uterus and the weight of the belly, and not just the size, is very important.
We know that twin pregnancy is much more delicate than single pregnancy and complications can be more frequent. In fact, Natalie also had problems that fortunately did not appear during single pregnancy. In your case while waiting for twins you suffered from PUPP a dermatitis which can affect pregnant women, starts in the abdomen and can spread throughout the body.
In short, for Natalie who has lived through two completely different experiences, single pregnancy proved to be much simpler and less tiring than twin pregnancy.
Certainly even now that it is towards the end the tiredness is felt but it is not comparable to the first pregnancy.
Are you scared? I hope not, this is a realistic story that visually perhaps has more effect than a story.
However, it is right to be aware of the differences. Very often women write that they would like to face a twin pregnancy in order to “kill two birds with one stone”. Two babies at once rather than facing two single pregnancies.
Sure, on the one hand it can have its advantages, on the other let’s not forget that a twin pregnancy is a risky pregnancy that can have complications and that might not be easy to deal with from various points of view.
So if it comes spontaneously, we’re all happy of course, but if you’re necessarily looking for it through assisted reproduction treatment, it’s good to be aware of the differences.
Kathryn Barlow is an OB/GYN doctor, which is the medical specialty that deals with the care of women's reproductive health, including pregnancy and childbirth.
Obstetricians provide care to women during pregnancy, labor, and delivery, while gynecologists focus on the health of the female reproductive system, including the ovaries, uterus, vagina, and breasts. OB/GYN doctors are trained to provide medical and surgical care for a wide range of conditions related to women's reproductive health.