Twin Surprise...

So i was in complete shock just to find out i was pregnant, due to pains i had an ultrasound at 5 weeks to make sure it wasn’t ectopic and SURPRISE its twins!!

Now hubby and i are discussing if we should keep the extra news a surprise. If we can hide it until birth and surprise everyone or at least to the gender reveal and surprise our family and friends then.
But at nearly 10weeks i already have a bump so im not sure if we can pull it off.

Has anybody else done this successfully??

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Save it for gender reveal!?! It will be hilarious 😆 && everyone will for ever remember

They will probably think it’s a big baby. See how long you can hold off, it will be a fun surprise.

Congratulations!! I'd try to keep it a surprise as long as possible, how fun!

If its not your first baby you tend to show earlier anyway.. i would definitely try to keep a secret until gender reveal x

My mum had twins last year and it looked like she was just carrying a big baby so u could probs pull it off 💓

Congratulations! Love the idea of keeping it a secret it will be amazing! Everyone’s bump is different sizes so I’m sure you can pull it off 😊😊

I agree!! Save it for gender reveal!! If they talk about your bump before, just say you’ve been eating a lot lol. And congratulations!!

Ahhh congratulations!
Hopefully if you can hold off till gender reveal....
Id say the birth as it be much more of a shock and surprise but when you start buying things people might notice the double pram ect 🙊🙊🙊 how exciting! xx

Aw how exciting, congratulations!!! I would announce it when you find out the sex and do a gender reveal! That would be so exciting! I would love to see that reveal ☺️

If you can save until gender reveal I think it would be epic. 😂Keeping the secret until Birth sound impossible to me but maybe you could??

Awwww how exciting this brings all my memories back all my family jokes aside n said imagine it was twins lol n so it was haha xx amazing 👏 x congrats hun xx

We didn’t keep it secret and I was huge, especially compared to my Singleton pregnancy, but when I took them into work after they were born I still had people go ‘wow there’s two, I had no idea!’ So you can easily keep it secret, people will just think you are carrying big 🤷🏼‍♀️😂

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I just wanted to share my experience with being induced as I wasn’t sure what to expect and thought it may help others.

I opted for the foley balloon which was inserted at 8am Saturday morning, I had to stay in hospital due to hypertension and protein urine however usually you can just go home once this has been done. The insertion of the balloon was not painful, was slightly uncomfortable as there was slight pressure. I actually found having the cervix checked prior to be worse (again not painful at this point just uncomfortable) The balloon had little effect and after having it removed I was still only 1cm. Removal also was pain free and hardly even noticeable.

I then had my first dose of the gel and definitely noticed a difference, I started experiencing period like cramps almost immediately however they were light and manageable. After 6 hours I had another cervix check and although my cervix was soft it was still only 1cm and was only open at the front. I had another dose of the gel and felt an increase in pressure and more intense cramping where I now required pain relief (codeine). After another 6 hours I had another cervix check and I had now dilated to 2-3cm however was still quite difficult to get all the way through so a third gel was recommended which I agreed to.

Almost immediately I noticed the difference and was in considerable pain, I had paracetamol and codeine however the contractions had now become intense and a lot closer together (around 3 minutes apart). After a couple of hours I had my last cervix check and was 4cm and taken down to the Labour ward to have my waters broken and an epidural.

I had been in my room for approx 20minutes when my waters broke by themselves and I was now 10cm and actively pushing…. There was no time for the epidural and my beautiful girl arrived into the world within 2 minutes of pushing.

All in all I would say the cramps/contractions were manageable up until the third gel where it became pretty unbearable however it was for a very short time a gas and air helped take the edge off. The worst part about any of it was actually the later cervix checks where after stimulating the cervix my contractions were at their most painful.

If I had to be induced again I would skip the balloon and opt for the gels immediately as thy had a quicker effect and I would have been out a lot sooner if I had done this to begin with.

One more thing, I’ve never believed when people say “you forget the pain once they’re here” but I can honestly say this is true. It’s been 4 days and I would do it all again in a heartbeat.

Anyone else experiencing this?

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