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Bump visable at 5+3 weeks!

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PrincessScrumpy · 21/01/2011 14:07

I'm pg with dc2 and already have a bump - I thought I was imagining it until dh said "Are you sure of your dates?!"

Probably being paranoid but when I found out I was pg I was having implantation bleeding (didn't get that with dd1) and "felt" the implanting (mild cramps) which I seemed to feel in 2 places. DH is adamant it's twins. I had an identical twin but that isn't hereditary so don't think that makes a difference.

Am I going mad? Did anyone else have a bump this early?

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SAHmummy · 21/01/2011 15:08

you are mad!

you sure your not just bloated? I had a little bloated bump when I was 5 weeks. Like the bloatedness you get on period.

How big is this bump? If it is huge maybe get it checked out? you shouldn't be showing, even if it is twins!

good luck!

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PrincessScrumpy · 21/01/2011 15:15

Just a little bump so I'm sure no-one would notice but I don't feel bloated. It's very firm - dh thinks I'm at least 8 weeks (there's no way). With dd1 I was in maternity clothes at 12 weeks as she pushed everything out front, but I thought that was early, this is ridiculous.

I would assume it was my imagination if it wasn't for dh's comments. My boobs have grown too (gone up a cup).

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SAHmummy · 21/01/2011 15:25

boobs normally are bigger before bump. 12 weeks is not that uncommon to be in maternity I was at 13 weeeks.

Apparently if you have had a baby before you are more likely to show early as your body prepares itself.

hope this helps!

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harrygracejessica · 22/01/2011 20:06

I had a proper bump by 8 weeks this time although im pregnant with my 2nd set of twins. Last time I was showing by about 10 weeks (with twins)

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LadyOfTheManor · 22/01/2011 20:10

I had a bump at about 8 weeks...

But the "twin gene" runs from the male side of the family, so get your dh tracing his family tree!

I also think you are more aware of a bump with a second child (psychologically as you know what to expect)

Congrats!

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MandaHugNKiss · 22/01/2011 20:28

I thought that twins are something that comes from the womans side - it's a genetic propensity to release two (or more) eggs... not sure how DH's family can affect her ovaries However, it can be passed to her from HER father.

Identical twins are believed to be a quirk of nature and so no genetic link.

Really interested to know if you have twins though given your strong feelings!

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paternal · 22/01/2011 20:33

My OH looks like she is showing at 7+4 she is worrying about it, so I'm trying to make her feel better by telling her that maybe she isn't showing but just getting fat. :o I know I'm bad. She doesn't like to be woken up with "Morning fatty girl"

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LadyOfTheManor · 22/01/2011 20:44

Depends on the twins, doesn't it?

"If the twins are non-identical it is down to the mother due to double ovulation.
However, if they are identical twins the tendency is equally as likely to come from the father as the mother, as it is the fertilized egg that splits (ie once the sperm and egg are joined.) However research has not actually proven that identical twins run in families, scientifically speaking it is just coincidence."

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LadyOfTheManor · 22/01/2011 20:45

"Is your partner's mother an identical twin or a fraternal twin? Having identical twins (more properly called monozygotic, since they come from one fertilized egg) hasn't been shown to be genetically linked. However, there is some research that indicates that the male might influence identical twinning. Fraternal twinning(dizygotic - from two fertilized eggs) is known to be genetically linked. Some women are more likely to ovulate more than one egg each month and that trait can be passed onto their children. So their daughters may be more likely to have twins. Their sons might be able to pass this trait onto their daughters, but he can't cause his wife to ovulate more than one egg. In this case, your partner's daughters might be more likely to have twins, but you wouldn't be. The only certain way to know if your partner's mother is an identical twin or a fraternal twin is through genetic testing (looking alike and having separate placentas aren't certain)."

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PrincessScrumpy · 22/01/2011 21:37

Just to clarify: MIL isn't a twin and no twins on dh's side - I had a twin (died at 11 weeks) but we were the only twins on my side.

It's probably too much cake.