Curious to see what twin pregnancy progression photos look like? Below are my twin pregnancy photos from week 4 when I found out I was pregnant to week 34 which is the last time I took a picture before delivering at 36 weeks.
Twin Pregnancy Progression Photos
I took twin pregnancy photos about every other week once I hit 12 weeks when I was pregnant with my twins. I have twin pregnancy blog posts, linked below, to go with most of those pictures but I thought it’d be neat to see them all side by side.
My twins were my second, and final, pregnancy. I could tell already at 8 weeks that I was bigger than I had been with my first child at 8 weeks. Later that week at the ultrasound I found out it wasn’t just that it was my second pregnancy so I was bigger, I was carrying two babies!
Weeks 4 – 8
At 4 weeks pregnant, most people don’t even know quite yet but since we were trying to get pregnant and my period was rather regular at that point, I knew already by 4 weeks along that I was pregnant.
Granted, as I detail in this blog post, I didn’t know I was 4 Weeks Pregnant with Twins yet!
By 8 weeks I was measuring much larger than I had in my first pregnancy but it wasn’t until the end of my 8th week of pregnancy when I had my first ultrasound that I found out I was 8 Weeks Pregnant with Twins!
12-16 Weeks Pregnant with Twins
At 12 weeks pregnant with twins, my gosh, I knew it and I could feel it. I was much bigger already and really stressed due to all the things I learned I needed to be concerned about during my MoDi twin pregnancy!
When I was 14 weeks pregnant with twins I had my first specialist appointment due to my high risk twin pregnancy. It also was the week I found out I was pregnant with identical little boys!
At 16 weeks pregnant with twins I was coming to terms with having a house full of boys since I already had a 1 year old boy at the time, and now knew I had two more boys on the way.
18 – 22 Weeks Pregnant with Twins
18 Weeks into my Twin Pregnancy my babies had their first echocardiogram.
At 20 weeks pregnant with twins, I was already measuring 9 weeks ahead and I found out I had failed the glucose test for gestational diabetes. This is rather common with twin pregnancies. They had me do the three hour test which I luckily passed!
When I was 22 weeks pregnant with twins the twins had their second echocardiogram. Unfortunately, we found out that one of the babies had a heart issue so we were worried.
24 – 28 Weeks Pregnant with Twins
By 24 weeks pregnant with twins I was feeling more confident that they’d both make it through since they’d technically reached the point of viability. I of course hoped they’d stay in for at least 10 more weeks! I was finally ready to start purchasing things in duplicate in preparation for their arrival.
At 26 weeks pregnant with twins the photo of me is at the beach in the summer while I stood in the water for a bit trying to cool down. It was a hot summer to be super pregnant with twins, that’s for sure!
At 28 weeks pregnant with twins I was outgrowing the shirts I used for my first pregnancy, with just one child, and needed to buy some shirts that were a size bigger just to cover my belly.
30 – 34 Weeks
At 30 weeks pregnant with twins I was in so much pain yet so hopeful and glad they were still healthy and growing inside of me. Same at 32-33 weeks pregnant with twins.
By 34 weeks pregnant with twins I started to feel hopeful that a happy end was near, that soon I’d be able to hold my babies in my arms and soon would no longer be the only one responsible for them since only I could feel what I felt and know when to call the doctor, etc.
Why Only Until 34 Weeks?
With MoDi twins it’s safest to deliver before 37 weeks because the placenta they share starts to break down and not work as well at that time.
At 35 weeks pregnant with twins I was growing concerned that I was developing preeclampsia. I was swelling up more but my tests kept coming back as being fine.
I ended up going into the hospital when I was exactly 36 weeks pregnant and had to deliver via emergency c-section just hours later due to a severe form of pre-eclampsia called HELP syndrome. I was supposed to take the 36 week photo earlier that day but I was so exhausted that I didn’t.
I’ve been bummed about that decision ever since but it is what it is.
Notes about my Twin Pregnancy Photos
You may notice that I’m often wearing the same light purple shirt. I did have a decent amount of maternity clothing from my first pregnancy but grew out of those pretty quickly since I was measuring full term at just 26 weeks along.
Also, a lot of my pregnancy clothing from my first pregnancy were professional looking clothing since at the time I was still working as a school psychologist. When I was pregnant with my twins and a stay-at-home mom with a 1 year old, the last thing I wanted to do was dress up. So I didn’t. lol
The last two photos I took, weeks 32 and 34, I’m wearing dresses because at that point it was hard to get pants on I was so big. My pelvis felt like it was going to just fall out of my body from week 25 and on, as it was under so much pressure due to holding up two babies and a huge placenta they shared.
Want to Read about my Twin Pregnancy?
Below I have all of my MoDi Twin Pregnancy blog posts, most of which I wrote while pregnant in order to tell friends and family what was going on. I also have posts about what I found to be helpful while I was pregnant with my twins such as a support belt and sitting a lot, as well as how my pregnancy symptoms were different between my first pregnancy and my twin pregnancy.
My MoDi Twin Pregnancy
I started this blog after I had my twins but have included my blog posts from my MoDi Twin pregnancy back in 2018.
As a mom of identical twins and a son two years older, I have gained invaluable experience in the realm, and chaos, of parenting. With a Master's Degree and Education Specialist Degree in School Psychology, I spent years as a school psychologist, helping children navigate through their educational and emotional challenges. Now as a stay at home mom and professional blogger, I combine my areas of expertise to help you in your parenting journey.