A Taste of Twin Pregnancy vs. Singleton Pregnancy

I cannot believe the differences between being pregnant with the twins and pregnant with just one baby. Sometimes I have to remind myself that at this point with the twins I was not able to move around more than an hour a day due to being put on bed rest at 32 weeks.

That is by far one of the advantages to having one baby at a time: no bed rest at 32 weeks. I seriously don't know how a woman could be on bed rest and have to take care of other kids anyway. A few weeks ago I asked my OB/GYN if he was concerned about preterm labor because he never brought it up in our conversations (unlike the twin pregnancy where it was discussed all the time). He pretty much told me that I didn't really need to worry about that. Weird. Complete mind shift.

Another advantage to having one baby at a time is I don't feel all of the cramps, swelling, bloating like I did before. A lot of the time with them my back felt like it was literally cracking in half. Not so much this time.

It is nice to not have to purchase everything in twos. A singleton pregnancy is much cheaper.

There are some things that are definitely disadvantages. With the twins I had an ultrasound every month or so in the beginning and then from 32 weeks until they were born I had two ultrasounds a week to measure the stress levels of the babies etc. I sure miss the ultrasounds. With this baby we have had three ultrasounds total. I have one good clear picture of my baby and that was taken months ago. Before Cameron and Dallin were born I knew that Cameron was pretty much going to be a little cue ball and Dallin was going to have long wavy-ish hair. I have no clue about this baby. I am quite excited to find out.

Another thing that is definitely a disadvantage is that I have to be more careful of what I eat. With the twins, I had to be eating all of the time. I went through a gallon jug of chocolate milk every couple of days. Every morning I would have scrambled eggs, pancakes, and whatever else I wanted. I ate probably five meals a day. Now I eat much less than I did and I feel like I am a blimp.

This pregnancy has certainly been different than the first, but each one has had its own advantages and disadvantages. I am looking forward to seeing our new little guy and nervous at the same time as to how I am going to juggle being a mom to twins and a new baby. Thank goodness for family help and a great husband. We shall see how the next few weeks go.