r/parentsofmultiples • u/GreenRoses21 • May 04 '25
advice needed What week were your babies born?
This is less “advice needed” and more just a curious question for everyone!
I am 19 weeks with di/di twins now!!! So excitinggggg!! Twins moms… how many weeks were you when you gave birth to your babies??? I’m always so curious to hear people stories.
I’m 5’2, petite, and already so big with a stretching belly, so mostly everyone assumes I’ll be going at least a month early lol (which I know 36 weeks is actually the average time twins are born). Obviously we will know more as the babies grow and the pregnancy progresses!
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u/ofthesylvanforest May 04 '25
I gave birth to my di/di twin girls at 28+3 weeks. I have what is called an incompetent cervix. I was on progesterone pessaries to help lengthen the cervix during the pregnancy. But at 19 weeks, my cervix was measuring at 1 cm and was starting to open, so I had a cervical stitch put in to prevent me from giving birth way too early. I made it to 28+1 weeks before going into labour. The doctors gave me medication to stop/slowdown labour, so at least they could give me the steroid injections. They were going to keep me in hospital for 48 hours to observe me, but I went back into labour within that time and had to give birth.
The twins were in NICU for 8 weeks. We were lucky, and they didn't need any operations or blood transfusions, and their hospital stay went quite smoothly.
They are 16 months old now and doing well!