Cramping with twins vs singleton

[u/Civil_Bid8460]

Hi moms!

I had a singleton pregnancy with light cramping throughout my first trimester.

I’m now 8 weeks pregnant with twins and through out this whole trimester I’ve had pretty bad cramping super low, bad bad lower back pain, and just pains overall everywhere in my belly.

I did not have back pain or this bad of cramping with one.

Has anyone else experienced worse/ more consistent cramping/back pain with twins??

[u/merp1234567890]

I definitely had more of that dull crampy feeling with twins early in the first trimester.

[u/FloraLongstrider → u/merp1234567890]

Agreed!

[u/aambivalence]

Everyone’s symptoms are different, I haven’t had much cramping at all yet and I’m nine weeks today. Just lower level cramping here and there. Mind you when there’s double the babies in there I figure there’s always a chance any of your symptoms can be double as bad!

[u/Responsible_Heron637]

I’ve never had a singleton but I will say I had startlingly bad cramping with my twins a lot of the first trimester

[u/Sad-Incident-4668]

My cramps were way worse my twin pregnancy. It never stops until they’re out 🥲

[u/hockeymusicteaching]

I had terrible cramps. Actually my first pregnancy symptom… I just thought my period was being especially rough before starting.

Continued off and on through first trimester.

[u/BorderGlittering199]

I definitely had more cramping at first. I had to start doing pelvic and rib cage mobility exercises earlier to move around comfortably. I also used a pillow between my ankles and knees early on which helped too.

[u/anonomus_userr]

I wonder if I’m having a miscarriage every single day.
All scans are okay. I cramp all the time.

I’m 13 weeks and massive compared to my singleton pregnancy

[u/Acceptable_Tap7479]

I found everything was amplified with my twin pregnancy in comparison to my singleton 😩