Are pregnancy symptoms worse with twins?
When you are expecting twins, you might suffer more from some of the usual symptoms of pregnancy. But this will not always happen to everyone. Nausea and vomiting can be more of a problem if you are expecting twins. You will have higher levels of the pregnancy hormone, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which triggers morning sickness. In the early stages of pregnancy, higher levels of the hormone progesterone can also make you feel short of breath. Later on, having two babies push up against your diaphragm can also make breathlessness worse. You might also be more likely to have constipation or suffer from wind and bloating. Later in your pregnancy there is more of a strain on your muscles because you are carrying additional weight, so back pain might be a problem. Anaemia is more common with twins and it can make you feel very tired. In pregnancy your blood volume increases, and this happens even more if you have twins. This means your blood is diluted and has fewer red blood cells,
