Twins/Triplets/triplets question

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Expert: Susan M. Heim - 8/10/2009


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Hi,  I have a question I was really hoping you can help me with.  Is it true that if you conceive with triplets that you have pregnancy symptoms much sooner than if it were just one?  Reason I ask is that I was broken up with my ex girlfriend for about two months then we had sex on a sunday and by wednesday she was already having heartburn, frequesnt urination, etc...I also found out she was seeing another guy during this, she told be the reason she had symptoms so quickly after sex is because they were triplets, is this true?

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I'm not a medical professional, but I find it highly unlikely that she'd be having pregnancy symptoms within three days of sex, even with multiples. And she certainly wouldn't know at that point if she was carrying triplets. I'd insist on a blood test.

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Susan M. Heim

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I'm a mother of twins in elementary school and the author of three books on raising twins and multiples, and I love to answer any (nonmedical) questions relating to the raising of twins and multiples, from birth through the teen years.

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I am the author of "It's Twins! Parent-to-Parent Advice from Infancy Through Adolescence"; "Twice the Love: Stories of Inspiration for Families with Twins, Multiples and Singletons"; and, "Chicken Soup for the Soul: Twins and More." I am also the founder of TwinsTalk, a website for parents of twins and multiples, and I write a blog called Susan Heim on Parenting. I've published articles in TWINS Magazine, as well as many other publications. I'm also the mother of twins and two other children.

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TWINS Magazine, Mom Writer's Literary Magazine, Angels on Earth, Parenting Plus

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I have a bachelor's degree in Business Administration.

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