Twin Pregnancy: How Big is your Belly Really Going to Get?

Oh boys....or girls...or boy and girl?!

If you or someone you know is expecting twins, I'm sure you're wondering how big a twin belly actually gets!?

When we found out I was having twins I was shocked!  I quickly found that unlike a singleton pregnancy, it was hard to conceal the news due to my rapidly growing belly. In the first few weeks, people started to speculate that I was pregnant even before I shared the news (I waited until 12 wks to tell the masses and nearly 10 weeks to tell family and friends).  

So shortly after coming to grips with the fact that we were going to have two times the snuggles and two times the fun, I started to wonder....how big am I going to get? I, of course, began googling immediately. I found quite a few images, some shocking and some frankly a bit annoying (think perfectly poised photo of tall slender mom carrying twins at 24 weeks). Many of the progressions I found were from super fit, soon-to-be, twin moms. It appears they may be the only ones brave enough to share their journey towards monstrosity. In hindsight, I wish I would have done a more creative and detailed job in documenting this twin belly journey, but at the forefront I was too focused on other things like....OMG we're going to have TWINS!! 

So here goes - my selfie progression gallery. I didn't document the progression by weeks but I did capture 24 pictures during the progression from beginning to end (I took a picture every 10 days or so) . We made it to 36 weeks, I am 5 feet tall and at the beginning of the journey weighed 120lbs and at the end weighed just over 200lbs. My girls were 6.5lbs each when born and were di-di.  Here's the great news for those of you just beginning your journey, 18 months after my girls were born I was back to my starting weight.   

Are you a soon to be mom of twins? Have a question about what to expect? I would love to share my experiences with you! To read more about my twin journey click here!