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I'd been feeling crazy, but I wasn't crazy. I was just pregnant with twins.
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Fast Facts
Babies deprive their parents of approximately 44 days of sleep.
Once you're 4 months pregnant, your baby starts urinating inside you.
A baby has all of their fingerprints by 9-12 weeks in the womb.
The only natural induction method that is scientifically proven is nipple stimulation.
1 in 3 women give birth via Cesarean section.
Babies deprive their parents of approximately 44 days of sleep.
Once you're 4 months pregnant, your baby starts urinating inside you.
A baby has all of their fingerprints by 9-12 weeks in the womb.
The only natural induction method that is scientifically proven is nipple stimulation.
1 in 3 women give birth via Cesarean section.
Hatchpedia
Chorionic Villus Sampling
/kawr·ee·on·ik· vil·uhs· sam·pling/
This prenatal test occurs at around 10 weeks of pregnancy when a sample of chorionic villi (aka placental tissue that shares the baby's genetic makeup) is removed from the placenta for testing. The sample can be taken through the cervix (transcervical) or the abdominal wall (transabdominal). Chorionic villus sampling can reveal whether a baby has a chromosomal condition, such as Down syndrome, as well as other genetic conditions like cystic fibrosis.
You might consider having a CVS if you've had worrisome results from a prenatal screening test, you've had a chromosomal condition in a previous pregnancy, or if you're 35 or older. If you have a family history of a specific genetic condition, or you or your partner is a carrier of a genetic condition, a CVS can then be used to diagnose many of these disorders.
