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Originally Posted by bella_mia_hairy  Just curious, how can you tell if your female is carrying a singleton? What are the signs does she still get really big like she would if she was having more than one pup?
I have only ever had large litters 6 pups each time from Mia, and for Chloe this is her first litter. So having a small litter is new to me.
Thanks
Nikki |
Oh my goodness, no........they don't get nearly as big. I've read some stories where they didn't even know the female was PG for sure til she had the pup!
I've had one other litter before (a litter of 4), and let's just say I enjoyed that pregnancy so much more. I've been fretting over this one since day one,wondering if she was or not; partially because I've wanted it for so long. I "know" there is probably a singleton because that is all that we saw on an ultrasound done around day 30-ish, though they said there could be more. Even having seen it, I've still been having doubts until earlier this week. Her belly didn't convincingly "show" until the beginning of the 7th week and even with that I still wasn't convinced til I felt the puppy move. That was late last week, and I still wondered until early this week if I really felt it. I'm convinced now that there's definitely something moving in Halle's belly. Our x-ray to unquestionably prove it to me is tomorrow; THEN maybe
I can be a true believer, relax, & enjoy til whelping time.