I am a fraternal twin girl with a twin brother. Is my chance of having twins good?

Question

I am 27. I heard if your over 25 your chances increase. Is this true. Do I have a high chance of having twins. I currently have a son who was conceived when I was 24 years old. What are my chances the next time around? My husbands grandfather was also a twin...does this help my chances any? Thanks for reading:)

Answer 1

Absolutely.

Answer 2

You're in luck! I can answer this correctly.



I am an RN and just so happen to be a person with a very long family history of fraternal twins.



It IS true that twins are born every other generation.

That has always happened in my family and others that I have talked to.



In medical school, this subject was addressed. Here it is.



It is possible. It has happened that a twin gives birth to twins but it is EXTREMLY rare.



The American Medical Association doesn't have the answer as to why that is. It doesn't qualify as an emergency need to know now problem.



It costs a fortune for them to study things, to find cures for serious and fatal conditions. There is NO WAY ANYBODY is going to just hand out billions of dollars to research something that is just out of curiosity.



We may never know why that is.



Interesting though, isn't it?



I Just read EmbeeWembee's answer. She's right. I forgot to mention that part about it being passed on by the mother's side.



It's true. My mother is a fraternal twin. My sister and I are not. I miscarried and they were twins.

ALL of the twins are from my mothers side and there are a lot. Every other generation.



It's wild.

Answer 3

I think its a crap shoot. fraternal twins are basically 2 kids that happen to be born at the same time. Two eggs that drop instead of one every month. I have about 3 sets of identical twins on my mom's side and I had fraternal twins. I looked up the why's of it because I had no idea how it happened and I have absolutely no statistical reason for having them. So totally cool though.

Your chances of having twins is higher if you are over 35 not 25 and also if you have a couple other kids first, too.

Answer 4

Yes, you do have a higher chance of conceiving twins. Especially since you are a fraternal twin. Fraternal twins seem to be more of a genetic thing that is passed down.

But I think that you have a higher chance after 35, not 25.

Answer 5

PROBABLY - the tendency for fraternal twins is genetically passed from mother to daughter, and maternal age is also a factor for fraternal twins



Was the "twin" grandpa on his mum's side?? Maybe that fraternal twin gene could possibly hop around and pop up from his side?



There's a good chart at the site below that defines the differences between identicals, fraternals, and "polar body twins", which is a new one on me... that's when an egg splits off into two separate eggs BEFORE fertilization, and each of those is fertilized by a different sperm.. WHO KNEW??



see, I learned something too.. good deal

Answer 6

Well, you see, you can get pregnancy drugs. They give you an over 70% chance of you getting pregnant with fraternal twins. But, if you want to be natural, I hear if you are over 25, then your chances increase by about 20%

Answer 7

I don't know if the age of the mother has any bearing on the matter, but fraternal twins are the ones that are hereditary, not identical twins, so yes, your chances of having twins are very good!

Answer 8

If your grandfather was a twin, because the chances are better for twins when it runs on the maternal side. Most likely you'll be a grandmother to twins born from a daughter of yours.

Answer 9

ok..I had my twins at 18 and I did a lot of reading on twins and heres some interesting things about your odds of having twins



You'll increase your odds of having twins/multiples if....





You (the mother) are over age 45. The chances of having twins increases with age; 17% of mothers over the age of 45 give birth to twins. Becoming a mother after age 50 boosts your odds considerably, to nearly 1 in 9!



You live in Massachusetts or Connecticut. A 1999 study found that rates in these states were at least 25% higher than the national rate in the United States.



You take fertility drugs or undergo other fertility treatments. No one can deny that the availability of fertility enhancements has increased the multiple birth rate, but no study seems to conclusively pinpoint the impact. Some estimate that the chances of having twins after fertility enhancing treatment is as high as 1 in 38. Others estimate that using the drug Clomid increases your chances to 1 in 5.



You, your mother, or her mother's mother is a fraternal twin. These women may carry a gene for hyperovulation, which means they release more than one egg during an ovulation cycle, increasing their ability to conceive fraternal twins. The chances may be high as 1 in 17 if the mother is a fraternal twin herself.



~~~this is scary to think about for me lol~~~



You've already had one set of fraternal twins. For mothers who have already had one set of fraternal twins, their chances of conceiving another set are four times greater than the average woman, or about 1 in 12!





You're Nigerian. This African country purportedly has the highest twinning rate in the world, estimated at 1 in 22. Some sources attribute it to their consumption of large quantities of YAMS. (It's worth a try if you really want to have multiples!)



You're overweight or tall. A 2005 study published by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology reported a significant increase in fraternal twin births to mothers who had a BMI of 30 or higher, or who were in the top 25th percentile for height.

~~~this too--im like 5'10 which is tall i guess~~~



IF you are wanting to have identical twins good luck...your odds are 1 in 285 regardless of race, heredity, age, and all other factors.





Hope this helped

Answer 10

Yes, my doctor said that the chances are greater if the mother was a twin than if the father was a twin.

Answer 11

my cousin is an identical twin and on her third pregnancy she had a set of identical twin boys. So a twin having twins is possible but not sure on what would increase your chance at having twins would be.

Answer 12

Yes, genetically having twins runs in the family. I have two sets of cousins that are twins, my father is a twin, and before I was born he had identical girl twins who happened to be born premature and died, and my brother had twins.

Answer 13

There are so many variables to consider. I have a brother and sister who are twins. My sister has 4 kids, no twins...but my brother and his wife had twin boys (fraternal). Honestly, I think it's in God's hands as to what you have.

Answer 14

Usually twins run in families, but I think they usually skip a generation. I don't know if your age has anything to do with increasing your odds or not, I've never heard of that.

Answer 15

Do you know that they recently mentioned on the news that dairy products increase the chances of having twins?



Do not remember if it was identical or fraternal.



You might want to do a search on this if you want to know more.

Answer 16

I heard that twins skip a generation, however since you and your husband both have twins in your family it is more likely than anyone that doesn't have twins in their family.

Answer 17

I've heard, too, that it skips a generation..if that. My mom was a twin and none of her kids (me, my sister or brother) or any of my cousins (her siblings kids) ever had twins.

Answer 18

Yeah....it does......example: my step-mom is a fraternal twin and she had a set of identical twins.

Answer 19

i'm a twin two it could happen not likely they say it skips a generation so your kids can have twins not you

Answer 20

I am a triplet and concieved twins but lost one of them. So in my book yes.

Answer 21

really? i never knew having twins was genetic! i always thought it was just chance and all chance... two sperms entering the egg or the fertilised egg splitting...

Answer 22

well if your brother is the fathe ryou coudl probably have 3 legged kids if that helps any

Answer 23

I have heard that it skips a generation.

Answer 24

sorry probably not but it could happen

Answer 25

no