How can I increase my chances of conceiving twins?
Is there any way to increase my chances of having twins. My mother told me that an old wives tale says that drinking more milk can increase your chances but i am lactose intolerant so that is out of the question.
There are some African cultures, I believe, that have a diet heavy in yams - they have the highest rate of twinning in the world. However, I’ve heard some speculation about whether they really work or not or if it’s genetics that are at work with this particular group of people.
Other factors that contribute to having twins:
age 40 and over
being slightly overweight
having a positive family history, on either side
As far as dairy, the study I found compared vegans with non-vegans and people who ate meat. The vegans were less likely to conceive twins, but it looks like the non-vegans and meat eaters who drank milk conceived twins more than the vegans, but about the same rate as each other. Assuming you’re not a vegan, I’m not sure this study has much bearing.
Anyway, you can also take fertility drugs like Clomid, etc. if you want to go down that road, or even do IVF.
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There aren’t any ways other than taking fertility medicines, and even then you are only slighly increasing the chances.
Twin pregnancies are hard on you and on the babies- it should never be the goal.
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There are some African cultures, I believe, that have a diet heavy in yams - they have the highest rate of twinning in the world. However, I’ve heard some speculation about whether they really work or not or if it’s genetics that are at work with this particular group of people.
Other factors that contribute to having twins:
age 40 and over
being slightly overweight
having a positive family history, on either side
As far as dairy, the study I found compared vegans with non-vegans and people who ate meat. The vegans were less likely to conceive twins, but it looks like the non-vegans and meat eaters who drank milk conceived twins more than the vegans, but about the same rate as each other. Assuming you’re not a vegan, I’m not sure this study has much bearing.
Anyway, you can also take fertility drugs like Clomid, etc. if you want to go down that road, or even do IVF.
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Taking Folic Acid a month before conceiving and or eating Yams also increases your chances of conceiving Twins.
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i’m going to assume that you have no kids….one baby at a time is more than enough! trust me.
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There are many things that can increase your chances of getting pregnant with twins. Some of them are things that you can change, and some are things that you cannot change. Some of them may be practical, and some are not. What follows is a list of things that increase your chances of getting pregnant with twins.
One of the biggest factors in getting pregnant with twins is a family history of twins. Twinning is often hereditary, and if your mother or your mother’s mother either had fraternal twins or was a fraternal twin, you will be more likely to have increased chances of getting pregnant with twins.
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