Comments for Twins are Fun http://www.twinsarefun.com Celebrating All Things Related to Parenting Twins Fri, 10 Feb 2012 13:16:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 Comment on What’s the reason behind having twins? heridetary or just plain coincidence? by Cheryl J http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/whats-the-reason-behind-having-twins-heridetary-or-just-plain-coincidence/comment-page-1/#comment-4485 Cheryl J Fri, 17 Dec 2010 20:12:59 +0000 http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/whats-the-reason-behind-having-twins-heridetary-or-just-plain-coincidence/#comment-4485 Usually twins are born every 2nd or 3rd generation, specially if there are twins on one side of the family. Or you can ovulate and one egg splits for "identical twins" or 2 eggs become fertilised from 2 sperm.<br><b>References : </b><br> Usually twins are born every 2nd or 3rd generation, specially if there are twins on one side of the family.
Or you can ovulate and one egg splits for "identical twins" or 2 eggs become fertilised from 2 sperm.
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]]> Comment on What’s the reason behind having twins? heridetary or just plain coincidence? by tolerant2themax http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/whats-the-reason-behind-having-twins-heridetary-or-just-plain-coincidence/comment-page-1/#comment-4484 tolerant2themax Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:56:59 +0000 http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/whats-the-reason-behind-having-twins-heridetary-or-just-plain-coincidence/#comment-4484 I agree with littlelo.. just would add that there is no (proven) hereditary factor for the splitting of eggs, but that there is a known factor for the production of multiple eggs.<br><b>References : </b><br> I agree with littlelo.. just would add that there is no (proven) hereditary factor for the splitting of eggs, but that there is a known factor for the production of multiple eggs.
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]]> Comment on What’s the reason behind having twins? heridetary or just plain coincidence? by Meesh http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/whats-the-reason-behind-having-twins-heridetary-or-just-plain-coincidence/comment-page-1/#comment-4483 Meesh Fri, 17 Dec 2010 19:36:59 +0000 http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/whats-the-reason-behind-having-twins-heridetary-or-just-plain-coincidence/#comment-4483 Along with hereditary reasons the older the mothers age increases the possibility of having twins.<br><b>References : </b><br> Along with hereditary reasons the older the mothers age increases the possibility of having twins.
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]]> Comment on What’s the reason behind having twins? heridetary or just plain coincidence? by littlelostlamb07 http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/whats-the-reason-behind-having-twins-heridetary-or-just-plain-coincidence/comment-page-1/#comment-4482 littlelostlamb07 Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:56:59 +0000 http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/whats-the-reason-behind-having-twins-heridetary-or-just-plain-coincidence/#comment-4482 Some women carry a gene that makes them prone to hyper ovulate while others have twins by chance. So, some women naturally release more than one egg at a time that happen to get fertilized and some women have an egg get fertilized that happens to split. There are also women who undergo fertility treatments and have multiples and that increases her chances for twins too. If twins run in the family on the women's side, or she has already had a set of twins, her chances are increased of having twins too.<br><b>References : </b><br> Some women carry a gene that makes them prone to hyper ovulate while others have twins by chance. So, some women naturally release more than one egg at a time that happen to get fertilized and some women have an egg get fertilized that happens to split. There are also women who undergo fertility treatments and have multiples and that increases her chances for twins too. If twins run in the family on the women’s side, or she has already had a set of twins, her chances are increased of having twins too.
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]]> Comment on What’s the reason behind having twins? heridetary or just plain coincidence? by Chestnut http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/whats-the-reason-behind-having-twins-heridetary-or-just-plain-coincidence/comment-page-1/#comment-4481 Chestnut Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:42:59 +0000 http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/whats-the-reason-behind-having-twins-heridetary-or-just-plain-coincidence/#comment-4481 something along the lines of 2 sperms fertilizing a single egg and making 2 embryos or something like that<br><b>References : </b><br>memory something along the lines of 2 sperms fertilizing a single egg and making 2 embryos or something like that
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]]> Comment on What’s the reason behind having twins? heridetary or just plain coincidence? by Sexual Seductress http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/whats-the-reason-behind-having-twins-heridetary-or-just-plain-coincidence/comment-page-1/#comment-4480 Sexual Seductress Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:54:59 +0000 http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/whats-the-reason-behind-having-twins-heridetary-or-just-plain-coincidence/#comment-4480 Almost always hereditary. There are usually twins on either mommy or daddy's side. When two sperm fertilize one egg you have identical twins, when two sperm fertilize two different eggs there you have fraturnal twins EDIT: Identical twins are always the same sex, Fraturnal twins can be different sexes<br><b>References : </b><br> Almost always hereditary. There are usually twins on either mommy or daddy’s side.
When two sperm fertilize one egg you have identical twins, when two sperm fertilize two different eggs there you have fraturnal twins
EDIT: Identical twins are always the same sex, Fraturnal twins can be different sexes
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]]> Comment on myhalf sister had twins and my dad’s siter had twins am i a candidate for having twins? by ski chick http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/myhalf-sister-had-twins-and-my-dads-siter-had-twins-am-i-a-candidate-for-having-twins/comment-page-1/#comment-4479 ski chick Tue, 14 Dec 2010 04:14:59 +0000 http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/myhalf-sister-had-twins-and-my-dads-siter-had-twins-am-i-a-candidate-for-having-twins/#comment-4479 Anybody who can get pregnant could have twins, but it is never likely for anyone, regardless of family history. Overall odds of any twins, identical or fraternal, are about 1 in 80. It does not skip a generation, as some have suggested. That is an old wives tale. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't, and sometimes it skips several. You never know when twins will occur. When fraternal twins run in families, it comes from the female line because it has to do with a woman releasing more than one egg in a cycle. It can pass from a mother to a daughter and so on, but it's no guarantee of twins. Your father's side has nothing to do with it. Fraternal twins can also happen randomly. There is no evidence to support that identical twins run in families. It is too random. The stat is about 1 in 325 live births. Scientists have not been able to isolate the moment of the split of the egg, so it is unknown why it happens. They do sometimes run in individuals, meaning that a woman who has had twins is more likely to produce them again than if she had a singleton pregnancy. This is also true of fraternal twins.<br><b>References : </b><br> Anybody who can get pregnant could have twins, but it is never likely for anyone, regardless of family history.

Overall odds of any twins, identical or fraternal, are about 1 in 80. It does not skip a generation, as some have suggested. That is an old wives tale. Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn’t, and sometimes it skips several. You never know when twins will occur.

When fraternal twins run in families, it comes from the female line because it has to do with a woman releasing more than one egg in a cycle. It can pass from a mother to a daughter and so on, but it’s no guarantee of twins. Your father’s side has nothing to do with it. Fraternal twins can also happen randomly.

There is no evidence to support that identical twins run in families. It is too random. The stat is about 1 in 325 live births. Scientists have not been able to isolate the moment of the split of the egg, so it is unknown why it happens. They do sometimes run in individuals, meaning that a woman who has had twins is more likely to produce them again than if she had a singleton pregnancy. This is also true of fraternal twins.
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]]> Comment on myhalf sister had twins and my dad’s siter had twins am i a candidate for having twins? by ranabanana77 http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/myhalf-sister-had-twins-and-my-dads-siter-had-twins-am-i-a-candidate-for-having-twins/comment-page-1/#comment-4478 ranabanana77 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 03:47:59 +0000 http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/myhalf-sister-had-twins-and-my-dads-siter-had-twins-am-i-a-candidate-for-having-twins/#comment-4478 My Mum is a non-identical twin. Her mother had 3 sets of non-identical twins. My Dad had non-identical twin brothers. I've been pregnant 3 times and have never had twins. The only other person in my family who was pregnant with twins was my cousin but unfortunately she lost one.<br><b>References : </b><br>12 weeks 1 day pregnant with 1 baby My Mum is a non-identical twin. Her mother had 3 sets of non-identical twins. My Dad had non-identical twin brothers. I’ve been pregnant 3 times and have never had twins. The only other person in my family who was pregnant with twins was my cousin but unfortunately she lost one.
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]]> Comment on myhalf sister had twins and my dad’s siter had twins am i a candidate for having twins? by Tex http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/myhalf-sister-had-twins-and-my-dads-siter-had-twins-am-i-a-candidate-for-having-twins/comment-page-1/#comment-4477 Tex Tue, 14 Dec 2010 03:19:59 +0000 http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/myhalf-sister-had-twins-and-my-dads-siter-had-twins-am-i-a-candidate-for-having-twins/#comment-4477 Very possibly, twining does run in families, so you are a candidate.<br><b>References : </b><br> Very possibly, twining does run in families, so you are a candidate.
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]]> Comment on myhalf sister had twins and my dad’s siter had twins am i a candidate for having twins? by Proud Mama of 3 http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/myhalf-sister-had-twins-and-my-dads-siter-had-twins-am-i-a-candidate-for-having-twins/comment-page-1/#comment-4476 Proud Mama of 3 Tue, 14 Dec 2010 03:03:59 +0000 http://www.twinsarefun.com/2010/12/myhalf-sister-had-twins-and-my-dads-siter-had-twins-am-i-a-candidate-for-having-twins/#comment-4476 It depends if its on your mothers side or not, not your fathers.<br><b>References : </b><br> It depends if its on your mothers side or not, not your fathers.
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