How likely is it to have twins?

Answer 1

if you are a twin there is 100% chance that you get pregnant and have twins. even your cousins can have twins if they know that they come from the generation as yours

[added by another user] If you are female and you are a fraternal twin, you are at increased likelihood to conceive twins. If you are an identical twin or male, your chances of having twins are about the same as anyone elses, roughly 1:80 births.

Answer 2

Hello, It may be, Do you have relations that have twins? Or maybe your Partner may have twins in their Families. Its generally a possibility that one of your families has twins somewhere in the line. You need to go to a Doctor Who will organize for you to get a ultrasound test done. that will tell you the situation. The girl next door had twins a couple of years ago. Good Luck.

Answer 3

Rare phenomenon when two eggs being fertilised with 2 sperms in the short span of time so it is suggested expect the best single child as twins always will be weak and need extra care to look after

Answer 4

So, my boyfriend and I are considering having a baby. Twins run in both of our families and it just so happens that the chance of having twins is on both of our generations. What are the chances of me becoming pregnant with twins if he and I do choose to start a family?

Answer 5

You do not by the way of probability and chances in this case. If both the parents are having history of twins in the family, you have much higher chances of getting twins. You can know the fact in very early pregnancy. By one and half months of your last date of periods, you can go for ultrasound examination. You will come to know about the fact that twins are there or single fetus is there. You can easily terminate the pregnancy at this time. You have to take few tablets as per advice of your gynecologist. I personally feel that you go ahead with twin pregnancy. Nature has given you the gift of twin pregnancy. It is fine to accept twins as gift. Indeed they are! It's my personal experience.

Answer 6

1 out of 17,000. But if your mother is an identicle twin you have a 1 out of 17 chance of having twins.

Answer 7

I would guess that twins are born in about 1 out of every 200 to 300 live births.

Answer 8

The odds are 75%