2006-09-07 11:04:26 · 8 answers · asked by Jenny T 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
I've had two cousins who had a twin give birth to twins.
2006-09-07 11:08:07 · answer #1 · answered by ? 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The chances are good... for girls to have twins that is. Guys dont count because they dont carry the eggs... and the sperm has nothing to do with twins... thats all about the eggs. But, my neighbor has a fraternal twin (she has a twin brother) and she gave brith a few years ago to identical twin boys. So... for girls that are twins to have twins, its pretty good, but doesn't neccesarily always happen.
2006-09-07 11:20:28 · answer #2 · answered by Ashley P 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If twins are identical, there is no genetic predisposition to twins being passed on. Fraternal twins, OTOH, are more likely to have twins or pass that predisposition on to their children.
Two girlfriends of mine have fathers who are fraternal twins, and one girlfriend has twins and the other found out she's expecting twins!
2006-09-07 12:32:19 · answer #3 · answered by I ♥ EC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm no expert but in my family we have 9 sets of twins all fraternal, 1st my greatgrandfather was a twin, 2nd his daughter (my grandma) was a twin, 3rd & 4th, she then has two sets of twins, 5th, one of her sets of twins had a set of twins, 6th, my grandmothers niece had a set of twins, 7th, a great niece of my grandmother's had a set of twins, 8th, a cousin has had twins and 9th, finally my sister is expecting twins in the next month. So to answer your question it all depends on your family's history of twins.
2006-09-07 11:24:31 · answer #4 · answered by Nisha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having twins is not hereditary.
The odds of having twins is 1 in a 1000.
One of every thousand of those will be triplets.
One of every thousand of those will be quadruplets.
If you don't believe me look it up!
2006-09-07 11:15:08 · answer #5 · answered by ModernMerlin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not usually. Twins usually skip a generation. My aunts had twins so my generation wouldn't but my kids could have twins
2006-09-07 11:06:56 · answer #6 · answered by mommysrock 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
50% chance
2006-09-07 13:41:25 · answer #7 · answered by niecy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i would say that the odds are pretty good. At least they are in our family.
2006-09-07 11:10:28 · answer #8 · answered by Yvonne D 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋