If i have had twins before what are my chances of getting pregnant with twins again?

Question

I have just read on the baby world website that a woman's chances of having twins is 1in 70 chance second time is 1 in 20 chance.

I got pregnant naturally

my grandads sister has 3 sets of twins

Answer 1

Well, pretty good!!! I didnt even know the hole 1 in 20 thing. But i say if you want more children, have them. You'll get what your suppose to have. I'm having twins and thinking about having more already. And to tell you the truth,i'm pretty scared of having another set of twins. I'm a twin myself,so my chances are pretty big! If you dont have any other records of twins in your family, i wouldn't be too worried. You'll most probably only have one baby. But good luck for the future!!!!

Answer 2

I believe that the statistics you stated are a little off. The chances of having twins isn't statistical, primarily it is inherited. Secondly, if twins don't run in your family, the chances of you having twins twice would actually decrease. If twins run in your family, then statistically the odds would point to a higher chance of having twins. Take this as an example. A woman at the age of 23 gives live birth to twins, then goes on to have 5 live single births. The twins each have children, but no twins. The third child born gives birth to twins. Because twins run in this family, the child that is not a twin should not have given birth to twins. One of the children of the twins should have twins.
So if statistics are right, wouldn't the twins have had the higher chance of giving birth to twins, not the next child born having twins. For the next child, it was a fluke, not genetics, that caused twins.
Basically if it is in the genetics, your chances of giving birth to twins again my be slightly higher than someone who does not have the family history of having twins, but not much higher

Answer 3

In the United States, the overall odds of having twins are one in 90. The multiple pregnancy rate is higher in patients who have used fertility drugs and/or have had in vitro fertilization. Twins can be fraternal or identical. The highest rate of fraternal twins occurs among African-Americans - one in 70 births. Caucasians have twins every 88 births, while the rate is one in 150 for Japanese women and one in 300 for Chinese women. The incidence of having identical twins is not influenced by race and is about three to five per 1,000 births.
If the first pregnancy resulted in a twin birth, the subsequent pregnancy is five times more likely to be a twin or multiple births.

Answer 4

depends what type f twins they are. if they are identical twins there is a lower chance of haveing twins again as identical twins requires the fetalised egg to spilt into two very early on in development but if its not idental that means that two egs were relased and fertalised separetly and this is a higer chance of occuring as it is more due to a fault in egg releasce than fettilisation. eaither way there is stil a low chance of it occuring anyway.

Answer 5

There is a increased chance of having twins more than once, and more commonly so if your twins are fraternal.

Answer 6

I believe its very rare, but it COULD happen!! Would you do it all over again? I'd love to have twins, I have twin uncles, so maybe I'll get lucky!! (i alreayd have a 15 month old aswell!)

Answer 7

It all depends on if you had identical or not

If you had identical, then your chances are the same as everyone else - pretty low!

But if they are un-identical, then this is a gene thing, and could quite possibly happen again - its all to do with multipe eggs when you ovulate!!!

hope that helps

Answer 8

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Answer 9

If they were natural twins VERY likely. If they weren't natural very unlikely

Answer 10

There is a good chance.