my husbands mom is a twin, and my husband has a set of twin cousins on his dads side?

Question

what are the chances that I am pregnant with twins ( I am 5 weeks pregnant)

Answer 1

If you are, it has nothing to do with your husband, (Having twins that is!)

There has been no documented evidence that identical twins are genetic. You have as much chance of having identical twins as any other pregnant woman.

Fraternal twins may have a genetic link on the mother's side, as it is the propensity to drop more than one egg at a time that creates fraternal twins.

Other factors that increase the chance of twins:

Age - Older is more likely to have fraternal twins.
Weight - Being overweight is another factor that increases the odds.

Answer 2

I'm the mother of identical twins so I hear these types of questions alot:

1. Identical twins (monozygotic) are from one egg that splits. All pregnancies have a 1 in 250 chance of being identical twins. This is not impacted by age, ethnicity, fertility drugs, or family history.

2. Fraternal twins (dizygotic) occur when the female produces two eggs in the same cycle. Some factors include fertility drugs, higher maternal age, ethnicity (for instance more common in African Americans less common in Asians), and family history.

3. Because it is up to the female to produce two eggs at once a family history of fraternal twins is only relevant on the female's side.

So, while everyone has a chance of having twins, your husband's family history of twins does not better your odds. However, if your mother-in-law is a fraternal twin and you have a daughter, there's an increased chance that she will have twins.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

Fraternal twins run in a women's family, since the women needs to release 2 eggs at once. Or it could be environmental, there is a study going on here, they think the pesticides used on apple trees could be the reason there are so many twins in this area. No one seems to know what causes the "splitting" for identical twins, though there are studies that it could be environmental, change in temperature, etc.

Answer 4

not very likely unless you released two eggs or have the twin line in your mom's family . If you husband was the pregnant one then there would be a good chance.

Answer 5

confident, the probabilities of your having a twin being pregnant is greater yet your husband has no longer something to do with it. at the start, fraternal (unidentical) twins take place with the aid of fact the mum at ovulation launched 2 eggs extremely of the oftentimes going on one and the two have been given fertilized. This tendency is genetic and runs contained in the mum's maternal family members. that's multifactorial so it does no longer mean each and every of the being pregnant would be twin only that opportunities are high greater. different components incorporate increasing age (>35), your ethnicity (extreme in Africans, low in jap). a 0.33 team would be from the IVFs and different assisted being pregnant approaches that reason greater desirable than one egg to be attainable for fertilization. you will discover added data under

Answer 6

The hereditary side of twins comes from the mother's ability to shed two eggs at one time, thus producing fraternal twins.
Identical twins are purely accidental, and can happen to anyone.

Answer 7

Twins are passed through MOM'S side of the family.
It's all about your eggs. :-) You need to either release two eggs in a month OR you need to have an egg that divides.

Answer 8

twins are determined by the mothers side

Answer 9

The chances are pretty good. It can happen through either your or his genes. Good luck on your first ultra sound

Answer 10

Good chances! If not this pregnancy it could be the next!