How do I make twins??

Question

If there are no twins in my family or my partener's how can I make twins?

Answer 1

1) Have a History
Do twins run in your family? If you have a mother, brother, sister, uncle or long lost cousin with multiples, you may wonder if you'll have them too. Sometimes twinning is hereditary, it's true. However, only fraternal (dizygotic twins are influenced by heredity, and then only in some cases. If your mother or maternal grandmother was or had fraternal twins, you might have inherited a gene for hyperovulation, increasing your chances of conceiving twins also.

2) Grow or Gain Weight
A recent study published by the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology correlates the rise in multiple birth rates with rising rates of obesity. Research found that mothers with a BMI (Body Mass Index) of 30 or higer were significantly more likely to have twins. Again, this statistic only holds true for fraternal (dizygotic) twins. The research also showed that women of above-average height were also more likely to have multiples.

3) Wait Until You're Older
Older mothers are more likely to conceive twins than their younger counterparts. It's thought that the body accelerates ovulation as the biological clock starts ticking faster. Seventeen percent of mothers over age 45 have multiples. Wait five more years and the odds rise to one in nine!

4) Have More Twins
Once you have had a multiple pregnancy, you are significantly more likely to conceive -- and deliver -- twins again! Some estimates suggest that mothers of twins are four times more likely to have twins again than a woman who has never been pregnant, or who only had a singleton.

5) Diet: Yams & Dairy
No one is quite sure why, but the Yoruba tribe in West Africa has the highest rate of twinning in the world. A study concluded that the mother's diet was the cause, being high in cassava, a type of yam or sweet potato. The peelings of this vegetable are thought to contain a chemical that causes hyperovulation. In addition, a 2006 study found that women who consume dairy are five times as likely to have twins.

6) Seek Fertility Assistance
Reproductive technology has dramatically increased the multiple birth rate. Drugs that stimualate ovulation can lead to a multiple pregnancy, but multiples can also result from invitro fertilization. It's not just that multiple embryos are implanted in the mother, but there is also an unexplained increase in the number of monozygotic twins among IVF patients. No ethical doctor would provide treatment if it wasn't warranted, so fertility assistance should only be sought out when necessary.

7) Have A Big Family
The more kids you have, the more likely you are to conceive twins in a subsequent pregnancy. No one knows the magic limit that triggers a multiple pregnancy, so you'll just have to keep trying until it happens.

8) Conceive While Breastfeeding
Most people think that you can't get pregnant while breastfeeding, that the process of lactating keeps a woman from ovulating. However, plenty of mothers of twins can disprove that theory. Some research has supported the theory that the chance of twins or multiples is increased if a woman conceives while breastfeeding.

9) Get Pregnant On the Pill
Birth control pills are usually thought to be 99.9 percent effective at preventing pregnancy. However, that .01 percent often results in a double whammy -- multiples. Sometimes pregnancy occurs when the pill isn't taken consistently; in other cases, the hormonal mix of a particular drug type simply doesn't provide enough coverage to completely prevent ovulation. In either case, playing around with hormones can lead to hyperovulation, increasing the chances of multiples.

10) Just Get Lucky!
Many parents of multiples don't meet any of the classic criteria, yet find themselves doubly blessed. Monozygotic twins are particularly mysterious; no one is exactly certain what causes an egg to split after conception, producing identical twins. The bottom line is that there truly isn't a whole lot an individual can do to influence their chances of having twins; sometimes you just get lucky!

Answer 2

You will never know until they tell you but I can say two things. 1. When my mom was pregnant with me (I'm a twin) tons of people thought she was having twins and my whole family was praying for twins etc. and we don't have any twins in our family so it was completely random. So maybe you have some hope with that. 2. I don't think having lots of twins has that big of an effect on whether or not you have ones. It all depends on if other twins in your family are fraternal or not. Reason being is because identical is completely random but fraternal could have an effect on it. Because there is a gene for something called hyper-ovulation which makes a woman put out a lot more eggs more often and sometimes several at a time. Therefore making your chances of having a fraternal twins higher Well good luck with the twins!

Answer 3

How to have twins? Here are factors that increase your odds of conceiving twins:

1) Genes
If your family have a history of having twins.
Being a twin yourself.
Having a partner who is a twin himself.
If both parents have a family history of twins.

2) Science
Undergoing fertility treatments such as IVF, in which a doctor places one to three embryos in the uterus.

3) Getting pregnant right after going off birth control pills.

4) Breastfeeding at the time you become pregnant.

5) Having a Body Mass Index (BMI) of 30 or higher.

6) Consuming meat or dairy on a regular basis.

7) Becoming pregnant when you're over age 30.

8) Previously giving birth to twins.

9) Being African American.

10) Being 5'8" or taller.

Hope it helped :) Best of luck!!

Answer 4

You cannot "make twins" unless you have IFV or go on fertility drugs, then you'll have a higher chance of having twins but it's not guaranteed.

Instead of worrying about getting twins, why don't you just pray for a healthy baby. Many in this world would be extremely grateful to have just one healthy baby--don't you think it's a little selfish to be hoping for 2 babies?

Answer 5

Sure, go to the store and buy some Twins mix.
Follow the directions
there, you made twins.

Answer 6

Sorry but you can't choose what you want unless you have 19,000.If you have that kind of money to throw away,they now have the technology so people can now choose the sex of there child,eye color,and if you threw in a little extra I think they would give you twins.

Answer 7

hahaha you could probably invest in your own lab, then have your egg removed, fertilized in the lab and split at the exact moment needed to form two babies. It may end up costing a lot but if you really want twins thats the way to go.

Answer 8

Luck of the draw! Can you force your ovaries to release two eggs at a time? Can you force the egg to split when fertilized by a sperm? Sorries, not much you can do then.

Answer 9

Make an embrio. Once it has split a couple times, cut it in half and implant them individually in your uterus. They will be genetically identical and thus, twins.

Answer 10

you can always adopt. They say twins skip a generation... but i don't exactly know about starting the generations... you should talk to your doctor or gynecologist about it.