How Likely Am I To Have Twins, If I Am A Twin, My Grandmothers Sister On M Mothers Side Was A Twin, My Dads Grandfather Was A Twin, And My Unborn Child's' Fathers Great Uncle Was A Twin?

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I am identical twin and know I probably will not have twins. But my husband's side have twins as well. Could I have a higher chance to twins at all?
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If my grandmother had three sets of twins but my dad was not a twin and on my boyfriends side had no twins in his family can I still have twin kids  if yes how
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Some of it is genetic. If twins run in your family then the percentage is high. You can also know by your menstrual cycle. How often your period occurs and how many eggs you pass a month.
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Twins run in my family, I am a twin, I have 3 sets of twin cousins and my mom and grandma is a twin. It is probably a 60%chance you might have twins.
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My mother is a twin and my husband is also a twin does this mean I am likely to have twins?
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There are two sorts of twins: Twins from a single eggs and twins from two eggs.

Likelihood for twins for a single egg (identical twins) can apparently come from mother, father, both or just plain luck. It has to do with the way cells divide after conception.

Likelihood for non-identical twins seems to "run" more along maternal lines. It has to do with ovulation patterns. Two or more ova (eggs) must be available.

Sammyjo's description hadn't specified whether the twins in the family histories were identical or non-identical (it gets confusing when one calls sisters or a brother and sister "fraternal").

Another basic comparison, relative to other pregnancies in the female line, did non-twin (single) pregnancies at 3.5 months ever seem any larger than average or did seeming large early on *always* indicate twins were on the way?

Whichever way, there's a whole lot of twinning going on. With a dollar in hand, I might bet on "twins" (or more), if forced to bet, not advocating gambling here. :-) Additional commentary: On the basis of Sammy jo's response, I remind myself that it's not "sporting" to bet on a sure thing. :-)
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samantha johnson commented
Actually there are no identical twins in any side of the family, they are all fraternal. My mother told me that when she was 5 months pregnant, she looked more like she was 8 months pregnant.
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It seems pretty likely you could conceive twins. One woman said that she felt better in her twin pregnancy than
her single pregnancy. You don't necessarily have to feel bad in order to be carrying twins! :O) Gab
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According to what to expect when you're expecting website, the chances of having twins is only affected by the mom's heredity. It won't matter if your partner has tons of twins on his side of the family, the chances only come from the female's side.

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