My husbands mom is a twin, and my husband has a set of twin cousins on his dads side?
Answer:
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.
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.
not very
depends on you, not your husband
The chances are pretty good. It can happen through either your or his genes. Good luck on your first ultra sound
twins are determined by the mothers side
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.
Good chances! If not this pregnancy it could be the next!
depends on YOUR body if you can produce 2 eggs.
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.
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.
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!
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