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I don't know if anyone out there knows alot about twins. Such as, the chance of having them. Well, my fiance's mother and father both have a twin. So what do you think my chances of having them are?
Thanks :-)
Thanks :-)
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You don't have any increased chances of having them when the twins are on the father's side. If you had fraternal (not identical) twins on your mom's side (not even your dad's), then it would increase your chances. Other factors that increase your chances of having twins are fertility drugs and being over the age of 35.
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I know a lot about twins...
But I need more info from you, such as if your inlaws are identical or fraternal. Identical is completely by chance, not hereditary at all. Fraternal, on the other hand, is hereditary and sometimes 'skips a generation' so there would be a good chance of you having them.
Please respond.
But I need more info from you, such as if your inlaws are identical or fraternal. Identical is completely by chance, not hereditary at all. Fraternal, on the other hand, is hereditary and sometimes 'skips a generation' so there would be a good chance of you having them.
Please respond.
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It doesn't matter. The baby's father and his genes have nothing to do with her having twins or not.
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Sorry, I would have responded earlier but I haven't been on. I'm not sure what his mom and dad's twins are. I'm assuming since his dad had a twin sis then they're not identical because I thought identical had to be both of the same sex. His mom and aunt look alike but not exactly alike. What is the diff. between fraternal and identical? Because I know my fiance has no idea. LoL So I was just trying to figure it out by their looks! Thanks so much for this info!
Sorry, I would have responded earlier but I haven't been on. I'm not sure what his mom and dad's twins are. I'm assuming since his dad had a twin sis then they're not identical because I thought identical had to be both of the same sex. His mom and aunt look alike but not exactly alike. What is the diff. between fraternal and identical? Because I know my fiance has no idea. LoL So I was just trying to figure it out by their looks! Thanks so much for this info!
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fraternal -two separate children are conceived(seperate eggs) causing the children to be no more alike than any two siblings. Each with their own DNA and own looks.
identical - like the name suggests, they are "identacle". They were formed by an egg that slipt. These children share the same DNA.
-Seda*
fraternal -two separate children are conceived(seperate eggs) causing the children to be no more alike than any two siblings. Each with their own DNA and own looks.
identical - like the name suggests, they are "identacle". They were formed by an egg that slipt. These children share the same DNA.
-Seda*
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Is it too late to point out this was grossly off topic?
It should've been put on in the Lounge, not here. This is a board for names, not for topics about anything else (although sometimes name topics get off topic... but then you should move it to the Lounge).
And for the record, twins run through the female side of the family only. Unless, theoretically, the father contributes some gene or something to his daughter that makes her more likely to produce more than one egg a month.
Twins only occur naturally in one in 80 births. (Triplets are one in 8,000.) This of course varies among ethnicities--Caucasians have the highest rate of twinning, while Asians have the least--, and it's also influenced by the diet and the age of the potential mother. This all goes out the window if you're using fertility drugs, though, of course.
Miranda
It should've been put on in the Lounge, not here. This is a board for names, not for topics about anything else (although sometimes name topics get off topic... but then you should move it to the Lounge).
And for the record, twins run through the female side of the family only. Unless, theoretically, the father contributes some gene or something to his daughter that makes her more likely to produce more than one egg a month.
Twins only occur naturally in one in 80 births. (Triplets are one in 8,000.) This of course varies among ethnicities--Caucasians have the highest rate of twinning, while Asians have the least--, and it's also influenced by the diet and the age of the potential mother. This all goes out the window if you're using fertility drugs, though, of course.
Miranda
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Well I didn't know there was such a thing as the Lounge. But I dont' really see the difference? Who cares? It's all about babies still... It's not hurting a thing.
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It's OK that you didn't see the descriptions of the boards: http://www.behindthename.com/boards.html. As you can see, the Opinion Board is only "about names: baby name suggestions, character names, name aesthetics, etc.", while the Lounge is for "any subject other than names."
This is because this site is, first and foremost, about the etymology and history of names, whether they're for people, pets, or occasionally businesses or bands, whether they're real or characters. It's not about babies.
In the beginnning, the site only had one board; the General and the Opinion boards were one. But then Mike recognised the need to split the two for organisation and clarity purposes, so he did. After a while, he realised the need for an off-topic board where the community of BtN could "meet" and "talk" about things not related to names; so the Off-Topic Board, later re-named the Lounge, was born. Finally, the Test Board came into existence when people turned to the Lounge for testing purposes, which wasn't the Lounge's function.
Obviously, Mike has an organised mind, rather like me really. Though you'd never know it from looking at my room, I like things to be in the right place, at least on my computer/cyberspace. So, that's why I was admittedly aggravated to see this off topic discussion here, rather than the Lounge. I'm really am sorry if you thought I worded things meanly. I genuinely thought that I was just pointing out that this discussion shouldn't be here. But it's OK that you made that mistake; goodness knows I've done gaffes before here too, lol.
Miranda
This is because this site is, first and foremost, about the etymology and history of names, whether they're for people, pets, or occasionally businesses or bands, whether they're real or characters. It's not about babies.
In the beginnning, the site only had one board; the General and the Opinion boards were one. But then Mike recognised the need to split the two for organisation and clarity purposes, so he did. After a while, he realised the need for an off-topic board where the community of BtN could "meet" and "talk" about things not related to names; so the Off-Topic Board, later re-named the Lounge, was born. Finally, the Test Board came into existence when people turned to the Lounge for testing purposes, which wasn't the Lounge's function.
Obviously, Mike has an organised mind, rather like me really. Though you'd never know it from looking at my room, I like things to be in the right place, at least on my computer/cyberspace. So, that's why I was admittedly aggravated to see this off topic discussion here, rather than the Lounge. I'm really am sorry if you thought I worded things meanly. I genuinely thought that I was just pointing out that this discussion shouldn't be here. But it's OK that you made that mistake; goodness knows I've done gaffes before here too, lol.
Miranda
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It's not all about babies, that's the thing. This is an etymology site. The Lounge is the off-topic board. I'm sure Miranda didn't mean to be mean to you, she's just pointing it out. It's fine that you're new and all.
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Grossly off topic is...
a bit of an exaggeration. I also don't mind a one time or first time off topic post. Everyone makes mistakes and I think it really only needs to be pointed out to those starting a topic not relating to babies/children/names at all or when a person makes several off topic posts. I am not trying to start an arguement but you came off slightly know it all and rude. I know that was not your intention.
a bit of an exaggeration. I also don't mind a one time or first time off topic post. Everyone makes mistakes and I think it really only needs to be pointed out to those starting a topic not relating to babies/children/names at all or when a person makes several off topic posts. I am not trying to start an arguement but you came off slightly know it all and rude. I know that was not your intention.
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thanks...(m)
Thanks for sticking up for me. I had no idea about the lounge, whatever it is.... I didn't think it was wrong to post this because it was about babies/children. Plus, I'm new....
Thanks for sticking up for me. I had no idea about the lounge, whatever it is.... I didn't think it was wrong to post this because it was about babies/children. Plus, I'm new....
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we'll forgive you. You know now. :) .....
*SK*
*SK*
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I agree
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This is what WebMD has to say:
about 29 per 1,000 American births produce twins
Identical twins:
*Are always the same sex and blood type.
*Do not always look alike, but sometimes look like mirror images of each other. One child may be right-handed while the other is left-handed.
*Occur in about 3 to 4 out of 1,000 births worldwide. Race and heredity do not seem to affect the occurrence of identical twins
Fraternal twins:
*Tend to run in families.
*Are born most frequently to women who are white or of African descent.
*Can be of different sexes and have different blood types.
*May look very different from one another, with different-colored hair and eyes; they may also look alike, as siblings tend to do.
Natural causes. You have an increased risk for having a multiple pregnancy if you:
*Are in your thirties. Naturally occurring fraternal twins are most common among women aged 35 to 40.
*Are black, non-Hispanic, particularly between age 35 and 45.
*Are white, non-Hispanic.
*Have already had a multiple pregnancy. Women who have carried fraternal twins have double the usual risk of having twins.
*Have a family history of fraternal twins or triplets. (A history of multiple pregnancy on your partner's side of the family does not increase your risk of multiple pregnancy.)
*Become pregnant in the first menstrual cycle after stopping birth control pills.
*Have been taking opiate drugs (such as morphine or heroin).
http://my.webmd.com/hw/being_pregnant/hw236274.asp?lastselectedguid={5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348}
http://my.webmd.com/content/pages/2/3608_753.htm?lastselectedguid={5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348}
about 29 per 1,000 American births produce twins
Identical twins:
*Are always the same sex and blood type.
*Do not always look alike, but sometimes look like mirror images of each other. One child may be right-handed while the other is left-handed.
*Occur in about 3 to 4 out of 1,000 births worldwide. Race and heredity do not seem to affect the occurrence of identical twins
Fraternal twins:
*Tend to run in families.
*Are born most frequently to women who are white or of African descent.
*Can be of different sexes and have different blood types.
*May look very different from one another, with different-colored hair and eyes; they may also look alike, as siblings tend to do.
Natural causes. You have an increased risk for having a multiple pregnancy if you:
*Are in your thirties. Naturally occurring fraternal twins are most common among women aged 35 to 40.
*Are black, non-Hispanic, particularly between age 35 and 45.
*Are white, non-Hispanic.
*Have already had a multiple pregnancy. Women who have carried fraternal twins have double the usual risk of having twins.
*Have a family history of fraternal twins or triplets. (A history of multiple pregnancy on your partner's side of the family does not increase your risk of multiple pregnancy.)
*Become pregnant in the first menstrual cycle after stopping birth control pills.
*Have been taking opiate drugs (such as morphine or heroin).
http://my.webmd.com/hw/being_pregnant/hw236274.asp?lastselectedguid={5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348}
http://my.webmd.com/content/pages/2/3608_753.htm?lastselectedguid={5FE84E90-BC77-4056-A91C-9531713CA348}
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Just To Make It Clear!
Just to make it clear: My fiance having both parents having a twin (mom has twin sis, dad has twin sis) DOES NOT increase my chances of having twins (either kind) at all? Just asking again, because some people tell me it does. However, after Indy explaining it to me I can see how it doesn't.
Thanks..!
Just to make it clear: My fiance having both parents having a twin (mom has twin sis, dad has twin sis) DOES NOT increase my chances of having twins (either kind) at all? Just asking again, because some people tell me it does. However, after Indy explaining it to me I can see how it doesn't.
Thanks..!
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Nope, not at all, in no way. You still could, of course, have them, but it would have nothing to do with your fiance.
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You need to tell me if your inlaws are identicals or fraternals.
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I think they're both fraternal
I explained it more in above post.
I explained it more in above post.
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Nope it does not increase your chances...sorry to say! I've got the luck my grandmother has had fraternal twins, as did her grandmother, as did my grandgrandgrandmother...lol
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Correct. It DOES NOT increase your chances of having twins.
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Thanks.... I wish it did :-(
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You have a 1 in 90 chance of having identical twins right off the bat. However, your fiance having twins in his family does not improve your odds, just the odds of your children having twins.
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Only paternal twins run in family's and only on the mother's side because it has to do with how and when the eggs are released from the ovaries. For example, If your mother or maternal grandmother had paternal twins it's very possible that you will have paternal twins also. Identical twins do not run in families. You shouldn't worry about it because it seems all the twins are on your fiance's side of the family and his gene pool has nothing to do with you're ovaries... lol.
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I believe the word is fraternal.
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If your read further, I corrected myself
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oops I mean fraternal... sorry I just woke up.
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It's all good. I don't even know which is which anyways. LoL
It's all good. I don't even know which is which anyways. LoL
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Identical=exactly genetic the same(1 egg split up after concieving)
Fraternal=different as in sibs (2 eggs)
Half identical= 1 egg that splits and after that they are concieved
Maternal= on your mother's side
Paternal= on your father's side
Identical=exactly genetic the same(1 egg split up after concieving)
Fraternal=different as in sibs (2 eggs)
Half identical= 1 egg that splits and after that they are concieved
Maternal= on your mother's side
Paternal= on your father's side
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Question...
I'm so confused... So I can't have twins because it doesn't run in my family, it only runs in my fiances? Even though, both of his parents have a twin? Help... LoL
I'm so confused... So I can't have twins because it doesn't run in my family, it only runs in my fiances? Even though, both of his parents have a twin? Help... LoL
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If your able of having twins, depends on YOUR ovaries..if they produce more than 1 egg, you get twins..or, if there's a 'natural mistake' you get identical twins..but the chance of identical twins are the same for everyone, because it's a 'mistake' when a conceived egg splits..
When YOUR mum or grandmother had fraternal (2 eggs) twins, it is possible that that (2 eggs) is being passed down on to you, as it lies in your genes werther your ovaries produce 1 or more eggs...
So your fiance's family have nothing to do with it, because sperm has NOTHING to do with conceiving twins kwim?
When YOUR mum or grandmother had fraternal (2 eggs) twins, it is possible that that (2 eggs) is being passed down on to you, as it lies in your genes werther your ovaries produce 1 or more eggs...
So your fiance's family have nothing to do with it, because sperm has NOTHING to do with conceiving twins kwim?
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your=you're,
and if your fiance had been a girl, there wou'l've been a greater chance of have twins, as it could've been passed down on 'her' kwim?
and if your fiance had been a girl, there wou'l've been a greater chance of have twins, as it could've been passed down on 'her' kwim?
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What does kwim mean? LoL
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Know what i mean...
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I've never heard of Half identical...wow... ya learn something new everyday :)
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It's EXTREMELY rare, but possible...
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Well I want twins!! :-(
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While twins are cute, they also have an increased risk of birth defects, prematurity, and learning disabilities. It's best to have them one at a time, if, of course, you have a choice.
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i have a friends who are twins and their dad is a twin and on her mothers side twins dont really run in the family but on her fathers side they have lots of twin sets so there is still a possibility that you'll have twins but not great as chance.
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???
Are you sure there is still a chance of me having twins? Because someone else told me there isn't. Since twins run on my fiance's side they said sperm has nothing to do with my ovaries producing twins.
Are you sure there is still a chance of me having twins? Because someone else told me there isn't. Since twins run on my fiance's side they said sperm has nothing to do with my ovaries producing twins.
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I think she ment the chance of luck...as in coincidence...but i could be wrong!
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im not sure how it all works but twins ran on their fathers side but i guess it could be luck
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oh alright
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thanks
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Well here goes what i think:
It depends on if they are identical or fraternal...if they are fraternal, 2 eggs were conceived and that is genetical good for you and increases your chances..but as it is you're fiance's family, it's not affecting you kwim? And i think it is only passed on females...
It depends on if they are identical or fraternal...if they are fraternal, 2 eggs were conceived and that is genetical good for you and increases your chances..but as it is you're fiance's family, it's not affecting you kwim? And i think it is only passed on females...
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o ok
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But you can always just wait untill you're 35+..that increases your chances...
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Really?
I didn't know that... how so?
I didn't know that... how so?
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Because then your hormones are beginning to get messed up lol, i don't know why exactly, maybe lala knows, but i know your chances increase A LOT over 35...
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Interesting...
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okay how about this. My maternal grandmother had 2 sets of twins in her family - one identical and one not, so that would be my great grandmother, whic means it should have skipped a generation and my mother should have had twins right?? Or not?? And seeing as she didn't have twins, am I more likely to, or does it make any difference?
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how twins happen (inheritance and older ovaries)
Twins happen in two ways:
1) two eggs released and fertilized=fraternal twins
2) one egg fertilized and splits=identical
Identical is pure chance and is not inheritable.
Fraternal depends on how likely you are to release more than one egg and IS inheritable, but obviously only shows in females!!! That's why people can have families where it's known to "skip" generations. If the twins are boys, they have to pass down the potential to their daughters. It's just a TENDANCY to throw out more eggs, so you can't count on it.
Also, there is a theory that as you get older, your body "forgets" if it released an egg or not and may throw out more than one or it might just not bother to release an egg. This is why your chances of getting multiples can increase as you get older. In recent times, this has increased as 35+yo women are turning to fertility treatments to get pregnant. This increases the statistical chance of twins (or more).
Hope that helps!
Twins happen in two ways:
1) two eggs released and fertilized=fraternal twins
2) one egg fertilized and splits=identical
Identical is pure chance and is not inheritable.
Fraternal depends on how likely you are to release more than one egg and IS inheritable, but obviously only shows in females!!! That's why people can have families where it's known to "skip" generations. If the twins are boys, they have to pass down the potential to their daughters. It's just a TENDANCY to throw out more eggs, so you can't count on it.
Also, there is a theory that as you get older, your body "forgets" if it released an egg or not and may throw out more than one or it might just not bother to release an egg. This is why your chances of getting multiples can increase as you get older. In recent times, this has increased as 35+yo women are turning to fertility treatments to get pregnant. This increases the statistical chance of twins (or more).
Hope that helps!
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