I think I might be, but I'm just stuck on this thought.
I have a wonderful DD who's 14 months old, I love her to bits, but she was originally a twin. Sadly the other didn't survive and 'vanished' and I never would have known if I hadn't had that pesky early scan to check viability. Obviously I was disappointed, but I put it aside as I'd never expected twins and tbh I was just over the moon that I hadn't had a mmc and I was going to have a baby.
But now we're thinking of ttc again soon and all I can think about is twins. I don't know if she was a fraternal twin or identical, but there were two sacs on the early ultrasound, so I think fraternal, which means I might have a predisposition to them (though the only other twins I know of in the family were my maternal great grandmother and her sister, so it's pretty far back if genetic). I now find myself hoping hoping hoping for another twin pregnancy. I know they're high risk, I know twins usually end up on NICU, I went through all that thought process last time in the 6 weeks I thought I was having twins.
So now I find myself thinking that I'm going to TRY for twins. As in, add supplements in that raise the chances - soy isoflavones, black cohosh, sweet cassava, and high dose folic acid.
So am I mad? Is there anyone else out there who wants twins? Almost everyone I've heard talk about multiples has said things along the line of, 'at least it isn't twins' or 'i don't know how anyone copes with twins' or 'i was so worried about the risk of twins.' I can't be the only one out there who actively wants them, can I?
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Am I mad to want twins?
eaiand2 · 17/07/2015 19:31
I used to want twins....then my sister had twins and I quickly realised I did not want twins! I have 11 months between mine and that's incredibly hard, but twins....I'd have been admitted to the local pysch ward by now.
I think the idea of twins is lovely but the reality is just exhausting. With my twin nephews it was literally pick one up, other one cries, settle first one, put it down, pick up second twin, settle, then first twin starts crying again.....
I stayed with my sister for a week when they were a few weeks old and came down with glandular fever afterwards. It was pretty horrendous.
Having said that there's a lady on the nursery run with triplets...identical toddler triplets....now that is hard 
No you are not mad, and not alone!
I would dearly love twins. The main reason is that I am too old to fit 2 risk free pregnancies in, and I had vowed never to have an only child, as I feel that I suffered a lot emotionally and developmentally growing up alone. I begged my mum to give me a brother or sister to play with, but it was not to be. At school other kids and teachers said I was spoilt because I was an OC, even though my father wasn't part of our family and we had little money.
A twin would be a ready made playmate right from the start. I know it would be more expensive feeding two mouths, but we would spend less on expensive experiences if they could entertain each other. I could see myself paying for other people's kids to come on trips just so my child could interact with other children growing up.
My husband's dad is an identical twin, and he is always joking about it. He would love twins too. But I heard that the twin gene only cones down the maternal line...
I don't mind if they are identical or not, nor what combination of gender. I wouldn't do twee things like dress them up the same LOL
Eaiand2, your story makes sense too about how much you want twins. If you want them bad enough inconvenience and cost can be overcome. 
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I had my twins at 42 and everyone told me the chance increases with age. I would say they were a happy surprise but yes it was a bit daunting but you make it work. Of course they are the joy of our lives (don't tell the others! 
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