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Natural ways to conceive multiples?

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LillyMary90 · 16/03/2021 20:49

I know it’s a long shot and to be honest i will be happy and so lucky to conceive either way but does anyone have any experience/ideas/thoughts on natural ways to increase the chance of conceiving multiples?

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A1b2c3d4e5f6g7 · 17/03/2021 10:02

Apparently soy isoflavones taken days 1-5 can cause extra eggs to be released

butterfly990 · 16/03/2021 22:01

There was a mum at our pre-school with natural born quads. She looked permanently stressed and harassed. The other mums, it was an affluent area turned up jn their 4x4's and she had a massive people carrier van thing.

I made the mistake of commenting to one of the other mums "imagine what it's like having quads". She replied "I don't need to, I live next door!!"

DownToTheSeaAgain · 16/03/2021 21:19

A large % come via IVF. If You are trying to be efficient then that might work Confused

clareykb · 16/03/2021 21:19

I've had 2 sets of twins, both naturally no family history or risk factors and I was late twenties early 30s so not age. However, and I don't want to be a huge downer but I lost my first set after they were born prematurely, with my second set I was in hospital from 25 weeks on bed rest (young healthy no other issues) they were a little prem and have had to have help with meeting milestones but are doing well now they are primary school age. What I'm trying to say is that it is risky, really more risky than people realise SCBU is full of twins and triplets, complications are much higher, having 2 babies at home on feeding plans is hard work, carrying around 2 toddlers who can't walk properly yet as they have a delay from being born early is tiring. I love my twins, they are totally amazing but I would advise anyone not to do it by choice. In our twins play groups we went to the average age of parents was older than at other groups and lots of people had had IVF x

BigSkyLife · 16/03/2021 21:17

The Yoruba aren’t a tribe, but rather an ethnicity. 44 million Yoruba people in Nigeria alone - predominantly in the south west.
But they do have a lot of twins!

elizabethdraper · 16/03/2021 21:14

Take clomid. Worked twice for a family member

Trumplosttheelection · 16/03/2021 21:11

Just take 6 weeks mat leave and get back to work. It's how they do it in the US. Long mat leave is not obligatory and you cannot eat your way to twins.

MangoSeason · 16/03/2021 21:10

I was terrified of twins when TTC my third. The risk factors for me were

  1. Family history of fraternal twins
  2. Older Mum
  3. Breastfeeding while TTC
4 Tall women are more likely to have twins and I am 6 foot tall

I was so relieved to see my singleton at the scan.

Lille4 · 16/03/2021 21:10

@ElphabaTheGreen

Why on earth would you want to? I see a set of twins and the mere thought of having two babies/toddlers at once makes me hyperventilate. There’s a set of triplets at my DCs’ school. I practically have to cross the road when I see them so I don’t fall sobbing into their mother’s arms going, ‘How? HOW HAVE YOU COPED?’
Haha @ElphabaTheGreen that is usually my reaction! 😂😂 I genuinely cannot cope with the thought of carrying and birthing multiples. I admire from afar. A friend of mine had triplets and it literally changed her life completely. Work, finances etc everything has to be reconsidered. But she's amazing at it. I live in awe of her 👏

Good luck to OP though ❤️

HamFisted · 16/03/2021 21:10

Insanity. I can only assume you got a sleeper.

Indeed.

NoGoodPunsLeft · 16/03/2021 21:08

I know 4 sets of twins:

Random (second pregnancy, was frankly pissed off at getting 2 for 1 Grin
Family history
Older mum x2

ElphabaTheGreen · 16/03/2021 21:06

X-post - you have one and you still want twins??

Insanity. I can only assume you got a sleeper.

Greenmarmalade · 16/03/2021 21:05

@ElphabaTheGreen I know exactly how you feel! Massive respect for triplet + parents. Must be so insanely tough.

ElphabaTheGreen · 16/03/2021 21:05

@LillyMary90

Basically I have the higher income between my husband and I, we both want 3 children and realistically I can’t afford to have multiple or sporadic years off on maternity having children (as much as I’d love to) I thought a quicker way to do this was to have multiples, crazy I know!
Ah, the ‘instant family’ delusion of multiples, when you’ve not even had one yet. And thinking you know how many children you want when you’ve not even had one yet.

No, OP. Nonononononono. Avoid the yams. Especially the white ones.

Greenmarmalade · 16/03/2021 21:03

Do you know how much childcare costs for twins? Are you aware of the pregnancy and birth risks? You get hardly any decent sleep with multiples... no napping when the baby naps, broken nights for ages, sometimes waking to feed every hour.

But if you like: Yams. Conceiving whilst breastfeeding. Conceiving as a teen or in your 40s.

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LillyMary90 · 16/03/2021 21:03

I do have one.

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Einszwei · 16/03/2021 21:03

Why would you choose to have multiples when the chances of complications are higher?

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LillyMary90 · 16/03/2021 21:02

@ElphabaTheGreen

Why on earth would you want to? I see a set of twins and the mere thought of having two babies/toddlers at once makes me hyperventilate. There’s a set of triplets at my DCs’ school. I practically have to cross the road when I see them so I don’t fall sobbing into their mother’s arms going, ‘How? HOW HAVE YOU COPED?’
Oh I totally understand! It takes some strength to raise one let alone multiples!!
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HamFisted · 16/03/2021 21:01

@LillyMary90

Basically I have the higher income between my husband and I, we both want 3 children and realistically I can’t afford to have multiple or sporadic years off on maternity having children (as much as I’d love to) I thought a quicker way to do this was to have multiples, crazy I know!
Also, split the parental leave so that your husband does at least half of it.
HamFisted · 16/03/2021 21:01

@LillyMary90

Basically I have the higher income between my husband and I, we both want 3 children and realistically I can’t afford to have multiple or sporadic years off on maternity having children (as much as I’d love to) I thought a quicker way to do this was to have multiples, crazy I know!
You've not had any yet. You may well change your mind about the number of kids once you've actually got one or two.
Standrewsschool · 16/03/2021 21:00

Make love!

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LillyMary90 · 16/03/2021 21:00

Basically I have the higher income between my husband and I, we both want 3 children and realistically I can’t afford to have multiple or sporadic years off on maternity having children (as much as I’d love to) I thought a quicker way to do this was to have multiples, crazy I know!

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HamFisted · 16/03/2021 21:00

@ElphabaTheGreen

Why on earth would you want to? I see a set of twins and the mere thought of having two babies/toddlers at once makes me hyperventilate. There’s a set of triplets at my DCs’ school. I practically have to cross the road when I see them so I don’t fall sobbing into their mother’s arms going, ‘How? HOW HAVE YOU COPED?’
Also this.
HamFisted · 16/03/2021 20:59

Most of it is beyond your control (ethnicity, family history etc), but there's also:

  • be breastfeeding at the time you conceive
(I was with my second, still had a single though)
  • be older when you conceive (multiple eggs are released towards the start of menopause)
  • Have just come off hormonal contraception (this was true for me with my first and second. Still had singles both times thank God)
BigSkyLife · 16/03/2021 20:56

Has to be white yam though.

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