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How many ttc #4 and ended up with twins?

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buttonmoon78 · 11/10/2010 15:02

We're currently trying to conceive #4 but I'm slightly freaked out by chances being increased of conceiving twins! (Age, previous pgs etc)

I know of one couple this has happened to (friends of friends) but how much is the chance increased really?

Has anyone got any experience of this?

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Insanitybecomesme · 11/10/2010 15:10

Not number 4 but number 5 became 5 & 6, however I wouldn't change a thing.
Good luckSmile

Lavitabellissima · 11/10/2010 15:15

My dr told me a friend of hers was trying to conceive number 3 and had triplets making 5 children!

I wouldn't worry too much Smile

I'm having identical twin girls in 5 weeks Grin

idobelieveinfairies · 11/10/2010 15:43

My 5th was babies 5 & 6...and then our 7th was 7 & 8 Grin and i was young... 26 when i had the first set and no twins in the family!!!

It happens!!!

juuule · 11/10/2010 15:53

9 children - no multiples - and I was old (last 2 at 40 and almost 44)

TotorosOcarina · 11/10/2010 15:54

fairies - are there twins in your family,

am expecting number 4 and am 26 and slightly freaked by your post!

idobelieveinfairies · 11/10/2010 15:57

Nope-no twins anywhere....but it has to start somewhere!!!! Grin

TotorosOcarina · 11/10/2010 16:28

er yes well, not here I hope Grin

throckenholt · 11/10/2010 16:38

I know lots of families of 4 or more and can only think of two with twins - one where there 2&3 were twins (went on to have more), and one where they wanted just one more and got two.

My twins are numbers 2&3 (out of 3) - identical which can happen to anyone and is not related to age or family.

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buttonmoon78 · 11/10/2010 21:30

Righto. I think the mumnet jury has spoken overwhelmingly that whilst it may be more likely (scientific evidence) it is not enough to warrant this level of freaking out!

Thanks all.

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LongStory · 11/10/2010 22:40

happened to me - and wasn't ttc. Generally been fine, though.

kennythekangaroo · 11/10/2010 22:45

Don't want to worry you but I knew someone who went for number 4 and ended up with quads!

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buttonmoon78 · 11/10/2010 22:58

Oh, I geddit. Just when I'm feeling better you all come out of the woodwork Wink

Well, the deed is done for this month anyway! I don't think it's really enough of a freakout to put me off having #4 it was just a little concern.

After all, having twins wouldn't be the end of my life, it would just be a complication I hadn't banked on. And, as with everything else, you get on a deal with whatever life throws at you, no?

I hope I'm worrying about nothing though! Grin

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idobelieveinfairies · 12/10/2010 09:53

Twins are fab...hard work in the first few weeks..but very very rewarding, and it's lovely seeing them when they are a bit older...always some to play/fight with.

Good luck with it all and let us know if it's a singleton, twins...or triplets Grin

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buttonmoon78 · 12/10/2010 12:43

Gah! Don't say that! I'm only just recovering from shock of realising that for the purposes, I've had 4 pgs as I've had one mc which still counts. And your chances increase if you've had 4 pgs! I'm not ready for twins or triplets!

And breathe...

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NorkilyChallenged · 12/10/2010 12:58

What is the evidence of increased likelihood of twins with older age? Is it an "increased chance" but the increase is from about 0.8% to 1.2%, for example?

I didn't know that about number of pregnancies though.

Just wondering.

And I do know someone in her 20s who went for number 4 and got 4&5 (identical). She sadly had lots of miscarriages (about 5 I think) so did fall into the lots of pregnancies category.

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buttonmoon78 · 12/10/2010 13:43

If you look on a lot of the TAMBA etc websites it says that the chances are something like 1.5% normally. It goes up somewhat after 30 but really increases after 35 (I'm in the former category). Apparently, something Shock like 19% of all pgs after 45 end up with twins! I can't remember what the figure was for chances inc after more previous pgs but they were significant.

I think the most I got to, looking at all the websites was about 5% in my case, but having conceived two 0.01% babies (on the pill, no illness, none missed etc) I find my place is often in the minority. And not just in this case!

Am building this waaay up into something it isn't and I probably won't, it just surprised me when I saw the stats!

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twolittlemonkeys · 12/10/2010 13:51

Kennythekangaroo - A friend of mine used to live here then moved back to the USA with her 4 children. Evidently they decided to ttc again and ended up with quads (2 pairs of identical twins). I was PMSL when the Christmas card with photo of the family came, though I don't know how she does it!

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buttonmoon78 · 12/10/2010 13:58

Aargh. Time to step away from the laptop.

I wonder what the statistical chances of that are though?

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JustKeepSwimming · 13/10/2010 06:39

One friend went for number 3, had 3&4.

Another went for number 2, had 2&3.

But not heard of 4&5, yet.

And i don't want it happening to me (expecting DC3 now but always hoped for 4)!!

switchtvoffdosomelessboring · 19/10/2010 16:39

We went for number 3, and got 3&4.

idobelieveinfairies · 16/11/2010 12:30

There are no twins in my family's history and i was 24 and 29 when i had my 2 sets..so sometimes it does just happen Grin.

I read that the reason for the increases risk if twins after having a lot of singleton pregnancies is basically because the mum is usually older, it's more to do with age i think.

With my second set, twin no.2 was actually conceived 2 weeks after i concieved twin 1 according to the dating scan!

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buttonmoon78 · 22/11/2010 19:49

How strange, Idobelieve

Well, I have tested +ve so am officially with child! I have been feeling nauseous all day but ds currently has horrid bug so whether it's that or not I don't know. I never usually have nausea...

The timing is fairly rubbish as DH has just lost his job. It's all a bit Confused really.

TBH it's taken 24 hrs to feel excited but I'm getting there...!

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madmissy · 22/11/2010 21:28

congratulations!!

Gay40 · 22/11/2010 21:34

There's a couple in Australia who have a 1 year old and pregnant again....with quintuplets.