twin survey

[throckenholt]

following on from comments about if your dad is a twin ...

How about we see if there are any patterns here.

1. fraternal or identical
2. Twins in the close family
3. your age when you had them
4. short or tall
5. fat, thin or normal

Me:

1. identical
2. not really - my maternal grandfather had fraternal twin siblings and the female one of those siblings had fraternal granchildren through her daughter. My dad's sister conceived twins but lost them before birth - not sure if id or fraternal.
3. 35
4. short
5. fat

15 sets!

Would be interested to read that research..

1. fraternal g/g
2. no
3. 33
4. tallish
5. a bit on the heavy side, but not fat
6. both white british

1. fraternal
2. yes
3. 33
4. tallish
5. normal
6. white British

1.Fraternal

1. None

3.Me 31 dp 39 4.short 5'1 5.Fat 6.White british

1. fraternal
2. no
3. 25
4. average
5. normal

1. fraternal
2. no twins in the close family
3. 34
4. short - 5'2"
5. fat
6. White British
7. No previous pregnancies

oops:

1. white british

1.fraternal
2.my bil&sil also have twins & dh has 2 lots of twin cousins, 1st set for my side of the family
3.29 was 6 weeks off my 30th b'day
4.5ft 5 so normal ish lol
5.normal
6.white british

Fraternal
Great Grandmother and Great Great Uncle on Dad's side were twins
32
5ft 4
Normal kind of weight, got a bit thin whilst pg (except on bump of course)
White british (both parents)

1. Fraternal
2. Nope!
3. 24
4. 5ft 4 so short?
5. Thin (almost skeletal while pregnant!)
6. White British

1. fraternal or identical

frat

1. Twins in the close family

yes - frat

1. your age when you had them

21 - i read the chances increase with age and dh ran to get a vasectomy

1. short or tall

who me - them? i am short at 5"2 dh is avg at 5"11 dd is supertall at 5"5 (15 years old) ds is taller by 1/2 inch

1. fat, thin or normal me them?

i was normal erring on thin.

twins dd normal ds too skinny

1. frat
2. yes - ident uncles on my mothers side/frat grandma on my fathers side
3. 27
4. 5ft6 (?medium)
5. slim, now thin from feedin them!!
6. new zealander

heres some twin facts to clarify a couple of q's people have asked..(from a twin website)...last thing tho - i saw a bbc doc on twins that said sometimes u can get b/g identical twins!!!??? how??

One in 80 births produces non-identical twins
Women who have had non-identical twins are four times more likely to conceive twins again.
Daughters of women who have had non-identical twins are 1.8 times more likely to have non-identical twins themselves
Sisters of women who have had non-identical twins are 2.6 times more likely to have non-identical twins.
Non-identical twins are directly inherited through the mother, either from her mother or father.
It has now been established that in some cases identical twins may run in families. However, in most cases they just happen.
Identical twins are always the same sex.
Twins do not "skip" generations, but can often be born in every generation.
Triplets and quadruplets can also be inherited. They can be a combination of identical and fraternal babies.

The main reason for the increase in the incidence of multiple births is the shift to later childbearing. Another contributing factor is the use of fertility enhancing treatments.

1. fraternal
2. No twins in family
3. 28
4. short (5'0'!)
5. thin (7 stone)

White British

Yes, I am clearly an odd person!