2 sets of twins?

[fionas]

My SIL naturally conceived two sets of twins but sadly lost one. I think the doctor told her that she always ovulated two eggs at a time and virtually said that whenever she conceived, she would ALWAYS have twins. That's secondhand though so I'm not sure how accurate that is!

[Pretty Butterfly]

In my 6 pregnancies, 2 times have been confirmed twins, with me losing one in each pregnancy. Both fraternal pregnancies.

I think if you are prone to ovulating 2 eggs, it may very well happen again....

[blessedatlast]

Wow.. I was on another forum (for multiples) and a few of them have had 2 sets.. Funny thing is I had a really long cycle and had trouble falling pregnant so thought it was a miracle.. Maybe not.. I guess what will be will be.. I would be grateful to just have 1, but to get another shot at being a twin mummy would be good.. I feel ripped off!

[Visitor8]

hugs hun. I read your story. Heartbreaking. Good luck in the future.

[Mildez]

It would be so wonderful if you have your second set of twins. Every pregnancy is different also. As a midwife I know of several woman that have more then one set of naturally concieved twins. It seems especially common in woman who have large amounts of twins in their families. One lady had two sets in 12months.

[hannahfroodoo]

if you've naturally conceived fraternal twins, your chances of naturally conceiving fraternal twins again is said to be 1 in 4. It is assumed that you have a tendency to ovulate multiple eggs. This is why fraternal twins are hereditary - because a tendency to ovulate multiple eggs at once is genetic.
It is different for identical twins though. Chances of spontaneously conceiving a second set of identical twins is 1 in 70 000. although it does happen, of course!

good luck!

[Snacks]

My brother and SIL have two sets, both fraternal.
Not sure, but I think SIL was on clomid before the first set... There is a family history of twins on both sides.

[Cherished]

if you've naturally conceived fraternal twins, your chances of naturally conceiving fraternal twins again is said to be 1 in 4. It is assumed that you have a tendency to ovulate multiple eggs. This is why fraternal twins are hereditary - because a tendency to ovulate multiple eggs at once is genetic.
It is different for identical twins though. Chances of spontaneously conceiving a second set of identical twins is 1 in 70 000. although it does happen, of course!

:yeahthat: but I do know of a lady that had identical twin boys AND identical twin girls in 2 separate pregnancies. I also know of a set of identical twin girls who have both had identical twins themselves (one a set of boys and the other a set of girls). Knowing the odds of having identical twins in the 1st place I thought that both of these cases were pretty special considering the identical twin thing doesn't 'really' run in the family like the old wives tale would have you believe.