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Chances of having twins

So my sister just found out she's pregnant Her husband is a twin and my moms aunts and cousins are twins and then my dad has twin sisters i wonder if she will have twins
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Twins run in my family. In my family it is every other generation. I was expected to have twins but I have not been blessed with twins yet.
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I am a twin (ferternal) myself and was told I am more likely to have twins then a singular baby. It only skips a generation if the father carried the gene because ferternal twins happen when two eggs drop instead of one, and well the men don't have eggs lol, although he can pass the gene to his daughter. 7 weeks and really hoping for twins :)
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I am a twin (ferternal) myself and was told I am more likely to have twins then a singular baby. It only skips a generation if the father carried the gene because ferternal twins happen when two eggs drop instead of one, and well the men don't have eggs lol, although he can pass the gene to his daughter. 7 weeks and really hoping for twins :)
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I am having twins (fraternal) and there are no twins on my side or the father's side. So who knows! Lol
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Twins dont skip a generation, ive ask multiple doctors about it. It just all depends if you have the gene. My husbands mother is a twin and his aunt had twins, so far his sister has not had twins , we havent had twins and his,brother hasnt had twins.
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I've heard it skips a generation. In my family my grandma is a twin, but I'm not having twins. My husband is an identical twin and his mom is a twin too. So our chances are high.
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Identical twins aren't genetic but fraternal is.. Identical twins are spontateous.. Usely on mom side of family; the gene is passed.. But you could google it
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It skips a generation. My boyfriends dad is a twin, and his great grandfather. Sometimes it can just happen too I'm sure. I knew I was probably having a boy just because it's more dominant on the fathers side.
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It skips a gene. Since the father is a twin the baby most likely will not be but his or her chances of twins increases
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If it is genetic im definitely not having twins.. oh man lol
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Having identical twins is genetic. It is possible
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I dont think its genetic but im not 100% there no twins in my family or my hubbys lol
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