Useful information on when women more likely to have twins, triplets or multiples with advice on multiple pregnancy and birth.Discuss twins or more on our forums, right now! Or, post a comment below.Twins- The average length of pregnancy is 36 weeks for twins and 33-34 weeks for triplets.
- Identical twins are formed from a single egg which splits after fertilisation.
- Non-identical (fraternal) twins are formed from two fertilised eggs. The only sure-fire way to know if yours are identical or fraternal (apart from them being boy/girl twins) is from a DNA test.
- Twins are on the increase: older mothers and fertility treatment increase the likelihood of a double hit!
- Nigerian women have the highest rate of twinning in the world.
- Even identical twins don't share identical fingerprints. Each of your children is truly unique.
If you wait to have children until you're in your 30s or beyond, you face a greater chance than younger women of having twins or more. As you age, you naturally produce more ovulation-stimulating hormones, which could trigger your ovaries to release several eggs each month. Larger, taller women are 25 to 30 percent more likely to have twins. Heredity is an important factor too. Non-identical twins tend to run in families, usually on the mother's side, but not always. If twins run in your mother's family, you're more likely to have a set yourself, but identical twins do not tend to run in families. | 
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Twins run in my husbands family n skipped a generation and that there are a number of twins on myown side! So it was bound to happen although we didn't know this till i was pregnant!!
At the beginning i was really ill, n always hungry! the sickness does subside but the hunger seems to increase so my advice is to take a wee snack with u in your handbag if hunger strikes when your out and about!! xx
I'm 14 weeks pregnant with twins due in Jan 09. Anyone out there I can share some thoughts and feelings with?
I am 8 weeks pregnant with twins, but I have been experiencing some vaginal bleeding, the doctors did bloodwork on me and I had a sonogram this is when I found out I was having twins.
I am nervous though because I am still bleeding off and on.
Has this happened 2 anyone before?
I have 2 older sons & this has never happened 2 me before.