when is the best time to get pregnant with twins?
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Women who are over age 30 — especially women in their late 30s — have a greater chance of having twins. That's because they're more likely to release more than one egg during ovulation than younger women. Mothers between ages 35 and 40 who already have given birth have an even higher chance of conceiving twins.
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Irish twins is the term for siblings born in the same calendar year or within 12 months of each other. For the British mother, the second pregnancy was conceived just seven weeks after the birth of the first child, despite the fact that the mother was taking birth control.
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Twins are defined as children produced in the same pregnancy. Usually they are delivered only a few minutes or hours apart. But they can have different birthdays. This most commonly happens when labor and delivery begins before midnight on one day and ends after the clock changes to the next day.
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Identical twins occurs when one egg is fertilized by one sperm, but the resulting embryo splits into two embryos. "Artificial insemination (IUI) procedures increase the risk of fraternal twins by increasing the number of eggs and sperm in the uterus at the same time," Maguire explains.
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The best time to get pregnant You are most likely to conceive if you have sex within a day or so of ovulation. This is usually about 14 days after the first day of your last period. An egg lives for about 12-24 hours after it is released.
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Only one ovulation can happen per cycle. You can, however, ovulate two (or more) eggs at the same time. When this happens, there is the potential to conceive fraternal (non-identical) twins if both eggs are fertilized. But having two separate eggs released at different times within the same cycle doesn't happen.
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It's a fact that women who naturally conceive twins tend to live in areas where sweet potatoes/yams are a major part of their diet. Yams are supposed to increase the fertility of a woman and improve the ovulation process as well, thereby increasing the chances of getting twins.
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In the general population, identical twin pregnancies occur 0.45% of the time, or 1 in 250 births. While most multiple pregnancies conceived with fertility treatments are fraternal twins, the use of fertility treatment does increase your risk of having identical twins.
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There are two ways that a woman may conceive twins. In one case, her ovaries release two eggs at the time of ovulation, and both are fertilized and become embryos; this results in fraternal, or nonidentical, twins.
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One-third of identical twins have separate placentas. This happens when the fertilised egg splits before implanting in the uterus, up to 4 days after conception.
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Potential complications for babies during twin pregnancy That's why full term for twins is considered 38 weeks, not the typical 40 weeks. Premature birth — delivery before 37 weeks of pregnancy — is the most common complication when you're pregnant with multiples.
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The chances of having identical twins is relatively rare: 3 or 4 per every 1,000 births. Fraternal twins result when two different eggs are fertilized, each by a different sperm cell. This can happen when a woman produces several eggs (most often two) at the same time. This is called hyperovulation.
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Twins are more likely to be born early, often before 38 weeks, so it's important to understand your birth options. Less than half of all twin pregnancies last beyond 37 weeks. Some hospitals have cots that allow your twins to sleep together.
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Multiples Can Be Tricky to Detect However, most women who spontaneously conceive twins, triplets, or more won't begin to suspect anything out of the ordinary until their pregnancy progresses. But there are some hints that show themselves as early as the first trimester.
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In the study, women carrying twins who gained less than 8 lbs. (3.6 kilograms) between weeks 20 and 28 of pregnancy were nearly three times more likely to give birth early (i.e., before 32 weeks of pregnancy), compared with women who gained more than 8 lbs. during those weeks.
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Already have a set of twins. Because the likelihood of conceiving with twins again is higher in women who've already had them. Be heavier rather than lighter so that you've got a higher body mass index (BMI). Some researchers claim that a woman with a BMI of greater than 30 boosts her chances.
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Conception happens when a sperm fertilizes an egg to form an embryo. However, if there are two eggs present in the womb at the time of fertilization or the fertilized egg splits into two separate embryos, a woman can become pregnant with twins.