
Even so, there are some parents who tend to have the possibility to get twins, both twins even more. What are the signs that parents are likely to have twins?
1. Family history
If in your family has a history of multiple births, such as mothers, siblings, uncles or cousins are twins, you can expect one day will have twins effortlessly.
Twin births, usually occurs in fall down. If your mother or mother's lineage to the top, has a history of multiple births, then you have a tendency hyperovulasi genes with the release of excessive egg that allows pregnant with twins.
2. Obese or overweight
Study published in the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, shows the close relationship between twinning tendency with increasing cases of obesity.According to the study, women with a Body Mass Index (BMI) of more than 30, likely to be carrying twins. But these statistics only apply to couples with a family history of multiple births.
3. 3. Pregnant in old age
Women who become pregnant at older ages, most likely to have twins, compared to women who become pregnant at a young age. Estimated, ovulation will more rapidly with a biological age that is also moving fast. Approximately 17% of pregnant women over 45 years, likely to be carrying twins.
Five years from now, around the age of 50 years, the greater the chances are 1 in 9. Only in old age contains very risky, from abortion to increased sugar levels during pregnancy. The baby was likely to have chromosomal abnormalities.
4. Once birth twins, then had twins
If your first pregnancy having twins, most likely in the next pregnancy would be twins. For mothers who have twins, four times more likely than it had ever contained.
5. Consumption of tubers and milk
Although not medically proven, but the types of tubers, like yams and potatoes can make a person known to have twins.
One of the proof, an ethnic Yoruba in West Africa where the population consumes most of the tubers, known as the country with the highest twinning rate in the world. It is believed that the tubers have a chemical that triggers hyperovulasi.
While research in the year 2006 and showed, women who consume more milk, tend to have a big chance to be carrying twins.
6. Doing fertility program
Reproductive technology program of rapid current, also enables multiple births due to the high use of drugs that stimulate ovulation and IVF system that allows more than one embryo in the womb.
7. Often Labor
The more you have, the possibility of having a multiple pregnancy is also increasing. But no one can be sure after how many pregnancies will occur multiple pregnancies.
8. Pregnant while still nursing
Many of them think, when breastfeeding, a woman can not be pregnant. But the process of maintaining lactation and mother still menstruating ovulating. Some researchers also supports the theory that states when a multiple pregnancy increases breastfeeding mothers.
9. Pregnant despite using contraceptive pills
Contraceptive pill is considered very effective with a success rate up to 99.9 percent. But the possibility of allowing for 0.01 percent of twin pregnancies. Pregnancy which occurs when the contraceptive pill, usually due to inconsistent use. Use disorder, a hormone that triggers the behavior changes that result in hyperovulasi.
10. Without cause, just 'lucky'
Not a few cases of multiple births that do not fit the classic criteria above, and can not know the cause. Identical twins (twin monozigot) which occurred too much, until now the cause is still mysterious. No one can predict when and how an egg cell will break itself into two fetuses
