Twins are fascinating. Complete strangers will stop whatever they are doing to admire multiples whether they are babies or grown adults. Couples will often ask family and friends advice on how to get pregnant with twins. Some scientists believe multiple pregnancies occur more often than we realize but only one embryo survives most of the time. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Centre for Health Stastistics, multiple births have increased in the United States. Their 2014 annual report states there were 33.9 twins born for every 1,000 births that year. A large part contributing to the high twin and multiple births is the use of reproductive technology to conceive like in vitro fertilization. Nonetheless, there are other ways to get pregnant which do not include the help of science.If your parents, cousins, or grandparents are twins, your chances to conceive multiples increases dramatically.
When you stop taking birth control it can take your body months to regulate the production of hormones. This can include the ovaries releasing more than one egg each month.
Taking folic acid daily a couple of months prior to conception can increase your chances of having twins.
Prior to a woman entering peri-menopause, her ovaries will release more than one egg a month.
You are likely to conceive twins again if you already have a pair.
Women with a BMI of 30 or higher have a higher chance of having twins, although be cautious as this may affect your health.
Asian and caucasian women are less likely to conceive twins.
Women who consume these vegetables regularly in their diets are known to conceive twins.
Women who are breastfeeding have high chances of conceiving twins.
