Do TRIPLETS run in the family?!?

Question

SO

my spouse is a triplet

and my mother had triplets

(im not one)....

what are my chances of getting pregnant with dang triplets???????

Answer 1

Multiple births can have a genetic part, but only for fraternal (non-identical).

If a lot of the women in your familiy have multiples, it makes it more likely that you release more eggs each month, making it more likely to have two or more fertilised.

I have no idea on the chances, but it appears that multiples run in your family.

You could have twins, triplets, or more :S

Good luck!!

Answer 2

Well when it comes to children, those kinds of things can be hereditary. But I heard that it skips every other generation. So if your mother had triplets, it's more likely that your children will have them or twins. Although, there still is a chance that you have them.

Answer 3

99% chance that u will.

Answer 4

Multiple births run in families. Your chances are higher than someone who does not have multiple births in the family.

Answer 5

It's always possible to have triplets and in your case the chances are greater because it runs in both sides of the family.

Answer 6

Triplets can run in families, but only down the female line so your husband being a triplet doesn't matter.

Did you mom have any fertility treatments?  Triplets are quite rare without them and if she was using fertility treatments of any kind it would lower your odds to that of any other woman.

If your mother naturally had triplets, it raises your odds of having them too, but they're still really rare naturally.

Twins and triplets are more common in older women (35+) so if you're younger, that lowers your odds a bit.

Answer 7

The woman's side of the family has to have the triplets possiblility.  So you might, unless she was taking hormones to help get pregnant.  The man's family history of triplets will not give you the chance of triplets.

Answer 8

It's very possible that you may have twins or triplets!!! Sorry!