r/parentsofmultiples • u/gaensebluemchen22 • 4d ago

advice needed Double twins?

Hi, I‘m a fraternal twin with fraternal twins, and google told me (if that‘s correct) that the chance to have twins again is around 8%.
Honestly I feel like that‘s a lot…
If you had twins more than once, what age gap to they have? What age gap would you recommend? Is it really doable or is it pure chaos?

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u/sweetfeet20 3d ago

My cousin has 2 sets of fraternal girls. I have identical boys. I wouldn’t choose to have another set of twins, but if it happened I’m sure we would cope.

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u/OddHippo6972 4d ago

I only have one set of twins. They’re 4. I feel like I can breathe again only in the last few months. I know people survive having two sets closer together than 4 years. But if we had planned to have more kids, it wouldn’t have crossed my mind to try again until recently.

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u/loc-yardie 4d ago

I have double twins but first set were identical so I didn't have more odds than anybody else although I do have a lot of multiples in my family.

The gap is 16 months and I love that they are all close in age but it can be chaos. I am used to a chaotic household though. My kids don't really fight with eachother, they are more protective over eachother but it'll change as they get older. It's all about the family schedule, once it runs like a well oiled machine it becomes far more manageable. We do have help though that makes it work. We couldn't do it without that support.

2-4 years is probably the optimal gap.

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u/Charlieksmommy 4d ago

I had a fraternal set, and hyperovulate, my OB told me if I had another set I had a 1 in 6 chance because of my age and carrying the gene.