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Why do I want twins?................................................................Ok, well I get very sick and loose weight during pg. Then, I get PPD pretty bad. I have always wanted 4 children, and if I can have twins, then this next pregnancy could be my last one. I am a stay at home mom, and going on bed rest or having to stay in the hospital for a long time wouldn't impact our finances, we have great insurance and lots of family and friends that support us. I have just always wanted twins. It's hard to explain. Kinda like when you get a craving for sweet and sour chicken. You don't know why you want it, you just do! Hehe I know it is a lot of work, and that the risks of complications increase, but I have made healthy babies, and even if something bad were to happen, I would love my child or children no less................................................................But, so as to not confuse those that are trying to understand, I am not taking, nor do I plan on taking an unprescribed medication. I will take supplements and vitamins, and do some praying and meditation, but that is as far as I would go. If I end up with twins, it wont be at the risk of a drug...............................................................There are women out there that are willing to take that chance, but those risks fall on them. If they are willing to accept any consequences for their choices, then I think they need to be able to make them. As long as they understand the risks. If they don't then they do need to be educated, not yelled at.......................................................................Those of us that do want twins are in no way trying to take away anything from those that are infertile. I really don't see how they are related. If you are pregnant with twins, I don't understand why that make us crazy to want to go through what you are going through...................................................................Anyway, I don't know if I have made myself understood or not, or if I have answered your question. Are you a mother to multiples mama-bean? What is your story?

Well you still haven't told me why you want to have "A" baby????!????*****And why do all the ladies who 'WANT TWINS' need to explain our reasoning to you? We don't.

i want twins because i have always wanted 3 kids. we have 1 and my husband says no more kids. so, i got clomid off the internet without my husband knowing, and i hope to get pregnant with twins by "accident". this way i get what i want and my husband will learn to accept it.

The reason for the visit to this board is simply that I have a very close friend who is currently pregnant with identical twin girls. She is confused and alone, so I'm doing all the research and foot work I can for her.. that led me here. As for why I ask the question "why"... it is simply that.. I would like to know why you desire multiples. that's it. It's not the same as asking why I want children... I just want CHILDREN, no matter what number, etc. Ladies who want multiples don't just want children.... they want 2 or more children. My question is "why".... seems simple enough. I have gotten may informative responses ( Heather, twins4me, wendy) and these ladies don't seem to be offended that I ask why. If I offend you, then feel free to ignore this thread! Thanks!

plain and simple, and i'm not going to feel guility so take my explanation or leave it...I want to have twins or more because I'm 24 and I don't want anymore kids after I'm 30. I can get into detail about why that is, but it's irrelevant. Everyone has a family plan in mind and that's mine. I appreciate your asking however.

I naturally became pg with twins...and if you want to take natural supplements and vitamins that is fine IMO -- if your body is able, hopefully you get your wish. My issue is with these fertile druggies going to ANY length to get pregnant with a litter -- the ones that are envious of the bogus "prego with quints" posters. They are so enamored with the idea of a bunch of babies at once, they don't care what kinds of risks there may be to their health or the health of the fetuses -- I see that as behavior of someone who is not mentally well.

I want twins because I donated eggs last year to an infertile couple and have had complications since trying to conceive. My doctors don't take me seriously for wanting children because I'm so "young" (i'm 24 also) and won't prescribe me medication even though I was on super high-strength medication last year for the egg donation! I've been trying for 8 months now to have a baby and frankly, I feel behind in my plan. If I had twins, I would be "caught back up". And honestly, I would really love a boy and a girl as a first timer to make my fiance and myself happy. Now...If anyone has any suggestions on how to make this a reality, we should REALLY talk...LOL

Thank you "simple" for your reply! this thread is not to judge, just to satisfy my curiousity.... we all have our own opinions. Angela... welcome! How did you feel when you found out you were having twins?

thank you for sharing your story, "donator"! Bless you for donating eggs! What a wonderful thing to do! I am sorry it had negative side effects for you though.... If you go a year without conceiving, a fertility specialist ( or your doc) can prescribe some meds that may help you conceive. ( the year time frame qualifies you as infertile, and makes your options much more open) Good Luck!

I didn't know I was pregnant until already 16 weeks along actually -- I had been feeling terrible for months, but I figured it was from working too much and stress, my period didn't stop the month I conceived(March) -- it didn't stop until May...and I had not had relations since March so I didn't a__sume I could be pregnant. I went into the ER(I had been avoiding the hospital, plus had no insurance) because of pain, spotting, and what I thought was a uterine tumor or ma__s or some sort..also thought I was developing a hernia or two. Much to my surprise and my husband's when they did an ultrasound and we saw two 16 week old babies on the screen! I suddenly felt a lot better...rea__sured that at least I wasn't dying of cancer or something...and my husband broke out in hives and almost pa__sed out. I was put on bedrest soon after for spotting and contractions...so difficult because I was making most of the money at the time. Sometimes things just happen...I'm allergic to most forms of contraception, and had never been pregnant before...I really had a feeling I was infertile, but...well, the rest is obvious.

WOW, that is quite the story! Wishing much health to you and your children...

Hey mama-bean, glad I was helpful. To whomever decided to bad mouth me a few posts up: I do know that I'm able to have children, I talked to a doctor, thank you. I'm also young and healthy, i.e. very good canidate when it comes to carrying children. And yes, that includes multiples. Preterm labor is a risk all mothers take but I realise that the percentage is up with multiples. I KNOW that risk, and yet many babies are preterm and just fine. I'm not toying around with dangerous meds and sleeping around with just anyone. I have a stable marriage, a good doctor, and a healthy body. If you want to talk about making people sick you should probably take a good look in the mirror. Either talk to me in a civil tongue with an open mind to learning about my views or don't talk at all.

thank you for the info so far!

Just want twins. want all my kids at once. if i want to take a drug to make that happen it is no ones business but mine.

YAS2000, selfish, selfish selfish, maybe you should get together with nobody special and discuss how to become even more self-centered. That way you will be to busy to bother the rest of the world with your egos.

duhhh...you porved to be a real dohhhhh!!!!get a life!