Is the mother in her late 30's or 40's? Then I assume in vitro for sure.

And it seems like it is happening so much that I automatically go there. Twins for Jlo, twins for Angelina, twins for Rebecca and I know there have been some others I am missing.

When the birthrate for twins first went up substantially (in the late 80s, early 90s) it wasn't because of IVF, but because of older mothers...the older you are the more likely the incident of multiple births. I just assume that it's a mother over 35 when I hear it's twins...I'm surprised to find out if they're younger (which I think Angelina might be).

i agree brendelwoman

who cares... isn't the great thing simply that the parents will be having children?!?!?!

I guess I know too many fraternal twins to just jump to that conclusion. I am fraternal twin and know my mom wasn't using ivf. I've got two very close friends who are both under 35 and preggers with fraternal twins. They always get the question about IVF- there wasn't any for their pregnancies and they are always so put off by people assuming and being bold enough to ask outright. Obviously gossip sites are always going to speculate, but I don't think it can be assumed these days. Like someone mentioned, older woman have higher rates (more eggs released). A friend of mine told me that her doc mentioned she had a higher chance of twins right after they stopped birth control (which helped them gage how quickly they really wanted to start trying). Triplets, quadruplets- yeah, I'd probably bet on it, but twins aren't that rare.

No, I think Clomid!

Fertility drugs alone can also lead to twins, like Clomid, for example. IUI procedures along with fertility drugs can also lead to multiples, so I don't think IVF is the end all be all reason for twins or multiples for that matter. It also depends on what the fertility issue is, so I wouldn't jump to any conclusions about IVF.

I have twins, a boy and girl, and while I was trying to conceive, my insurance wouldn't cover any fertility procedures, only the drugs. So instead of IUI, I ended up conceiving the traditional way, just had to time it right with the drugs.

I agree with sofi, twins are so common now. Everywhere I go with my twins, people come up and say they are a twin, or they know someone with twins.

For twins? No. Anything more than that though, I definitely think IVF.

I also think clomid, because I was discussing this treatment with my fertility specialist, but because of the increased chance of a multiple birth and I decided to wait it out a bit longer...
So I assume some intervention in a multiple birth, especially of a woman in 30-40 range.

I never think IVF when i see twins.

My older sister has twins with no help and my younger sister is pregnant and it was with twins but unfortunately she lost one. We'll see what happens when i get pregnant

Liss- I wonder what your chances are considering both of your sisters. Very interesting!

I usually always think that fertility drugs were somehow involved, especially if the woman is older. But then again, it could be because I did IVF (and other treatments), so it's always on my mind (for the record, I had one baby).

Like other people here, I think if the women is older, my mind creeps that way, and it goes there with almost all 3+ births.

If the woman is older (mid 30's early 40's) yes I assume they had in-vitro, especially if there fraternal.

nope, i just think, wow they're gonna have their hands full!

I think that it is just too much of a coincidence that so many people in hollywood are preggo with twins or having twins...

Sofi - I know, it kind of makes me nervous! I used to help my sister when her boys were babies and its a lot of hard work

Liss, all I can say is be prepared and open for anything with those statistics! I freaked out when I was pregnant with my second because there are so many twins in our families. My toddler boy was a handful at 2 yrs old, and twins (or more) would have been frightening and exhausting (probably more so for the hubby).

i do think IVF right away if the women is older than 35. but i don't think this is bad...I don't feel "guilty" about thinking that. there is nothing wrong with wanting a child and using all the resources available to do so.

I actually feel sorry for them..i know it is exhausting (my sister in law has twin boys). one is tiring for me!

I first wonder if it runs in the family, then I wonder if it was IVF. But regardless of how they conceived, I think having twins is exciting, though I'm glad I just have one because my lo tires me out.

Of course I do! Especially with all of these celebs having twins. The twin fad. Weird.

And when it is a woman over a certain age, of course. Yes. And I dont feel the least bit guilty about thinking this way either so ha!

for twins, no, for triplets maybe, but i know triplets conceived of totally natural means following two individual babies, so maybe not there either...but definitely for more than that

As a mother of twins, this always ticks me off. I once had a woman stop me in the grocery store and told me what a blessing that I got two after having to try for so long. I was stumped and had no idea what she was talking about, then I realized that she assumed that we had months/years of fertility issues before having the boys. Honestly, people don't think before they speak sometimes. I get asked ALL THE TIME if I used fertility treatments. I didn't, but because my boys are fraternal, people look at me if I am lying. Also, FYI, one way to increase your chance of having twins is to be older. There is a much higher rate of twin births in women 35+ (with no fertility drugs).

Didn't Rebecca Romijn and Jerry O'Connell admit to using Clomid? I could have sworn that I read that somewhere...

Sometimes, but it doesn't matter how conception happened. It's not like a mother is less of a woman because she couldn't conceive naturally.

it could also be IUI

I have 4 kids, the youngest are 10 month old twins. I don't think there has been a day since they were born that someone hasn't asked if they were conceived naturally. They were, and while I no longer mind being asked I used to find that question very rude.

Oh and all the celebs having twins are on the older side...that's a big factor.

I usually think IVF if the mother is older. Normally I don't assume that though.

I usually do think they did/used something if they have twins...especially if they are fraternal. I personally know a handful of women who were over 35 that did IVF or fertility drugs.

Even though twins are fairly common, it is a bit odd that such a large amount of celebrities are having twins at the same time.

You can add Marcia Cross and the couple whose babies got the wrong dosage of medication to the list of celebrity twin babies(can't remember the father's name but can see his face)

dennis quaid.

when women in their late 30's are trying for years and suddenly have twins; yes. i figure they used ifv. but i don;t feel guilty for it. i'm entilted to me opinion. i don't really care how someone because pregnant it just pops into my mind. it would never occur to me to ask!

when you older 2 were under 5 they looked like twins and when i said they weren't people got this look on thir face, like i was a huge dissapointment to them, lol. weird.

it depends. It doesnt matter either way, in Vitro is a hard process for some just like doing it naturally so its a blessing either way.

No. i don't ever think that when someone comes up pregnant.

If they used in vitro, it's probably because they couldn't get preggers naturally...i'm usually just glad that they can have the gift of life.

going there is kinda b*tchy...and with twins???

now if she got pregnant with 5 or 6, yeah. but then again, it's a blessing to that couple regardless of the endless crying and diapers.

twins are in my family like crack is in Watts...no big deal.

Who the hell goes around asking a woman a question like that???

RUUUUDE!

i can see if another woman was asking because she is thinking about getting it, and was just trying to get some info...but even then. Who just bust out and says crap like that.

That's like if you see someone driving a Mercedes and you asks them if they sell drugs in order to be able to afford it.

Never for twins. If they are a higher number of multiples, then yes.

I conceived twins (naturally -- they run in my mother's side of the family) after wanting them desperately for a decade, but lost one to a partial miscarriage. But my son survived and is a thriving six month old; I am tremendously lucky -- things could have ended far worse.

Mostly, when I see twins, I just feel wistful.