@twinmum I have three stories in this vein!
First, I’ve worked for the same company for 13 years now. I started there before I was even married/thought about having kids. At one point my desk was literally surrounded by FOUR other women who all had twins. I joked with them that if I ever had twins it would be their fault. Years later we all still worked for the same company, and it was so fun telling them!
Second, when I knew I was pregnant but before I knew I was having twins. It was my second pregnancy. I was having cramps on one side and my OB scheduled me for an ultrasound a few days out to check on things. Before that ultrasound I joked with my mom that maybe the pain was because I was having twins. Turns out I was right! Two embryos implanted on one side.
Third, my husband and I couldn’t decide if we wanted two kids or three. Before our oldest was born, he wanted three and I said let’s have two and see how we feel. After our first was born, we flipped. He couldn’t imagine having three kids and I couldn’t imagine my
next baby being my
last baby. The universe decided for us and now we have three kids, only because we had twins!
Edit to add a fourth! My dad is one of four brothers. Of those four brothers, there were three girls born into the next generation: me, my sister, and one cousin. My cousin and I both have twins. My sister does not have any kids yet but she’s a little freaked out by the odds!