I agree with you. My twins are assisted w/ IVF. Ya a doctor put them in but god did all the rest. I easily could have not gotten pregnant if it wasn't gods will, it happens everyday. People really make me angry whn they attempt to translate gods will. Isn't the bible supposed to be up to interpretation. I hate that people push thier views on the rest of us. U go girl...don't let anyone tell you how you have to believe in god!!

I do not necessarily believe in God...but I believe in an all powerful being..that being said...if we are people, created, by...whatever powerful force there is...then there would not be people who could use their mind to help improve the lives of others. That being said and using God...I agree with you wholeheartedly...Girl, we wouldnt have twins or more if we were not the truly blessed ones...!!! It takes a certain kind of woman to carry and raise two or more at a time. We are a rare breed. Moreover, I have found that the people or other mothers that I talk to that ask me all of the same questions are Jealous and scared. They are struggeling with just one, how are we making it, surviving, being productive with two or more? Mothers of singletons ABSOLUTELY CANNOT fathum our lives and it scars the crap out of them. I find that in groups with other children and mothers of singletons, I am an outcast...doubly because not only am I a twinmommy, I am a single, working mother of twins...The strength of that title automatically puts me in a category of one to be feared. Singleton mommies cannot comprehend my life. What they dont understand is that this is the Absolute best thing ever!!! So, yes, girl, I agree with you. If there is a God, then he would not have created those to help us with medical needs....not just with infertility, what about transplants, artificial limbs, Alzheimers medication, Cancer treatments, Pennicylin, Trips to the moon and Mars...Plastic...microwave, DVD, I pod...everything that we use on a day to day basis including electricity. God did not invent these things, he invented the people to invent these things and without this then we would not exhist at all...Hows that...! Yeah!

lizzy, you are awesome!!! =)

mine are natural, but I think all of you that have CHOSEN this life of twins or more are even MORE special people than the ones of us who didnt fight to get them!
(does that make sense?)

Mine were natural as well. I actually conceived twins twice, naturally. I lost my first set and was blessed with a second set that I delivered full term.

My twins were naturally but I believe God gave certain people the knowledge to help peolpe have babies who can't.Everyone has a place on earth.It does take aspecial parents to have twins whether naturally or not.We were blessed with them.I did think it is wrong for people to have kids who are going to abuse or etc.Why can't they be giving to parent who care but can't have them.Somethings are wrong in life.

Lizzy I agree with you 100%. I don't believe in "God" either but I do believe in a all powerful being. And I couldn't have said what you did any better than you. I am 23 wks pregnant with my 1st and 2nd and I get those questions daily. I concieved my identical boys through IVF and am not ashamed about it. They put in 2 embies but one didn't make it and the other split. I guess I was meant to have twins LOL. But people can be so rude about going through infertility treatments. I don't see what the difference is going through that or going through some of these other medical procedures especially the unnecessary ones.

Lizzy...YOU ROCK!!! Mine are IVF babies, but i must admit I haven't gotten that question, but I guess my problem with it is that not everyone believes in God and since when is it anyone else's business where my babies came from and what I chose to believe in. Totally inappropriate.

You know that joke? Floods are coming, water rising, man hurries to the roof of his house not to drown. Boat comes along, "Come with us to safety!" Man says, "No, no, God will save me." Water lapping at the gutters now, another boat comes along- "You must come with us, we can get away!" "No, God will save me."
Water up to the top, the man is in real danger. Helicopter comes along- "Climb in! We can take you to safety!"
"No- God will save me."
Waters do their thing, man drowns. Up he goes to the moment of judgement, there's God, "God, why did you forsake my faith? I trusted you to save me!"
God says, "I sent two boats and a helicopter, what more did you want?!!"

So- what's the diff whether "God" picked "give them twins" with or without IVF? And surely none of their business, what a question!

I am 15 weeks and have had people ask me whether they run in the family or if I went through treatments. I don't mind telling people I was on Clomid and had an IUI, especially if they, or someone they know, is struggling with infertility. It may help give them "faith" or hope. Nobody has added God into the commentary yet and lord help them if they do! With the hormones raging, who knows what I am likely to say! You guys all rock! If God giveths and God taketh away, and did not intend for us to have these miracles, they wouldn't be here. We are truely blessed and God obviously believes we are deserving of them.

I conceived with ivf. I work in a hospital where I have seen 12 year old girls and women addicted to crack have children they didn't want. I have a hard time believing God has a hand in all conceptions.

omg, thats just how i feel, we did ivf to get preg. with our twins, and people say the rudest things, but.... on a lighter not, the funniest thing i have replied to is, are they identical, now my tiwns are boy girl, this shoould be thebig tip off, not to mention 1 has blonde curly hair blue eyes the other dark bronw hair and brown eyes, my response, umm no, they are not identical, she has a freckle on her left arm and he has a penis!!! people are so clueless

Yeah, it is annoying to hear people ask if they're "natural". People are curious, I don't think they ask to offend, and don't think they know it can be hurtful. It's a silly question really, why should it matter right?

Now, I ovulated twice, no medical assistance, BUT have got the question many times "Are they natural/Did you have them naturally?" "Um,yeah ...they seem pretty natural to me!" LOL. It throws em off a little.

To answer simply, all chldren are god's work. IVF, turkey baster or "naturally".

i too have gotten that question on more than one occasion. i conceived through infertility and a few times i have had people criticize me for "messing with God's will". i do believe in God, but i believe that babies come when they are suppose to, by any means. i also believe that we as individuals are only given as much as we can handle as far as trials go. i do not think that God is forgetful, i think that he knows all of us here are a whole lot stronger that other women. it takes a special woman to be able to go through infertility or raise more than one child at a time or both. it is my personal opinion that those who belittle women like us are small minded and jealous. so enjoy your multiples however they were created!!!

I'm at 21 weeks today with my twins and I'm always getting the "do twins run in the family" I've figured a good responce was "all the twins in my family run". Mine are totally natural (got em on the first try) and yeah fraternal twins do run in the family and it was my generation to have them but I still get offended that people really think it matters how they were concieved. The Jerks.

I hate this! That is everyone's first question when they hear its twins. We conceived with the help of drugs and an iui but I tell everyone its in my family. My mom's cousin really does have 2 sets of fraternal twins. Don't know if thats close enough to effect me but, oh well. The people who I told about my infertility issues know how they were conceived but I lie to everyone else!