Got Twins?!

Hi! I'm Lili, and umm...40. We have five kids, and our twins are in the middle at age 5. Alex and Amelia (b/g)..We've never really gotten the question about them being identical because he was always so much bigger than her-and now it's really obvious. They are a trip compared to the other three. Our kids are 10, 7, 5, 5, and 2. The baby was an attempt at a little sister. Nope. Four boys and one girl. I tell you, these two can tear up a room faster than our older boys ever could. Crazy. They are fun to watch interact and consider each other their best friends. Very sweet.

I'm Angela, I'm 25 and I have boy/boy twins. There is a lot of speculation about whether or not they are identical. My first OB said he was 98% sure they were identical. My second OB says they are fraternal. For fraternal twins, they look almost exactly alike :P. People outside of family always ask me "wow, how do you tell them apart?" hahaha! I always say "...and apparently they are NOT identical?"

My twins are the exact same height, at EVERY SINGLE weigh in, they have been 1oz apart (even since birth), they have the same heart murmur, they also suffer from the same disease (Cystic Fibrosis). They both have brown hair, brown eyes. Oddly enough, they poop at exactly the same times, eat at the same time, sleep at the same time, and (this is weird) their bowel movements look & smell the exact same... every single time. WEIRD!!! lol

I'm going with my first OB and saying that they are identical, lol

If they shared a gestational sac, they're identical. If you're not sure, or can't remember, you can have them DNA tested, which is real simple to do - just a cotton swab in the cheek in the mouth is all you need.

Our twins are identical, but my OB kept saying they weren't, b/c the egg sac had COMPLETELY separated into 2, which is uncommon in id. twins. But my dh and I had earlier sonos done (at a different clinic), that clearly showed 2 heartbeats in one sac, before it split, so we had them DNA tested once they were born, and we were right, they're identical.

Well, they're identical only in appearance, b/c in temperament, they are VERY different! But they're a lot of fun, and keep their older brother on his toes.

I'm Angela, I'm 25 and I have boy/boy twins. There is a lot of speculation about whether or not they are identical. My first OB said he was 98% sure they were identical. My second OB says they are fraternal. For fraternal twins, they look almost exactly alike :P. People outside of family always ask me "wow, how do you tell them apart?" hahaha! I always say "...and apparently they are NOT identical?"

My twins are the exact same height, at EVERY SINGLE weigh in, they have been 1oz apart (even since birth), they have the same heart murmur, they also suffer from the same disease (Cystic Fibrosis). They both have brown hair, brown eyes. Oddly enough, they poop at exactly the same times, eat at the same time, sleep at the same time, and (this is weird) their bowel movements look & smell the exact same... every single time. WEIRD!!! lol

I'm going with my first OB and saying that they are identical, lol

If they shared a gestational sac, they're identical. If you're not sure, or can't remember, you can have them DNA tested, which is real simple to do - just a cotton swab in the cheek in the mouth is all you need.

Our twins are identical, but my OB kept saying they weren't, b/c the egg sac had COMPLETELY separated into 2, which is uncommon in id. twins. But my dh and I had earlier sonos done (at a different clinic), that clearly showed 2 heartbeats in one sac, before it split, so we had them DNA tested once they were born, and we were right, they're identical.

Well, they're identical only in appearance, b/c in temperament, they are VERY different! But they're a lot of fun, and keep their older brother on his toes.

That is untrue..... theres only 3% chance of twins sharing a same sac.. and those twins usually end up con-joined ... babies have different sacs weather they are fraternal or identical (the sac is what protect the baby) You cant be 100% sure till they have a DNA test but your biggest clue that they are identical is if they share a placenta. but then again, there are very rare times that the placentas from fraternal twins fuse... but MORE than likely if they share a placenta they will be identical.

I have identical twin girls!

Hi, my name is Nicole, and I have identical girls that are 13. They are not so identical looking now since they do everything in their power to look different. Sara, has long brown hair that she had cut into layers and straightens everyday, where Sammy, has dyed her hair black and red, (yes, I said red...its only hair, it'll come out) and lets her hair do the natural wave that they got from me. I come from a family of twins, so I have witnessed a lot of the stages of identity crisis, which is why I'm so lenient on letting them do their own thing. The only thing I do insist on is that they go to the restroom together, at restraunts, ect. Or if one forgot something in the car, the other has to go with her, battle buddies is what we call it.
The dumbest twin question I ever got was "which one is smarter?" they must have been around one at the time. With out missing a beat I said, "Neither, they're both stupid" and kept walking! :laugh: Of course neither one was stupid, but you ask a stupid question, you get a stupid answer!!!
Have a great day ladies!

I'd dont personally have any kids, but that doesnt mean I havent taken care of my fair share of twins... Last year my parents did foster, we had one set of 7 year old girl identical twins for 4 months, and then right after we got a set of 5 year old girl identical twins and we had them for over a year.. now we babysit 3 year old fraternal girl twins..

once we had a black baby girl and a asian/white baby boy that were around the same age and people asked us all the time if they were twins!!! (I know it's possible for fraternal twins to have diff dads, but there was no way they could have the same mother, which is why this question was funny)

After the first time I brought them to the mall some lady poked her head into the stroller and said "awwwwwwwwwwwww twins?" and she REEEEKED of ciggarettes..

So now I'm an *kitten*... I just knod my head to any questions, smile, and walk away

I also have twins they are faternal girls. They are awsome they keep me on my toes and i never know what to expect On my side of the family i was the first to have a set of twins. My husband has twin sisters. But we know that the girls are faternal because the dr said they were concieved a week apart. I still find it amazing that that happened.

They have always had totally different personalities. They were different from birth, the older one was head first, but my baby was breach (stubborn from the get go). They look nothing alike, one looks just like me when i was her age fair skin, skinny and full of drama the other one looks like her dad with her tanned skin year round (drives me crazy, because i wish i had that), is so skinny and has less drama. The wear different size shoes and clothes. Like different things, one likes justin beiber the other one doesnt.

We were at payless one day shopping for shoes and some lady saw them and asked how old they were i told her their age and she said ohhhh their twins i would have guessed. Thats how different they are. I have to tell people they are twins.

My girls fight like cats and dogs, but i remind them all the time that their best friend should be each other.

Language: My twins had their own secret language, they would babble and they always seemed to understand each other. Me and my hubby would just laugh and say they were talking about us. Even at 6 if they are trying to explain something the other twin always helps explain it better. They help each other with their weaknesses.....One of my twins is an excellent reader and we have to make him go do something else so he doesn't help his twin "too much"....like answer for him.

Peoples Questions: I know people are just infatuated with the whole twin concept. I still get people all the time telling me how they always wished they had twins. Thats great ya want mine:laugh: ! They are just full of questions and thats also great except when you don't want to be rude but are in a hurry to get in and get out of a store. When they were babies this was huge because it was a production to take them anywhere.....as you needed 2 of everything. Lugging around 2 carseats....and fending off questions just sometimes adds to all the "production". I feel for those that have identical twins as they have so many more questions to answer like can you tell them apart.....etc......

I remember once going into my older son's classroom and the kids would circle around the twins in awe......One boy said wow you are so lucky to get 2 babies at once. He then tell me that once he put a quarter in the machine and got out 2 bouncy balls:laugh: . I still laugh at that to this day.

Having multiples takes a lot and I believe we are chosen for a reason!!!! Wouldn't trade my boys for all the gold in the world.

I have 8 year old boy and girl twins. And that is my pet peeve too.... I understand people just may not think right away..but come on...boy...girl....hmmm...Not identical...lolz!!

I have 4 year old boy/girl twins. I am hoping to get to my pre- twin weight and then some. I still get asked all the time if they are twins since Ryan is bigger then his sister Emily. Love being a twin mom they just make me laugh and can drive me nuts the next minute, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.

I have 13 1/2 year old twin boys. They are totaly differnet in every way. The doctor told us that they are not identical because they are not mirror image. We could not afford the DNA test and was not important to us at the time. I can tell them apart now but if they have their backs to us then you can not. They were 6 weeks premature and weighed 2 pounds and 3 pounds. We were able to bring them home when they were 2 weeks old. That was the worst feeling in my life is to leave the hospital without my children. They were sent by 2 seperate ambulances to Montgomery without us!!! Now they are healthy BOYS!!! They drive me crazy sometimes but they are so worth it. There is never a dull moment in our house. Oh and they are our only children besides our pets...lol.

The "not identical because they are not mirror image" doesn't make any sense to me. Mirror image is when 1 egg splits late in the developement cycle and the identical twins are more alike (and if one twin looks in the mirror, he/she looks like the other twin...opposite features, such as the scalp whorl is on the opposite side...) than if the egg split earlier in the cycle. "Identical" is defined in a much more complicated way than it was when I and my sister were born. We are identical AND mirror image twins. Twins can be identical and not mirror image though.

I put out 2 eggs and they were in 2 different sacs....so I was told:)

2 eggs=fraternal

Here's a link to just add to the confusion....

http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/identical+twins