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Are your fraternal twins "bonding"??

JonandKateplusTWOJonandKateplusTWO member
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I have fraternal twin girls who are just at 5 months old, and while they sure seem content to be around each other, they definitely don't freak out if the other isn't right there...like I've heard other twins do.

My girls sleep in the same crib (for now anyway!) and spend all day playing together with DH (SAHD!) so I'm not sure what else we can do to help them form that special "twin bond".  Or does it just develop later??

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Re: Are your fraternal twins "bonding"??

  • stillhopingstillhoping
    They are still kind of young to really see that bond, mine were more like seven to nine months before I really noticed that they had a very unique bond.
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  • candscands

    Mine are definitely bonded, but I'm not sure they really showed it at 5 months.  Now they hug each other and play together. 

    Once Sarah had really bad diaper rash, and was crying as I changed her diaper because it hurt.  Madeline kept bringing over books and showing them to Sarah while her diaper was being changed, because Sarah loves books.  It was adorable.

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  • coffee beancoffee bean member

    I've had a few posts like this over the months too - we've got frat girls as well.

    Lots of days I don't even think they like each other!  I see all these posts about how the twins love each other, hold hands, play footsie, etc.  Finally I saw for the very first time this week, that they made each other laugh!  It's a start.  I'm assuming their "bond" is something I will never understand but will hopefully start to witness more of soon!

    Mom to Abigail & Liliana -- Identical Twin Girls -- April 2008
    Baby #3 due September 12, 2014!
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  • mommyof4boysmommyof4boys member
    They are still really young.  My 3 year olds freak if they are away from each other and they are fraternal.  They will see wach other afterwards and run over, hug and not let go.
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  • BabyroniBabyroni
    I stay home too.  Mine didn't really starting bonding until around 1yr. old.  Now they are best buds and play together all the time. 
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  • lutzcowgirlielutzcowgirlie
    It is still early. Mine would just crawl right over the other one at that age like they weren't even there. They barely knew another baby existed, lol. Now they love on each other and laugh, but that didn't start until closer to 9 or 10 months.
     
    I don't think you have to do anything to create the bond. They'll do that themselves.
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