9w di/di twins - would you test?

BananaPancake · February 2013

We are still marking an X on Max's hand, and for the most part we can tell them apart at home, but we had a major slip-up the other day when I checked Miles into the ER and realized an hour later that it was actually Max! I'm thinking we'll test around 6m if we're still marking them, but wanted to ask other di/di ID moms - did you know right away that your twins were ID, or did it take awhile to come out? I just can't decide.

s0ulchicken · February 2013

I am no peakay, but they look like super cute IDs to me!!

Rynleigh · February 2013

They do look really similar - you guys were one of the families where everyone has the same blood type, weren't you? I assume that you don't have that as an option for ruling out monozygosity lol

(my boys have different types so we know they aren't ID - but even if it were the same they look completely different)

yinyang124 · February 2013

They really look ID! I'd at least wait until their eye color changes and they get some hair. Do you know their blood types? Different blood types means definitely fraternal, same could be identical.

pea-kay · February 2013

Omg, that's crazy about the ER! I'd say that's reason enough to test them. :

vlahop · February 2013

They totally look ID to me.

I would wait a little bit to test though. As their mother, you are going to have a HARD time thinking that they are ID. I swore up and down for 5 months that my girls looked nothing alike. I really, really meant it too. My husband had trouble telling them apart of course :-)

He went behind my back and had them tested - mostly because I would not let him because I thought it was waste of money. Low and behold, my girls are ID twins. Anyway, I think if a few more months had passed that I would have been able to "see" it myself too.

So, in short, I think they are ID, but wait it out a bit :-)

OctGirl80 · February 2013

Please forgive my ignorance, but how is the test done? Mouth swab, blood draw? If it's the swab, I'd probably do it just to know.

PurrCrasher · February 2013

It always makes me smile when people say, "I'm no peakay but...". I think it's sweet.

Anyway, I am no peakay either but I think those babies like astonishingly alike. If those were my super adorable babies I would get them tested just for fun.

amy1007 · February 2013

They look more alike then my identicals!

MyShinyLullaby · February 2013

So adorb!!!! They look id to me!

Mrs. Alice · February 2013

Mine were mo/di so I can't help too much but I would say around the 6 mo mark is good to wait for testing. For a while we questioned if ours were frat but knowing they were mo/di and same blood tye convinced me they are really ID but I've never felt the need to test them. Mine look different to me but when I look back at old pics they look much more similar than I remember. They also have the same allergy to milk. I'd guess yours are ID too.

Temp123197812503460 · February 2013

My guys are obviously frats, if those boys arent ID I will eat my hat

Cinnamon Haze · February 2013

I would also say ID. Id also test asap... just to know. It's an easy procedure and just nice to know!! congrats!

macchiatto · February 2013

Wow, they look so ID! That is crazy about the ER though.

I would definitely get them tested if they have the same blood type, but wait a few months to see if they start to look more distinct.

This is coming from a di/di clearly frat mama though so take that fwiw.

ShopperKristi · February 2013

amy1007:
They look more alike then my identicals!

this! For sure! Do it!

bubbleleeboo · February 2013

i am 22 weeks pregnant with twin boys and i was asked by the hospital to participate in an identical twins study. when they are born, they will swab the inside of thier mouths to see if they are identical or not! i was told by the U/S technician that identical twins can actually look different, and fraternal can look so much alike it is impossible to tell. If we weren't asked to participate, i would have paid to have the test done.

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