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radebczak · January 2009

Okay this will probably sound really dumb but DH and I are a little concerned about telling the babies apart when they come home from the hospital. For those of you with identical twins- is it actually difficult to tell them apart at first?

JustaKidAtHeart · January 2009

you have girls paint their nails. Make one girl one color and the other a different one.

ImRonBurgundy? · January 2009

The only time we ever had a problem was at night, in the dark, and particularly with sleep deprivation added on to it. ?Otherwise, it was pretty easy for us. ?You'll just "know" - little differences that are virtually imperceptible to everyone else are obvious to you.

sweater · January 2009

Depends on your situation. If they don't require NICU time or come home at the same time, maybe it would be hard...but many ID's are different weights. Our ID's look very different and have had SUCH different lives to this point that there's NEVER been a question. Although...I've been having a hard time with some older pics of who was who

I don't think you'll have a problem. If it seems like it may be, just leave the hosp bracelet on one, or paint the toe nail of one - easy peasy!?

kldanzinger · January 2009

radebczak:
Okay this will probably sound really dumb but DH and I are a little concerned about telling the babies apart when they come home from the hospital. For those of you with identical twins- is it actually difficult to tell them apart at first?

This has been one of my biggest fears since finding out we're having twins. What if we mix them up? Glad to know I'm not alone in my concern!

Andrea Isaacs · January 2009

I have been having this concern as well.

FaeryStarGazer · January 2009

lol... no it was not hard to tell them apart. Molly was slightly heavier, her head was rounder, their faces looked totally different. We swore they were fraternal until they were about 10m.They didn't start to really look similar until they were older. We did the DNA test at 11m and found out they were ID! Anyway, we generally had Molly in purple and Lilly in pink for the people who couldn't tell them apart.

There will be differences, tiny but you will see them.

pea-kay · January 2009

we kept their hospital bracelets on as long as possible. and we ALWAYS put them down in birth order. (still take pics like that.) always dressed them differently. sometimes i'd write on the bottom of their foot with a crayola (nontoxic) marker.

i never did the nail polish thing, but that's an option. and yes, it was v difficult at first. heck, it still is sometimes. :P

PianoPlayingSarah · January 2009

I didn't think it was that bad. Allie and Em came home from the hospital with me - we kept their ID bracelets on for as long as possible - which really wasn't that long - maybe 10 days. After that, my mom tied a pink ribbon around Em's ankle - she was afraid she would mix them up. The ribbon kept falling off.

Poor Anna was easy to identify with the shunt.

We have had a few mix-ups (mostly DH) but they are always short-lived.

carissasmom · January 2009

I have no advice, but I'm glad I'm not the only one that worries about this happening!

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