Identical or Fraternal

This seems ridiculous to ask... but, my babies are the same sex and they were in two seperate sacks (no fertility treatments were used) and no history of any twins in the family either side. How can I find out if they are identical or fraternal, they do look quite alike now at 13 weeks old. My pediatrition didn't really know much about this... any help is much appreciated!!

 

Do you know if they shared a placenta or have the same blood type? You can have dna testing done. Post pics so we can guess! Also post an early ultrasound pic cuz sometimes they can help.

 

They didn't share a placenta and yes they have the same blood type. Not sure I know how to post a pic.... can only members see them?

 

If they have the same blood type and had separate placentas and look pretty alike, then I think your last option to find out is a dna test. It would be great to see photos!

 

Ok, thanks! So do I do that through the pediatritian's office?

 

Yes, post some photos! We all love to play this game!

 

Not sure how to post a photo in this forum??

 

QUOTE(ester123 @ Apr 19 2009, 09:29 PM) [snapback]1280391[/snapback]
Not sure how to post a photo in this forum??


Upload your picture to a site like photobucket.com and then take the link and paste it into the body of one of your posts. HTH!

You can also find some info on the DNA test in the upper right hand corner of our homepage. Click on "Proactive Genetics."

 

POST PICS!!! We'll tell you!

Put them into shuttefly or photobucket or snapfish and paste the link here!

WE LOVE this game!

 

We used www.dnasolutions.com to get our DNA test done. Turned out my di/di boys w/ same blood type are indeed Identical! You WILL want to know. I finally did the testing after 16 months of wondering and it was worth every penny!

 

So....babies can be in different sacs and have their own placentas and still be identical?

 

My boys also had separate placentas and sacs. When they were about 4 months old we decided to do a DNA test so we knew for sure. I was so tired of saying, 'I don't know if they are identical or fraternal.' Like mommymeg we also used www.dnasolutions.com for $99. It was sooooo worth the money.

Please post pictures when you can. We really do love guessing.

 

QUOTE(NeverWuldveGuessedIt @ Apr 20 2009, 07:54 AM) [snapback]1280756[/snapback]
So....babies can be in different sacs and have their own placentas and still be identical?

Yes definitely! If you are having the same sex you won't really know until birth. If their blood types are different, or hair color then they would be fraternal. But if they have the same blood type they could be either identical or fraternal. In which case you would have to do a DNA test to know for sure. I'm not sure what the percentage is of twins that are di/di identical, but there are quite a few of us on TS that had to test our di/di same sex twins.

 

My sister's girls were di/di with the same blood type. She had them tested and they are identical. I think the way it breaks down (and my numbers are definitely not exact) is that 20-30% of twins are identical, 30% of that number are di/di, which would make the odds of di/di twins being identical roughly 1 out of 9... someone please correct me if I'm wrong. But ivfbound is right- post pictures and we'll tell you!!

edited so I'd sound less confusing hopefully!

 

QUOTE(mommymeg @ Apr 20 2009, 07:02 AM) [snapback]1280708[/snapback]
Turned out my di/di boys w/ same blood type are indeed Identical! You WILL want to know.


Same here...di/di boys are identical. I tested close to 2 years old. I used proactivegenetics.com.

 

My girls were di/di and we had their DNA tested through a doctor at our university, my girls turned out to be Identical!

 

My girls were di-di and we had them tested and they are identical. Post pictures of your little ones. We love to play the identical fraternal game.

 

Another poster who had di/di twin boys who are identical. I have not done the test because I don't really feel the need to. My husband and I both have dark hair and eyes and my boys are both blonde with blue. My husband always has to ask me which one is which before he calls their names. So it is definitely possible to have di/di and them be identical.

 

If you don't want to pay to have a dna test, here is Melissa's home DNA test for twins. I'd wait until your babies are at least 9 months old to do this though and they have grown out of their "newborn face".

Take a digital photo of each babies face close up. Crop the photo into sections showing only one facial feature. But the same feature of each baby next to each other on the screen, with only that feature showing. So you are looking at only the two noses, then the two mouths, then the two left eyes, then the two right eyes, then the chins, etc.
Can you tell which chin belongs to which baby without seeing the rest of the face? How about the nose? the eye? If the answer is no they are identical.

The facial expressions of each baby will be different because how a person moves it's face is unique and individual. See my avatar for an example, my girls expressions are so different, but their mouths in a relaxed state viewed in isolation are exactly the same.

 

QUOTE(Meximeli @ Apr 21 2009, 11:08 AM) [snapback]1282336[/snapback]
If you don't want to pay to have a dna test, here is Melissa's home DNA test for twins. I'd wait until your babies are at least 9 months old to do this though and they have grown out of their "newborn face".

Take a digital photo of each babies face close up. Crop the photo into sections showing only one facial feature. But the same feature of each baby next to each other on the screen, with only that feature showing. So you are looking at only the two noses, then the two mouths, then the two left eyes, then the two right eyes, then the chins, etc.
Can you tell which chin belongs to which baby without seeing the rest of the face? How about the nose? the eye? If the answer is no they are identical.

The facial expressions of each baby will be different because how a person moves it's face is unique and individual. See my avatar for an example, my girls expressions are so different, but their mouths in a relaxed state viewed in isolation are exactly the same.


Hee, hee! You need to patent your DNA process Melissa! :laughing: