telling identicals apart?

After our level II ultrasound it look pretty definite that these girls are identical, mono/di.

I'm very nervous about telling them apart! My son's preschool teacher who has twins told me it was easy for her b/c they looked different after deliver, but she delivered vaginal. She also said she got them ID bracelets for their ankle and wrist, one silver, one gold, which I thought was a neat idea, but I'm not sure where to get such a thing. Before I was seriously thinking of tatooing a dot on one of their heels - I'm terrified of getting them mixed up!

Ideas from other moms of identicals? Am I being paranoid?

--Krista
--oh, and the u/s was great, they both are 9 oz and 148 bp - perfectly together!

 

After our level II ultrasound it look pretty definite that these girls are identical, mono/di.

I'm very nervous about telling them apart! My son's preschool teacher who has twins told me it was easy for her b/c they looked different after deliver, but she delivered vaginal. She also said she got them ID bracelets for their ankle and wrist, one silver, one gold, which I thought was a neat idea, but I'm not sure where to get such a thing. Before I was seriously thinking of tatooing a dot on one of their heels - I'm terrified of getting them mixed up!

Ideas from other moms of identicals? Am I being paranoid?

--Krista
--oh, and the u/s was great, they both are 9 oz and 148 bp - perfectly together!

 

My MIL and her sister are identical twins. Their father tells the story of them starting out with bracelets too but then ofrgot which one was which. They ended up adding a dot of nail polish to the toe of one of the babies. They just had to remember which baby had the dot and that was all. We're planning to the same with our identical girls.

Becky
dd 6/2

 

You will be able to tell them apart...we worried about the same thing but when our boys were born it was easy because they were about a pound apart. My SIL made them little bracelets with their names on them but we didnt really need to use them. You could always paint one toe nail on one of your girls if you are that worried, but I promise you that you will be able to tell them apart much better than anyone else could. Best of luck to you!

 

We aren't positive (couldn't tell with the placenta) but are pretty sure ours are identical - same blood type and look identical except for one being smaller than the other. As they are getting older and we get more used to them it is easier ... but we still have thier hospital ID bands on and we checked them all the time in the beginning and now really don't have to. We had planned on doing the toenail thing too but now we can tell them apart (the grandparents still have trouble though!!!) HTH

 

My dd puts blue toe nail polish on Cameron in order to tell them apart. It is very difficult and they mix the babies up often so the nail polish thing works like a charm..
Lindy, mom to Stephanie and Nana to
Cameron and Corey

 

With Nicole and Danielle they had their hospital bracelets on for as long as they could and also painted Nicole's big toe. After a few weeks there were differences in them. Nicole had a blue vein that was visible on her nose between her eyes. Also their hair swirls on the back of their heads was on opposite sides. Danielle was left and Nicole was right. You just start to look for the differences. And then once you get to know them better you just can tell them apart.. don't know how to explain the differences but just know them apart. I was even able to tell them apart when I was expecting the other one. Dad had to put the girls to sleep at night and take care of them all night while Mom worked overnight at the hospital (she's a doctor) and he put them in the wrong crib at night around 4-5 months old. When I got them out in the morning almost immediately I noticed it was the wrong one and confirmed it with the hair swirl on the back of her head. So you just know.. can't explain it but just know.. you will find differences that you can use to make sure too. Until then either use a bracelet or nail polish or something like that.

 

Thank you! Nail polish is the best idea - I wouldn't have thought of that.

Well, that's one worry off my mind

 

I never had a problem with that because they had TTTS, so baby "a" was white like a ghost ( and smaller) and "b" was larger and red like a lobster. Don't panic because one of your baby's might have a birthmark or some other way to distinguish, like a size difference-which i think is pretty common.
We have a harder time now that they are older (3 years old) than we ever did when they were babes.
Also they have always had different voices, and Drew calls me mommy while Shae calls me mama? ( So I can usually tell without seeing , and if I'm wrong they will correct me).
good luck with your pregnancy, p

 

I was really worried about thins through out my pregnancy. But after I delivered it was much easier then I thought. Liberty had more hair so I would keep hats off them so I wouldn't get them mixed up. It was a good thing it was summer . Now that they are older its much more easier they each have there own personalities. Plus I think as their mother they don't look like each other but to strangers they do, I think it the whole "mom always knows" thing. Good luck, I wish you the healthiest pregnancy.

 

While I wasn't afraid of mixing them up, we did color-code the babies so that everyone in the family would be able to call them by name right away. It worked wonderfully and allowed me to tell who was who at a glance as the girls got older and started looking more and more alike. As an added bonus, there is no question about which baby is which in those early photos.

 

I was also going to mention that dd also color codes the boys. Cameron is always the blue baby and Corey the green. They also always lay Corey on the left and Cameron on the right. In the crib or in the carseats.. it just kind of becomes second nature after awhile..

 

I haven't had to worry since there's nearly a pound difference; and when they're so small a pound is a lot! We have no trouble telling them apart; especially when they aren't wearing a hat, as Ainsley got almost all the hair!

You won't have a problem; it's other people!

 

I was really afraid of that with mine - but you would be surprised at how different they look to you - and how different their personalities are - mine have totaly different expressions from identical faces, that leave no doubt (well mostly ). I also don't dress them alike, so I always know who is wearing what...if they have ever been in identical outfits which is rare, I have them in different color socks - just so I can tell at a glance...

It's easier than you think now!!!