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Twins Born 10 Seconds Apart
Twins Sophie and Nicole Down have matching everything: matching faces, matching outfits — even matching birth weights (5 lbs. 11 oz.).
But what’s a first in sameness for British doctors is their time of birth — it, too, is exactly the same: 4:31 p.m.
The girls were born only 10 seconds apart.
When I first read the headlines, I had visions of that ping-pong ball scene in (NSFW!) Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Pow! Pow! The babies are here!
The Down girls were, however, born via c-section. Still, there’s usually a tw0-minute lag between the time the first baby comes into the world and the second. It’s unclear why there was such a rush in this case, but it’s the first time in Britain that twins have the same recorded birth time.
A spokesperson forthe Multiple Births Association confirmed the uniqueness of surrounding this birth.
“Usually twins born by caesarean section are around two minutes apart. Them being exactly the same weight is no more unusual then two single babies of exactly the same weight, but it doesn’t happen often. “But at the same time too is not something we have heard of before.”
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[...] Twins Born Seconds Apart [...]
Cindy Crawford, Christy Turlington and Other Celebrity Homebirths | Strollerderby commented on Jun 29 09 at 3:29 pmManjari commented on Jun 27 09 at 8:30 pmMy twins were 1 minute apart, but it seemed like longer than a minute to me.
Bec commented on Jun 29 09 at 10:03 amLOL @ Them being the same weight is normal, but it’s not normal, but it’s not unusual, but we don’t see it often.
Which is it, doctors?
Beth commented on Aug 31 09 at 1:04 pmMy twins were both born in the same minute (5:31pm). They were also born via c-section. They were more than 10 seconds apart, perhaps around 30 or so. They did not weight the same, though. One was 2 ounces heavier than the other.
Jaime H commented on Sep 18 11 at 10:25 amMine were 40 seconds apart so they share the same minute on paperwork. I was surprised but I certainly did not think it was unusual. I guess you do learn something new every day.
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