A chronicle of the pregnancy of my wife and the birth and life of identical twin sisters.

Thursday, October 9, 2008

First doctor's visit and Mono or Di?

Ruby Faye and Violet had their first doctor's visit two days ago. Everything is perfect and they are now 9lbs each. Violet has passed Ruby Faye in weight, by one once.
We also visited our midwife for the last time and she said they are progressing perfectly as well.
They do have thrush in the their mouths and we are treating it with water and baking soda and a prescribed anti-fungal medication.

The the most important thing we are dealing with now though is that we do not think they are identical. We were told they were because there was only one placenta, but what I have found out is that many times one placenta can actually be confused with two fused together. The thing is that they do not look identical to us. They very clearly look different. So, we are probably going to get DNA testing done.

From what you see in this picture do you think they are identical?



2 comments:

Dana and the kids said...

I can tell them apart but they do look a lot alike. Both are cute as can be. Only time will tell.

Granny said...

They look alike to me!