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DNA testing, testing 1, 2, 3, 4, 5....10 swabs from Joanna79 ^Pro 328 days old

So, the swabs have been taken and the DNA tests on the girls have been sent off for analysis. The testing kit was very simple. Each child had a labelled ...

The zygosity game – for two or more babies. from Joanna79 ^Pro 335 days old

We’re so fed-up with fielding the ‘are they identical?’ question that we’ve decided to find out whether the girls are non-identical or not. I have requested ...

My cathartic one year post(s), Part 2 – pregnancy reflections from Joanna79 ^Pro 341 days old

I started feeling really tired towards the end of April 2007,. I used to get home from work, flop on the sofa and just about managed to keep my eyes ...

‘Are you sure they’re non-identical?’ from Joanna79 ^Pro 350 days old

If I had a pound for every time I’d been asked the above question in the last 11 and a half months, I’d be a millionaire. Seriously. When they girls ...

Their first award - but are they worthy winners? from Joanna79 ^Pro 474 days old

R and G have won their first (and hopefully not last) award. They have been awarded the ‘Lookey-Likey’ accolade in the POTOMs (Parents of Twins or More) ...

‘Ooh, twins! Boy and a girl?’ from Joanna79 ^Pro 554 days old

The next time a random person stops me in the street and asks me this question despite R and G sitting in their buggy wearing DRESSES in varying shades ...

Full of Grace from Joanna79 ^Pro 610 days old

Since I wrote about R the other day I feel bad for not writing more about G. Hopefully this will redress the balance. Although she is the calmer of the ...

Who’s that girl? from Joanna79 ^Pro 621 days old

The girls have noticed each other! Last night we were giving R and G their bedtime feed and I propped R up to wind at the same time dh propped G up so ...

Mother’s Day from Joanna79 ^Pro 627 days old

I tend to use my journal to have a good whinge and rant but to celebrate my first Mother’s Day I’m going to talk about all the good things about being ...

"Are there twins in your family?" and other loaded questions from Joanna79 ^Pro 663 days old

One of the many interesting aspects of having twins is that you get a taste of what it must be like to be famous. Towards the end of my pregnancy my ...