Meet out two little bundles of joy! The first photo at the top right is both Twin A & Twin B. As you can see they are Fraternal Twins. (What Does Fraternal Mean?
You'll find just about everything you need to know about fraternal twins here. We've also gathered together some facts and stats to help you understand this part of the twin world.
Fraternal twins make up approximately 75% of the twin population and can be boy/boy, girl/girl, or boy/girl sets. Fraternal, or "dizygotic", twins happen when Mom releases two eggs (either at the same or different times during her cycle), and different sperm fertilize each egg. Fraternal twins share up to 50% of their genes, and are no more alike or different than any two siblings would be. The similarity between fraternal twins can be close to identical - there are many fraternal twins that look identical - even more identical than some identical twins!
The difference between fraternal and identical twins is that fraternal twins are two separate eggs fertilized by two separate sperm to form two separate embryos and then make two separate babies. Identical twins are formed when one fertilized egg divides into two separate embryos to make two babies.) Directly below that photo is Twin A and to the right of that is Twin B. Dr. B said Twin A has a heartbeat of 140 and Twin B has a heartbeat of 131 which is perfect! Everything seems to look perfect!
DH and I are super excited and still on cloud 9. However we both agree that our parents in TX and NJ are showing a little more excitement then we are. hahahaha.
Our next appointment for our second Ultra Sound is on May 11th with our IVF doctor. We think this will be our last IVF appointment and then we will head off to my OBGYN. We don't know the sex of our twins, but hope to find out in the next four to six weeks. We promise to blog right away when we do find out.
Thank you again for all your support and prayers. We are so blessed so have you all in our lives. WE LOVE Y'ALL!
DH & Jules
