I mean, name and social security are kind of just given to people. Does it matter if twins are named, their births are registered, social security set up, etc., but then they get mixed up afterward? Don’t parents of identical twins just kind of randomly decide who is who when they’re born anyway?
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I read on Reddit the other day this genius trick of using different colours of nail polish on the toes of each twin to differentiate them.
It doesn’t matter at birth, and like, when they are 3, it doesn’t matter, at some point it matters, but it’s not at birth. Like it barely matters even if they aren’t twins.
It probably matters to the loved ones of the children that the names given at birth match the names the children identify as. But so long as the person matches the documents at age of consciousness, I doubt it matters from a government/legal perspective
Medically it could matter. Also depending how gestation goes, it could matter significantly to keep track of which fetus became which baby. But from the legal standpoint, if at birth, no I don’t imagine it would make much of a difference.
It matters, we had identical twins..the name allocated to each girl was because it suited them… Now grown up there are subtle differences to them.. from a legal standpoint, if they get switched it might not be impactful..however each twin will feel something missing..they know who they should have been.
It would matter if there’s a title and half of Scotland to be disbursed under primogeniture. First out gets everything, second gets nada.
I def think this happens
Mom of twins. It mattered to me because we assigned names in utero. But everything else (outside of consistent medical care and tracking) was just us saying that kid is baby an and that one is baby b.
One thing that could matter would be the actual birth. As a mom I am always asked and the childs medical exams, “his birth was normal, no complications?”. If one twin was breech, or had their shoulder caught, or even one born naturally and one via C/S. If the mom has untreated strep B, gave birth vaginally, then via C/S, again, vag birth kid needs to be treated asap.
We can’t always assume all births are under ideal conditions.
Relax. Ask your pediatrician to help you identify them.
My friend said if her (girl) twins had been identical she was going to have their ears pierced immediately with different color earrings.
Now that they’re much older, she thinks she would have majorly regretting doing that, so thank heavens they were fraternal.
You usually know instinctively if you care even for newborns how they can be different.
Dispositions vary. Weights vary. One drinks more formula/nurses longer. Hair can be slightly different. Their scent can even vary ever so slightly.