Can identical twins look different at birth?

irishtwinsmom wrote:
The nurses from the nicu said that they thought the girls might be
identical, but they look sooo different to me. It may just be the
differenc in their weight - Meaghan weighed 3 lbs 8 oz at birth and
Eireann weighed 3 lbs 13 oz - they are now 16 weeks and Eireann
continues to be 18 oz larger than her sister - anyone have any info
they can share on the topic???

My boys are different sizes and they were identical. In our case, it
was due to twin-to-twin transfusion (one little fellow got more blood
than the other). So they were born at 34 weeks at 3.5 and 4.5 pounds.
Now at 2 years they are still pretty different in size. To some degree
because the larger little guy just seems to be a bigger little piggy
compared to his smaller brother. People still have difficulty telling
them apart.

Quite frankly I don't worry about it. I more worry about them being
jealous of each other and being able to find their own individual space
and identity.

irishtwinsmom wrote:
The nurses from the nicu said that they thought the girls might be
identical, but they look sooo different to me. It may just be the
differenc in their weight - Meaghan weighed 3 lbs 8 oz at birth and
Eireann weighed 3 lbs 13 oz - they are now 16 weeks and Eireann
continues to be 18 oz larger than her sister - anyone have any info
they can share on the topic???

My boys are different sizes and they were identical. In our case, it
was due to twin-to-twin transfusion (one little fellow got more blood
than the other). So they were born at 34 weeks at 3.5 and 4.5 pounds.
Now at 2 years they are still pretty different in size. To some degree
because the larger little guy just seems to be a bigger little piggy
compared to his smaller brother. People still have difficulty telling
them apart.

Quite frankly I don't worry about it. I more worry about them being
jealous of each other and being able to find their own individual space
and identity.