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Woman gives birth to Two sets of twins-at once

Luvmy4 View Member Profile	20/02/2013, 08:52 AM Post #1
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Just WOW !! http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/world/texa...2-1226581553752

JJ View Member Profile	20/02/2013, 08:59 AM Post #3
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Wow indeed. Gorgeous little guys! I didn't even know it was possible to have two sets of twins, I would have assumed they'd be classed as quadruplets. You learn something new every day!

CG123 View Member Profile	20/02/2013, 09:01 AM Post #4
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Amazing! Good luck to them ETA I would have thought they would have been considered quads too. Does that mean the two boy, one girl triplets I know are actually twins and a singleton? This post has been edited by CG123: 20/02/2013, 09:06 AM

Chelli View Member Profile	20/02/2013, 09:02 AM Post #5
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How cute are they Glad they're all healthy.

ScrumptiousHobbi... ScrumptiousHobbit View Member Profile	20/02/2013, 09:03 AM Post #6
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2 different placentas with 2 babies attached to each. Yep 2 sets of twins, but I would also have thought it would be quadruplets as well.

Sunnycat View Member Profile	20/02/2013, 09:06 AM Post #7
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QUOTE (JJ @ 20/02/2013, 08:59 AM) Wow indeed. Gorgeous little guys! I didn't even know it was possible to have two sets of twins, I would have assumed they'd be classed as quadruplets. You learn something new every day! Same! I thought 4 babies = quads, 3 = triplets etc. Hope mum and the little ones are doing well.

EssentialBludger View Member Profile	20/02/2013, 09:13 AM Post #8
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It's a bit of a media beat up. Does that mean fraternal twins with 2 placentas are really 2 singletons? No...

danielle1985 View Member Profile	20/02/2013, 09:17 AM Post #9
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My understanding would be that yes they are quads but they are also 2 sets of identical twins and the twin sets would be fraternal twins to each other. Does that sound right? 2 babies with separate placentas would just be fraternal twins.

kpingitquiet View Member Profile	20/02/2013, 09:20 AM Post #10
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I think the especially miraculous part is, from what I know, babies who share a placenta (and even moreso those who share a sac) have a lot more risks during the pregnancy. So, that she safely carried and birthed TWO sets of shared-placenta twins is quite amazing and lucky for them all.

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