I wondered because they will have different birthdates.
2006-11-13 12:44:05 · 27 answers · asked by kattqueen53@sbcglobal.net 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Of course. The fact that their birthdates are different has nothing to do with the biological process that created the twins. Children are classified as twins either because they came from one egg that split (identical) or two eggs that were fertilized at the same time (fraternal). It doesn't matter when they are born- if they were carried by the same mother, in the same womb, at the same time- they are twins.
2006-11-13 12:47:32 · answer #1 · answered by dolphin mama 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I don't really know what the official standing is but I guess it could depend on....
If they are identical twins ie: they came from the same egg splitting to form two babies ....then yes definitely twins.
If they are not identical ie: they came from two separate eggs then maybe there is some argument that they are not twins simply because they were born on different days.
I would say that they are twins either way because they shared a womb but when it comes down to it what difference does it make as long as they are healthy and happy and loved its all that counts.
2006-11-13 21:35:11 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because twins just refers to sharing the womb not their birthday. Sometimes they can be born several days apart even. I know a woman who had triplets, one was born 12 hours before the other two.
2006-11-13 21:02:48 · answer #3 · answered by I ♥ EC 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Of course they're still considered twins. They just happen to have different birthdays.
I think there's been a few cases where one twin has been born and then as much as a few weeks passed before the second twin was born.
2006-11-13 20:46:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
twins can be days apart......birthdates don't make a person a twin.....genics is what makes them a twin.
1 a : either of two offspring produced at a birth b plural, capitalized : GEMINI
2 : one of two persons or things closely related to or resembling each other
2006-11-13 20:47:43 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
techiinacially no and yes you can argue the point but most mid wives and doctors say no and yes, so anyways if its from the same ovenn, there just, not techinacially identically, twins, but in the same sense yes. been a old argument for years.
2006-11-13 20:48:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes twins are determined by the fact that they were conceived and grew in the womb together....the birthday is just the time they arrived
2006-11-13 20:51:52 · answer #7 · answered by septembergrey78 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Biologically, of course, they are still twins. But probably they won't be twins legally since their birth certificates will bear different birthdates. Interesting question!
2006-11-13 20:46:29 · answer #8 · answered by Stimpy 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋
Still twins. They were concieved at the same time and grew in the same womb together.
2006-11-13 20:46:01 · answer #9 · answered by Psalm91 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes they are still twins, it has nothing to do with birthdays.
2006-11-13 20:51:43 · answer #10 · answered by chairkiss_silver 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋