Twins or More
Imagine sharing your mother's belly with someone else. It can be more than one too, identical to you or not so much. This situation reflects the experience of twin brothers, Between equalities and differences, whether physical or behavioral, there are always individualities between this type of family.
By Tauana Marin
The fact that they are twins shouldn't bother you at all. In fact, it ends up being synonymous with fun. They (or they) put on the same clothes and dress up, in the same way, to try to confuse people. Over time, the friends begin to recognize the duo, observing details such as the length of the hair, the use of braces, and the different styles when dressing.
The characteristic complicity of kinship is reflected in everyday life. One example is the other's need to feel safe and happy. Between 'slaps and kisses', they have fun and take care of each other.
Genetics makes everyone unique
When two or more children are generated in the mother's uterus at the same time, we call it twin pregnancy. 'Twins' is what we call it when there are two babies in the belly, triplets (three babies), quadruplets (four children), and so on.
There are two types: those who are born equal and those who are physically different. Monozygotes are genetically identical and have similar physical characteristics. Dizygotic twins, on the other hand, can be of different sexes and are not genetically more similar than any other siblings in the family.
Babies can have independent or shared pouches and placentas (the place where the fetus develops and where it feeds and breathes, respectively). However, although twins carry the same genetic makeup, each is unique. It's as if the ingredients of a cake are the same for two people to cook, but everything results in a completely different dish from the other.
As close as they may be, children, generated together in the mother's womb, have their own personalities. They may like to dress the same or not. Often, different haircuts and the use of accessories dictate the characteristics of each one.
Double is the majority in twin pregnancies and cases have grown.
According to the most recent survey, of the 58,571 pairs of this type of birth in Pais, 57,138 were twins and 1,433 triplets and more siblings. Data from the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics) indicate that, between 2004 and 2014, the number of twins increased by 28.5%, with the number of triplets or more falling by 7%. Among the live birth rates, the highest area in the Southeast and South, with the North region showing the lowest incidence.
The possibility of multiple births increases when women use treatments to get pregnant easily. In these cases, more eggs (formed by hormones in the woman's body and which join sperm to form the fetus) are available, increasing the chances of pregnancy.
Twins tend to respect more the space occupied by the other somewhere. Action called “invisible loyalty”.
A third of twin pregnancies are identical siblings, that is, those who have a physical similarity.
Consulting by Liana Kupferman, clinical psychologist specialized in twins.
The article was published at the Diário do Grande ABC (Children’s Supplement Newspaper) - Brazil, Jun 2017
The article was translated by Google Translator. See the original article in Portuguese here.