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Babies in the News: Interesting Bits & Stories

Occasionally, I get a lot of great news articles in my in box and today, I got quite a few of them. These are fun stories, sad stories and just plain interesting stories. Once upon a time, I read these stories with only a passing smile for the ideas in them – but since I became a mother, my perspective has changed. There is more in these stories that touches me now – maybe they will you too. December Babies Going Home in Stockings There’s a hospital in California that is sending home all of the babies born this month … Continue reading →

To Test or Not to Test: Zygosity in Twins

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Most people assume that if twins look very much alike, the twins must be identical. But actually, determining whether or not twins are identical, (or their zygosity) can be a costly proposition. Most people know that fraternal twins are the result of two eggs being fertilized, and that identical twins are the result of one egg that was fertilized and then split. Fraternal twins share no more than 50% of their genes and are no more alike than other siblings in the family. However, identical twins are genetically. . .well, identical. Many times zygosity can be determined simply by looking … Continue reading →