Moms of Identical Twins...how do you tell them apart?

I know many ppl tell me, "you will just know" but i know that it does not happen overnight. im so anxious that i wont be able to tell my twin boys apart...especially in the beginning.

i already plan on dressing them in different colors, but that doesnt really help when you give them baths, etc.
i have heard of maybe painting the toe nail of one of them? im gonna try that even though they are boys (its one tiny toe nail), but come summer when i leave them w/o socks i dont want the nail showing so that wont work for long...

please share your tips with an anxious M.O.M. (mom of multiples) to be!!!

TIA

Message edited 4/7/2010 5:32:57 PM.

Re: Moms of Identical Twins...how do you tell them apart?

Aww, no advice, no twins here. But I think its cute that your so worried. I think the nail thing is a good idea. If you paint one nail with just a hint of color, noone will even notice.

Re: Moms of Identical Twins...how do you tell them apart?

my mom kept a purple string ankle bracelet around one of my ankles i dont think she ever really had a problem telling who was who though (and we looked exactly alike)...

Message edited 4/7/2010 8:32:26 PM.

Re: Moms of Identical Twins...how do you tell them apart?

my cousin dressed them in 2 different colors. baby A is always in blue or green. baby B is always in red or yellow. (both are boys)

after the first 6 months she was able to tell them apart just by looking at them. by them their personalities are clear.

Re: Moms of Identical Twins...how do you tell them apart?

I pretty much knew who was who from the very beginning...

Of course I got them mixed up from time to time but I usually figured it out right away. Dont worry you'll be able to tell them apart...

In my case I didnt have to worry really. One of my girls had a birth mark on her tummy so if I wasnt able to tell them apart I just had to strip them down. But I dont recall ever having to do that.

ETA: For the most part I can go back after all these years and still tell them apart in baby pics.

Message edited 4/7/2010 9:10:06 PM.

Re: Moms of Identical Twins...how do you tell them apart?

DH is an Identical twin and my MIL says that she always dressed DH in blue and his brother in a different color. In pics, she always put DH on the left (because he was born first). I can not tell them apart in their baby pics, but MIL & FIL can. They said that they could always tell them apart from the beginning. Good luck and congrats!

Re: Moms of Identical Twins...how do you tell them apart?

You will be able to, but maybe not right away. My SIL got bracelets for my identical twin nieces. At first they wore them on their ankles. I have also heard of people putting a certain color nail polish on one toe. It won't take long for you to tell them apart tho. Aside from the very early few weeks or maybe months I have always been able to tell my nieces apart and they live in CA. The rest of my family (aside from my bro and SIL)weren't as good at it.

Re: Moms of Identical Twins...how do you tell them apart?

this wont help you with boys, but my aunt peirced her identical twin DD ears immediately, one alays had stone studs and one pearls.
to be honest- they ar eSUPER crazy identical. they are 3 now and i stll cant tell them apart. for the first few months, even my uncle (babies father) couldnt tell them apart- only their mother.

Re: Moms of Identical Twins...how do you tell them apart?

DOn't worry a mother always knows. I could tell them apart from the first second.



I was worried too but once they were born I just knew.I thought about getting bracelets for them. You could always leave the hospital bracelets on for a while until you get used to them.

Re: Moms of Identical Twins...how do you tell them apart?

omg....big fear of mine!

Im told by so many ppl to do things, even paint a toenail, even though they are boys!

I hear that you can tell....so lets see!