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Twin weight gain

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slightlyinsane · 04/09/2014 22:26

My modi twins are 15 wks. At birth they were 4lb 11 (t1) and 5lb 10(t2) and have been combination fed since. On average I'd say they have very similar amounts of milk and good appetites. T1 however is gradually falling behind t2and there is roughly a 2lb difference now. Is this normal for twins? Not sure if it makes any difference but t2 pees for England.

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Doublethecuddles · 05/09/2014 10:03

Your twins might be starting to form there natural sizes. I have Twins and although boy and girl there has always been a small difference in weight, with my daughter being heavier.
I do know three other sets of twins, who have been roughly the same weight at birth, but soon afterwards a difference in weight starts. Two of the sets there is also a vast difference in height!
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idontlikealdi · 05/09/2014 11:11

My modi twins have always had a weight difference, they did have TTTS but all that's behind them now they are three, T1 is 22lb and T2 is 24lb.

slightlyinsane · 05/09/2014 12:52

Thanks for your replys. Idontlikealdi I had a feeling their TAPS ttts could be behind this. Maybe it's just because they're small still that it's so noticeable.

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MultipleMama · 05/09/2014 23:04

Hmm not sure.

My momo twins have about 0.5lbs between them and my dcda twins have about 4/5lbs difference between them.

I think they each fall into their own individual chart. Your twins may have different rates of digestion and metabolism.

DS4 (T2) is roughly 17lbs (T1 is in the 20's) and can drink upto 12oz a feed whereas T1 drinks only around 6-8oz and still gains weight faster.

stinkypants · 07/09/2014 04:45

Mine started off almost 2lb different but seem to be getting closer together and are now just 1lb apart.
Smaller one does seem to feed better so maybe trying to catch up!
Your one who wees a lot must be taking more milk?

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