Mum gives birth to twins but can't believe how different they look months later
A mum from America gave birth to twins and was shocked at how different they looked months later. Jacqueline Zamores, from Pennsylvania, shared a short video on TikTok showing the difference in appearance between her babies.
She gave some context to the clip by adding the funny on-screen text: 'When the twins aren't twinning.' Cristian, named after his dad, stands out with his blonde hair and blue eyes. His sister, Cecilia, looks quite different, with deeper-toned hair and complexion. Jacqueline, 27-years-old, told Newsweek that she and her husband Cristian, 32-years-old, first started seeing the difference in skin colour when the twins were born.
The Pennsylvania mum said: 'Two to three weeks later, while they were still in NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit), we noticed Cristian had bluish eyes.'
Both parents are of Mexican American heritage, with relatives living in the states of Jalisco and Michoacán.
Jacqueline added: 'Genetically, we believe they are both a mixture of us, although Cristian shares more of our receive genes compared to Cecilia.'
Before she had the twins, Jacqueline was already a mum to two daughters. She has embraced becoming a mum to twins and found lots of joy in this.
The now mum-of-four told Newsweek: 'We have double the smiles, double the snuggles and double the love.
'With having already two other children, adding more into the mix was definitely a big change.
'Keeping everyone to a schedule is key, so our home can function properly and not add too much stress on ourselves.'
The TikTok clip has gone viral with millions of views, likes and thousands of comments.
Some people shared similar experiences. One user revealed: 'This is my twin and I!! Me: male, light brown hair, green eyes, light complexion.
'Her: female, dark brown hair, brown eyes, darker skin complexion. I look more like my older sister (born 10 months before me, all 3 of us in the same year!) so everyone assumed my older sister and I were the twins.'
Another added: 'My fraternal twins are a blonde hair blue eyed boy and a pale brown eyed boy with dark hair!'
A third commented: 'One of my twins had super curly hair and blue eyes, the other has straight dark hair and brown eyes that look black, my twins aren't twinnin[g] either lol.'
Twins can be identical, also known as monozygotic, or non-identical, also known as dizygotic or fraternal.
The charity Twins Trust has given some more information. It explains that identical twins have exactly the same DNA and are always the same gender.
Because they share all of their genes, they usually have a very similar appearance and many matching physical characteristics.
Non-identical twins share roughly half of their genetic makeup, similar to regular siblings. They can be either the same gender or different genders, and they generally don't resemble each other any more than typical brothers or sisters do.
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