Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Monday, March 20, 2006
A few readers out there want to know...
Well, it's nice to know there are a couple readers out there (other than Mom - she's obligated to check on this!). And a few wanted to know about the tease in the Vienna posting. It's called the Cyprus Curse, or the Nicosia Inevitable. We've already doubled the family (with Athena and Achilles). It seems as if in the 2ish years we will be here we will triple our family, yes that's right. I drank the local water and we're going to be parents. Twice, twins...
So the next question I always get is: are they in your family? No, actually not. Faternal twins are impacted by age ( the older the mom the more likely ), fertility medicine and family history. That is because Fraternal twins are formed when two eggs are released by the mother, and each egg is fertilized by a different sperm. Fraternal twins can be of the same or opposite sex. They share up to 50% of their genes, and are no more alike or different than any two siblings would be. It is also possible for fraternals to be of different races or parentage, or to be conceived at different times, resulting in a large weight difference at birth. I've read that these kinds of twins are on the rise and about 1 in 50 pregnancies in the US.
I'm having Identical twins which are caused by one egg being fertilized by one sperm. Sometime after fertilization, the egg splits into two genetically identical halves. Identical twins are always of the same sex (although there has been very rare, as in only about 4 cases, of opposite sex identical because of genetic abnormality). They share 100% of their genes, and are in reality, natural clones. Due to the natural factor of these twins, the statistical chance of having them has not changed, about 0.4%. Regular due date is 29 August, but because of twins they will come at least 4 weeks early, as is typical. I will go back to California for the delivery. Right now it looks like sometime in late May and will stay as long as is reasonable. I do expect to continue to work full time after maternity leave, looking for hired help here in Cyprus.
Next post will be about Cairo, we went 18-23 February and it was great. Still am uploading photos, took TOO many. I will try to get that done before next Friday when we leave for Prauge for this year's 1/2 Marathon.
So the next question I always get is: are they in your family? No, actually not. Faternal twins are impacted by age ( the older the mom the more likely ), fertility medicine and family history. That is because Fraternal twins are formed when two eggs are released by the mother, and each egg is fertilized by a different sperm. Fraternal twins can be of the same or opposite sex. They share up to 50% of their genes, and are no more alike or different than any two siblings would be. It is also possible for fraternals to be of different races or parentage, or to be conceived at different times, resulting in a large weight difference at birth. I've read that these kinds of twins are on the rise and about 1 in 50 pregnancies in the US.
I'm having Identical twins which are caused by one egg being fertilized by one sperm. Sometime after fertilization, the egg splits into two genetically identical halves. Identical twins are always of the same sex (although there has been very rare, as in only about 4 cases, of opposite sex identical because of genetic abnormality). They share 100% of their genes, and are in reality, natural clones. Due to the natural factor of these twins, the statistical chance of having them has not changed, about 0.4%. Regular due date is 29 August, but because of twins they will come at least 4 weeks early, as is typical. I will go back to California for the delivery. Right now it looks like sometime in late May and will stay as long as is reasonable. I do expect to continue to work full time after maternity leave, looking for hired help here in Cyprus.
Next post will be about Cairo, we went 18-23 February and it was great. Still am uploading photos, took TOO many. I will try to get that done before next Friday when we leave for Prauge for this year's 1/2 Marathon.
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