Do you dress your twins in the same outfits all the time?

Shantel - posted on 10/04/2009

Quoting Melissa:

I think for me letting them dress differently makes them have there own personality. They may not have their own personality per say in what they wear now at 23 months but one day I want them to feel comfortable with knowing they can be their own person. Just my thoughts, although I do think it is cute sometimes.

me 2 i have identical twins just becuae they look the same, they dont have 2 dress the same.

they are diffrent personalitys.

Agga - posted on 10/02/2009

When my 11 years old girls were younger, we would dress them the same, AND dress them differently. We've been back and forth in dressing them both the same and different. Now that they are older, they are choosing their own clothes. One likes to dress in sporty comfortable clothes, the other in girly pretty clothes.

Cindy - posted on 09/26/2009

I dress my boys similar but different. same outfit, different color. one has a batman shirt, the other a superman. things like that, its fun, gives them a sense of identity and people still know that theyre twins :)

Sonya - posted on 09/25/2009

I'm a twin and mum dressed us the same most of the time when we were young - it gets to be a drag. You've got two individuals and they do like to be treated that way. Ask them whether or not they like it if they are old enough. I have a boy and girl so they are never dressed the same.

Shannon - posted on 09/25/2009

I have identical girls and they are 4 months old. I only really dress them in the same outfits if we are going out of the house..they wear similar clothes, but they are not always the same. If I end up staying home most of the day, they pretty much are in whatever and I really don't think they need to be in the same thing.

Raissa - posted on 09/21/2009

My twin boys are 6 now, when they were smaller i liked to see them dressed similar, i never liked dressing them identical, but would get the same style just different colors. They are now at a stage where one is twice the size of the other, so dressing them alike would look odd. I let them pick out whatever they want to wear unless its a special occasion..then I also get an outfit for their 2 yr old brother that is similar.

Carina - posted on 09/19/2009

before i had twins i always said if i had twins i wouldnt dress them the same....but when i had them it seemed wrong not to and they look so cute lol x

Kristine - posted on 09/17/2009

I dressed mine alike or coordinating while they were babies. As soon as there own "fashion sense" kicked in (about 2 1/2), they dressed themselves. I let them choose to dress alike or not. I never wanted them to resent being a twin by being forced to dress alike. And they share clothes, so not dressing the same expands their wardrobe.

But again, it is adorable when they are little.

Danielle - posted on 09/17/2009

I always dress my girls in matching outfits or in coordinated outfits...like one had purple and the other had pink but the designs on the outfits are the same :) I'm sure they will eventually want to dress different but I love dressing them alike for now

Summer - posted on 09/16/2009

I've dressed mine alike since they were born, and they are 2 now. I always just thought that was part of the fun of having twins, and it's not like they care what they are wearing when they are itty bitty anyways. My boys still don't have a preference unless you give them the option of going naked. I guess some kids may have developed a preference by age 2 though. I always said that I'd dress them alike until they were old enough to tell me they didn't want to dress alike. Sometimes we do the same outfit but a different color. I also do think that I'll have them dressing differently by the time they go to school though. I know people who have 3 or more children of different ages and dress them alike at times. I think you should do what is most comfortable to you until your kids can tell you what is most comfortable for them.



One thing I've found though...just because you dress them alike it doesn't stop silly people from asking..."Are they twins?" When they were littler that always aggrevated me, but now it makes me laugh. Of course they are twins...they look alike, they are the same age, they are dressed the same. I guess people have just learned not to assume anything these days. I would just like to think that I could come up with a different conversation starter than asking a question that has an obviously implied answer...lol.

Jacqualyn - posted on 04/25/2009

I had boy and girl twins they are 9 now and could kill me for dressing them the same but i did my beautiful daughter always wore pink purples yellows or the mint colours , my son use to wear the same out fit in blue yellow or mint they use to look adourable . I swore i never would but once they were around 3 months i stopped and started letting them dress differently

Annette - posted on 04/25/2009

No way!

It's funny though - occasionally (very occasionally), they will dress the same on purpose - but they always include their younger brother so all three are dressed the same. When they were wee though, I always dressed them diffferent as they were different people

Sandy - posted on 04/24/2009

I have fraternal twins that look absolutely NOTHING alike. I dress them "the same but different" as I like to say. I like to find the same style but different colors because they are not identical.

Laura - posted on 04/24/2009

I have non-identical girl twins (2y) with a 4y old girl too - sometimes all my girls will wear the same (or at least same colour tops/trousers) - this makes it easier to keep an eye on them when out and about. Sometimes the twins wear same outfit but different colours, or when we go somewhere new I put them in matching outfits so creche workers etc know that they are twins

Noel - posted on 04/24/2009

I do on special occasions. the NICU Nurses and Docs said that you shouldnt dress them alike because they should beable to have their own idenity/personality? I dunno they said some study showed that twins that the parents didnt dress alike were able to be more individual rather than the ones that were dressed alike. I dunno if it's true but I don't really have that desire to dress them alike all that much.

Darlene - posted on 04/23/2009

I think dressing alike is great for Identical twins, but my parents dressed me and my twin alike, and we are fraternal and, we look nothing alike, and we HATED it.!!!

Nidya - posted on 04/23/2009

when they were newborns..i would always dress them in the same colors...(i have boy/girl twins) and even now sometimes i dress them in the same colors and i dont even mean to (well half the time)

Carla - posted on 04/23/2009

I dress mine the same sometimes, I have a little girl 11 months younger then my twins so she often wears the same as the twins too. Sometimes they like to dress differently though, Ones a very girly girl all things pink where the other loves her things blue lol

Kelsie - posted on 04/22/2009

i know what you mean it just doesnt feel right! i dress them alike with everything pjs outfits anything 8-) im going to let them make the choice when they are ready to not match

Maria - posted on 04/22/2009

I have never dressed my twin girls the same. I feel weird when they are in the same clothes. I believe they are individuals and when they wear the same outfit I feel that they just look the same like one unit instead of two different kids. Just wondering if you had two singleton children that were the same sex, would you still dress them the same??

Katie - posted on 04/22/2009

I always dress my girls the same, I figure that there will come a time when they wont let me do it anymore so I better do it while I can! When they are little it is so cute (mine are 3 months old), and I agree, I feel weird when they are in different outfits!

Rikki - posted on 04/10/2009

I either dress them alike or they match.

Renee - posted on 04/09/2009

When my twins were young I dressed them in the same outfits but different colors when possible. They are now 9 yrs old and prefer to choose their own styles and colors. They very rarely choose to dress alike.

Karen - posted on 04/09/2009

I think that with fraternal twins, especiall boy/girl twins that this really isn't that much of an issue. We've been through different phases with this. I have 3 1/2 year old identical boys. We've never really dressed them alike on purpose. We do same outfits in different colors, or just similar outfits. I've always seen my boys as two individuals, which is why I don't dress them alike. They have different personalities, and different interests. Although with that said, they do sometimes go through phases where they insist on wearing the same thing. I have no idea why this is. So, we have a few outfits that are identical to help get through these frustrating days where they refuse to get dressed unless they're alike.

Nikki - posted on 04/09/2009

I never dress my kids the same way. I will dress them in similar outfits..but that is the closest the get to the same. I think it is a personal preference. I feel like dressing them differently helps them develop their own identity. I not trying to say whats wrong or right...that's just what works best for me!

Beth - posted on 04/09/2009

Amelia had a pink hat in the hospital and Hannah had purple...so they kinda have been stuck with those colors, now amelia won't wear purple and Hannah won't wear pink because they know it's now theirs.LOL!  I have dressed them the same but normally will buy the same outfit different color!  My girls had the flu this winter and it drove me crazy because their cloths and PJ's were all out of order, nothing matched ...someone always needed to be changed so it messed everything up!  I know most people would say no big deal but it took me forever to get their stuff all organized again!  I guess it just saves me time to have everything paired up.    I know that soon enough they will want to dress themselves and that whatever they choose will be fine!

Peta - posted on 04/09/2009

I have boy/girl twins but crazily I find myself having them in matching outfits... pink and blue or both in red but different outfits... I promised I never would but they are sooo cute. As they get older and especially in pics I try and have them in totally different things so they look back at the pics and not feel so "twin" all of the time.

Heather - posted on 04/08/2009

I don't dress the girls alike. Only if I buy new outfits. I get handme downs from the girls cousins. Besides the girls are not in the same size. Skylar is a 4t Kendall is a 2t

Kate - posted on 04/08/2009

I dress my boys differently, even if it is just the same shirt but different colours. I try to let them pick, i know they are only 10 months old but one likes reds more than the other one so. I call them twindividuals. They have dressed the same on odd occasions but very few times.

Ria - posted on 04/08/2009

I dress Skye in blue and Summer in yellow when possible. It makes it easier for everyone to tell them appart.

Jill - posted on 04/08/2009

I rarely dressed my twin boys the same. I did a few times when they were infants, and once in awhile they'll have the same outfits in different colors. Now they are 18 mos old and I just dress them in whatever I grab. I have three boys under 3, so I don't worry about whether they are matching or not. I don't think they notice either way.

Wyndee - posted on 04/08/2009

Because i have identical girls i usually dressed them same style/different colors. they are 10 now and actually are choosing some of the same stuff. one of the saddest stories i ever heard was from an adult twin. he said his mom dressed him and his twin alike till they were 12 and he has resented being a twin all his life. i guess because of this i seldom dress them the exact same unless they want to. i think that children all have a personality and even identical twins need their own identity.

Michelle - posted on 04/08/2009

i try to dress them differently same outfits but different colours but people always buy them the same so have to dress them the same

Dawn - posted on 04/07/2009

I am the mother of now 12 year old boy twins, when I found out that I was pregnant with twins, I swore to myself that I would never dress them the same. Until the day they were born, if one spit up I changed both. CRAZY I know, but that's what I did. Now at 12 it only happens when I am having family pictures taken, and then they will only were it once, just not happening when you are twelve.

Diamarys - posted on 04/06/2009

i dont dress my twins in the same outfits some time i do but mos of the time i dont i like it like that!!

Janice - posted on 04/06/2009

I rarely dressed my triplets the same - only when someone happened to buy them matching items which wasn't too often with 2 girls and 1 boy. I always felt that their individuality was important.

Celeste - posted on 04/06/2009

I have g/b/g triplets and only dress them alike on rare occasions. I like for them to coordinate instead. For me dressing them each differently saves money because the girls are not the same size so the smaller is able to wear her sisters and they get double the clothes. I figure if they ever want to dress the same I will let that be their decision. I also think it is going to be hard enough for them to be a triplet, so I try to treat each child as their own.

Teresa - posted on 04/06/2009

When they were little we did same outift/different colors quite a bit.  They are 7 and have probably worn completely identical outfits less than a dozen times in their lifetime.  Just not something I'm comfortable doing.

Claire - posted on 04/06/2009

ive got twins and i dont dress them the same there 4 neally 5 now and they dont like the same things sometimes they do. dress them the same till there old enough to choose for them selfs my friend dress her girls the same and there is 3 neally 4 years apart its ya own personal choose

Sarah - posted on 04/06/2009

I feel the same way. I always dress them the same and it doesn't look right if they aren't to me. Kindof silly though. But, even if they are dressed the same, they and I both know they have different personalities. Nobody thinks they are the same person just because they are wearing the same thing.

Kylie - posted on 04/06/2009

I swore that i would never dress my twins the in the same clothes or the same way - but even though i had boy/ girl twins, for about the first year, they pretty had the same outfits - just boy / girl versions of them! It was so cute - but as they started getting older, it got harder to match - now nearly 3 - i dont bother

Danielle - posted on 04/05/2009

I always made a point to dress my boys differently, then when they were 4 I took them shopping and they both picked the same clothes! I think as they get older you can ask them! When they were newborns I sometimes dressed them the same but usually it was in clothes that were given as presents.

Patricia - posted on 04/05/2009

Well,when my twins were little it was cute but,now they are 14 they don't no more....

Amy - posted on 04/05/2009

I don't usually dress my boys alike. If anything I'll put them in matching outfits but different colors. 

Melissa - posted on 04/05/2009

I think for me letting them dress differently makes them have there own personality. They may not have their own personality per say in what they wear now at 23 months but one day I want them to feel comfortable with knowing they can be their own person. Just my thoughts, although I do think it is cute sometimes.

Arlene - posted on 04/05/2009

I dress my daughters in the outfit but different color.  I also coordinate my singleton daugher as well. 

Amanda - posted on 04/05/2009

I dressed mine in the same style different color. That made it easier to tell them apart because mine are identical.

Lykke - posted on 04/05/2009

You know it has been on my mind also, but now I let my boys pick out their own shirts and they ALWAYS want to wear the same, they are now 2.5 but as soon as they let me know that THEY have different tastes in clothes etc. that is when their little personalities really can come out. They are identical BUT yet very different:)

Stephanie - posted on 04/05/2009

I dress my girls the same everyday...only time I don't do it is when we are home. Sometimes I will dress them differently but they will still match...like two different pink shirts or something like that.

Sanja - posted on 04/05/2009

I always like to dress them differently, but that is just me. when my hubby is dressing them he likes to dress them the same ;). I want them to know they are 2 different people. But because they are boys, and when you go shopping for clothes there is not much of variaty, I try to buy at least different colors ;) ...but yes I must say when they are dressed the same it does look very cute :)