Twin to Twin syndrome (feeling what the other feels)...........

Belinda - posted on 02/16/2013

Hello I am a same gender Faternal twin. Yes we do feel each others pain some times. Why? I don't know. When we were small we could not be apart for long periods of time.
I don't think this was our fault nor a huge mystery. Why?
1) were we in the womb togehter
2) parents usually name the kids the same/dress them the same
3) make a huge deal over the event of twins and show you off together
4) they set you up to be together ALL the time to feed into the articles they read etc.

WE can be apart and need this to grow into our OWN INDIVIDUAL PERSON. I am just saying :)

Jessica - posted on 11/26/2012

Me and my sister are twins (not identical). We are 18 and she is pregnant with her first child. Weird thing about it is, before we found out she was pregnant, I was having morning sickness along with her. I took pregnancy tests but they came out negative and I couldn't understand what was going on until she told me. We could also feel when something bad was happening to the other one. One weekend, I flipped a truck several times and ended up hitting a tree and was sent to the hospital. My twin sister knew something was wrong before anyone told her. When one of us is upset, the other one can feel the same feeling. When she left home, I went into a depression mood, like part of me was gone. It's pretty weird. I was told by a set of twins, that now that she's pregnant, I might have "labor pains" and "grow" as she does. (hope not!). but yeah, twins have that twin to twin connection.

Caron Lesley - posted on 09/06/2012

i am a twin not identical i have a twin brother who is very ill with cancer and die ing ? he has lung cancer , ive been with him every step of the way and every time he has a bad turn i have a bad turn , which is why i am so scared at the moment , when he went to hospital and had his blow test i was in the waiting room and i was that bad with my breathing i could not catch my breath the nurses had to get me a drink of water every one in waiting room must have thought i was the one with the problem ? and the other week my sister was in my house and i was in an awfull staight and could not breath ? i said to her david must be bad ? while chocking i had three missed calls on phone ? when i rang back he was that bad i had to take him hospital ? so when he tired and sleepy so am i ? when his lungs callasped i also was so ill and then i got a call telling me he had to be resusatated ? so this twin is realy scared ? its hard to explain it people think i am crazy but i know i am not just very scared how will i be when he dies ? xx oh i am 52

Catherine - posted on 05/15/2010

My b/g twins are 20 weeks old and they do some of this. When one is crying and not getting my attention fast enough the other will start crying if it lasts too long. As soon as I or daddy give attention to the first one the second one stops crying. At their 4 month shots the first one cried naturally. But then when the second one got her shots the 1st one started crying again. I think they understand each others cries.

Crystal - posted on 05/14/2010

My Year old twins do this also...though it is usually just the painful things they share...shots, bumps etc. Once in a while no matter what room they are in if one is being say tickled or played with the other that is in a seperate room will start to laugh along with her sister...but that is rare.

Belinda - posted on 05/14/2010

My fraternal 9 yr olds used to feel when each other were getting their infant injections,i used to take them into the room one at a time and was always amazed when i could hear the one outside crying as soon as the needle went into her sisters arm. They both had problems with tonsils and adenoids and both had them removed at seperate times. The one who was at home fell asleep when the other was put under aneasthetic and woke up at the same time with a sore throat. Now they are older they do not seem to feel each others pain literally but always seem to know when the other is hurting,either physically or emotionally. It is quiet strange as they are chalk and cheese,one dark hair, stockybuild, very clever at school, emotional and so loving and caring.The other very blonde, small and thin, excellent sports player, cheeky and if its not bothering her its not a problem. I parted my girls in grade 2 as i found the quieter one was not speaking for herself but letting her sister do it.two yrs on and it has done wonders for the quieter one giving her a lot more confidence. Hope this has helped in some small way

Jessi - posted on 05/14/2010

my twins are 4 months and i have also noticed little things like this one big thing was the other night my son started choking in his swing by the time i got to him my daughter was screaming once i got him breathing again and somewhat calm i realisedshe was STILL crying i had to pick her up and hold them both so she could see him as soon as i did she grabbed his hand and stopped crying and they just stared at eachother silently for about ten mins it was an amazing moment for me to see this unfold esp since she could not see him at all when he started choking it was like she just knew something was wrong and was trying to tell me since he couldnt. it was amazing to me