7 Ways to Tell Newborn Identical Twins Apart

I have seen this question a few times on social media lately, so I would like to share some ideas of ways to tell identical newborn twins/triplets/quads apart!

These ideas are more safe, easy, and aligned with safe sleep practices than some I have seen around the Internet. These ideas for telling twins apart after birth are also simple, inexpensive, and won’t make MORE work and stress for you and the babies’ other caregivers!

You might be thinking "WHAT...of course I'm going to be able to tell my kids apart!"

However, when you've just given birth to multiples, statistically likely by Cesarean, and it's your 12th night waking, I'm telling you it's possible to forget which baby you just fed or changed not to mention your husband/partner, grandma, night nurse, etc. needs to be able to provide the best care as well!

If either baby has a medical issue, or one is breastfed and one is on a special formula, or one is on a medication and one is not, it becomes even more necessary to always have a system in place to make sure they don't get confused.

1. Different colored socks, but you put them OVER the pajamas so you don't have to undress the babies to see which is which.

2. Keep a marker in the diaper changing area and mark "A" or "B" on the diaper at each change.

3. Feed, change, and dress the babies all at the same time (so we can get them on the same schedule which is the goal!) in alphabetical order. So you *always* change Abby first, Bennett second, Cora third.

4. Wristbands or baby amber anklets in different colors - again, over the pajamas.

5. Non-toxic kids' nail polish on one nail (prefer toenail so they still don't put it in their mouths, but again you'd have to undress them to view the different colors)

6. Or I mean heck, just get a bunch of pajamas in only 2 different colors

7. Everything set up in alphabetical order. Cribs, bouncers, bottles, pacis, clothes. Do the tasks for each baby in alphabetical order always!

Twin parents: have you ever mixed up your babies, maybe during that don't-know-what-day-it-is phase after birth? Tell me in the comments!