Identical twins, boy and girl?

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14/4 mono/di. My doctor told me that I can still have a chance of having a boy and a girl that are identical??? Also should I be worried about a inverted uterus? My sugar level was 71 and the range is 120-160 so is that something worry about? It's my first pregnancy and I want to do all my research so if you have any information it will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance (:

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Actually, it is possible although beyond extremely rare to have identical twins that are male and female. So for those saying it's not possible.... do a little research first.

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I think you misunderstood. Boy/girl twins cannot be identical. Identical twins result from a single fertilized egg splitting.

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How can they be identical if one has a vagina and the other has a penis? I would find a more competent doctor...

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Identical twins are technically genetically the same, they have the same DNA, so identical twins can never be one of both genders.

And I had severe hypoglycemia throughout the first half of my pregnancy. I lost 25 pounds, so I would monitor it. Sometimes your sugar will just be low because you didn't eat for a while, or just a freak occurrence, but if it continues to be low I would talk to your doctor about that to do. I had to drink boost supplements and take sugar pills till I was 21 weeks.

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There is a very rare possibility that when the egg splits one child looses the Y chromosome and develops as a girl. I wouldn't worry about it though since it's so rare.

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Maybe your doctor meant they can still be mo/di and be boy/girl? Which is true. It's not likely, and rarely happens but if two eggs fused together early in pregnancy then yes they could be mo/di boy/girl. Mo/di doesn't ALWAYS mean identical. But almost always.

Identical twins, boy and girl?

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