Dec 31 2008
Twin Girls Born One Black One white – Second Set of Different Colour Twin Girls in 7 Years To Same Parents
Hayleigh and Lauren Hold New Twins Leah and Miya
Twin Girls Born One Black One white – Second Set of Different Colour Twin Girls in 7 Years To Same Parents
History Repeats Itself
Two twin girls, one black, one white have been born to mother, Alison Spooner and partner, Dean Durrant, 33, from Fleet, Hampshire, UK.
This is the second set of girl twins born to this couple within seven years. 4 girls, and in each case, one was black and one was white. Leah is white like her mother and Miya has her father’s black skin.
This is an extremely rare happening but it is possible if the genes meld in a certain way. “Non-identical twins happen when two eggs are fertilised by two separate sperm. Although they will share genes from the same parents, the way those genes are expressed will vary”.
The mother of the twins is white and the father is mixed race. This is the first and second occurrence only of the two different colour twins in this country and both sets to the same parents.
It was only when the parents had the two girls together, side by side; that they could confirm that the girls were indeed, two different colours like their first set of twins.
The babies were in a special care unit due to the fact that they were not breathing properly and it was only after five days that the parents actually saw them side by side.
The twin girls Leah and Miya were born at Frimley Park Hospital, Surrey. A scan showed the babies were in the breech position and they were delivered by Caesarean section at just 37 weeks of pregnancy.
When Alison, their mother was expecting, she emailed William Hill to see if they would set a bet up on the probability that the new set of twins would be separate coloured, but William Hill the Bookmakers, declined the offer due to lack of medical knowledge and unable to fix odds because of this.
In the meantime, the older sets of twins are delighted with the new arrival of their baby sisters and excited that they look exactly like them.-
amazing!! - could it be a sign???
Wow, great story!!! Thanks
How weird! It’s bizarre enough that it should happen once… but twice?! Amazing. Quite interesting about William Hill as well. I wonder what the odds would have been if they did have the medical knowledge… Such a strange occurrence this is.
Thanks for informing me about this. Very interesting! An absolutely excellent post from you as ever, another extremely interesting one, and yet another that I thoroughly enjoyed reading!
I wouldn’t call it “one black and one white.” I’d say it’s totally different traits carried by each set of twins. True wonder! My mother always said that we all are of blended history… they are here to show it.
that is sooooooooo cool. i’d like to have twins but i’d love to have one black and one white:)