US twin baby sisters born holding hands

[Northerner]

A pair of US twin sisters who were born holding hands were breathing on their own after being removed from a ventilator, their mother has said.

Jillian and Jenna Thistlethwaite shared an amniotic sac and placenta, a rare condition known as monoamniotic birth.

"They're already best friends," said their mother, Sarah Thistlethwaite.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-27378520

Awww! 🙂

 

[AlisonM]

I read this earlier and it made me smile. It was so nice to see a happy story for a change.

 

[KateR]

That's a lovely story.

 

[Copepod]

A friend of mine who had twin girls, now young teenagers, mentioned that they were seen head butting each other in a scan, and isn't sure what that says about their relationship. They both play ice hockey these days, after moving to Canada. 🙂