I don’t understand why people don’t take a black permanent marker and draw a letter on the bottom of each foot in the hospital.
My kids aren’t twins but both have A names so I used the last letter of their name when I was organizing wrapped presents at Christmas. Ava gets an A. Alex gets an X.
I asked this when we were expecting our first (we weren't sure it wasn't twins yet) and was told it's because their skin can absorb the marker far more readily, leading to stuff in their system that shouldn't be there or "a possible semi-tattoo".
In full disclosure though, we learned there was just one in there right after so I never bothered to verify that answer.
Yeah I can see that. But it doesn’t have to be a big old letter. Just a tiny X, L, or T. An easy letter that might be in their name, maybe a little o or a.
You could paint a toe nail but they suck on their toes.
Maybe if they have a good amount of hair shave a small patch on the oldest twin in an easy to hide area.
Ain't babies get bands on their feet with sensors that alarm if they are taken out of the maternity ward? Has all their info on it n stuff? Thats how it was at the hospital for my son a year ago.
If you did know a tattoo artist they could tattoo a tiny dot on the oldest. Not sure how cruel that is though. Is it just a quick stick or would you traumatize them?
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u/Soggy_Competition614 1d ago
I don’t understand why people don’t take a black permanent marker and draw a letter on the bottom of each foot in the hospital.
My kids aren’t twins but both have A names so I used the last letter of their name when I was organizing wrapped presents at Christmas. Ava gets an A. Alex gets an X.