California mom Fatima Madrigal and her husband Robert Trujillo welcomed two bundles of joy on New Year's Eve, but they will have to figure out how they will celebrate the birth of their twins born in different years.
Fraternal twins Alfredo Antonio Trujillo and Aylin Yolanda Trujillo came out of their mother's womb about 15 minutes apart. According to People, Alfredo was born first at 11:45 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021, and then his sister, Aylin, was born at the stroke of midnight on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2022.
Madrigal said that she was both surprised and happy about having twins with different birthdays. Dr. Ana Abril Arias of the Natividad Medical Center, who delivered the babies, also said this has been "one of the most memorable deliveries" in her long career.
An Amazing Start to 2022
In the hospital's press release, Arias also stated that the twins' monumental births were an amazing start to 2022.
Alfredo weighed slightly heavier than his sister at 6 lbs., 1 oz. Aylin is smaller at 5 lbs., 14 oz. The twins are the fourth and fifth children in the family as Madrigal and Trujillo already have two daughters and one son. Their eldest boy is more than excited to meet Alfredo.
According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 120,000 twin births happen every year in the U.S., but twins born in different years occur in one in two million pairs. While an interval of long minutes between twin births is not unusual, those births straddled in the cusp of midnight gain the most notoriety because the twins do end up being born on different days.
In 2000 in Massachusetts, a pair of twins were born eight minutes apart but in different millennia. Aaron Hegenberger was born at 11:53 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, 2000, while his brother, Luke, was born at 12:01 a.m. Monday, Jan. 1, 2001.
According to their parents, the babies were not due until February 2001, but mom Debra Hegenberger went into early labor that Sunday morning. The mom said they plan to stay up every New Year's Eve to celebrate their sons' birthdays.
Issues with Twins Born in Different Years
Twins born in different years may encounter some issues like their eligibility in the various programs or incentives from the government, such as the tax deductions. However, everything will still be up to the parents. The mom and dad could advocate having their twins included or eligible by following the birth year of the first twin, or they may choose to delay until both twins are technically eligible.
In some cases, their birthdays may also affect their immunization schedules, even if they are born just minutes apart. Though common sense usually dictates the situation, there have been instances where cut-off dates based on the birthday or birth year are strictly observed, and the parents may have to petition for an exception.
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