Mum gives birth to twins and is shocked by how different they look months later

Daily Record

23-07-2025

A mum from Pennsylvania was shocked by how different her twin babies looked just four months after giving birth but it is not unusual for twins to show distinct physical differences as they grow
A mum from the US was left astonished by the contrasting looks of her twin babies months after their birth. Jacqueline Zamores, from Pennsylvania, took to TikTok with a brief video that highlighted the stark differences between her twins.
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In the clip, she humorously wrote: "When the twins aren't twinning." Her son Cristian, named in honour of his father, is noticeable for his blonde locks and blue eyes, while his sister Cecilia sports darker hair and skin tone. The 27-year- old told Newsweek about the moment she and her 32-year-old husband Cristian first noticed the differences in their twins' complexions right after birth.
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She recounted noticing Cristian's bluish eyes just a few weeks into their stay at the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit).
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Both parents share Mexican American roots, with family ties to the Mexican states of Jalisco and Michoacán.
Jacqueline explained: "Genetically, we believe they are both a mixture of us, although Cristian shares more of our receive genes compared to Cecilia."
Before welcoming the twins, Jacqueline was already a mother to two daughters and has since embraced the joys of raising twins.
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The proud mum-of-four shared with Newsweek: "We have double the smiles, double the snuggles and double the love."
She reflected on the significant adjustment of adding two more children to her family: "With having already two other children, adding more into the mix was definitely a big change.
"Keeping everyone to a schedule is key, so our home can function properly and not add too much stress on ourselves."
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The TikTok video has exploded online, racking up millions of views, likes, and thousands of comments.
Fellow TikTokers resonated with the content, sharing their own twin tales. One userdisclosed: "This is my twin and I!! Me: male, light brown hair, green eyes, light complexion.
"Her: female, dark brown hair, brown eyes, darker skin complexion. I look more like my older sister (born 10 months before me, all 3 of us in the same year! ) so everyone assumed my older sister and I were the twins."
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Another contributed: "My fraternal twins are a blonde hair blue eyed boy and a pale brown eyed boy with dark hair!"
A third shared their unique situation: "One of my twins had super curly hair and blue eyes, the other has straight dark hair and brown eyes that look black, my twins aren't twinnin[g] either lol."
Twins come in two types: identical, or monozygotic, and non-identical, also known as dizygotic or fraternal.
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The Twins Trust offers further insight, noting that identical twins have the exact same DNA and are always the same sex.
They tend to look very similar due to sharing all their genes, often having many identical traits.
On the other hand, non-identical twins inherit about half of their DNA from each parent, just like regular siblings.
They can be of the same or different sexes and usually don't look any more alike than any other brothers or sisters would.