Conceived at Diffrent Times??

I found this on the web. DrGreen.com

There is a test that can be done to determine if your son has "inborn Errors of Metabolism". Once determined dietary changes can help greatly.

Your son is a fighter and wants very much to be here and it is amazing how incredible the human body is at eeking out every speck of nutrition in our food. Go organic and non-invasive muscle testing for food allergies. I don't believe in western drugs because of the side effects. Wholistic herbs and naturapathic doctors can be found in Santa Cruz. Give all the love you have and maybe this info. will help. I believe in your sons wholeness and there is no such thing as in incurable dis-ease. Have no fear.
Gale
(energetic body worker-massage therapist)

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Inborn Errors of Metabolism
Some of my most heart-rending experiences as a physician and as a friend have been watching the devastation caused by inborn errors of metabolism. This group of 30 individually rare disorders can cause mental retardation, coma, or death. Many of these disorders can be treated with something as simple as a dietary change -- if you know which disease a child has soon enough. Previously, testing for each of these conditions was too complicated and expensive to be practical. Now there is a screening test that costs only $19-$25, and can spare families the ravages of undiagnosed inborn errors of metabolism.

The states of Massachusetts and North Carolina already require that parents be offered the option of the new tests. I encourage parents living elsewhere to arrange for testing themselves. If the tests are not available locally, ask your doctor to call Neo Gen Screening ###-###-####) or Baylor University Medical Center (800-422-9567). The test simply involves taking a little extra blood at the time of the routine heel-stick for newborn screening.

You also might want to visit a poignant website called the Tyler for Life Foundation. The creators are parents of a baby who died of an inborn error of metabolism six days after birth.

Alan Greene MD FAAP
January 24, 2000

someone who might know is Dr. Geoff Machin who's an MD/PhD with extensive research in zygosity and the biology of twins - he did a lecture for Twins by the Bay http://www.twinsbythebay.org last year. If you like I can ask our club president for contact info (Dr. Machin formerly practiced at Oakland Kaiser but is now in the Vancouver area if I remember correctly)

i looked online a bit and that is a tough subject to find. it says it's a myth if happens naturally but has been known to be drug induced. very interesting subject. when you do find out anything about this, please give us the information. i'd be very interested to know more!!

i have twin boys as well - when they were born (two weeks early) it was determined that one was 36 1/2weeks while the other was only 35 weeks (baby a). baby a was born first via c-section but had the most probs at birth. he has always been & still is like several pounds lighter & 2 inches shorter than baby b. however, mentally he seems to be ahead of baby b! no one has ever mentioned superfetation to me. i am also a reg. nurse who worked in obgyn for a few yrs- this is the first time i remember seeing this term. both the boys have speech issues btw. i had my first ultrasound during preg at 8 wks gestation & at that time both babies & yolk sacs were present. no solutions for u or answers but just couldnt help writing to u since it appears we have such similar childbirth & exp's. am going to check out that dr.green website for sure! haha! oh btw prior to my preg i had taken a fertility drug called clomid- so my twins not exactly natural.

What an intriguing situation. It could be possible that your 2nd son actually was more premature than his brother. Wow.

I actually wanted to respond to say that I think you should contact Support For Families of Children with Special Needs because they are a clearinghouse of sorts for information of ALL sorts, and they are very parent-oriented. I feel sure that they can connect you with resources and even other parents who will be helpful to you!

http://www.supportforfamilies.org/