Twin Born First Becomes Younger Than Twin Born Second in Unusual Turn of Events

The birth of�twin boys has resulted�in a remarkable twist�as the first twin is younger than the second twin, even though he was born first!

Twin boys Samuel and Ronan, from Massachusetts in the US, were born�in the early hours of November 6 at Cape Cod Hospital, and in�an unusual turn of events, due to�daylight savings, matters became just a bit complicated.

The first twin, Samuel, was born at 1.39am, but when�the clocks were turned back an hour for daylight savings, the second twin, Ronan, who arrived 31 minutes later or at�1.10am, officially at least on paper becomes the older twin.

The twin’s mum,�Emily Peterson told�ABC News, Ms Peterson said that it took her and husband, Seth a while to get used to it.

“It literally took me a day to wrap my head around it. I didn’t realize it was quite that big of a deal until my nurse turned around and said ‘I’ve been working here 40 years and haven’t seen anything like that’,” she said.

The twins’ photo was posted in Cape Cod Healthcare‘s Facebook page.

Michael Lauf, president and CEO of Cape Cod Healthcare, told the ABC that although it might seem ridiculous, they had a legal obligation to record the correct time.

“The Peterson twins’ birth story was a remarkable occurrence,” he said.

The twins have now returned�home to join their big sister, Aubrey.

Sources:�Essentialbaby.com.au�and�Au.news.yahoo.com

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