Twin babies have been captured showing how they “definitely missed each other” after being separated for the first time since they were born.
The touching moment was shown in a viral TikTok video shared by Lauren Berty (@thattwinmama_ on TikTok), the 36-year-old mom of the twins who is based Arlington, Virginia. The clip, which shows footage from a baby monitoring device, has had 26.2 million views since it was first posted on August 20.
A message overlaid on the viral clip says: “Our twins were separated for a day for the first time in their entire lives.” The video shows the siblings, Shiloh and Ever Grace, embracing each other while standing in their cribs and laughter is heard in the background.
The twins, who were one-and-a half years old at the time and are now three, were separated because one was sick and went to see a doctor that day, Berty told Newsweek. “This was the reunion that night after they were left alone [together] for the first time in over 24 hours.”
Lauren Berty @thattwinmama_ on TikTok
The strong bond between the siblings in the latest clip comes as no surprise as twins may be wired to interact with each other even before their birth.
According to an October 2010 study in PLOS One, different patterns of “inter-twin contact,” such as head to head, head to arm and arm to head contact, can be seen from the 11th week of gestation. This contact becomes “a constant and increasing feature of all twin pregnancies” between the 15th and 22nd week.
The study found that in the 14th week, twins “not only display movements directed towards the uterine wall and self-directed movements, but also movements specifically aimed at the co-twin, the proportion of which increases between the 14th and 18th gestational week.”
The study concluded that the “performance of movements towards the co-twin is not accidental.”
Berty said the bonding moment between her twins was captured in their bedroom back in February 2022.
She told Newsweek: “They started laughing, so I looked on the [baby] monitor and witnessed the exchange.”
The latest video shows the babies reaching over their cribs towards each other, with giggling heard in the backdrop. One twin later appears to kiss the other as they embrace.
“Pretty sure it’s safe to say…they definitely missed each other,” another message across the video reads, as one of the babies gives the other a back pat.
“Twins are truly made for each other,” a subsequent note says, as the laughter continues and the twins touch their heads against each other.
According to Berty, their loving exchange “lasted for about an hour before they winded down and finally fell asleep.”
She said that witnessing this moment between her twins made her feel “incredibly blessed and lucky to be their mom.” Berty hopes the video inspires others to “be kind and spread joy by getting to witness love in its most purest form.”
A caption shared with the post says: “Will forever make me [crying emoji]… can’t think of anything stronger than the #twinbond.”
‘Soulmates’
Several users on TikTok were moved to tears by the bonding moment in the latest video.
User @ausomelifethrumyeyes wrote: “Omgosh the Pat on the back I’m crying this is so sweet.”
Amairani said: “I swear twins are soulmates.”
St0pdeletingmyusrnm agreed, noting “I swear twins are one soul in two bodies. Like they’re just an extension of the other.”
McKenna said: “This made me sob. Can’t wait for this. I’m pregnant with twins.”
JuicyJayFox also wrote: “I am literally crying!!!! My twins just started kissing each other.”
Cali Rayne noted: “The giggles are absolutely killing me.”
Audrey Etienne said: “Wow, so beautiful. Please love both the same way, their laugh.”
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