My babies are twins but they were born months apart – it sounds strange but it makes perfect sense to us

A WOMAN has revealed her children are twins, despite being born months apart.

Hannah Crombie, 33, gave birth to her first daughter, Maddie, in July 2018.

When Maddie was 16 weeks old, Hannah started to feel unwell.

At first she didn’t mind it, but when the nausea continued, she took a pregnancy test and realized she was seven weeks pregnant.

This meant she became pregnant again when Maddie was just five weeks old.

Speaking to the Kiwi Birth Tales podcast, she said: “I just couldn’t believe it had happened.

“It took me a week to process it and then I felt really excited.”

When Maddie was 11 months old, Hannah gave birth to a son named Oscar.

Babies born less than 12 months apart are known to be Irish twins, meaning Hannah’s two children are technically twins.

The term Irish twins was initially used as a derogatory term directed at Irish Catholics who emigrated to America.

Because Catholics do not believe in contraception, Irish families were often large, with children born close in age.

Hannah said Maddie immediately became obsessed with her little brother.

She added that there was never any jealousy between the two as having a brother is all they have known.

The mother-of-two revealed she received comments from trolls who said it was unfair for Maddie to have another child so soon as it meant her eldest child would get less attention.

However, Hannah said having Irish twins was “the best thing I ever did”.

She added that having another baby so soon actually allowed her to spend more time with Maddie when she was on maternity leave after Oscar’s birth.

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Hannah said she found juggling both babies a challenge, but said Oscar fit into her busy schedule without much difficulty.

“They would nap and go to bed at the same time,” she said.

Now that the Irish twins are older, Hannah said they are best friends.

She said she would recommend anyone to have Irish twins.

“They always have a little friend to play with and have fun,” she said.

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