Two weeks ago, we have left summer time behind to welcome the winter time, conceived, supposedly, to get more productive hours of light and save energy, although many believe it is a mistake. All countries that adhere to the change put it into practice at this time of the year, in Spain the last weekend of October occurred, while in the United States the weekend of November 5 to 6.
Just that morning, Emily Peterson went into labor in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, where at 2 a.m. it would be 1 a.m. But what happens if just at that "lost" hour your baby is born? It is what happened. One of his twins was born at that time, and Although he was born first, he is not the eldest, how is this possible?.
Who is the oldest of the twins?
The time change usually takes place early in the morning from Saturday to Sunday to affect as little as possible the activities of citizens, when most are sleeping. But in this birth day or time is not chosen, and perhaps by chance of life, that night you find yourself giving birth to twins. Precisely that night, and at that time.
That night Emily entered the hospital with labor. The first of the twins to reach the world was Samuel, at 01:39 on Saturday. Thirty-one minutes later his twin brother, Ronan, did it. But of course, it was no longer 02:10, but 1:10, since at 2:00 the clock had been delayed one hour. So, Although Ronan was born later, he is officially the older brother, according to medical records.
For the midwife who attended the delivery, it is the first time in 40 years that she sees something similar. For Peterson, everything remains in a curious anecdote that his children will tell their grandchildren, but it is especially complex in cases where by inheritance, or lineage, it is necessary to determine which of the twins is the firstborn.
All because of the blessed time change
The time change affects us all, including children, and in this case it has also affected two little ones who have just arrived in the world and could not understand the blessed time change.
