A family’s journey with identical twins

THE Rangasami family of Mount Edgecombe shared their story of raising identical twin boys, from a surprise pregnancy to the unique dynamics of twin parenting.

- MONISHKA GOVENDER [e-mail]

Business couple Merlin and Galaisha Rangasami, 42, said their life had been filled with joy when they unexpectedly fell pregnant with identical twin boys and double trouble, Thaiurin and Shaiurin in 2019.

At the time, the couple already had two children Trushen, 21, and Sinorin, 18, and had no plans to have more children.

In fact, Galaisha was planning to undergo a tubal ligation when they received news of her pregnancy.

“We were not planning for twins at all. We had decided that two kids were enough. But clearly God had other plans for us. He decided to bless us with not one but two baby boys,” said Galaisha.

The couple, 37 years old at the time, said they greeted the news of the pregnancy with “shock” and excitement.

“When I got the news that I was pregnant with twins, I cried. I was worried about how I would take care of two babies at the same time. Feeding, changing diapers and bathing one baby is hard. The thought of doing this for two babies at one time had my mind racing,” she said.

“But my husband was overjoyed. He jumped up and down in the doctor’s surgery. I remember the doctor asking: ‘Mom why are you crying? ‘You have to be happy’.