Mom delivers twins - who have different fathers

After a Dallas mother gave birth to twin boys, her husband was confused. The boys, born only seven minutes apart, looked very different. So, the family got a paternity test—and the results were shocking. The twin boys have two different fathers. Mia, the mother, admitted to her partner James that she had cheated on him with another man. The result was that two released eggs were fertilized by two men’s sperm, as sperm can stay viable for five ...moreAfter a Dallas mother gave birth to twin boys, her husband was confused. The boys, born only seven minutes apart, looked very different. So, the family got a paternity test—and the results were shocking. The twin boys have two different fathers. Mia, the mother, admitted to her partner James that she had cheated on him with another man. The result was that two released eggs were fertilized by two men’s sperm, as sperm can stay viable for five days in the reproductive tract. Though the couple has moved on and James says he loves both boys, the occurrence has gotten nationwide attention thanks to its one in a million odds.