Mom Gives Birth to Twins — and Immediately Notices 1 Has a Crooked Jaw (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Twin A.Photo:Taylor Deal

Taylor Deal

When Taylor Deal gave birth to her twin daughters, she noticed right away that something was up.

Before giving birth, Deal, whose a twin herself, was shocked that she was even having twins in the first place. “I found out I was having twins when I was with my mother,” Deal exclusively tells PEOPLE.

“We were beyond surprised to find out it was twins. I know that might sound silly, but there’s typical wives' tales about how they skipped generations, so I was surprised," she continues.

During the pregnancy, the ultrasound scans revealed that Twin A was positioned directly on top of Twin B. Examining the scan through the lens of her professional experience as a labor and delivery nurse, Deal didn’t initially consider the positioning to be a major issue.

“There’s so many things to worry about when it comes to twin pregnancies, so the fact that one was technically on top of the other was never a concern for me,” Deal notes. “I think it does happen in most, so the weight of one on top of the other never went through my mind as being an issue.”

Twin A’s jaw.Taylor Deal

However, after birth, it became apparent that Twin A’s jaw was visibly crooked, which was a direct result of the sustained pressure of Twin B’s position. Despite reassurances from doctors, Deal wanted to explore all available options to ensure her daughter’s well-being.

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“As a twin, I know how much twins can be compared, so I wanted to make sure that I gave her every opportunity to fix this if this was going to be a long-term issue,” she explains. Deal turned to alternative therapies, seeking help from both a chiropractor and a cranial sacral massage therapist.

While the chiropractic adjustments gave minimal help, the cranial massage therapy did provide some relief. “When we would take her there, she would kind of favor one side of her neck, and her jaw would be obviously more to the side. After therapy, her whole body would just open up and relax,” Deal shares.

Twin A.Taylor Deal

Since sharing her story onTikTok, where it’s gone viral with more than 5 million views, many users have commented with tales of similar situations. Regardless, Deal wants it to be known that even if her child had a slightly crooked jaw, she was made wonderfully. “She is absolutely perfect to me no matter what. I want to make that clear," the proud mom says.

With the alternative therapies, Twin A’s jaw has gradually corrected itself. “It took about three months until I could look at her and no longer see that visual asymmetry,” Deal shares.

Beyond that, they’re happy 1-year-old girls who had an extra-special celebration;in another now-viral TikTok, Deal reveals that her daughters were born on her birthday, which she (obviously) shares with her own twin. “No it was not planned,” she says in the video. But she calls her girls “the best birthday presents ever.”

source: people.com