While these kinds of “separated at birth” stories are popular in the media, adoption agencies will never split up twins if their mother has chosen adoption. Keeping two (or more) siblings together is a choice made in the best interest of all involved, especially the children at the center of the adoption.

Do twins have a harder time getting adopted?

When you adopt twins, many aspects of the process are the same as they are when you adopt a single child. ... You can expect a longer wait to find an adoptive match than if you're looking to adopt a single child.

How often are twins put up for adoption?

3. Twins in private domestic infant adoption are rare. Twins are only conceived naturally about 2 percent of the time. Consider the small percentage of women who end up placing their children for adoption, and you can see how rare it is that a woman pregnant with twins places her children with an adoptive family.