1 In a twin pregnancy. the average is 37 weeks. for triplets 34 and quadruplets 32 weeks. 2  The average birth weight for singletons is 7 lbs 7 oz. 3  Average birth weight of twins is 5 lbs 5 oz. for triplets 4lbs and quads 3lbs. 4  A difference in birth weight between multiples is not unusual.
So, sometime between the 1860s and 1936, the (Democratic) party of small government became the party of big government, and the (Republican) party of big government became rhetorically committed to curbing federal power.
Story highlights. A Republican tide ripped the Senate away from Democrats Tuesday, giving the GOP full control of Congress and the power to pin down President Barack Obama during his last two years in office.