Comment on So, I was supposed to be a twin, but my twin was absorbed in the womb, which is known as "Vanishing Twin Syndrome", but i have a few questions about this

• dhork@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  It could also be plausible that your twin was not viable, and did not develop in utero. So when she says they found your twin in the ultrasound, perhaps what they saw was whatever remained after the earlier absorption.

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  • KuromiGirl04@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    So what you’re saying is, my twin could have already been mostly absorbed, but still showed up in the ultrasound?

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    • dhork@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      I’m no radiologist, but yeah. That makes the most sense. And I bet the doctors would have presented it in a positive way for your mother at the time, to prevent her from feeling any sort of guilt in regards to not knowing she was pregnant, and how it might have affected your twin.

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      • KuromiGirl04@lemmy.world ⁨13⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        Well, actually, my twin dying was actually a positive for my mom. She was struggling and couldn’t really see herself taking care of two babies. In fact, she kept on telling the doctors and nurses “I am leaving this hospital with only one baby.”

        And she got her wish: she only came home with me

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