I’ve looked up Vanishing Twin Syndrome, and almost every article I have seen said that VTS typically only happens during the first trimester of the pregnancy.

But here’s the catch: My mom didn’t realize or know she was pregnant with me until 7 months into the pregnancy. And when she found out, the ultrasounds did show two babies. Me and my twin.

If Vanishing Twin Syndrome usually only occurs during the 1st trimester, is there a reason why it can happen so late during the pregnancy, as in the case with my mom and my twin? Or is there technically another name for this specific situation?

  • AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.worldEnglish
    18·
    17 hours ago

    Why would OP’s mother bring up the ultrasound in the first place if she were deliberately trying to conceal anything?

    I could see the twin being stillborn and the doctors thinking it was easier to tell the mother it had “vanished”, though.

    • SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world
      15·
      16 hours ago

      TBF, subconscious feelings of guilt often come out in seemingly illogical ways such as this. Not saying that’s definitely what happened, but it’s a possibility not to be summarily dismissed, either.