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?

    • KuromiGirl04@lemmy.worldOP
      2·
      17 hours ago

      Nope, my mom really didn’t realize she was pregnant with me until seven months.

      And funny enough, that’s the part people are always in disbelief in, not the twin part

      • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
        8·
        17 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.

        • KuromiGirl04@lemmy.worldOP
          3·
          17 hours ago

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

          • dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
            5·
            17 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.