Vanishing Twin

I am new to babygaga and this is my 1st post. I am currently 17 weeks pregnant. Around 7 weeks I started bleeding but did not have any cramping or clots. a few days before i was bleeding my fiancee woke up in the middle of the night. he says he thought he saw two little kids standing next to me just watching me. when he finally was able to focus he says they both disappeared. so we thought maybe i was pregnant with twins and they were there watching over me. a few days later was when i started bleeding. I was placed on complete bed rest and not allowed to move unless to go to bathroom or take a quick shower. During the 1st ultrasound my doctor told me I was pregnant with twins but one of them did not look normal and was 2 weeks bigger than the other baby. I was so devasted bc we had been trying for 2 years to get pregnant but had no luck. We were worried I would lose both babies. I was seen every 2 weeks by my OB doctor and my a high risk pregnancy doctor. after 6 weeks the bleeding had finally stopped. we had another ultrasound and my dr told me that one of the babies had disappeared and reabsorbed into my body. the other baby is still growing and getting bigger. Can now feel kicking. but i still feel sad at times. we still have the ultrasound showing both babies but it's hard to talk about it still. at times i cry because we had two little babies preparing to come in this world but for some reason we lost one. i focus on the other baby that survived but at times i wonder what it would be like to have had both. i've had a lot of comlications with this pregnancy now I have high blood pressure and worry about the baby. my doctor told us to consider not having more children after this one because of all complications and difficulty ttc this time. has anyone else ever gone through this type of thing. when i ask someone about it they say never heard of it.

wow thats the strangest thing ive ever heard..im sorry thats devestating  im so glad one survived..when you have birthdays for her and such do you ever think you will celebrate her lost twin? will you ever tell her?

Ive never heard of it, but I am so sorry for your loss and will keep you and your little one in my prayers!! If you ever need someone to talk to please feel free to PM me!!!

Quoting Alvarezfamily15:“ I am new to babygaga and this is my 1st post. I am currently 17 weeks pregnant. Around 7 weeks I started ... [snip!] ... ttc this time. has anyone else ever gone through this type of thing. when i ask someone about it they say never heard of it.”

i have actually heard in A LOT of cases where a women would be pregnant with twins and only one survives.. i think thats normal although i dont know form first hand

i'm very sorry about your loss maybe that twin was your baby's guardian angel and protecting him/her through the tough spots

My cousin was pregnant with twins with all three of her pregnancies and she lost a twin every time. I think that it is a lot more common that most people know. So I have heard of it before. I am sorry for your loss, though. Just try and concentrate on the healthy baby that you still have!

I had the same thing happen to me. I was just about 7 wks also. I went into the ER and they confirmed it. I was very sad, but I'm so thankful that my son is here today. I wish you a safe pregnancy!

Quoting Alvarezfamily15:“ I am new to babygaga and this is my 1st post. I am currently 17 weeks pregnant. Around 7 weeks I started ... [snip!] ... ttc this time. has anyone else ever gone through this type of thing. when i ask someone about it they say never heard of it.”

That's crazy how he saw that, I see weird shit like that.

i have never heard of anything like that, but wow omg i am soo sorry to hear about your lose. i'm sure its hard but yes focus on the blessing you do have.
lots of luck to you.

im sorry for your loss, when i was preggo, i was watching a documentary about the stages of the baby and they talked about vanishing twins, and they said a way to tell if you had one was if your child was left handed then that means that he had a twin and he was right handed because twins are opposite of each other....but yea enough rambling

Quoting Brooklynn's Mommy:“ im sorry for your loss, when i was preggo, i was watching a documentary about the stages of the baby ... [snip!] ... then that means that he had a twin and he was right handed because twins are opposite of each other....but yea enough rambling”

i almost dont think that is true. i have never heard of it atleast and i know alot about twins now....

but i'm sorry for your loss op. vt is more common then you think and it is hard to deal with

Quoting amanda_mommy:“ i almost dont think that is true. i have never heard of it atleast and i know alot about twins now.... ... [snip!] ... i know alot about twins now.... but i'm sorry for your loss op. vt is more common then you think and it is hard to deal with”

Me neither....why would it have to be the left hand?

Quoting ♥ Shizzle ♥:“ Me neither....why would it have to be the left hand? ”

and if it were true that would mean my niece had a twin and they got her ultra sound just when you could see baby and there was one sack one baby... she is a lefty

I'm so sorry. The exact same thing happened to one of my friends with her last pregnancy.

Quoting ♥ Shizzle ♥:“ Me neither....why would it have to be the left hand? ”

yeah what if my left handed sister/brother passed and I was/am the righty

Its common than most people think...i have a guy friend who would have been a twin...his twin didn't survive, hes gay and he tells me that his twin was a girl and he absorbed some of the lil girls genes. thats his reason for being gay...im not sure if i believe that part...but he was a twin

My boss was also pregnant with twins and only had one.

Then my best friend was pregnant with twins and he whole pregnancy they told her something was wrong with baby "B" when she had the babies, baby b only survive 20 minutes and died. she was torn...this only happend a few months ago..