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?

  • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    It’s not necessarily a problem per se

    Some twins feel a strong bond with each other. Have you had any feelings your whole life that something is missing, like a part of you is missing?

    • KuromiGirl04@lemmy.worldOP
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      8 hours ago

      Well, not really, considering it didn’t even know any of this until I was 15 or 16, no, I don’t necessarily feel like part of me is “missing”, so to speak

      I did used to wonder what it’d be like to be a twin when I was little. But no, i don’t feel like a part of me is missing