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I was diagnosed with vanishing twin syndrome, one of the embryos failed to continue its development resulting in a partial miscarriage. The second baby was as healthy as can be and measuring perfectly at 2 months and 3 days with a healthy heart rate of 170bpm!
Due to a past experience with the traumatic death of a young adult twin close family member, I felt like if I (for lack of better terms) leaned into the idea that there could have been twins, it would be extremely painful for me. That mostly worked for me. I think I cried about it once to my husband but then tried to shift my perspective.
At my next ultrasound, there was only one baby, and I learned about vanishing twin syndrome. Is this more common than I realized? I’m at the start of my second trimester now, and I’m happy to have one healthy-appearing baby, but can’t help but feel a loss as well.
25 lip 2023 · Complicated vanishing twin pregnancy carries risks of premature labor, obstructed labor, intrauterine growth restriction of the surviving fetus, neurodevelopmental impairment, placental abruption that may cause the death of the surviving fetus, or chorioamnionitis.
A vanishing twin, also known as twin resorption, is a fetus in a multigestation pregnancy that dies in utero and is then partially or completely reabsorbed. [1] [2] In some instances, the dead twin is compressed into a flattened, parchment-like state known as fetus papyraceus. [3]
12 maj 2022 · What are the symptoms of vanishing twin syndrome? The signs of vanishing twin syndrome are similar to symptoms common during the first trimester of pregnancy. The similarities make it so that it’s possible to miscarry one of the embryos in a pregnancy involving twins or triplets without knowing it.
29 kwi 2021 · Preterm labor, preeclampsia, intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), neurological complications or even the death of the surviving twin have been associated with single fetal demise after mid gestation. We present a very rare case of twin pregnancy with single fetal demise at 26 weeks of gestation successfully managed to term.
