Anyone else experience a "vanishing twin" ?

AngelMell05 · November 2011

Hey everyone! So I have been lurking on here forever but have been to afraid for some reason to post whats going on with me. A couple of months ago I had a miscarriage at 6 weeks 4 days. My doctor gave me the all clear to try again after one cycle. So we did like she said and got pregnant immediately. Had my beta checked and my numbers were excellent. Went for an ultrasound at 5.5 weeks and saw a sac. The next day I started bleeding. It lasted 2 days and was not heavy but was more than just spotting. Went back to the doc at 6.5 weeks and baby was doing great! There was a heartbeat and the baby had grown appropriately. Went back at 7.5 weeks and they found that baby was still doing great but there was an additonal sac. It was so clear on the ultrasound. The extra sac was empty so my doctor said that the bleeding I had was probably the twin. I was sent for a second ultrasound that day and they barely saw a second sac.. They said they saw something but then they thought it was collapsing. I don't go back to the doctor until next Weds ( at 9.5 weeks). I am just wondering what the heck I will see when I go back to the doctor and where is that sac going to go? Am I going to bleed more or will it reabsorb? I just wanted to see if anyone else had experienced something like this. TIA

thatoneredhead · November 2011

My little sister was a twin but my mom mc the other baby... they think. She was told she was miscarrying but found my healthy little sissy at the scan. There was a mysterious "mass" that was with her the entire pregnancy. Im not sure what that means... but thats what happened in our case.

Your baby is earlier though, so Im not sure! But good luck.

allisonmarie22 · November 2011

I was at risk for a vanishing twin, but ended up not having one. My RE told me that if I miscarried a twin that early my body would likely reabsorb it and I likely would not have any bleeding. She said that if I did have any bleeding it would be very minimal spotting. The sac will just disappear.

I know a couple ladies on this board have firsthand experience with this, so maybe they will chime in.

I'm so sorry to hear of your loss.

Mrs.Bmath · November 2011

DH was a twin, but MIL didn't know she was pregnant with twins she had bleeding and they told her she m/c. She later found out she was still pregnant with DH. Not sure of all the details.

Sorry for your loss

bookworm982 · November 2011

My younger sister was an identical twin. My mom lost the twin around 3.5 months. The doctors told her that her body could reabsorb the twin. She never had any bleeding.

hid31109 · November 2011

I was also told I had a vanishing twin. At about 7 weeks I was having exaggerated morning sickness and my doc wanted to do an US because he said I could have twins or be farther along then we thought. During the US there was an area on the screen that my OB said was a vanishing twin. He said early on there was a twin but it didn't make it. He said it will be reabsorbed into my uterus or by the baby. I didn't have any bleeding or other symptoms, I'm assuming it was because it happened so early. We were upset when we found out we had twins but lost one, however we keep remembering how lucky we are to have a healthy baby in there. I was also told that this is quite common but that most people have their US around 12 weeks so there is no longer any signs of this and they were never aware.