Food for thought

By Anonymous - 08/11/2012 06:13 - United States - Houston

Today, I was told I will be having twins; this came as a shock since there are no twins in my family. When I asked my mom about it, she said that she wasn't surprised and not to worry about it because she had "absorbed her twin" and that the problem would "take care of itself." FML
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heyguysitsjosh 8

At least your kids will always have someone to play with! Unless of course one of your children absorbs the other.

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saksxalmo 20

I absorbed my twin and so did my cousin. Apparently it's more common than for twins to actually be born. Also, chimeras are super rare. Most people don't really "absorb" their twins-- I've heard it's more like one twin dying and being "eaten" by the other baby and the mother. Not that that's better.

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Parris83 9

What a really lovely thing for your Mother to say about her Grandchildren! Sorry OP! Wishing you a happy, healthy pregnancy :)

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SamanthaCassieL 10

am I the only one that thinks of the Simpsons Treehouse of Horror episode where Bart finds out he is a twin and that he lives in the attic....?

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bankrupt 15

Your mother is probably speaking of a phenomenon known as a 'vanishing twin' in which the fetus of one twin dies and is expelled by the uterus. It is more common than one would think. My brother actually had twin vanish and the woman across the street from me also had one. OP, congratulations on your pregnancy and best wishes to you and your babies!

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skittles_fairy07 4

Sounds like something from The Unborn... ._. Watch out for kids named Junebee (er... However it's spelled.)

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Norvi 26

Generally, the gene for twins is carried by the father's side of the family.

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MooncakeDream 2

I never knew there was a gene for twins, thanks for the info! :) But having twins is not necessarily heritable. It depends if OP is having identical or fraternal twins, actually. Having identical twins might be heritable, but the chance of having fraternal twins increases with the age of the mother and has nothing to do with heredity per se. Would be interesting to know if OP is having fraternal or identical twins :)

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cjgirl 15

38 -No it isn't. The father can pass the genes to his daughter, but the woman needs the gene to have twins

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cjgirl 15

That's why twins sometimes skip generations

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Msbrat823 4

Actually, it's the mothers side. Either fraternal twins (more than 1 egg) or identical (the egg divides too many times). I was lucky enough to have a set of each, fraternal girls & identical boys. Congrats on the twins, they're a blessing whatever they are!

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courtneyann211 10

Fraternal twins are passed down from the mothers side (has nothing to do with the fathers side) by hyper ovulation where a women drops two eggs instead of the normal one

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walkthenight 1

48- I'm pretty sure the commentor meant that the gene for twins was passed through the father. Meaning that the father of this set of twins is the one that supplied the gene, not the mother of the twins.

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cjgirl 15

The mother has to have the gene in order to have twins. If that father has the gene, then the children can have that gene, but if the mother doesn't have the gene, there will be no twins.

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courtneyann211 10

62- just because the mother doesn't have the gene known as hyper ovulation doesn't mean she cannot have twins. She could very well have identical twins as that is from dropping one egg and it splits before or after fertilization

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Whachubbleisthis 4

Well, it does happen and is very common. Research "vanishing twin syndrome" for details. How likely this is also depends on how early on you are in your pregnancy. Let's assume that both of your babies are healthy and you have an easy pregnancy. Enjoy your little "problems" ;-)

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