pregnant with 2 but NOT twins

greenfire

Thu, Sep 24 2009, 8:43 am

http://gmy.news.yahoo.com/

woman in baltimore said to have conceived the babies about 2 1/2 weeks apart ... still wondering whether I believe it or not ... What

is it even possible Confused

Inspired

Thu, Sep 24 2009, 8:50 am

Yes, it is possible to ovulate twice in a cycle. Very rare.

Frumom

Thu, Sep 24 2009, 8:51 am

I don't know, she did say that it is so rare and usually only happens in animals.
Maybe they really were conceived at the same time but 1 is developmentally behind even though that doesn't usually happen that early.
Weird story though!

greenfire

Thu, Sep 24 2009, 8:54 am

my sister had a cat that was carrying 2 litters of kittens at the same time ... first I ever heard of such a thing ... but a human ?!

sounds more like they are supposing it's because of size differences and are worried about the second smaller baby - can't imagine having so many sonograms is too healthy either ...

lakewood mom

Thu, Sep 24 2009, 8:56 am

well I've heard of people who get their period for 3 cycles while pregnant....

superjew

Thu, Sep 24 2009, 9:07 am

OMG this is so freaky. Its deff possible, but verrry rare. I do wonder about the development though. How scary of a thought is this?!? I would want an update on this story once the children are born...

freshie

Thu, Sep 24 2009, 9:18 am

is it possible to happen to a frum woman? did she shed blood before ovulating?

Atali

Thu, Sep 24 2009, 9:37 am

I guess this explains the gemara where it says that a pregnant woman can use bc to prevent her from conceiving again while pregnant. I have wondered how that is possible.

Atali

Thu, Sep 24 2009, 9:38 am

freshie wrote:

is it possible to happen to a frum woman? did she shed blood before ovulating?

She wouldn't have bled because she was already pregnant.

Besiyata Dishmaya

Thu, Sep 24 2009, 9:48 am

My grandmother told me that a relative of hers gave birth to two boys 2 1/2 months apart. The first was born after 9 months of pregnancy and the second was obviously conceived later. She wasn't carrying him for 11.5 months. Rolling Eyes

sky

Thu, Sep 24 2009, 9:49 am

I think there was a similar story in England last year. Where a women gave birth to 2 healthy girls who were conceived 1 - 2 weeks apart from each other.

Ronit

Thu, Sep 24 2009, 10:39 am

Never heard this b4.

I saw it this morning on yahoo & didn't know what to make of it.

ShakleeMom

Thu, Sep 24 2009, 10:39 am

I heard about a lady who had a black, and white separate babies, conceived within 2 weeks with 2 different fathers. Serves her right.

queen

Thu, Sep 24 2009, 10:48 am

excuse my ignorance..... but when fetus' are 2 weeks apart that is quite close in age. do they both get born at same time or does lady go through labor twice in two weeks?

ShakleeMom

Thu, Sep 24 2009, 10:51 am

queen wrote:

excuse my ignorance..... but when fetus' are 2 weeks apart that is quite close in age. do they both get born at same time or does lady go through labor twice in two weeks?

She is going to deliver both at the first one's due date. They will be raised as twins.

The labor from the first will bring them both out...

Also, when you adopt a child the same age as your own... you're also very likely to raise them as twins. Actually, what does 'raise as twins' mean? Matching clothes? Whatever...

Hashem_Yaazor

Thu, Sep 24 2009, 1:18 pm

It's never fully closed, especially in women who have given birth before (I have no idea if she has or hasn't. I didn't watch the video.)

superjew

Thu, Sep 24 2009, 1:22 pm

Atali wrote:

freshie wrote:

is it possible to happen to a frum woman? did she shed blood before ovulating?

She wouldn't have bled because she was already pregnant.

So weird. I was discussing this with a co-worker and she said that her mother had her period normally for 3 months even after she was pregnant. How weird is that?!?!

Atali

Thu, Sep 24 2009, 1:24 pm

superjew wrote:

Atali wrote:

freshie wrote:

is it possible to happen to a frum woman? did she shed blood before ovulating?

She wouldn't have bled because she was already pregnant.

So weird. I was discussing this with a co-worker and she said that her mother had her period normally for 3 months even after she was pregnant. How weird is that?!?!

It also says that in the gemara. That a woman needs to keep vestos during the first three months of pregnancy for that reason.