Weird Facts of how One year old expectant mother carried her own twin sibling

Fetus in fetu may be a parasitic twin fetus growing within its host twin. Very early in a monozygotic twin pregnancy, in which both fetuses share a common placenta, one fetus wraps around and envelops the other. The enveloped twin becomes a parasite, in that its survival depends on the survival of its host twin, by drawing on the host twin's blood supply. The parasitic twin is anencephalic (without a brain) and lacks some internal organs, and as such is almost always unable to survive on its own. As the normal twin has to "feed" the enveloped twin from the nutrients received over a single umbilical cord, it usually dies before birth.

A Year-old Chinese girl Kang Mengru all her short life has lived with foster parents in Henan Province. Her Mother abandoned the girl immediately after birth and she was taken in by a childless couple. However, a developed parasitic embryo fetus was found growing in the stomach of 1 year old girl. Weird Fact of how a One year old expectant mother carried her own twin sibling.

Everything went fine, but over time the babies little belly became inflated. Superstitious neighbors immediately dubbed the infant a monster and the girl began to be the main gossip, as if she had become pregnant.

However, doctors were quick to dispel prejudices and slanders. The examination showed that within the Girl is a parasite. In fact, a not fully developed in the child’s embryo grew inside the baby, feeding off her vitality.

“She will die if she does not immediately have surgery,” – a verdict rendered by doctors. However, unfortunately, parents of young Kang can not afford such costly treatment. They hope the donations received by the Fund, specifically created by the local government will allow for the surgery to be performed in the very near future.

Kang’s story actually broke in 2009 and will update on her condition soon.

A similar case four years ago occurred in Bangladesh: in the abdomen for 16 years Abu Rayhan found his headless twin brother. While still in the womb, Abu accidentally swallowed a second child and wore it all his life in himself, not knowing it.

I was born a relative, despite the absence of the head, limbs were fully developed, and the fingers even had grown nails. In addition, living in the stomach with his brother, he managed to score an impressive weight of the fetus – about two kilograms. However, the twins had separate. Doctors removed the dead fetus, freeing the teen from unnecessary burdens. So as you can see it is possible of how a One year old expectant mother carried her own twin sibling

A parasitic twin results from the same biological process that produces conjoined twins and vanishing twins (where one twin "disappears" early in the pregnancy). The twin embryo grows in the uterus but it does not fully separate into two individuals: one stops developing and becomes "vestigial" inside the other fully formed and usually quite healthy twin. The chance of developing a parasitic twin is very rare, and occurs in around one in 500,000 births. There have only been about 90 such recorded cases in the world.