A woman from Texas, USA, became pregnant twice in 5 days. This incident was shared by 25-year-old Kara Winhold on social media. A year ago, Kara broke down due to a miscarriage, but now they are very happy with the birth of two children together.
but the two children are not twins
This is the case of the US state of California. Kara conceives twice in 5 days. According to Kara, she was planning a pregnancy, but she came to know that she had conceived for the second time as well. It happened then that she was already pregnant. Kara did conceive a second pregnancy, but it was not twins. There was a gap of 5 days in both the pregnancies. In medical parlance, this type of situation is called superfetation.
what is superfetation
When an already fertilized egg is growing in the mother's uterus and during this time the pregnant woman's egg is fertilized again by a sperm, then it is called superfetation. When a woman's egg is fertilized with sperm or implanted within a few days or weeks of an already ongoing pregnancy, it is her second pregnancy.
Actually, after conception, there are hormonal changes in the woman's body. Because of these, eggs stop coming out of the woman's ovary. Therefore, there is no chance of getting pregnant again during this time.
Superfetation can be a difficult condition as the two embryos are at different stages. When one is over-developing, the other is lagging behind. In such a situation, either once after delivery, the woman keeps the second child in the womb for several days. Or if there is a complication, premature delivery may have to be done.
Superfetation is frequently seen in animal species such as fish, hares and badgers, but is rarely seen in humans.
The doctors used to do an ultrasound of Cara every two weeks to see if it was superfetation or twin abortion, as well as to know if the baby was malnourished.
Kara named her two sons Selson and Sedan. So far only 12 such cases have been seen across the world.
Kara named her two sons Selson and Sedan. So far only 12 such cases have been seen across the world.
The development of the embryo determines the birth of the child
If an already pregnant woman conceives again, then both the children in the womb will be born at the same time, but the difference between them will depend on when which embryo started developing. did. Also, there will be a difference in the size and age of both the fetuses.
Cara Winhold and her husband Blake have been very happy since the birth of their children. The woman told that she had a miscarriage in 2019 but when she came to know that two children are growing in her stomach, there was no place for happiness. After one child, her husband and they were planning a child, but due to some reason she had a miscarriage thrice.
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