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Can a vanishing twin actually be hidden? i am 35 have and have 10 living children, 4 miscarriages . 6 week sonogram clearly showed 1 baby. 8 week sonogram showed 1 baby with heartbeat and another sac partially hidden behind baby. it definitely wasn't eas

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Yes: It sounds like a retained dead twin that was small and not so much hidden, but difficult to see. This does not happen often, but it definitely can happen...

Dr Seibert and another doctor agreed

Answered 9/16/2016

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