Does the mother really carry two babies at once?
I can understand the capacity of the womb being that great, the human body’s a magnificent thing, but the idea is just so counterintuitive I wonder whether it’s actually possible for a womb to extend THAT far.
In: Biology
It is very possible. And more. There is a woman who had multiple sets of babies each birth. Upwards of 5 or more children per birth iirc.
Identical twins – Mom has a fertilized egg that splits. Technically twins have the same DNA, but there are environmental factors can change gene expression.
Fraternal twins – there are two (or more) eggs that get fertilized at the same time. Different DNA but the same Momma.
The babies in a multi-foetal pregnancy are often smaller than singles. And yeah, the womb just stretches. Women carrying twins (or triplets or more) generally have larger ‘bumps’ that women carrying only one
Twins occur due to an extremely late split in the firtilised egg. The egg splits in two with both halves remaining fertile. If the split occurs earlier after firtilisation the twins are more likely fraternal
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