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When mothers lose a twin (its pretty common) they have to carry the dead one for up to 8 months until their body mostly dissolves the corpse to fuel the other baby’s development.

Two weeks?!! What a useless, whiny, sack of *****

When mothers lose a twin (its pretty common) they have to carry the dead one for up to 8 months until their body mostly dissolves the corpse to fuel the other baby’s development.

Wow, I didn't know that. Sounds icky.

I had 4 miscarriages before 8 weeks. This was 25-30 years ago though, but the usual procedure was to take a home pregnancy test to be sure. With each miscarriage I started spotting at about 7 weeks. I was put on bed rest but the spotting continued. A doctor visit each time confirmed that the fetus had died and I should expect a heavier than normal period. Nobody suggested a D&C for an early pregnancy loss. OTOH my best friend miscarried at 13 weeks and had a D&C.

I’d had 3 healthy babies by the age of 35 so most likely my miscarriages were due to “advanced maternal age” as well as my uterine abnormalities of a heart-shaped uterus and an incomplete septum. I was lucky to carry to term in the first place so I was grateful for the kids I already had, but we both wanted another child, which wasn’t meant to be. 🙁