Pregnancy while ... pregnant

Julia Grovenburg is waiting for two babies to be born, but not twins, but conceived several weeks apart. Her ultrasound image surprised the doctors.

According to ABC, the sonographer confirmed for the couple Todd and Julia Grovenburg (Americans) that in the womb she has a growing baby girl (baby Jillian). But soon after, they also found a much smaller fetus - probably Jillian's brother - lying next to it.

Experts identify this male fetus to be conceived 2 weeks and a half from Jillian.

Two fetuses have different sizes.(Photo: ABC)

Dr. Karen Boyle from Greater Baltimore Medical Center said this rare case of two fetuses with large size differences in the early stages is rare, although in many twins, babies are born with weight. heavy different from each other.

Unlike the normal twins, the two babies of Grovenburg will be born a few days apart, and are considered a rare case of medicine.

So far, the number of other insemination transfusions (ie continued pregnancy during pregnancy) is so rare that Dr. Boyle said, " I can only find about 10 cases. ".

Depending on the distance between the two pregnancies, Boyle said that the phenomenon of multiple insemination may be more dangerous for the baby, and the baby may also be born prematurely.

What is special in this birth, is that if the two babies are born on a full day, she will have a birthday at the end of 2009, while the younger one is early 2010.