Reality star reveals vanishing twin syndrome affected her second pregnancy with daughter

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"We lost the baby around 9 weeks, but Sienna was absolutely fine. She was thriving, but the other baby had no heartbeat, but it was still in there. And it was still in there until I was 19 weeks and then it disappeared into my body. Every scan you have, every time you talk about it, it's really hard to get your head around because you're so happy for one moment and then you see that and you're so sad."

Olivia Bowen experienced vanishing twin syndrome during her pregnancy with daughter Sienna, losing one twin at 9 weeks while the other continued developing. The deceased twin remained in her body until 19 weeks before vanishing. She describes the psychological difficulty of simultaneously grieving one baby while celebrating the other at every scan, and credits speaking publicly about it with helping thousands of women feel validated.