Baby with two heads

basmic · 21 Feb 2006 at 20:19

I bet that made her eyes water, when giving birth. :eek:

Chronos-X · 21 Feb 2006 at 20:30

vonhelmet said:
If it happened here it would show up in the first scan and get terminated.

Ah yes

I knew we had a better system.

tang0 · 21 Feb 2006 at 20:37

lol can the other bit talk ?

SiHH · 21 Feb 2006 at 20:39

James H said:
Probably an inbred or something

What a juvenile and stupid comment to make :mad:

Grow up

She is a very lucky girl to still be alive and the doctors have performed an incredible operation on her.

NickXX · 21 Feb 2006 at 20:42

The other head had its own brain and its own facial reactions. However, it was leeching the blood off the main baby which had caused the heart to stop several times, so essentially it had to be removed and left to die.

iCraig · 21 Feb 2006 at 20:45

siloleth said:
What a juvenile and stupid comment to make

Grow up

She is a very lucky girl to still be alive and the doctors have performed an incredible operation on her.

Aye, she was ahead of her time.

Vonhelmet · 21 Feb 2006 at 20:52

Chronos-X said:
Ah yes I knew we had a better system.

Count yourself lucky that you were born in a more affluent country that can afford all the benefits of scientific progress.

tiggy · 21 Feb 2006 at 21:00

James H said:
Probably an inbred or something

You've almost earnt yourself a rolleyes from me.

The programme is on again tonight on more 4.

Such a difficult decision whether to seperate them or not. I found it very upsetting as the other baby was capable of thought and smiling and crying. I especially found the fact that the other baby didnt seem to get any kind of interaction at all very upsetting.

She might have been a parasitic twin, but she was still capable of thoughts and feelings just like her sister.

SiHH · 21 Feb 2006 at 21:04

tiggy said:
You've almost earnt yourself a rolleyes from me.

The programme is on again tonight on more 4.

Such a difficult decision whether to seperate them or not. I found it very upsetting as the other baby was capable of thought and smiling and crying. I especially found the fact that the other baby didnt seem to get any kind of interaction at all very upsetting.

She might have been a parasitic twin, but she was still capable of thoughts and feelings just like her sister.

Totally agree.

Very sad.

Greenlizard0 · 21 Feb 2006 at 22:33

Wow what an interesting situation. I'm trying to find other news articles about it too....hmm.

yermum · 21 Feb 2006 at 22:37

Another occasion when you look at your own kids and think how lucky you are.

Ricochet J · 21 Feb 2006 at 22:43

James H said:
Probably an inbred or something

Did you even read the article?

MSNBC said:
Manar was born with a rare condition known as craniopagus parasiticus, which occurs when an embryo begins to split into identical twins but fails to complete the process. One of the conjoined twins fails to develop fully in the womb.

The other baby was capable of smiling and blinking, but was born without a body

benjo plz. · 21 Feb 2006 at 22:48

sorry but WHAT THE ****!.

Arcade Fire · 21 Feb 2006 at 22:51

zain said:
Gaah I know people want to post things out of the ordinary but a lil notice could be in it saying "leads to disturbing images"

Was 'baby with two heads' not good enough for you?

panthro · 21 Feb 2006 at 22:52

That is really upsetting and disturbing at the same time......

the other head was capable of reflexes! That would make it seem almost alive, and then to just have it cut off....I feel really sorry for the parents as well as the other twin.

Arcade Fire · 21 Feb 2006 at 22:53

To be quite honest, if the second baby had survived it would have been horribly disfigured, would have had to rely on machines to survive and most likely not have had a very pleasant life at all. It could easily be argued that death was the kindest option.

benjo plz. · 21 Feb 2006 at 22:54

panthro said:
That would make it seem almost alive, and then to just have it cut off.

It kinda depends on where you draw the line on what is alive and what isn't.

Minxy · 21 Feb 2006 at 23:05

I had to push myself to watch this the whole way through.

I felt very sorry for the family and for little Manar, shame it didn't have a happier ending but it proves what amazing things can be achieved these days.

pyro · 21 Feb 2006 at 23:08

Chronos-X said:
Why do these always turn up in really scruffy countries? There must be something in the water...

Nah it happens here as well, it just doesn't make the headlines as it's so common.

Neoni · 21 Feb 2006 at 23:19

ach! what the heck!!!

thats really messed up

-Neon.