[reng]

This is a really interesting topic. I'm not sure what I'd do; probably keep them and hope, but then I'm a bit baby mad!

In horses, crushing twins is very common. However, in horses, less than 1% of twins survive if left alone, so a vet crushing a twin gives the mare the safest chance to have a live foal. The process is also done very very early in the pregnancy, at around 30-42 days. Vets say that the foetus is about the size of a grape at this time.

In humans, a lost baby before 20 weeks is called a miscarriage and after 20 weeks is stillborn. To do a twin reduction at 14 weeks seems a bit close to still born for me. I prefer the horse timing.