Identical Twins Spotted 'Fighting' in Mother's Womb

A pair of identical twin sisters have been spotted apparently fighting with each other while they were still in their mother’s womb.

In the trending video from China, the two foetuses were seemingly kicking and hitting each other as their mother underwent an ultrasound scan at four months pregnant.

The twins’ father, 28-year-old Mr Tao, said the footage was filmed by him when he accompanied his wife to an antenatal check late last year in the city of Yinchuan.

Mr Tao told Chinese news outlet The Paper that he found it amusing to see his unborn daughters seemingly ‘boxing with each other for a few rounds’.

He filmed the ultrasound footage before uploading it to short-video app Douyin. The video quickly went viral.

Mr Tao said he hadn’t expected his girls ‘to be internet stars before being born’.

The footage has so far received more than 2.5 million likes and 80,000 comments.

It certainly starts young!

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29 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 28 Mar 2023
    12:27 pm
I would love to know what they are like now.

- - serotonin said
  - 02 May 2019
    1:16 pm
Seems one is more “punchy” than the other, though who knows without seeing them all day. I doubt it’s intentional, maybe one wants more room and wonders what the other thing invading their space is. Would be interesting to see how they are while they grow up when not in the uterus.

- - ella12 said
  - 26 Apr 2019
    2:24 pm
How extraordinary, interesting to see how they will be with each other when they come out.

- - mom103920 said
  - 22 Apr 2019
    6:31 am
That is such a precious moment to capture. Scans have come a long way. I remember with one of my scan having an active bub and not getting easy measurements.

- - mummaJo said
  - 21 Apr 2019
    8:29 pm
Ha ha something to show at their 21!

- - mom19782016 said
  - 19 Apr 2019
    4:16 pm
Ha, sibling rivalry starts early

- - tessie said
  - 19 Apr 2019
    11:00 am
Technology has certainly come a long way. Wonder if they were deciding who would be the first born.

- - rovermum said
  - 18 Apr 2019
    9:52 am
That is amazing… what technology can show us is truly amazing.

- - mom91814 said
  - 18 Apr 2019
    6:27 am
They are so cute

- - rnash02 said
  - 17 Apr 2019
    3:36 pm
That’s amazing!!
All kids fight, my 2 definitely do.

- - mom350461 said
  - 17 Apr 2019
    10:03 am
I bet they will be the closest siblings

- - littlehandsofmine said
  - 17 Apr 2019
    7:19 am
It always starts young doesn’t it?

- - Ellen said
  - 17 Apr 2019
    3:34 am
We all know these moments that the inside of out bellies were like a punch ball and the movement of arms and legs were visible on the outside of our tummies. When 2 wee babies do this it may look like fighting, but they’re just moving around while they still can. A bit later in pregnancy they won’t be able to do this anymore.
- mom93821 replied
  
  17 Apr 2019 , 4:02 am
  Exactly! They are moving around and with twins there will be some pushing.
- - mom265671 said
  - 16 Apr 2019
    11:21 pm
Omg that is just too gorgeous haha

- - Mum2archer said
  - 16 Apr 2019
    10:21 pm
haha sibling rivalry starts early! What a cool moment caught on ultrasound!

- - teegsmrstee said
  - 16 Apr 2019
    9:41 pm
This is too funny, a unique bond

- - mom367585 said
  - 16 Apr 2019
    8:44 pm
This is hilarious! If I was this Mumma I’d be preparing myself for 2 little cheeky monsters!

- - Kate Sander said
  - 16 Apr 2019
    7:10 pm
Kids start fighting younger and younger these days lol. How amusing that would be to see and I am surprised and also happy that it is so popular. Internet stars and not even born yet, pretty cool.

- - mom356614 said
  - 16 Apr 2019
    6:49 pm
Getting ready for a lifetime of sparring.

- - Blossom said
  - 16 Apr 2019
    6:34 pm
When the babies start moving a lot the Mum may feel as though she has arms and feet feeling as though they are spread out. I know a Mum who when she was pregnant with one said it felt as though the baby had his arms and stretched out. It felt like she was being punched and kicked too. (4 places apart). Very little sleep that night.