# She gave birth to three kids then found out she wasn’t their mother. **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [July 23, 2025, 3:44am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751 "2025-07-23T03:44:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rachana](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/rachana/32/970_2.png) [@Rachana](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Rachana)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 3:44am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/1 "2025-07-23T03:44:23Z")
Lydia Fairchild was pregnant with her third child when she split from her boyfriend, Jamie. Broke and desperate for help, she applied for public assistance. The state required DNA tests to confirm parentage. Jamie’s results came back first he was definitely the father. But Lydia? The test said she wasn’t the mother of her own children. Shocked, she demanded a retest. Then another. And another. Four tests later, the verdict was the same. The government accused her of fraud. They thought she was running a secret surrogacy scam. When Lydia delivered her third baby, the court sent an officer to witness the birth and collect DNA samples on the spot. But when the results came back… she still wasn’t the mother. It turned out Lydia had chimerism, an incredibly rare condition in which one person carries two distinct sets of DNA. While developing in her mother’s womb, Lydia once had a fraternal twin that fused with her early in pregnancy, leaving her carrying her twin’s genetic material. In other words, Lydia is essentially her own twin and genetically, all of her children belong to the sibling she absorbed before birth. Lydia’s rare condition challenged the very foundations of DNA based identity. Her story became a landmark case, proving that genetic testing, once considered absolute, can fail in the face of nature’s rarest phenomenon. ---
**Author:** ![drminnath](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/drminnath/32/1040_2.png) [@drminnath](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/drminnath)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 8:17am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/2 "2025-07-23T08:17:55Z")
A very new topic ---
**Author:** ![Syedhamedunnisa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/syedhamedunnisa/32/1020_2.png) [@Syedhamedunnisa](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Syedhamedunnisa)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 8:25am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/3 "2025-07-23T08:25:36Z")
A very interesting and new topic . ---
**Author:** ![Rashmi\_16](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/rashmi_16/32/1030_2.png) [@Rashmi\_16](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Rashmi_16)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 8:43am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/4 "2025-07-23T08:43:36Z")
Interesting, It is similar like vanishing twin syndrom. Vanishing twin syndrom occurs when two embryo stop developing and reabsorbed by mother and surviving twins during first trimester. May causes are: - Advanced maternal stage - Chromosomal abnormalities - Placental abnormalities - In appropriate environment to grow - May be genetic ---
**Author:** ![Theja](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/theja/32/1072_2.png) [@Theja](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Theja)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 8:54am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/5 "2025-07-23T08:54:08Z")
Interesting! ---
**Author:** ![Yash1612](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/yash1612/32/928_2.png) [@Yash1612](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Yash1612)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 8:59am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/6 "2025-07-23T08:59:16Z")
This is new to learn something interesting and informative knowledge. ---
**Author:** ![Aksharamohammad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4af34b/32.png) [@Aksharamohammad](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Aksharamohammad)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 9:09am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/8 "2025-07-23T09:09:06Z")
It’s interesting to learn something new ---
**Author:** ![Heenakoushar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/heenakoushar/32/1297_2.png) [@Heenakoushar](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Heenakoushar)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 9:17am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/9 "2025-07-23T09:17:26Z")
Intresting new topic ---
**Author:** ![Prajal](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/prajal/32/1049_2.png) [@Prajal](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Prajal)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 9:40am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/10 "2025-07-23T09:40:40Z")
Got to know new thing ---
**Author:** ![drelu5](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/drelu5/32/1204_2.png) [@drelu5](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/drelu5)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 10:13am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/11 "2025-07-23T10:13:01Z")
Interesting! ---
**Author:** ![Devesh\_chandola](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/devesh_chandola/32/879_2.png) [@Devesh\_chandola](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Devesh_chandola)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 10:14am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/12 "2025-07-23T10:14:51Z")
Very interesting. ---
**Author:** ![Priyadharshini](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/priyadharshini/32/1022_2.png) [@Priyadharshini](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Priyadharshini)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 10:16am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/13 "2025-07-23T10:16:27Z")
Interesting topic. ---
**Author:** ![LikhithaReddy](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/likhithareddy/32/974_2.png) [@LikhithaReddy](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/LikhithaReddy)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 10:20am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/14 "2025-07-23T10:20:51Z")
Intresting topic. ---
**Author:** ![Nikhil01](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/nikhil01/32/1056_2.png) [@Nikhil01](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Nikhil01)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 10:32am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/15 "2025-07-23T10:32:03Z")
Intresting thing I come to know this type of thing first time . ---
**Author:** ![Fathimath\_NA](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/fathimath_na/32/977_2.png) [@Fathimath\_NA](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Fathimath_NA)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/16 "2025-07-23T11:20:43Z")
This is a very intriguing and informative post. Thank you for sharing. ---
**Author:** ![Neha87](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/neha87/32/952_2.png) [@Neha87](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Neha87)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 11:29am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/17 "2025-07-23T11:29:15Z")
Really interesting. New developments in this modern world amazed everyone. ---
**Author:** ![Abhishek\_12](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/abhishek_12/32/929_2.png) [@Abhishek\_12](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Abhishek_12)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 12:13pm UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/18 "2025-07-23T12:13:10Z")
Interesting topic ! ---
**Author:** ![Afiya](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/afiya/32/949_2.png) [@Afiya](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Afiya)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 12:18pm UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/19 "2025-07-23T12:18:04Z")
Interesting…there is something new to learn from this topic a rare disease. ---
**Author:** ![anujpatil](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/anujpatil/32/900_2.png) [@anujpatil](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/anujpatil)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 1:21pm UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/20 "2025-07-23T13:21:57Z")
Insightful! ---
**Author:** ![prasanthkumar](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/prasanthkumar/32/958_2.png) [@prasanthkumar](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/prasanthkumar)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 1:27pm UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/she-gave-birth-to-three-kids-then-found-out-she-wasn-t-their-mother/5751/21 "2025-07-23T13:27:57Z")
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