“One of them gave birth—but both felt the pain.” 👶🕯️ When the world learned that one of the conjoined Blazek twins was pregnant, it asked the question no one could answer: Whose baby was it, really? What they did next—and how the child looked—left crowds speechless. The full untold story is in the article below 👇
Róza and Josefa Blazek entered the world on January 20, 1878, in Bohemia—two sisters, one life. Conjoined at the pelvis, they were bound together not just by blood, but by body and destiny.
Despite their unique condition, the sisters didn’t live in the shadows. They learned music, performed on stages, and toured throughout Europe, earning admiration for their talent, strength, and unbreakable bond.
But in 1906, during a tour in France, everything changed.
Róza met a young officer named Franz, and a romance quietly blossomed between them. For Josefa, the relationship was difficult to accept. She wasn’t in love—but she couldn’t step away, either. Yet, over time, she came to support her sister’s right to love, even if it meant enduring the closeness of a relationship she wasn’t part of.
Then in 1909, the unimaginable happened—news broke that one of the conjoined sisters was pregnant.
Since Róza was in the relationship, everyone assumed she was carrying the child. But because of their shared body, Josefa experienced it all too: the nausea, the fatigue, even the pains of labor.
On April 16, 1910, a healthy baby boy was born. They named him Franz, after his father.
In a twist that defied science and expectation, both sisters lactated and breastfed the child. Together, they raised him—two mothers, one heart, as their stage act would later be called.
They returned to performing, now with little Franz by their side. Audiences across Europe were moved to tears by the sight of this extraordinary family—unusual, but deeply loving.
But life had one more test in store.
In 1922, Josefa fell ill. Doctors recommended separating the sisters surgically in hopes of saving Róza. But Róza refused. “We came into this world together,” she said, “and we will leave it together.”
She kept her word.
The sisters passed away on the same day—just 12 minutes apart—united until the very end.
Their story is one of love, sacrifice, and fierce devotion. And their son? A living reminder that even in the most extraordinary circumstances, life finds a way.