Scan 17 Weeks & 5 Days!

We get so excited before every scan and just can't wait to see our little babies! We go every 2 weeks and can't imagine having to wait any longer! I felt the first real kick today!!! Baby B kicked the scanner really hard! Today was the start of lots of kicking which I love!!!

We unfortunately didn't get a very good report from the Dr. today. In fact, the Dr. is very worried about Baby A. With identical twins there's a big risk of the twins starting to transfuse blood. It's called TTTS or Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome. One baby becomes the donor and the other the receiver. I'll spare all the details, but it's very dangerous for both babies. One sign of TTTS is slowed growth and reduced bladder size. Today Baby A had both of those so the Dr became very worried. Because Baby A has a marginal cord insertion it's hard to tell whether any transfusion has started or if it's just that Baby A is struggling to get enough of what it needs from the placenta due to the poor insertion. Baby A weighed 167g and Baby B 184 g. The weight wasn't what worried her as much as the size of the head, tummy and bladder. The Dr determined that is was just the cord causing the problem and not TTTS, but started talking about the possibility of us having to go overseas for laser surgery. The surgery is very risky and it would mean losing one baby if not both. Scientifically there's nothing you can do if a baby has restricted growth due to a marginal insertion so we were told that there was nothing we could do to help our little one.

That left us feeling horribly helpless so out of desperation we started researching frantically and calling everyone we knew that might have any information about what we could do. What we learned is that diet and rest had worked in some cases not all, but we thought it was worth a shot. I started having SCIO energy work done to increase the amount of energy going to the babies. I also saw a homeopathic nutritionist to help me find some better prenatal vitamins & supplements. He also put me on some oxygen boost to help increase my circulation and therefore oxygen to the babies. I also put myself on partial bedrest because, although nothing is proven, it's been said that bedrest and particularly laying on your left side increases the amount of blood flow to your uterus. I tried hard to control my stress, but it was a very emotional and stressful time because we were faced with the real possibility of losing our babies. We spent a week in Plet and it was very good for all of us! Needless to say it was a very long 2 weeks until our next scan! Even though we were quite nervous, we considered ourselves so lucky because we had so much support! People around the globe were praying for our babies and sending lots of healthy thoughts! Deep down we knew they had to be ok because they were loves so much by us as well as all of our family and friends!

Scan 15 Weeks & 5 Days

We were amazed to see how much our little Bubbas had grown in just 4 weeks! Baby A now weighs 113g and Baby B 117g. Dr Morris was amazed at how evenly they are growing given that Baby A's umbilical cord is only marginally connected right on the edge of the placenta. Baby B has a solid connection right in the middle! She checked them again to be sure they are anatomically correct and they are perfect!! They are really starting to look like babies and are so adorable!!