“We were overjoyed to find two tiny hearts still beating” At my 12-week scan, we got some shocking news... ‘Twins?!’ I cried. My husband Nick, 38, looked gobsmacked.
‘Identical twins,’ the doctor smiled.
We already had Holly, 6, and Joe, 3, so this wouldn’t be easy. But we were so excited.
Four weeks later, though, another scan showed that all was not well...
One baby, Max, didn’t have enough amniotic fluid around him, while Sam had more, and was a lot bigger.
But Max was also pumping his share of blood and nutrients into Sam, putting too much pressure on Sam’s heart.
We were referred to St George’s Hospital, where doctors diagnosed twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS).
‘We’ll need to operate,’ said the doctor. ‘Otherwise, they won’t survive.’
Nick and I…
