I was told from the beginning I was a ‘high risk’ pregnancy because I was carrying twins and they were mono-di so they shared the same placenta, which made it more high risk. Everything was going very well. I had no sign of TTTS (twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome) and both girls were growing perfect. The doctors were pleased every time I went in for my ultrasounds, which were every two weeks for close monitoring.
At 30 weeks, I went in for my usual two-week checkup and I saw the look on the ultrasound tech’s face. She said she needed to grab the doctor to ask her a question and she would be back shortly. I knew then what was happening. The doctor came in and told me the news. One twin had passed.
I was crushed and devastated but tried to keep it together for my other twin, who seemed to be doing very well. They told me that when one twin passes, sometimes they both pass, so I was blessed that I still had one of my girls. However, they did warn me that in some cases when one twin passes, the surviving twin can have brain damage.
I went for an MRI and thankfully, everything was good with my baby girl. I then went for weekly ultrasounds at the Royal Alex until delivery.
Waiting on Sunrise 