Nine years ago, to our surprise and delight, we discovered that we were expecting twins. As we sat through our anatomy scan at 18 weeks, I remember Nick reassuring me that my unexplained anxiety was because of all we see as nurses in the NICU, but I knew there was something wrong. The technician leftContinue reading “I Was Her Lifeline: Kristina & Nick’s Story”
Category Archives: Partial Loss
One Twin Had Passed: Danielle & Derek’s Story
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 doctorsContinue reading “One Twin Had Passed: Danielle & Derek’s Story”
Waiting for One: Lindsey & Tyler’s Story
We found out at 11 weeks we were expecting identical twins. Our twins were mono-di, which meant they shared the same placenta but not the same sacs. At 16 weeks, I was diagnosed with Stage 3 TTTS (twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome). We flew to Toronto for laser surgery. It was, at the time, successful. However, IContinue reading “Waiting for One: Lindsey & Tyler’s Story”
Waiting on Sunrise 