November 6th was a day our lives changed forever. We thought we might be pregnant but I was still a little in denial. We made the appointment when Will was finally back from Dallas for work. I was nervous sitting in the waiting room....thinking of all the "what-if's" I looked at Will and said "What if it's twins?! (jokingly) No sooner that those words came out my mouth, my name was called to go back.
We first had routine procedures: weight, height, blood pressure, urine sample, finger prick. Then we waited for the ultrasound. The tech was very sweet and the moment she put the wand on my belly I immediately saw TWO. I didn't know two of what but I saw two of something. "Oh shit, is that two?!" was the first thing out of my mouth. A few minutes later she asked if we had been taking fertility or if twins ran in my family. She then announced that there was definitely two.
Next we waited for the doctor. She started off by asking general family history questions. Then she announced that there were some concerns about baby B. This baby had a little too much fluid on the back of the neck. We were crushed. She went over the possibilities of what it could be but it was all a haze for me. I don't think I heard much more after she talked about the concerns. Turns out this could be a sign of downs syndrome, TTTS (twin to twin transfusion syndrome), a heart defect, or it could totally resolve itself.
We both cried in the doctor's office that day. We prayed more that week and a half than I think we ever have. We googled and tried to learn as much as we could about the situation.
November 17th we got the call back from the doctor's about the results of the genetic testing. We were elated to learn that no chromosomal abnormalities were detected with the blood test. We had an appointment scheduled for November 20th at USC Specialty Clinic. We had a very thorough and patient ultrasound tech on this day. All three of us cried when she measured the fluid and it had gone way down to a normal level. We were supposed to have genetic counseling after the ultrasound but the doctor told us that we didn't even need to go due to the results and the scan.
Finally...we could take a deep breath! We had avoided any major problems and concerns. We are still considered a higher risk due to the babies sharing a placenta (mono-di twins: monochorionic diamniotic). We also found out that they were identical twins!
Our next appointment was back at the doctors office on November 30th.
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