Sorry for the delay in getting this all posted. Sarah had her 19 weeks appointment the other day, along with her FOURTH ultrasound. This appointment was with a specialist doctor called a Peri doctor. They specialize in high risk pregnancy's. Sarah's doctor referred her to this doctor because they were having troubles distinguishing what type of twins they are.
So what we learned from this doctor was "these are the worst kind of twins you can have" which means they're what you refer to as mono-mono twins. I'll explain that better later. What makes these types of twins so high risk is they share an amnionic sac and it's easy for their umbilical cords to get tangled and potentially stop the flow of nutrients and blood to the babies. This is a potential complication that there's nothing to be done to prevent this.
What this means for Sarah
At approximately 24-27 weeks, once the babies reach 2 pounds each; they will be what they call viable, meaning they can survive out of the womb if necessary. Up until the point that they're viable, if there's any problems there's nothing that can be done to help. Once they're past the viable point, things can change very quickly and may need to be delivered immediately if any problems. Therefore once they hit the viable point, Sarah will be checking into the luxurious accommodations know as the hospital for 24 hour monitoring and daily ultrasounds until the babies are born.
The babies will have to be born C-Section, and the doctor will not let them go past 32 weeks due to the potential risk outweighs the rewards. This means we should be expecting the babies in July. So much for a September due date!
So Sarah is probably going to be in the hospital around 6 weeks.
When she found that out she asked "does the hospital have cable?"
After delivery the babies will then be taken to the Neo-Natal unit until they're to the point where the doctors feel they're ready to go home, probably until the 36 week mark.
The potential Good News
With all this sounding not good, the light at the end of tunnel here is the doctor said the babies look as perfect as they can being mono-mono twins. They're on weight target as if there was only 1 baby, so they're growing great. Their hearts are perfect right now too.
So now for the next several weeks all we can do is hope, pray and wait to make sure things are good.
Highlights
Baby A
Weight - 9 oz
Heart rate - 155
Baby B
Weight - 9 oz
Heart Rate - 154
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