The Results of my last Dr. appt...

Ok, so as I stated in my last post, I had to see a specialist in order for them to determine if there was one or two placentas. The verdict they came up with is that I am mono/di! Meaning one placenta with two sacs. Which means the babies are very likely identical, a blessing from God and not hereditary! So it wasn't in the blood, it was what God wants for us. :) It's also reassuring since I think that it means we are less likely to have twins again. *whew*

There are also some downsides to being blessed with identicals on one placenta, there are things we have to watch closely for such as TTTS which is where there is one baby taking from the other. It's not a death sentence but it can be serious. If it does occur with us it is possible I will be flying out to either Miami (that's where they said first) or Houston (he mentioned this one and I told him I'd prefer to go to Houston since I knew I would be with family) for drs to stop the transfer between the babies with a laser. This has been an option since 1988 so it's been around for a while, and had good outcomes. Anyways, I haven't been diagnosed with it so I'm not going to worry about it unless I do. For the most part all it means for me is bi-monthly trips to Wilmington to see the specialist for scans to catch TTTS as early as possible if it does develop, and also to watch the babies' size. We want them to stay as uniform as possible in size because that means they are getting equal amounts of nutrients from me. Which brings me to another downside, there is no way to be certain how much % of the placenta the babies are getting until they are born. As they grow the drs can guess by their size differences how much they are each getting, but they can't be 100% sure. So far they are exactly the same in size so I am going to go with that and pray they stay close to the same size throughout.

My first scan will be Sept. 3rd, and then every two weeks after until they are born. I'm planning on going to Wilmington early so that I can do some do-it-yourself pottery painting! I've been wanting to do it again since the last time (like 3 years ago in College Station!) So now I have something positive to look forward to and help keep me calm. :)

Thanks for reading, and your continued prayers! They really mean a lot to Rush and me, and we're going to continue to need them for the next 20 years! ;)