Trip to UCSF Fetal Treatment Center 11.14.12

At 17 weeks, my doctor at OHSU sent me to UCSF to meet with their team to consult what they wanted to do with where we were at with TTTS. They found us to be in stage 1 which did not require surgery. Their opinion was a wait and see approach. While most women that are diagnosed early with TTTS progress into stage 2 with this and further with this disease, not all women do and there was a chance we would remain stable or even get better. That is what we were hoping for. I continued rest, protein, water, good nutrition and low stress. My husband took care of my son in the mornings and at night to make sure I was resting. He was amazing!

http://fetus.ucsfmedicalcenter.org/twin/twin_twin_transfusion.asp

TTTS Diagnosis 11.9.12

At 16+2 weeks, I found out my twins were affected by TTTS. It was confirmed that I was having identical twin boys! I say confirmed becuase I knew 100% that they were boys. I had a dream about them both early in my pregnancy. I also had a dream when I was pregnant with my son Luca that he was a boy. I loved the idea of three boys and I could not be happier about the news. I embraced it and welcomed it.  More info on TTTS found here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xr0kyzuCY8A

Something like 1 in 5 identical twin pregnancies are affected by this. As soon as I found out I started researching TTTS. At 16 weeks, I was in stage 1. Visible bladders on both babies, Baby A, Austin, had fluid levels around .7 and Ari, Baby B had fluid at 4.5. I was terrified by what could happen to the babies so I started spending time resting more, drinking protein shakes, and drinking a ton of water and laying on my left side as much as possible. This is the regimen that they recommend for women whose babies have this.