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Wednesday, January 12, 2011
New Year and Double Trouble!
Well, we had a very dodgy xmas and new year in the UK as everyone in our family caught swine flu.
I came back to Spain very worried about my ivf pregnancy which is nearing the 12 week mark as of course flu can raise the miscarriage rate.
We had 6 and 8 week scans in December and both times saw a healthy growing baby with a heartbeat which after having a missed miscarriage ( where there is no heartbeat on the monitor ) was incrediably reassuring and pretty amazing! But although the miscarriage rate drops statistically after seeing a heartbeat before 12 weeks I was still very scared.
So at 11 and a half weeks we went for a check up scan to make sure everything was okay after the flu. Well we had the biggest shock of our lives, not only was there one lovely baby kicking and very much alive but there was also a twin!!!!
After EC I suffered ohss ( hyper stimulation of the ovaries ) quite badly and my ovaries were very large and quite painful. This made it difficult at scans to see the baby although we did see one at both the 6 and 8 week scan and assumed that was it. But now the ohss has gone down there were very clearly 2 bundles of joy on the screen ..... I am now in complete shock and wondering how we will cope!!!! But also overjoyed!
Of course twins does put this pregnancy at more risk, at nearly 38 I am high risk anyway plus I have an incompetent cervix so will need a stitch as soon as possible to ensure I don't go into premature labour. I'm going to take each day as it comes as there are many things that could go wrong and many complications that could arise during the pregnancy and birth, but at least we know that so far our twinnies seem strong and are fighters!
Next step is the offical 12 week scan next week when the twins will be properly measured to make sure all is okay and they will also have the Down's test. If we get through all that I have the joys of the 20 week scan to look forward to!
I will continue to have my pregnancy care at Clinica Fertia in Fuengirola. Having been under Dr Puente for the IVF we will now be under Dr Santander as she specialises in pregnancy. It's very nice to be able to stay with the same clinic who created our little one's as I feel they have a vested interest in making sure our babies stay safe. I have nothing but praise for the clinic and would happily recommend Clinica Fertia to anyone seeking ivf, fertility or pregnancy treatment in Spain.
CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IVF AND FERTILITY IN SPAIN
I came back to Spain very worried about my ivf pregnancy which is nearing the 12 week mark as of course flu can raise the miscarriage rate.
We had 6 and 8 week scans in December and both times saw a healthy growing baby with a heartbeat which after having a missed miscarriage ( where there is no heartbeat on the monitor ) was incrediably reassuring and pretty amazing! But although the miscarriage rate drops statistically after seeing a heartbeat before 12 weeks I was still very scared.
So at 11 and a half weeks we went for a check up scan to make sure everything was okay after the flu. Well we had the biggest shock of our lives, not only was there one lovely baby kicking and very much alive but there was also a twin!!!!
After EC I suffered ohss ( hyper stimulation of the ovaries ) quite badly and my ovaries were very large and quite painful. This made it difficult at scans to see the baby although we did see one at both the 6 and 8 week scan and assumed that was it. But now the ohss has gone down there were very clearly 2 bundles of joy on the screen ..... I am now in complete shock and wondering how we will cope!!!! But also overjoyed!
Of course twins does put this pregnancy at more risk, at nearly 38 I am high risk anyway plus I have an incompetent cervix so will need a stitch as soon as possible to ensure I don't go into premature labour. I'm going to take each day as it comes as there are many things that could go wrong and many complications that could arise during the pregnancy and birth, but at least we know that so far our twinnies seem strong and are fighters!
Next step is the offical 12 week scan next week when the twins will be properly measured to make sure all is okay and they will also have the Down's test. If we get through all that I have the joys of the 20 week scan to look forward to!
I will continue to have my pregnancy care at Clinica Fertia in Fuengirola. Having been under Dr Puente for the IVF we will now be under Dr Santander as she specialises in pregnancy. It's very nice to be able to stay with the same clinic who created our little one's as I feel they have a vested interest in making sure our babies stay safe. I have nothing but praise for the clinic and would happily recommend Clinica Fertia to anyone seeking ivf, fertility or pregnancy treatment in Spain.
CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IVF AND FERTILITY IN SPAIN
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