29 weeks and sad news...

I just wanted to post this, to let everyone know that we received some very sad news at our last fetal assessment on November 7.

Suddenly, and without warning, we lost one of our precious baby boys due to Twin to Twin Transfusion. The news was a shock to say the least considering there wasn't any signs of this happening. Apparently it is also quite rare to happen this late in pregnancy.

The baby that died was one of the identical twins (Baby B). His twin brother is so far doing okay, but due to what happened, there is a risk that he may have suffered a "stroke". In a few weeks I have to go for an MRI so they can zoom in on his little brain and look for any damage.

Our singleton is doing great. Growing well and absolutely no complications at all. We are so thankful for this.

Mark and I are doing okay. We are in the unusual position of being very sad, but very thankful and grateful (for our remaining two babies) at the same time. We are worried about our Baby A, but the doctor told us he is "quite optimistic" about the outcome as he is so far showing zero signs of anything wrong.

I know this isn't my usual upbeat happy post, and I debated whether to even continue with the blog. But I know that people are following and using this for updates so I figured I will continue. Hopefully from here on out it is good news only!

Mark and I thank everyone for all their kind thoughts, prayers and gestures. Once again we are reminded of how lucky we are to have great family and friends.

Next appointment is Thursday the 17th! Will update then!

p.s. My cervix is still "unusually long" (the doctors words, not mine!) which is another piece of good news! :-)