Trigger Warning: The following story and pictures may be distressing for some people. This is Katrina’s story: In 2017, we were so excited to discover we would be welcoming a baby in April 2018. After our first ultrasound, we found out we were expecting twins. Our babies would be identical!
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When Felix was born at 27 weeks, mum, Florence, says the journey that followed was challenging and full of anxiety This is Florence’s story: Our second son, Felix, was born at 27+5 weeks gestation and weighing 1050g in January 2022 after PPROM at 23 weeks. From the get-go this pregnancy
We owe everything to the hospital for saving our babies’ lives
When Tayla was admitted to hospital at 26 weeks, it was the beginning of what would be a long journey. This is Tayla’s story: Our beautiful twins were born at 26+4 weeks in September 2021. I went in for a routine growth scan at 26+2 and they discovered my girl
My pregnancy was fairly straightforward until 20 weeks
When Haley was diagnosed with HELLP Syndrome at 29 weeks, she was not prepared for what would follow. This is Haley’s story: My partner and I had been trying for a baby for 14 months before I saw those two pink lines. I suffer from PCOS so to conceive we
At 28 weeks, it was safer for my baby to be born
Kate’s world turned upside down when a routine scan at 28 weeks resulted in an emergency transfer to a high level maternity hospital. This is Kate’s story: Monday, 22 November was the day our lives were turned upside down when I had a growth check scan. Having had a small
The first time I got to hold my son was when he was 6 weeks old
At 24 weeks, Hannah knew something was wrong with her baby but she didn’t expect to be told that he may be born at any second. This is Hannah’s story: My pregnancy was going perfect with no complications. At around 23.5 weeks I had a lot of mucus and water
I was so scared to lose her and it took me awhile before I could call her by her name
When early scans revealed Baby Olivia was severely growth restricted, mum Leigh knew she would have an uphill battle. This is Leigh’s story: My husband and I were absolutely ecstatic when we found out we were expecting our first child. Due to some previous health events, I knew my pregnancy
All we could do was wait, watch and hope for a miracle for our twin girls
From very early on in her pregnancy, Alyshia faced some tough challenges with the odds stacked against her twin girls, Faith and Charlie. This is Alyshia’s story: At only 15 weeks gestation, I experienced pprom with both babies losing all the amnionic fluid vital for their protection and development in
We were asked if we wanted to resusitate, before our twins were even born
When Tina discovered on her 29th birthday she was pregnant with twins, she was shocked and readily admits there were a lot of tears in those first few weeks as she struggled with constant nausea, vomiting and weight loss. This is Tina’s story: Our first ultrasound revealed it was twins!
We were warned our twin’s NICU journey would be long and challenging
As a mum of three sons, aged 9, 7 and 4 years, Keris was disappointed when she was told that she was entering early menopause and could not have any more children. But the disappointment soon turned to surprise when blood tests revealed she was already unexpectedly pregnant! This is