Dani's
having Twins! Story
Dh and I
were TTC for almost 3 years. It was a very difficult time and became more
stressful with every passing month. Finally, in July 2002, I told dh I was
pregnant the same night that we attended an adoption class. We were so happy. It
was not to be, however, as the sac never developed. Then I had a twisted
ovary--OUCH. My left ovary had flipped over on itself three times. I had surgery
to correct it and save the ovary, but I miscarried (as expected) four days
later. Three weeks later, my ovary flipped again. This time the surgeon was
going to take a piece off to make it smaller, which would hopefully correct the
problem. Again, it was not to be. My ovary had died and was removed. My hopes of
getting pregnant were severely dashed at that point. I remember being in the
hospital recovering from the second surgery when my younger sister came in and
announced that she was, in fact, pregnant. I couldn't have been more
disappointed! We tried again, again, and again. Finally, on our last cycle of
IUI we got pregnant (we were one step away from IVF). I knew immediately that it
was twins. I only told one person, and she didn't believe me. But, sure enough,
my suspicions were confirmed when I started bleeding at five weeks and went in
for an emergency u/s. There were two sacs this time! We saw the heartbeats a few
weeks later and it was smooth sailing throughout my pregnancy.
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