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My Birth Story by Claire HIt was september 2002 and I had just been for my first scan so I was about 12 weeks pregnant. We got terrible news that the baby wasn't growing and they couldn't find a heart beat. I can't descride how my husband and I felt except that we were numb. A few months passed and we descided to try again. December 2003 - 1 year later no joy but I was started getting lower abdomial pains so we had appointment to go and have scan to see what the problem was. We were told my ovaries were covered in cists (P.C.O.S) and that we would never be able to conceive naturally. An appointment was made for March 2004 to go and talk about starting I.V.F treatment but I did a pregnancy test in Feburary 2004 and unbelievably I was pregnant! I didn't want to get too excited until after the 1st scan because of what happened before. As I lay on the bed waiting for the scan my husband turned to me and said "everything's going to be alright". The sonographer put the jelly on and after what felt like hours she said "have you actually heard the heart beat at your doctors ?". My heart just SANK and it was written all over my face. Then the sonographer looked up at me and said "oh there's nothing wrong - it's just there are two heartbeats". We couldn't believe it! We were shaking, laughing and crying all at the same time (TWINS!!). We told our families and friends and they all thought we were kidding them until we showed them the scan. 38 weeks and 5 days in we were told twin 1 was breech so a c-section was booked for the following day, Tuesday 5th October 2004. We arrived at hospital at 8am and my c-section was booked for 1.30pm. I went down for my spinal about 1pm, I had to have 2 spinals and an epidural (it was like knocking out a horse). Matthew (twin 1) was eventually born at 3.12pm weighing 5lb 12oz and Zak (twin 2) was born at 3.14pm weighing 5lb 10oz they were both perfect - 2 baby boys. I got back to my room about 5pm and my husband had gone to phone everyone and I can remember laying in bed with the my 2 boys at the side of me thinking Oh my god I have 2 babies - how can I look after 2 babies at the same time. Then panic set in!
Thanks for reading, Claire H.
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