the life of twins & multiples
Pupp – an itchy skin condition which appears in pregnancy. What is it ?: PUPP stands for pruritic (itch) urticarial (like ‘hives’) papules (red pimples) and plaques (irritable flakes) of pregnancy. Some women develop itchy red bumps and welts on their bellies in the second half of pregnancy, usually in the last month or two. […]
Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR) What is IUGR ? Intrauterine Growth Restriction Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) is a condition where a baby’s growth slows or ceases when in it is in the uterus. Twin pregnancies are twice as likely to be affected by IUGR, around 15% to 20% of twin pregnancies are found to have IUGR […]
What is obstetric cholestasis? Obstetric cholestasis is a liver disorder which occurs during pregnancy. It affects about 1 in 100 women each year in the UK, and is more common in multiple pregnancies. Cholestasis is a reduced flow of bile down the bile ducts in the liver resulting in bile leaking out into the bloodstream. […]
My story… by Katie Rhodes We had been told that we were expecting mc/mz twins ( not really understanding that this put us at any more at risk of problems) and so when we were told that we were to be monitored every 3 days with scans and traces we thought this was normal […]
by Nikki Carpenter 1st October 2003 my body was at a three year olds birthday party, my mind was still recovering from the 5 pregnancy tests I had taken yesterday. The new digital pregnancy test had just been released and I was convinced they didn’t work properly, but somehow the following 4 tests I took […]
By Sue Roper-Moore Hi. My name is Sue Roper-Moore and my husband is Malcolm. We live in Birmingham and have a five year old son, Henry, and identical twin girls – Mary and Lydia – who will be 3 in October. This is our recollection of Twin-to-Twin Transfusion. I had a trouble free ‘ text […]
by Linda Haddock This is a story about my daughter and her family, and how TTTS changed our lives forever . Jennifer and her husband Raymond had two beautiful children, Hailey and Cameron. He worked days and she worked nights so each could spend time with the children and provide them with a nice home. […]