aka The Ninja Turtles Jelly and Bean

First of all we would like to thank all of you for your love and support from the first update. We were very overwhelmed with all the words of encouragement and positive thoughts that were coming our way. I am now out of hospital and ready to start the next month here in Perth until we get the OK to come home again. So here is how everything went.

The day of the surgery seems like a bit of daze, it was a very long day but we got to actually talk to Prof Dickinson and she done the scan as well. She is a very lovely lady and was more positive than Doctor was last week. She was also lovely with the babies as well. As soon as the scan doppler was over them, they started to move around and not allow her to take measurements, she started to talk to them and shh them to try and get them to settle down. It was so funny to see, but it didn’t work. It might be a sign for the future I think. The only downfall she had for the surgery was that I was still too early for this to be done but it needed to be done. We were too far advance to leave it any further. The best part of that morning was seeing mum seeing her grandchildren on the big screen and seeing the little heartbeat. It made my day.

So after bloods and a bit of a wait in the waiting room we were off to be admitted to the isolation chamber in Ward 6. (It really was) So after getting ready for the surgery, it was off I go to the theatre room to go get these babies sorted out. I had a lot of people’s faces in my face and a lot of names coming at me, but they were all really nice and calming, which surprisingly I felt that anyway. I was all prepped and on the table, they gave me a sedative that worked but wasn’t strong so I wouldn’t be going into a deep sleep but I wouldn’t feel a thing and it wouldn’t hurt the babies. But I would also hear everything that was going on and could talk to them if I wanted to. All I could feel was a slight tugging on the skin from where the scope went through, until the Doctor got a hold the scope right at the end and was a bit rough, but I think the painkillers were a bit wearing off. Listening to the Prof find all the blood vessels and then say ‘yep’ and then buzz of the laser, it was like ‘that is in me and I can’t feel anything’ I think at one stage I heard her say ‘ohhoo’ and I felt like saying ‘what have you done!’ but I think it was all fine in the end as it was just a branch of a blood vessel. They also drained 500ml of fluid from around Twin 1 to allow for some room for both of them to grow and generate more fluid for themselves. I must have also dozed off because one of the drug doctors told me to start breathing. I was l like ok, I will, I thought I was but I will. The surgery itself went really well apparently, Prof Dickinson could not be happier with it. Plus it only went for an hour and not a couple, so that was a plus side. The best thing was I got to see Twin 1 in the flesh, I got to see its beautiful face, its tiny arms and little belly and legs, and also got to see what we are having. But sorry we aren’t telling.

I think Rohan and mum enjoyed me being back, for the entertainment value and the amount of food I ate after the surgery. 1 mixed sandwiches, someone’s dinner that was discharged, and for the breakfast order, I ordered everything I could on that list. I was so hungry. Who in their right mind would ask a pregnant lady, with twins, to not eat after 6:30am, all day and be fine with it? Plus having my two escorts eating and drinking in front of me wasn’t very nice at all, but it was a laugh and took our mind off things. Rohan and mum also got to see the photos of the little bub and found out what they are also, but they are also not telling. But the photos were for the folder and we were not allowed to have copies of it, but I will keep on asking for them and try and get it so I can show everyone.

The next day, I was surprisingly not sore at all, I didn’t really have a good night in the sleep department, due to hourly obs and having to go to the toilet all the time. But had no pain and we had a scan the next day and it was great for Dad to be there to see them for the first time too. The scan was done by Doctor and he told us that there was now 3cm of fluid around Twin 1 (down from 10cm) and 1.8cm of fluid around Twin 2 (up over a centimetre (YAY!)) He also could see the bladder in Twin 2, was also a plus! He was happy with the results and that I would be having a scan with Prof Dickinson Monday or Tuesday to see how they are progressing then. So that was great news and to celebrate we allowed Rohan and Dad to go to the 4wd show in the city. Mainly to get them out of the hospital and not think about what was going on, for Rohan’s sack. They came back a couple of hours later with big smiles on their faces and really black dirty feet. Mum and I just did a crossword puzzle and had a laugh or two like we always do.

On Sunday we got a surprise and told that we were going to have a scan with Prof Dickinson. Which was good timing really, I was starting to have a bit a pain that didn’t feel like them kicking and a bit constant after I got to go for a walk to the café and back again. The Prof was still really happy with the surgery and once giving the bubs a look over, she couldn’t see the bladder in Twin 2 at all. Plus she doesn’t really know what Doctor saw, so that didn’t help. Going by what she saw that there was still no improvement with Twin 2 (or the little cutie she called it) and the membrane was still up against leg and body. She didn’t do a measurement of the fluid so we are not sure what they were this time around. She also thinks that they may have drained a little bit too much fluid from Twin 1, as they were both tightly up against each other with not much room. You have to be so glad that they are so flexible; it didn’t look comfy in there for Twin 2 at all. Legs straight out flat with the head tucked up against the cord on the chest, I know I would be sore if I stayed like that. So our goal now is for Twin 2 to get more fluid and a bladder. Prof couldn’t really tell me on how I can help that along, but just keep on talking to it and telling it to grow a bladder by Friday when we have our next scan at 3pm.

Due to the pains that I was having, I stayed one more night in the isolation chamber and finally got released to the fresh air and warm sun and stayed the night at Paul’s. Today we are off to Aunty Lorna’s, so that Rohan doesn’t go mad from all the sitting around and end up driving back to Kalg. Plus we know he can help out Aunty Lorna with things and keep him busy. I have now been put on unfit for work until the babies are delivered due to the ‘high risk’, so it is a good thing that I work in an office. Just need to figure out the details of this with work, but that will happen once I am back home in Kalg. Rohan seems to think I have already started with this unfit part due to not being able to lift anything due to having a hole in my belly as well as the placenta, and having to be on bed rest. Oh well there goes the housework!!! Just joking Rohan, I can sweep a floor. :o) ( hehe and cook me dinner – Love Rohan x)

Well, I think that is everything that happened over the weekend, we will give you another update from the scan on Friday and how it all goes. All we ask for this time is to think Bladders and hopefully this little one will hear us and grow one! In the mean time I will continue drinking 2 litres of water a day. :o)

Lots of love and kisses and bladders

Bobbi-Jo, Rohan and the Ninja’s

Xoxoxoxoxo