Scans, scans and more scans!

So it turns out that identical twins are considered 'high risk pregnancy'. This is because of all kinds of weird and wonderful (not all so wonderful) medical reasons. The babies share the same placenta and therefore share the same blood, food, oxygen etc. This is unlike fraternal twins who have their own placenta and live in seperate sacks :)

My first appointment with the twin specialist was a bit of a downer. You find out you're having twins, get over the shock and realize how special this is and then there's the appointment.
Yes, this is to let you know that there are many possible things that could go wrong...twin to twin transfusion syndrom, one baby not getting enough food, the other getting too much, one dying = both die, all kinds of genetic problems, premature birth, birth defects etc etc etc.  They don't like you to get too excited incase something does go wrong. However, once you leave the office and you go back to the awesomeness of your situation you kind of realize that you have little say in the way things turn out...I certainly never plannned on twins. So I decided that apart from looking after myself and following the advise of the experts, the rest was up to fate and nothing I could do about, so no point in worrying.

And so the bi-weekly scans began. 2 scans a month to measure the babies and another 2 scans a month to check their vitals and my cervix! The great thing was that I was getting to know my babies before they were even born.