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Journey Through the NICU with Preemie Twins

I just wanted to share my experience with our twins who were born at 28 weeks and spent 52 days in the NICU. We were lucky enough to get them home on Christmas Day! It was a tumultous time in the NICU, but if there is one thing I can share to other moms going through this is that it won't last forever and to use that time as a positive experience by absorbing everything and learning what you can. As hard as those 8 weeks were, my husband and I feel like we were better prepared as parents when we took them home! It is definitely something special to have preemies... wishing all of you lots of love and happiness with yours!!

I created a video to capture our journey through the NICU with the twins if anyone would like to see. You can click on the link through my blog post...

https://mytwinspirationaljourney.blogspot.com/2014/01/january-1-2014-journey-through-nicu.html

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  • Such a sweet video. How special!
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                         My fraternal twin boys. Born Sept 2013.
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  • Oh my stars. There are no words for how wonderful that video was. Thank you for sharing such an intimate part of your lives with us. River and Riley are absolutely perfect. What a wonderful Christmas gift to get to bring them home.
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  • I love following your blog!! We just started our twin NICU journey as they arrived on January 4th at 30 weeks 6 days.
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  • Beautiful video. Thank you for sharing! 
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    BFP #1 2/26/12. C/P 3/1/12 
    Dx Oct '12: Hypothyroid, PCOS and blocked left tube.
    1500mg Metformin, 75mcg Synthroid
    Feb: 100mg Clomid + Trigger + TI= BFN
    March: 150mg Clomid + Trigger + TI= 4 mature follies- BFN 
    April: Unmedicated cycle due to vacation timing= BFN
    May: *IUI #1* Letrozole + Trigger + IUI=BFP!
    1st Beta (17dpo): 455  Progesterone: 40
    2nd Beta: (19dpo):  810  Progesterone: 37
    1st ultrasound 6 weeks 5 days: Twins!


  • What a beautiful video!!!! Although my guys were born at 33w, it brought me RIGHT back to their nicu stay. I so wish we had a video like this as a momento of those long days. What a gift! They're just precious! Congrats!!
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  • Very beautiful video!! We just found out today that our Baby A will be spending 1-2 months in the NICU due to a duodenal atresia. And she'll need heart surgery as well...which we get more info about that on Thursday. I'll have to make sure and capture some good pics and video like you did.
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  • Beautiful! This made me tear up as well....how wonderful that they were home for Christmas!
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  • Love this! Brought back so many memories of our time in the NICU.
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  • This is such an amazing video!  Glad to see you guys are home and everything is going good!  They are adorable!
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    December- Bravelle(3 good follicles & E2 1252) with IUI#5 BFFN :*(
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  • What an extraordinary journey--thanks so much for sharing! Super huge congrats on your beautiful family : )
  • What a beautiful video! The best Christmas present ever!
  • This is beautiful and brought tears to my eyes remembering our journey as well. So glad they are home safe!

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    ME: 37  DH: 38
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    HSG-1/16/12-possible blocked left tube
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    Hysteroscopy-8/9/12-blocked left tube for sure, proceeding with IUI#1
    IUI#1 (Gonal-F + trigger)=BFP#2 m/c @ 19w1d D&E 1/23/13
    IUI #2 (Gonal F + trigger)=BFP#3 EDD 1/6/14 TWINS!!!
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  • Thank you, guys! I love hearing all your different stories of how you went through the same type of thing, or are also expecting twins! Such a special thing to have two babies at once! For those of you who are going through time in the NICU or wind up having to do so, definitely take as many pictures and video as you can because they change and grow so quickly! You don't realize it seeing them every day but looking back you can see a huge difference! I wish we had this kind of technology when we were babies!
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