Pregnancy can be an extremely emotional time, and while it is meant to be a joyous occasion, it can, for a few, be nine months of anxiety and worry.  

 

When Kate Lucas was told that she was expecting twins, her joy was shortlived as doctors discovered that Harper and Cleo, who are now eight, were Monoamniotic (MoMo) – a rare condition which means their umbilical cords are entangled.

 

The condition, which only affects 1-in-100 twins, means that there is no dividing membrane around each cord so they twist as the babies grow, often starving them of oxygen.

 

Following the diagnosis, Kate underwent weekly scans from her second trimester, was admitted to hospital for daily scans at 28 weeks and had a Caesarean planned for her 32nd week.

 

In her blog on the Miracle Babies website, the mum describes her girls, who were born weighting just 3lbs and 4lbs, as being her “miracle MoMo’s”.

 

“Finally my five-week stay in hospital was coming to an end - we had reached 32 weeks with few scares, only to be told the NICU was full and we would have to wait another day. As we ate breakfast suddenly midwives arrived with a gown and the news 2 beds were now free and we were to deliver our babies immediately. In no time at all our 2 tiny girls were born within minutes of each other – the girls screamed as they entered the world, and continued to breathe on their own! Harper 1.9kg and Cleo 1.5kg – tiny but perfect [sic],” she wrote.

 

 

Sharing a picture of the incredible twisted cords, the mum-of-four wrote: "As the cords were examined a shocked silence fell over the room. The girls had survived horrific entanglement, with a true knot at one point. We delivered them just in time…..they were truly our miracle MoMo’s."

 

What an incredible story, we wish the family all the best for the future. 

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