A day of concern

We had our 20 week scan today. The twins are enormous, and quite definitely boys. They take after their father. The one twin, the larger of the two, was behaving very well; and being very cooperative. it is amazing what they can do nowadays; the doc spent 30 minutes scanning, measuring, poking and prodding every conceivable part of the baby. All is in perfect health.

Twin two was a little less cooperative; covering his heart with his arm, and moving his head too close to his brother's. It was very trying. On the other hand, almost everything looks perfect. All except the umbilical cord. The doc could only see one artery; which is not a good thing. It could have been bad positioning, or it could be that the twin has SUA. I looked it up. Wiki says that:

It is important to note that a diagnosis of SUA, while anxiety provoking, is in no way a guarantee that a fetus is at risk for other problems in utero or after birth. Especially encouraging are cases in which no other soft markers for congenital abnormalities are visible via ultrasound.

And all the other soft markers looked good. A slightly more reliable source than the wiki confirms most of that: womens-health.co.uk

So, we are booked in to see Professor Ermos Nicolaou, who is the foremost expert in fetal development. That's on April 9. I'm very nervous.

Other than that - we're playing action cricket again this afternoon - so expect another long-winded report soon.