Kaiya & Maiya preemie growth!

Hi everyone. It's Kelli & Marty. Here is the synopsis of the recent events we have endured saving our girls, Kaiya and Maiya.

As some of you know, we were pregnant with twin girls.

I was considered high risk from the very start of my pregnancy because of maternal age and it being twins. During that time, I developed high blood pressure, placenta and cord flow abnormalities, and fetal growth restriction. I was seeing a Maternal Fetal Specialist and an OBGYN 4-6 times a month. I was being closely monitored, had weekly scans, and taking medications to protect me and babies. Around 22 weeks, I was ordered by the doctor to discontinue working.

At this time, the Maternal Fetal Specialist suggested my maternal care be transferred from Myrtle Beach to MUSC. They found that my placenta just wasn't going to provide the nutrients for our babies to grow and was also affecting my health and I developed severe preclampsia. It was irreversible at this point. After being admitted to the hospital, I was told I was not going to deliver full term and babies would have a better chance at surviving on the outside than in my uterus.

This news broke me. I felt like I failed even though I live a completely healthy lifestyle. How could this happen? The doctors reiterated that it wasn't my fault and there is nothing I did to cause this or could have done to prevent it. But after being in the hospital for a week straight, with intensive monitoring of babies heart rates 24/7, countless blood draws, labs, IVs, never ending medications, and counseling with dozens of the MUSC teams, I had to deliver at 27 weeks. An urgent/emergency c-section. My biggest fear. I wanted to stay pregnant as long as possible. But it was time. All 3 of our lives were at stake.

The girls were delievered at 9:15 p.m. on 9/22/22. Thank you God! This hospital and NICU team are absolutely amazing. These people are angels!

The girls are fighting hard to grow and get stronger everyday. They are both on a CPAP machine and their little lungs are slowly developing but it will take some time. Kaiya is the smaller of the two and is having extra difficulties growing. They are both so very small and its hard to tell what is going to happen each day.

Marty and I are having to travel back and forth to Charleston several times a week to be with them and its very costly since I am not able to work anymore.

I am not one to ask anyone for help so this took a lot of courage on my part.

I have decided to make this because so many people have reached out and offered to help and I wanted to share our story. Anything you can give would be greatly appreciated. Even if it is a prayer. Prayer changes things and we hope to bring Kaiya and Maiya home healthy and happy, sooner than later. Our precious little miracles!

Thank you all with much love ❤

Kelli & Marty