Thursday, July 31, 2008

3-D Photos of the Twins inutero

These photos were taken by Dr. Chmait during my laser surgery. They are not ultrasounds but rather up close photos inutero of the babies. They are truly amazing. These photos were taken at 18 weeks gestation.
Above is photo of Baby A, the scope is actually in his amniotic sac so there is nothing between him and the camera.


Above is a photo of Baby B's face, you can see his arm is stuck up around his jaw. Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome at one time was called Stuck Baby Syndrome because the baby with no fluid, like Baby B, appeared to be totally stuck in the uterus.



Above is Baby A's hand and part of his face.



Above is Baby A's face. These are the same things that I could see on the monitor during the surgery but they were not still shots, it was in real time, like watching the discovery channel or national geographic in my belly.

Above is a photo of Baby B's feet, the tight "wrap" around them is the amniotic sac with no fluid inside. It is so tight that he can not move in there.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

turly awesome pics, I am 16 weeks tomorrow and what a great image I can forsee in 2 weeks for baby...thank you for letting us share in your joy!