When Leanne Storey, from Belfast, found out that the twins she was expecting weren't going to survive, she was heartbroken.
“When an appointment was made to determine how far along the twins were, I realised something was wrong by the midwife’s face.
“I asked if everything was okay, and the midwife said no.
“I started to cry.”
Leanne says she was told she was having a molar pregnancy, which meant the foetus would not fully develop.
“A doctor was called and rescanned me. He confirmed there was a 99 per cent chance it was a molar pregnancy and I needed a D&C.
“I asked about the other 1per cent but was told if it was not a molar pregnancy, it was a miscarriage.”
Leanne went through with the D&C, and even though the doctors said it went well, she was back in hospital a few days later with dizzy spells and sickness. When she was scanned again, she couldn’t believe what the doctor was telling her:
“The doctor told me ‘there’s a foetus’ and started to point it out. But I thought he meant my dead baby so I started crying. But he quickly assured me that there was a heartbeat. I couldn’t believe it. I asked about my second baby but there was no mention of another baby.
“I was so relieved to not need further treatment for a molar pregnancy as this was not the case.”
Despite her delight, Leanne was still worried throughout her pregnancy, as she was afraid the D&C might have harmed her baby. However, she needn’t have worried:
“He was absolutely perfect.
“I had been preparing myself that he might not be but he was the most beautiful baby ever.”
Leanna has started legal proceedings with The Belfast Trust for medical negligence.
