Former Little Mix star Jesy Nelson and her partner Zion Foster shared an update on her difficult pregnancy after the singer was rushed to hospital requiring surgery
Jesy Nelson shares pregnancy update after operation to save twins
Pregnant singer Jesy Nelson and her boyfriend Zion Foster took to Instagram to share a positive update regarding their unborn twins. It comes after the former Little Mix star was rushed to hospital and told she needed to have an urgent procedure to save her unborn twins.
Thankfully, the pair brought good news in the Mother’s Day post while Jesy remains in hospital. She explained her surgery was a success and the TTTS has cleared up. She previously revealed she was pre-stage twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), meaning her babies were at risk of developing the rare syndrome.
Jesy said on Sunday: “Basically, the situation that we’re in now is my cervix is very, very, short, so I can’t leave the hospital because my waters could break at any point and I’m still very, very, early”.
She went on to say the couple are praying their unborn babies “stay in my belly” but added: “we are just so grateful that they are still here and they’re still growing strong and we’re just so grateful”.
And Zion revealed fundraising plans to help others in a similarly precarious situation. He said: “One week at a time but we’re in such a blessed position to even be here”.
He went on to reveal: “So, I have decided to runt he London Marathon in the next four weeks. It was literally such an impromptu thing but the opportunity came through a charity called the Twins Trust”.
Zion explained how they had heard so many good stories about the trust that he felt he really wanted to help out, gushing how they “literally save lives”.
“With Jes going through what she’s going through, as much as I’m going through it too, I kind of feel like I’m not really carrying the babies so this is my way of saying I’m going to throw myself into it at the deep end. I’m going to run a marathon in four weeks”.
The duo explained they will be fundraising for the event, saying any donation will help. Jesy then acted like his cheerleader as she yelled: “Come on Zion”, before he rubbed her belly and added: “Come on twins, we need you to stay in there. Keep going”
Fans flocked to the latest update to send messages of support. One user wrote “Oh my. I’ve been really worried and scared. I’m so happy for you all! I’ve prayed every day, I’m so happy for you both my loves.
” I’ve been thinking of you ALL THE TIME. I’ve been so worried. I love you all so so much, I’m so excited for you both for what’s coming. I love you all so much and I’m so happy for you 4! “
Another fan praised Zion, writing:” Go Zion!!! You’ve been such a good papa and partner, you’ve been there for your JJ and your twins when they need you the most. “
Jesy shared that she was undergoing a procedure that will give her twins “the best chance of surviving” earlier this monthafter learning of complications around her high-risk pregnancy.
The singer, 33, from Romford, who previously revealed she had” pre-stage “twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), which affects identical twins who share a placenta, said her symptoms, such as shortness of breath, have become” worse”.
In an Instagram video, she said:” I’ve been feeling a bit poorly, like the past few days, been having a few of the symptoms that I need to watch out for, which is like my belly tightening, struggle breathing. So today we came into the hospital to just have a check-up, basically, just in case.
“And unfortunately the symptoms have got worse, so they have to perform the procedure, which is obviously not what we wanted to happen, but it’s necessary because it’s going to give our babies the best chance of surviving. We’re just waiting to go in and we’re just hoping and praying for the best really”.
She added: “I feel gutted. I feel absolutely gutted because I really was hoping that we wouldn’t even be in this position. That’s why they do this procedure, so that it literally gives you the best chance of your baby surviving, but it’s obviously just really scary, because there’s so many things that can happen”.
Jesy previously said her twins were monochorionic diamniotic (MCDA), meaning they share a single placenta but have their own separate sacs. TTTS affects 10 to 15% of identical twins who share a placenta, and it “can have serious consequences”, according to the NHS website.
The condition is caused by abnormal connecting blood vessels in the twins ‘ placenta which leads to an imbalanced blood flow from one twin, known as the donor, to the recipient twin, leaving one baby with a greater blood volume than the other.
Charity The Twins Trust says laser therapy is a possible form of treatment and works by separating the connections in the placenta. The imbalance can return, however, so the condition needs to be closely monitored until birth.
Source: Mirror
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