She said: “We had the boys christened and then we had a professional photographer take photos of us together. We were heartbroken.”įor a few precious days, Marsha and Shawn were able to create memories with their boys. Marsha said: “I was praying Christopher would still be with us and they tried to keep him with us but there wasn’t anything else they could do. Despite doctors’ best efforts, he sadly also died. Moments later, Christopher was born too, but his lack of bloodflow meant he was severely anaemic. “One minute everything was OK, and the next we lost one of our boys. Marsha now helps other grieving mums (Image: PA Real Life) 'It was like the world collapsed' She said: “I didn’t understand what was happening. ![]() The excess blood flow to one of the twins, John-Paul, was too much for him to handle and devastatingly meant he was stillborn. But then they realised one of the twins was receiving more blood than his brother.” She said: “Everything was fine at that point and they scanned me and said the twins were actually identical, which we didn’t know. Heading straight to the antenatal clinic, she was reassured that everything seemed OK but she would be kept in overnight for observation.īut the next day Marsha started having contractions and went into early labour. Then, on January 24, Marsha noticed she had bled a little. “By the beginning of January, we were looking at prams and pushchairs and I had their first outfits to take them home in – these white babygrows and little hat each,” she said. Other than being slightly anxious about a twin pregnancy, Marsha said everything went smoothly. We had to think about getting a new car for three seats and get double of everything.” “We were very shocked at first to find out we were having twins but we were so excited too. Zach is their 'rainbow baby' (Image: PA Real Life) Returning home from hospital without her baby boys, Marsha drew huge comfort from the charity Twins Trust’s bereavement service, which helped her to speak with other grieving mums. John-Paul was stillborn and Christopher died in Marsha’s arms just half an hour later. ![]() Marsha and Shawn were devastated after complications with the boys’ shared blood supply meant neither survived. Marsha, a housing association manager, and construction director Shawn, who live in Sutton, south London, excitedly began collecting double quantities of everything – but in January 2020 Marsha went into early labour when she was just 23 weeks pregnant. Marsha was overjoyed to learn in the summer of 2019 that she and fiance Shawn Moore 43, were expecting twins – younger brothers for their toddler son, Sebi, who was born in May 2018. Marsha Camilleri, now 40, has signed up to be a ‘befriender’ to other recently bereaved parents. A mum who tragically lost her twin boys after going into early labour is keeping their memory alive by helping other grieving mothers.
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