Hi Mel

At my 24 week ultrasound it was noted that Twin B has hydronephrosis of his right kidney which is either caused by reflux in the kidney or a damaged valve in the tube that drains into the bladder. Unfortunately he has inherited this from me - it wasn't found until I was 18 that I had reflux in my kidney and by then the damage had been done.

Once he is born I know that he will be put on antibiotics as having this condition can make you prone to having UTI's and Bladder infections and as he gets older it will be monitored as well. My nephew also had the same problem although it wasn't diagnosed until he was 6 weeks old and he ended up having surgery at 16 months to repair the damaged tube. He is 18 now and has never had any issues since having the surgery.

It is horrible to know your baby has something wrong with them but if it had to be anything I would rather it be a kidney matter as I know how to deal with that (due to my own condition) and that it is able to be managed successfully.

Good luck and I hope your little one gets a good report.