I'm a dad to MCMA twin boys that will be 3 in April. Pregnancy was so intense me and the misses found out about the pregnancy weeks before covid started and then was in a position no one had ever really been in before The situation was the boys were MCMA twins this is where they shared a placenta and a single egg sac the pregnancy was super high risk as their umbilical cords were twisted together and there was a massive risk of what's known as twin to twin transfusion where if one embryo became too dominant it could literally absorb the other one. So the world was locked down and I had a high risk pregnant misses to get to a scan at Cambridge once a week throughout the whole pregnancy (I don't drive and it was lockdown so it was up to us to make it happen taking trains and buses to a hospital over 40miles away once a week 🙃. This went on for 28weeks then my partner was admitted to hospital for hers and the babies safety as transport was too dangerous and noone knew what was happily with covid at the time. 4 weeks I didn't get to see her for while she was effectively locked down in hospital. With how dangerous the pregnancy was for her and the babies they were delivered safely by a team of around 40 doctors, nurses and midwives at 32 weeks just over 3lb each and as quickly as they were delivered they were incubated and taken to the NICU Mum didn't even get to see them at this point it was hours later she met her babies I was taken to the nicu where their procedure for visiting was very strict due to covid and the fact there was very high risk newborns In there I got to meet my two beautiful sons separately for 30mins each before having to leave the nicu.

Hospital procedure was only 1 parent could visit the nicu at this point and it wasn't aloud to change it has to be the same parent everytime so mum was to see the boys as i was worried about her bonding after a few days she had to come home and we had to leave the twins in hospital I managed to arrange someone to take her everyday to hospital for the 1 hour times lot she was aloud to see the boys separate as they were not kept together I didn't see the boys at all during this time

After 2 weeks of being at Cambridge hospital nicu they were transported to West Suffolk hospital separate by specialist ambulances so they could be closer to us (still 20miles away) but only 1 bus West Suffolk had slightly different visiting and allowed mum yo see the boys for a few hours but It was still only 1 parent.

Around what would be their due date after 8 weeks of intensive care I got to bring them home.

I am so lucky that the boys survived all the pregnancy and got home and I'm so proud of my fiance for what she went through, the risk to her and the boys was ridiculously high we were told the likely hood of them surviving the pregnancy was slim and I cherish the fact iv got them both and mum through the he'll of covid lockdowns and home safe. They turn 3 in April 😊

For any other new dads out there that had to deal with covid lock down restrictions and either missed out on time with their newborns or anything we got through it all when there was no where to turn for advice much love to you all!!!