Jesy Nelson breaks down in tears as she reveals she’s suffering ongoing ‘complications’ during her pregnancy with identical twins

Jesy Nelson has revealed she’s suffering ongoing ‘complications’ during her pregnancy with identical twins.

The Little Mix star, 34, broke down in tears in an emotional Instagram post on Wednesday as she revealed she’s been diagnosed as pre-twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, meaning one or both babies could be at risk of death.

Sharing a video alongside her boyfriend Zion Foster, Jesy shared that she’s currently having twice-weekly scans to monitor her babies.

She said: ‘We wanted to let you in on our journey of what we’ve been going through.

‘So we are having identical twins which is so exciting – we cannot believe it.

‘But, unfortunately, there are complications that come with having identical twins.

‘The type of twins we are having are called mono/di twins and so normally most twins will have two placentas that they feed off of.

‘But when you have mono/di twins, that means your twins live off one placenta which can lead to lots of complications – one of them being one baby might take all the nutrients which, and it’s really awful to say, but could lead to both babies dying.’

The singer then added: ‘I am currently pre-stage TTTS which is twin-to-twin transfusion and I am being monitored very closely and I have to go and be scanned twice a week.

‘The current situation is that every time I’ve gone it has got a little bit worse but we are just hoping and praying for the best.’

TTTS is a potentially fatal condition that can occur in identical pregnancies when twins share a placenta.

Abnormal blood vessel connections form in the placenta and prevent blood from flowing evenly between the babies.

One twin then becomes dehydrated, which affects its growth. The other develops high blood pressure and produces too much urine.

This leads to an enlarged bladder and excessive amounts of amniotic fluid, which can put a strain on the twin’s heart, leading to heart failure. Without treatment, TTTS can be fatal for both twins.

There’s just a 50/50 chance of both twins surviving.

Monochorionic twins typically have two amniotic sacs but share a placenta, and a natural birth is considered risky.