Lilia Bachinskaya learned that she was going to become a mother again in the spring of 2019. Already three sons were growing up in the family, so Lilia and her husband Anatoly dreamed of a daughter.
The couple went for the ultrasound in anticipation, but the study showed that Lily was expecting conjoined twins. The babies were connected to each other by the head, so doctors suggested they could not be separated.
Despite doctors’ advice, Lilia decided to give birth. She understood the complexity of the situation, but something inside her told her that everything would be fine.
On December 30, 2019, twins Abigail and Mikaela (or, as their parents affectionately call them, Abi and Mika) were born. As expected, the sisters were joined by their leaders. But studies have shown that there are not so many common parts of the brain in girls, which gave a real chance for their successful separation.
Preparations for the next separation proceedings began almost immediately after the children were born. It took the specialists about 9 months to calculate all their actions in advance and prepare for the clinic.
In October 2020, everything was ready.
The separation of the girls was carried out by a whole team of thirty specialists from a children’s clinic in California. The procedure lasted 24 hours. Everything ended well and both girls were completely healthy.
The doctors literally gave the babies a new life.
About six months after the operation, Lilia spent with the children in the clinic, while little Ebi and Mika got used to the new life.
Today, almost two years after parting, the Bachinsky twin sisters are practically no different from their peers. They have a little delay in development, but very quickly reduce this gap.
The girls are waiting for some additional, but already cosmetic procedures. The doctors are sure that in a few years Mika and Ebi themselves will no longer believe that they were conjoined twins.
By the way, at the end of last year, Abigail and Michaela had a younger brother – Lily became a mother again. A perfectly healthy baby was named Adam.
