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JordynLeighx3
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Dumb question?
JordynLeighx3
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I was just informed by my ob that no matter what, I will have to give birth to the twins in the operating room regardless if it's vaginally or a csection. I will then have to stay in the observation room for 45 minutes following either delivery before the wheel me back to my room. My H will also be the only one allowed in the OR with me which makes me sad because I really wanted someone to be able to get photos and im not going to ask my H to miss out on the experience because hes too busy working the camera. Why is this? And does this sound like normal procedure?
Also another question, I've heard some hospital procedure is that they tie your arms down during a csection. Did your hospital do this or do they not generally do this anymore?
Also another question, I've heard some hospital procedure is that they tie your arms down during a csection. Did your hospital do this or do they not generally do this anymore?
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Re: Dumb question?
A lot of hospitals will have MoMs deliver in an operating room, even for a vaginal birth. This is because of the increased likelihood of having to change plans and perform a c-section. Everything is ready to go for them there. I had a c-section and my husband took pictures. He didn't miss anything and we got some awesome shots.
I was NOT tied down during my c-section, and I would have requested not to be restrained.
My arms were strapped down for my c-section with my singleton and thank goodness they were. The spinal meds made me shake a lot and it was probably better that they were strapped down so they weren't flailing around. I'm sure they'll be strapped down again this time and as much as I don't like it I'm not going to fight it. My c-section last time was not planned and because of that I was definitely in the 'do whatever is best for the baby' mode and just prayed and trusted in my doctors. One of my nurses was able to take pics in the operating room so that my hubby didn't have to- just don't forget the camera!! We were such a hot mess being taken to the operating room that we forgot the camera in my LDR room and had to send a nurse back for it!! Luckily she got there in time to get the good delivery room shots
If I attempt a vaginal birth, I do not have to deliver in the OR... my MFM told me that if an emergency arises they will have time to wheel me down the hall and put in the spinal block in and have the babies out in no time.
The 45 minutes seems very odd, never heard of that before to be honest...
Also, my MFM told me that I will not have to have my arms restrained unless I would like for them to be - he also said I can choose the drape level but for both DH and I's sake, I think we'll leave it up - no need to push us towards passing out with all the other excitement going on.
My OB and MFM are not all about the vag deliveries with twins and gave me a million "must haves" to have a vag delivery. Twin B was oblique and the boys had IUGR, so it was out of the question anyway. But, I assume they would have had me deliver in the OR. I wonder if the 45 minute thing is related to you being in an OR instead of a regular L&D room? I never had a regular L&D room. After my water broke, I was admitted to triage and taken straight back to the OR. After that, I went to the PACU for about an hour. So, my recovery area was the PACU, not a regular room. If that makes any sense...Maybe it is just about room assignments and available space.
I took a c/s prep class through the hospital and they specifically mentioned strapping my arms down. I was totally freaked about that part. But, I'm not even sure if they did! I never noticed. I didn't get the typical shakes that lots of women get, so it didn't seem to matter. DH was the only one in the room and that really was the best plan. There are a lot of people hanging out in there and anyone else would have been in the way. DH took pics of the boys being weighed and a nurse took pics of DH and me with the babies as they were finishing up. C-sections go really fast, so there wasn't really time for any additional photos until we were in the PACU.
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Sounds normal to me. I had to deliver in the OR. I was able to push for Baby A in my L&D room until she was almost out. Then I was wheeled to the OR for her actual delivery and for the pushing and delivery of Baby B. It was a good thing I was in the OR, too, because I hemorrhaged after delivering Baby B.
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Sorry. Lurker here. When I had my single baby, they kept me in the delivery room for over an hour (I had a vaginal delivery, but I also had an almost 4th degree tear which took half an hour to stitch up). I had him at 11:31pm and I got to my pp room by 2am.
Part of the reason they didn't move me until at least an hour after delivery is because my hospital is big on the first hour skin to skin bonding time. Babies are most alert right after delivery (up to about an hour after) and that's when breastfeeding can start getting established.
I think even if your hospital didn't do the 45 minute observation thing for a singleton, I think they would still do it for a twin delivery, because if it's vaginal, there is more strain than a singleton (you're pushing out two babies). Idk, just my thoughts.
Hope that helped!
The OR is routine from what I've heard. Yes, it's very cold and "medical" and not necessarily the birth experience one might want, but the reasoning behind it is that sometimes they need to do an emergency c-section for the second baby, and also twins have a greater risk of placental abruption in which case you'd definitely want to be in the OR so that you and or babies didn't suffer serious results from blood loss. At least that's what my OB told me.
The doc told me that the tying the arms down thing is outdated and they don't do it anymore due to the risk of your injuring yourself. That being said, I wish they HAD tied my arms down because I was shaking so violently that my husband had to hold my arms down anyway which distracted him during the most important moment of our lives.
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I was also told that no matter what I would give birth in the OR. However, if it was a vaginal birth then I could have more then 1 person in with me; they would just have to leave if I needed a c-section. I had a c-section and H was able to take pictures and the nurses took pictures. They had a sheet from my chest down so neither H nor I could see what they were doing but once they took the girls out they let him go over to the cribs and look at them, touch them, and take pictures. Then they let him hold them and bring them to me so that I could give them a kiss and touch them (but not hold them) and they took pictures of him holding the babies and him showing them to me. There is much less opportunity for pictures with a c-section anyway, so it worked out fine for him to be with me throughout the procedure, then taking pictures while they worked on sewing me up. I was not tied down.
I had to go to a recovery room for an hour. I would ask if you're allowed to have to babies with you (barring complications) in the recovery room. DD2 went right to the NICU, but DD1 was in the nursery until I went to my PP room. Honestly I was really out of it because of the drugs they gave me, but I was very anxious to see her and hold her. I wasn't allowed out of recovery until I could move my legs so I was trying really hard to move them. Once they let me out they wheeled me through the NICU to see DD2 and then brought me to my PP room and brought DD1 right in to be with me.
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I delivered Vaginally in an OR. Only DH was allowed in there, but he took pictures on his cell phone which was how I got to see what Baby A looked like since we couldn't stop to admire him..Baby B was heading on out.
I got to carry the twins to the recovery room. I'm not sure how long I was in there. 45 minutes might have been right. Then we went to the regular post delivery hospital room.