Mono/Di Moms - How did you deliver?

amjra

We still think that we are Mono-Mono - but they are STILL looking for the membrane (at least for the next 4 wks).  If we are .. then it is a section for sure. 

However, my OB mentioned to me that if they were Mono-Di you could try to deliver vaginally. 

My only issue with that is I don't want to end up with one vaginal birth and a c-section.... at the same time!  Seems like the worst of both worlds you know? 

How did yuo do it? 

AdamsGirl81305

My girls were mono/di.  We had plans to deliver vaginally because they were both head down.  Actually were like that for weeks leading up to actual birth.  Unfortunately, when my water broke, Baby A decided to move into a transverse position, so the dr decided that because they were 6 weeks early and that one was in a transverse position, it was better to do a section.  They were delivered 2.5 hours after my water broke.

trr8203

I was planning on at least attempting a vaginal delivery, and my OB was ready to schedule and induction (I was developing pre-e) when I hit 36 weeks, but when I went for my last ultrasound we found that baby B was breech and bigger than baby A.  Because of those two things my doctor recommended a c-section.  He would have been willing to go with a vaginal delivery if baby B hadn't been the bigger one because he could do a breech extraction, but since baby B was bigger it raised my chances for something to go wrong or for me to end up with vaginal and c-section.

As it turned out, the day I delivered I was too sick and weak to even think about an induction, so I was happy we'd already agreed to do a c-section.

Rinnie

Mine were Mono/Di also and I delivered via c/s.

Baby a was presenting first and he was breech, in addition he was the smaller of the two twins.

My Peri would only let me deliver vaginally if baby a was head down and the bigger baby.  He told me that they want the bigger baby delivered first.

And to be honest although I fought having a c/s forever and a day.  I told them on the table that I had changed my mine.  For me my c/s was a better recovery then my vaginal delivery with my DD.

I was basically med free by the time I got home, with my DD I had a 3rd degree tear with 27 stiches that had not healed correctly by my 6 week pp.

scoobyranda

My Dr said that we could have tried to have a vaginal delivery as long as Baby A was heads down, which she was.  But since they shared a placenta the risk was higher for the placenta starting to detach before we could get Baby B our who was transverse. 

MNdesigner

My twins are mono/di, and my OB said he would recommend a c/s. He's concerned that if I delivered one vaginally, the placenta would start to break down and jeopardize the other baby. And like pp said, I would hate to have a vaginal birth AND c/s!

I am REALLY nervous about having a c/s, but I guess I have a while to get used to the idea!

jacobandcrystal

I just spoke with my doctor yesterday about our options.  She said only about 10% of the time does a mom need a c-section after starting vaginal.

My perinatologist said that even if Baby B was breech, a doc experienced in breech deliveries could deliver vaginally.  (I think this was also partially because I've already had 2 babies.)  Either that, or they could try to turn Baby B.

Because of severe tearing with my first two, excessive bleeding and quick labor the second time, and GBS-positive, I am concerned about trying a vaginal birth.  However, the doc yesterday said that she thinks it would be very possible for me to plan on a vaginal birth.  (Both our girls are head-down currently.)  Oh yeah, we're mono/di too! : )

FaeryStarGazer

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