Anyone have a twin VBAC?

atlb

If so, would you mind sharing a bit about it? There are no providers in my current city that are supportive of VBAC, but I am moving at the end of the week, and hope to find a doctor that is willing to at least talk about it.

What were the circumstances surrounding your first birth? Were you induced? Did you have any other complications (high blood pressure, placenta issues, etc)? How long between the c-section and VBAC attempt? And most importantly, was your VBAC successful?

Thanks so much for your help!

Rangergal9

My OB wouldn't let me try for a VBAC since I was having twins.  She was not comfortable with it because of how stretched out the uterus gets.  My c-section recovery was easier than the first one though.

atlb

Rangergal9:

My OB wouldn't let me try for a VBAC since I was having twins.  She was not comfortable with it because of how stretched out the uterus gets.  My c-section recovery was easier than the first one though.

I was afraid I was going to hear that. Oh well, it never hurts to ask right?

I have heard that the recovery is much easier when the c-section is planned vs after a long labor. I guess I should just be thankful for that.

baby2121

I cant help you because I only have my twins.. BUT i have a friend who had a c section with her 3 year old, and just had a vbac with her twins!! I havent even chatted with her yet but she said she argued a bit for it, and it was fabulous! Good luck!

Rangergal9

atlb685:

Rangergal9:

My OB wouldn't let me try for a VBAC since I was having twins.  She was not comfortable with it because of how stretched out the uterus gets.  My c-section recovery was easier than the first one though.

I was afraid I was going to hear that. Oh well, it never hurts to ask right?

I have heard that the recovery is much easier when the c-section is planned vs after a long labor. I guess I should just be thankful for that.

I was going to try for a VBAC before I found out it was twins.  We even discussed me possibly trying for it once we knew it was twins, but as it got closer to the end my OB (whom I love love love) was very honest and said she was more comfortable with me having a c/s.  I trusted her opinion and just had the c/s.   

MamaCrystal

Haven't had a VBAC, but I did hear recently that doctors are supporting VBAC's more and more often, even with twin deliveries.  You may want to do some research into recent articles for a discussion with your future doctor.

MamaCrystal

Here are a few:

ACOG revised VBAC guidelines

An interesting article showing no VBAC outcome difference between singletons and twins (actually, in this particular study, the percentage of successful twin VBAC was a little higher than the singletons).

atlb

MamaCrystal:

Here are a few:

ACOG revised VBAC guidelines

An interesting article showing no VBAC outcome difference between singletons and twins (actually, in this particular study, the percentage of successful twin VBAC was a little higher than the singletons).

Thats great! Thanks so much for sharing! I will definitely talk these over with my new doc.