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Sarah&Christoph
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Those that had twins
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When I asked at my doctor's appointment if this pregnancy will have many differences compared to DD she said really if all goes well the only things would be being out of work earlier and a higher chance for a c-section. How many of you that had twins were able to have a vaginal birth? I had a vaginal birth with DD and am really really hoping I can with the twins just not sure what the chances are. TIA
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Re: Those that had twins
It just depends on the positioning of your twins. Mine happened to both be vertex, so my dr. allowed me to try for a vaginal delivery. I was induced though and my Baby B starting blocking Baby A in the birth canal, so we had to convert to a c-section at the last minute.
hope you are able to deliver vag.!! It can def. happen.
Compared to my last pregnancy, this one was actually pretty similar, it was pretty much smooth sailing the entire time for me. I did need to take it much easier than I did the first time around, which meant I cut out a few things I routinely did (like I started driving to the grocery store instead of walking w/ DS there, etc.). Also, the very end was much more uncomfortable for me. I really started to feel like if it went on too much longer I'd physically not be able to take it anymore (I made it to 36w4d).
I was able to deliver vaginally. Baby A was head down and Baby B was breech going into delivery. The OB team would have attempted a breech extraction had Baby B not flipped. They did say to me, "You realize that you may need to have a C-Section for the 2nd baby though." Luckily she flipped head down after her brother was born, so I was able to deliver both vaginally.
If your babies are positioned right, there's no reason you can't do a vaginal delivery. I think they say your chances are 50/50 either way. You'll most likely deliver in an OR though, just in case Baby B needs an emergency C.
I want to be you!! I hope this happens for me.
I also want to be you and hope this happens to me. Here's hoping right volgirl? LOL
I had a vaginal delivery. Best you can do is talk to your OB about all the possibilities. For me, A needed to be head down, and predicted to be larger than B. My A was, and B was breech. I delivered A with 2 pushes (3rd delivery tho,also) and then dr broke B's water, grabbed her feet and delivered her with 1 push, feet first.
You need an OB that is okay delivering a breech baby B (if that's the case), but also an OB that you trust to make a last minute call to do a C/S if needed/B is in distress. And you'll likely deliver in an OR with anesthesiology present, just in case. Per my dr., only about 5% of vaginal deliveries result in a vaginal/c-sect combo. So that was good enough odds for me to go that route (and A cooperated, obviously!).
I had a vaginal birth (both were vertex) and it was actually much easier on me than my singleton births because the girls were each 2-3 lbs. smaller than our boys were and I didn't tear as much. The recovery has been a breeze in comparison.
My pregnancy was similar to my singletons. A lot more doctor appts. toward the end which included NSTs and growth ultrasounds, but nothing major was different. I was able to continue my SAHM duties for my 3-year-old and 1-year-old throughout (until my hubby started staying home from work for the last week or so). I delivered one day shy of 38 weeks.
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Twin pregnancies are definitely harder on your body than singleton pregnancies so I don't know that I would quite agree with her statement. You get bigger SO much quicker, and it's a much bigger strain on your body trying to form two humans than just one.
That said, about 50% of twins nationally are delivered vaginally so it's definitely possible. I delivered mine both vaginally even though Baby B flipped back to breech during delivery. (The OB did a breech extraction for him after a quick u/s after Baby A came out revealed he was breech again. He was out 7 minutes after his brother.)
Both were head down fro weeks prior. My labor was much more intense and prolonged than with my first, however, the vaginal delivery was quicker---born 18 minutes apart, which would have been even sooner had we had not some complications with baby A post delivery. Good luck, it's possible! Again, if they are in a head down position, your chances are higher.