This is a repost from the multiples board. I'm going to throw my net far and wide for information.
At my appointment today we discovered that both babies are still breech with their heads up under my right ribs and their feet in or near my pelvis. This is the same position they?ve been in nearly all along. Granted I'm only 29 weeks but my doctor said today that I am "chock full of babies" and to fully expect a C-section. She said that chances of a vaginal birth were slim to none as the babies had run out of room (I?m measuring full term already). My doctors will not attempt a breech extraction so in order to get my wish they would both have to turn quite significantly. I desperately wanted to avoid a c/s. I?ve never had surgery and was in my own crazy way looking forward to the experience of vaginal birth so I feel a bit sad and stressed about it all.
For those of you that have had c/s, how long after they were born were you able to hold and/or nurse your babies? I feel like that?s the biggest emotional hurdle for me right now and if I can just get my head around what to expect I might feel less afraid. I had so looked forward to that moment where they place the babies on my chest and I meet them for the first time but now I worry it will be hours before I get to see or touch them. Although I am trying to maintain a positive attitude and look at the whole picture I making myself miserable thinking about all of the possible negative aspects of a c/s. Talk me down, sisters.
Re: Feeling panic over C-section, help!
I'm sorry it looks like a c/s. I planned a med-free birth with my first son, and i ended up having an unplanned c/s.
Talk to your doctor and see what their policy is - let them know you want the babies with you after birth, you want nurse right away, etc.
They offered to put DS1 on my chest in the OR (with a MW holding him!), but I was too shaky. I did get to nurse him in recovery, with little to no restrictions that I can remember.
Good luck!
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I know how hard it is when things don't go the way you expect. I had a c/s because DD was breech. I had complications after both my vaginal delivery of DS and my c/s for DD, so I did not hold either of my babies until several hours later. You just never know what is going to happen, so prepare yourself to go with the flow. Healthy babies are the most important thing. Many moms are able to hold their babies skin-to-skin while still in the operating room. Talk with your OB and anesthesiologist about your wishes.
I'm right there with you. I went to the hospital at the end of May planning natural birth and labored all day before they told me I had to have a c-section. I'm not going to lie, it sucked and still does. I had to demand the nurses bring my baby to the room before two hours after delivery. I breastfeed and it's ok, you just have to use the football hold. I'm still sore and get tired quickly 4 1/2 weeks later. You should plan to have help for at least a week after. I couldn't even bend over to pick baby up out of the swing.
But on the up side, my baby is so beautiful that I was completely distracted. Don't be afraid to take the pain med's, it doesn't hurt baby and it keeps you able to hold them. Try not to think about what you missed and look at what you gained, it helped keep the worst of my baby blues away.
Good luck!
My twin cousins were vag birth. One was born easily, but the other turned breech at the last minute. I don't know all the details, but she was oxygen deprived during delivery. She has had pretty serious learning disabilities all her life because of this. Being able to have a CS is a blessing. You will be fine.
I touched my son as soon as they had rubbed him off and held/nursed him in recovery soon after.