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January 2013 Moms
Brummy14
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November 2, 2012 - Claire (2lbs 8.9oz) and Paige (2lbs 10oz) arrive at 29w3d due to PTL and pPROM at 28w5d
XP: Claire & Paige are here! **LONG**
Brummy14
member
Thanks to SpecialOrder2013, you got the live update of what was happening, but here's the full story with some photos!
On late Saturday night (28w4d), one of the girls' sacs ruptured -- but it was such a slow leak, I thought it was urine and/or discharge. It was so inconsistent that I didn't even go into the hospital until Monday...but sure enough, ruptured.
I was ambulanced to a nearby hospital with a Level 3 NICU -- and after 48 hours on mag (gross) and the steroid shots, everything was pretty calm. Until Thursday night, when my water completely broke (there was no debating it this time!), and I started having contractions shortly thereafter.
By around 11 PM, I was really uncomfortable, so they checked to see if I was dilated (I was still only 1cm -- same as I was on Monday), but they went ahead and put an epidural in around 2AM and started me back on the magnesium sulfate (that stuff is NASTY!) -- hoping that would be enough to calm down the contractions and they could eventually pull me off all of it within 12-24 hours.
Well, after a pretty un-restful evening (even with the epidural, I wasn't completely comfortable) -- by 6:30 AM I was still feeling pain (albeit of a very different variety by that point) -- so they eventually got a nurse into the room, and resident to do the check -- and sure enough, was fully dilated, and Paige was actually trying to make her way out (he could see her!). They didn't have enough time to get the epidural dose up enough so I was 100% numb (they said I technically shouldn't have been able to feel any pain -- even though I was), so they had to put me to sleep (which was actually fine -- I was so stressed out at that point, I'm not sure being awake for that would have helped at all). Heck, it was probably all of 15 minutes from the time they did the cervical check and saw Paige -- to the point at which they had delivered them both.
I don't completely understand all of the c-section options (heck, I didn't even know there *were* options), but the version they did was the horizontal incision on the outside, and a vertical one inside. I think it had to do with the fact that Paige had literally descended as low as she did -- so they more or less had to pull her back up. Regardless, that means I'll never be able to deliver a baby vaginally given the way they did this -- again, not a huge deal, but I had never heard of that "version" of a c-section before! And, I still don't entirely understand what makes this version restrict a future vaginal delivery versus the other varieties, but I have lots of time to learn all about that. 
The girls are doing FANTASTIC, for having decided to arrive at 29w3d! They were both breathing on their own pretty much from the get-go (Claire did go on the ventilator for 12 hours just as a safety net). I've been able to kangaroo care both of them once, but they're now both under the jaundice lights, so I won't get to hold them for a few days until they get their bilirubin levels back down. Both also had their PICC lines inserted yesterday, which also went very smoothly, so here's to hoping for a continued, uneventful stay over the coming weeks and months!
TTC Since 11/10 due to Unexplained IF
4 Rounds of Clomid, 2 Rounds of Femara + IUI, 2 rounds of IUI+ Injectables (Bravelle + Menopur) = First BFP! TWIN GIRLS!
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Re: XP: Claire & Paige are here! **LONG**
I'm so glad to hear that you are all doing well! T&P as you guys continue this journey and hopefully they will be home soon!
Dx MTHFR (C677T & A1298C, Compound Heterozygous)
26 years old, married since June 2009, DS born 1/19/13
Dear Baby Pacheco...
1/12/13 DD was born
4/9/16 DS was born
9/17 CP
6/23/18 BFP EDD 3/4/19
TTC since 11/2009; Lap/HSG/Hysteroscopy: 5/2011 (endometriosis - removed; endocervical polyp - removed; high pressure in bilateral tubes - cleared)
BFP #1: 8/4/11; DS1 born sleeping on 11/16/11 at 19w1d
BFP # 2: 5/7/12, EDD 1/10/13, DS2 born 1/4/13
BFP # 3: 11/8/13, EDD 7/17/14, mmc 10wks
BFP # 4: 5/16/14, EDD 1/15/15, praying for our 2nd rainbow baby
Congratulations! Thank you for taking time to share their birth story and give us an update. I pray that everything continues to go smoothly and uneventfully. I love their names!
Try to keep us updated if you can, you'll always be a January momma, even if they were born in October!
BFP #1:10/31/10 DS born 6/22/11BFP #3:4/24/12 DD born 12/31/12
Lots of love TBBFF lobosabby!! Always rooting for the TTGP girls
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Twin Girls-Eden Alyssa and Ilana Claire born 12.12.12!
Congrats! Sounds like you and family had an eventful weekend but its wonderful that the girls are doing so well. Keep us updated! I hope both girls make it home soon!
From what I was told in our birth class, the type of c/s they did does not allow for vaginal birth later because of the amount of cutting done to the uterus. Unlike the horizontal cut there are more places where it can kind of pull apart and place mom and baby in danger.
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yay! I'm so glad for a happy ending to that crazy birth story! They are beautiful and I love their names! Congrats Mama!
Baby248 - ETA 1/10/13
BFP 8.14.15 ~~ Due 4.22.16
Congrats! They are precious! I'm so glad to hear they both are doing so well. Keep us posted!
BFP #2 5/6/12 EDD 1/16/13 DD born on her EDD 1/16/13
BFP #3 1/26/14 EDD 10/9/14
By the way-they are absolutely gorgeous!! T&P for a short & successful NICU stay!!
11/18/16 missed m/c 9w1
08/03/17 no hb 8w