I'm sure this question has been asked before. I'm 29w4days with b/g twins. This is my first pregnancy and I am scared as hell about delivery. a couple weeks ago my baby girl turned head down, so now both babies are head down and for the first time I've had to consider vaginal delivery.... I'm SO scared to do this, I kinda just want to lay down, get some good drugs and have the doctors do all the work. What were your experiences with delivery, or what are your delivery plans?
Re: Vaginal vs c-section
Twins add complications to the decision. You have a very favorable situation for a vaginal delivery with both being head down. Of course that may change before you go into labor and it will depend on what the weight estimates are, but I think it's worth a shot at the vaginal birth if you're cleared by your OB to try. People will offer different opinions on this topic but when it comes down to it, whatever it takes to keep you and the babies healthy is the best option.
I don't regret the c/s choice because I believe given the circumstances, it was the best option for low-risk birth injury. (I have a close friend whose son endured a horrific brain injury at birth b/c of a botched breech vaginal delivery). I WILL say that my c/s recovery was awful, but I still recovered eventually and caused no further harm to the girls. I had been given an epi with them in anticipation of a vaginal, but did not realize that I was given a piggy back narcotic with the epi that made me really nauseous and busy brain. I did NOT have that experience with my (medicated with epi) vaginal delivery of my second child.
With my current singleton, I've been told by all of the OB's at my office that I am a good candidate for a VBAC if this little dude cooperates, under pretty certain protocol. (They will not induce, but will only go as far as breaking my water and stripping membranes). If he is not head down or does not progress on his own, I don't feel like less of a mom if I have to go with another c/s. BUT I definitely will be communicating NO narcotic piggy back with my meds this time.
What happened with me, sometimes happens with other MoM's after they've already delivered A vaginal and then B flips before delivery and the OB says no breech deliveries, therefore a "double whammy"
Yes, the vaginal is not "easy" but it is so much easier recovery.
Really discuss your concerns with your doctors, and make an informed plan, but keep in mind that sometimes things don't always go as planned (in my case). What ever informed decision you make is what's best for you and your LO's and you will not get any shaming from me.
Best wishes to you!!
Thanks ladies,
My doc is an older hippie-type chick. She has been rooting for vaginal since the beginning, but we haven't discussed anything in detail. I will start having weekly appts. next week. They're not going to induce me for c-sec and will let labor naturally occur (assuming the pregnancy continues to go great)
However, I've had a lot of activity since baby girl turned, more pressure, contractions... life has gotten harder. I'm still moving and working, still no concerns, but I feel like we need to start planning better. My doc is just so easy going
Honestly vaginal birth varies from women to women. I was scared before I read up on it. Do some research and talk with your dr.
I will say I think part of my positive experience was that I had the epidural. I know a lot of people are against them. But I felt and feel that I have nothing to prove and just cause I got pain meds does not mean I'm less of a women or that my child was harmed in anyway.
I had a hard and long labor with my first.
I liked the fact that a c/s was a lot more controlled. I was able to walk into the OR vs it being an emergency, which I was more scared of.
But the c/s was so much harder to recover from, and I had an incredible amount of help! Can't imagine if I didn't have the help I had. It would have been 1000x worse.
Abigail Taylor 09.18.2008
7/30/12 - B/G twins born at 33w4d due to PPROM
I had a C-section scheduled b/c my baby B was breech my entire pregnancy. They day before I delivered, she flipped. I had no "birth plan" or anything, lol....
I delivered both babies vaginally. I didn't get an epidural until I was 8 cm dilated. I pushed about 15 min for Baby A, and then B decided to be a diva....my OB called another dr at the practice to scrub in for a C-section for B, which was my fear: one vaginal, one C-section, and one hell of a recovery. Three pushes later, I had a daughter.
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I was also very scared of having a vaginal birth and 1st thought that I was immediately going to have a c/s due to having twins. Both of my b/g twins were head down @ 25w and stayed head down. I got an epidural and thankfully it worked 100%.
I delivered @ 32w3d when my water broke. Other than being premature, my birth experience was wonderful. DS came out, they broke DD's water, did a quick u/s to make sure she was still head down, pushed on the tog of my uterus to get her to move down a little, and then it was time to push. My twins are 17 min apart. I did have to get a couple of stitches because DD came out "sunny side up", but other than that, my recovery was pretty easy.
I was induced at 7am, got the epi placed around 10am. By 6pm I was stuck at 6cm, by 9pm I was stuck at 8cm and the Dr. said he'd give me until 10pm to get to 10cm, otherwise it was c-section time. He turned the epi way down or off (not sure which) and manipulated Baby B who was way over on the left and then I REALLY started dilating. I made it to 10cm and was wheeled into the OR to push. Baby A came after about 30 minutes of pushing, Baby B turned face up and after about 45 minutes of pushing, they were very close to getting the vacuum or forceps for her but they were able to get her out by giving me a 2nd degree episiotomy.
Recovering from the episiotomy wasn't fun but I'm guessing it was easier than a c-section recovery. I don't regret my decision one bit and was very thankful I was able to avoid the c-section.
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