Here is the birth story of my two amazingly beautiful little babies. I dont know if it all makes sense but I tried!!!
5:30am my alarm went off last Tuesday. I got up immediately and headed for my shower. I instantly felt sick, not vomit sick just a real nervous feeling. After my shower I had a little melt down in Rowens arms. I just couldnt believe we had gone that far and the anticipation of meeting these babies was getting so hard to take!! He was wonderful, he was totally supportive and that made me feel heaps better. We packed the car, said a teary goodbye to my darling sister (she would be up in a bit with my mum) and set off for the hospital.
When we arrived we were taken to my room, (I had one all to myself...YAY!!) I was weighed (83kgs I ended up, 15kg weight gain) and all the usual stuff was done. I then had to change into my sexy paper undies! Which of course we photographed! Rowen changedinto his scrubs! SEXY MAN!! Thats when our midwife appeared and GUESS WHAT??? It was Andrea Drew, the very same midwife who 5yrs ago helped us through the long and difficult labour, and subsequent c-sectionbirth of Mia!! Different hospitals, but same midwife. I just love her and I was totally over the mmon that she would be there! Nerves suddely disappeared! So at 7:45am we were off to theatre. This is where things got scary!
Rowen is terrified of needles, he always has been and probably always will be. We told theatre staff this and asked if he could stay out until after my epidural was inserted, they said they thought he would be ok and that he should just stay at the front of me and dont look. Well half way through the epidural insertion, Rowen passed out! I am not kidding, it was the scariest thing I have ever seen. I couldnt move and I seriously thought he was dead. He was grey and if it werent for Andrea I would totally have lost the plot. I wanted to cry my eyes out but had a doctor behind me telling me to stay still. (thoughts or being paralyzed kept rushing through my head!!!) But honestly, Rowen and I were married last Oct. and not one moment during that whole wedding did I love him, totally, like I did when he was on that theatre floor. Like I said thank god for Andrea....
Well Rowen was fine after a bit and was soon beside me. I kept asking him if he was ok and he assured me he was. I held his hand so tight. Suddenly I felt like I was going to pass out! It was from not being tilted enough and the weight of the babies were pressing down hard on my aorta. My pulse dropped to 20 and Rowen freaked out! They gave me some drugs to get my pulse going again. (not the words Rowen or I needed to hear!) and I felt ok again. I was totally numb now and suddenly the pulling and tugging began. I had no idea at this stage that we were so close until Barb, (other midwife) said they were just about at the uterus!!! Suddenly over every other noise in the theatre came the noise I was so desperate to hear.l... my 1st twin bubba!!! Miss Charlee Rose Langridge. Time: 8:49am, weight 5pd 6oz, 47cms. Andrea bought her to show us and although she was covered in vernix, she was absolutely gorgeous and so teeny weeny! She was taken to the recuss table where her lungs were suctioned and she was then bought straight back to me and placed on my chest. The first skin to skin with my baby girl! Next came a more robust cry!!! Our handsome little man was finally here, Master Jack Michael Langridge
Time 8:50am, weight 6pd 5oz, 48.5cms. He was shown to us and then taken to be suctioned too. He was then placed on my chest and it was the most unbelieveabl feeling. My two babies. Who at 27 wks threatened to come into our lives but thankfully they held off and here they were. Both alive, both doing well. It was very emotional and my heart felt like it would burst with love. I thought I would cry like a baby but all Rowen and I could do was laugh like a couple of schoolkids!!!The babies were struggling to breathe as they had so much fluid on their lungs. (common with c-sections) but after a bit more suctioning & oxygen we were off to recovery. Babies both wrapped and in my arms. In recovery I got the shakes! God I hate them! The babies were still making terrible noises but Andrea promised that she wouldnt take them until I was ready too. I wanted to take my babies back to my mum and sister. But at the same time if they needed to, I wanted them to have everything they needed to be healthy. It was hard deciding, but in the end I only needed to be in recovery a short bit and soon we were off again. My Mum and sister were the first to greet us and meet the new additions. It was very very emotional. Only then did the tears come. After a bit more cuddling from their mummy, Jack and Charlee were taken to the nursery to go in the incubators. Jack as he was still having trouble breathing and Charlee as she was not heating up. They were away from me for 3 hrs but as I had that first contact with them I was fine. After they were 100% they were both bought to me and have not left my sight since! I totally love them and they are just adorable! It was not a text book delivery but they are her, they are healthy, I am ok, Rowen is ok. And Mia is a besotted big sister. Life is perfect......

Thank you for reading this, I am off to gaze at them some more!!!

Love Kel