Hiya guys well heres my story I had a bloody show at 33 weeks, OB said hang on as long as poss, Cervix fully effaced. 2 days later waters broke. Went in to hosp, nothing happened for 5 hrs. Put up the drip, coz they wanted them delivered before theatre closed for the day. 2 1/2hrs later twin 1 born, 6 minutes later twin 2, quick photo then off to SCU. Luckily for me I was fine, so after a shower I followed. They were in isolettes, but no tubes, no oxygen. I held them for the first time 4hrs later. I was expressing ( my first colosrum express was 12 mls!!) and they were getting the tube down their throats and fed that way. They weren't my babies, and the thing that upsets me the most was my MIL and everyone followed them in and saw them being weighed etc, whilst I was sitting in the labour ward by myself! They stayed in Hospital for 3 weeks. Coz I had no problems I was home in 3 days. I cried non stop. I couldn't believe I had to leave them there by themselves. They weighed 2115, 2110 4lb 10 oz, 4lb 11oz they didn't have any problems except feeding. I was so proud of myself that after 2 days they were fully fed on my expressions, with no added formula. Then started the coming in every morning with my little esky of expressed milk, I actually set my alarm and got up at 2am to express every night. I would sit by their cots until dinner time, then go home and have dinner with DH then we would both come back in til midnight. They had their skin on skin contact at each feed, but just lapped at the milk on the nipple like little kittens. they actually sounded like little kittens too, no such thing as a cry!! I never felt so alone, useless. They weren't my babies, they were the hospitals and I felt I had to ask permission to touch them, it sucked. Finally the day before xmas eve we got to take them home. I couldn't wait to get to know my babies, finally I felt they were mine, I couldn't beleive I could do what I wanted with them. They wore 0000 but needed 00000, but there wasn't 00000 around when they were born ( 6yrs ago) they had caught up by the time they were 8 mths. They both breast fed til 14 months.
Vanita