This is a great thread!! Its very interesting to hear everyone's thoughts. Initially, during the pregnancy, i was very pro VB. It was something that i wanted to go through, feel and have that special connection i thought that would come with a vaginal birth. But after long discussions with my OB, both my husband and I realised that by having a VB, we were putting our second baby at risk.
I know some people may not agree with this, but there is a greater risk to the second twin, and we wanted to eliminate that all together. My OB gave us statistics and research and gave us the decision, which didnt take long for us to make. It had taken us so long to get to this stage, we didnt want anything to go wrong. Our OB also told us that a number of second twins had died in the past year due to complications during a VB.
We would have had a c/s anyway in the end, with the babies being born early. If (big if right now!!), we have another baby, id love to deliver naturally. I dont even know if that will be a possibility for me, but i would love to have that experience. Not that our birth experience wasnt special, but it just wasnt the "natural" way. I dont mean to contradict myself in saying that, but we had a choice, and it was the right one, but if i had of been pg with just one baby, i would have wanted a VB.
As for BF, i was always determined to succeed no matter what. And i did, and have. It took 6 days before my milk really started to come in, and then the babies were in special care for 2 and a half weeks, but i got there!
I sometimes feel like IVF took something away from us. I wish that i could have the excitement of doing things "naturally", and finding out with a big surprise, wow im pg!! But it didnt happen, but BF was one thing that i could give my babies.
Sorry if i have gone off track! GL to everyone who is pg now, i hope that everything goes great for you all!!