Cathie:OMG how exciting nearly already half way there alread. 4cm!!! Hope everything goes well for you.
Kim:Thanks for that news, it has made me feel more confident. Now if those niggles and tightenings would go away I would feel heaps better, but I have a feeling I will have them all the way through.
Cathie - OMG - How on earth are you still working full time? You poor girl, you must be exhausted!!!!, and looking after 3 kids - you need a medal.
Yay for already being 4cms dilated though and at least now you have a deadline. Tuesday will be here before you know it, although I hope you go on your own before then anyway. I will have my for you. Can't wait to hear the good news!
Helen - Glad to hear that you are hanging in there and that your scan results were good, hope your leg is feeling a bit better, how did the second one go?
Kim - Thanks for keeping an eye on us, although by the sounds of it you will need to be keeping both eyes on your two very soon!
I am freaking out a bit, I had an appointment at the antenatal clinic this morning and still have to wait until next Wednesday to meet the OB who we are booked under for delivery (Also the only one who will let you try for a vaginal birth), however had a quick discussion with the guy I saw today and he seems to think that it should be fine, but that I will have to have an epidural. Apparantly even though they are both head down, the second twin can move after the first is born and may need manual extraction - sounds great doesn't it? My problem is I am terrified at the thought of an epidural and to be honest I am more scared of that than the thought of them 'going in' after the second twin. Has anyone birthed both twins vaginally without an epidural?
Well keep well ladies.
Shell
Last edited by ATryingTime; September 24th, 2008 at 04:26 PM.
Shell-Although I havent given birth to twins, I have had an epidural. I was one of the people who was completely adamant that I would not have one, but am glad I did. They gave it too me in amongst my strong contractions, so I didnt feel a thing.
Have you thought about asking them to see how the labour is progressing before they put one in and if they do, can you request no drugs be put through until absolutely necessary.
2nd needle was fine, no where near as bad. My hips and pelvis though are loosey goosey and causing havoc.
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sounds like we are gonna have some twins born soon
Shell- as far as the epidural goes- you would be hard pressed to find a doc to let you VB twins without an epi. However, you can asked for it to be put in place, but not topped up. That way if they need to turn twin 2 or get them out in a hurry, the epi is allready in place and they just have to give more med.
All the people that i know that have had VB twins have had to agree to this. It is quite common for twin 2 to turn after twin 1 has been born as all of a sudden it has all this room to float in. Manually turing twin without medication on board wouldnt be very pleasant!!
Also i have had friends that have birthed 1 twin VB and then the other twin has had to come out via a ceasar. With the epi in place, they just have to top it , otherwise its a full GA.
I know you will be fine, but unfortunately twin births have soo many variables that can come into play, so the docs like to have all bases covered so that they can take decisive action if needed, quickly and with as less pain for mum as well!
good luck and you should have your babes in your arms very soon!!!
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Well Ihad a show today rang the hospital and they said come in when I start having contraction or when my water brakes.
Shell - My Ob explained to me that I will need an Epi just incase Twin B turns and it's not much fun for mum when they have to go in and turn the baby. If I have to have one I will.
I was another one in tears everynight at the [rospect of another night of pain and discomfort. it is hard but it's soooo worth it if you can carry your babies to 37+ weeks and avoid scn.
my girls were diamniotic, dichorionic and they are identical. we did a cheek swab dna test to confirm. (for $150 - I don't think they are still recruiting for the tooth emergence study unfortunately)
Shell - I know of a couple of people who had a VB for twins without the epi - and even 1 lady who had to have an internal manipulation of twin 2 and did it without an epi so it is possible.
I was adamant that I wouldn't have an epi. and my OB had reluctantly agreed with my wishes. As it turned out, my babies were born on the weekend so I didn't have my regular OB - the one I did have argued with me over my decision not to have the epi - even said 'it won't be very nice for me if I need to stick my hand into your uterus to get twin 2 out if you haven't had an epi' which made me so angry - WTH?? he's an OB - it's his JOB! I don't care if he doesn't think it's very nice... anyway, I was in tears for a lot of my labour thanks to the whole situation and ended up having the epi in the end because they just wore down my resolve for so long at a very emotionally vulnerable time.
have to say I HATED the epi experience. felt like labour was happening TO me and I had no control. in the end, twin 2 didn't turn and was born all on her own with no complications 8 minutes after her sister. after experiencing an unmedicated birth with my first baby, I would never ever recommend the epi to anyone.
anyway - that was my experience. My point is, if you don't want an epi - hire yourself an independent midwife instead of an ob. or at least hire a doula so you have someone to stick up for you. I wish I had!! it can definitely be done without an epi - regardless of the scare tactics OBs try to employ.
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for you. Can't wait to hear the good news!
My problem is I am terrified at the thought of an epidural and to be honest I am more scared of that than the thought of them 'going in' after the second twin. Has anyone birthed both twins vaginally without an epidural?
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