The birth
twins birth.
JohannaGuest ·
Hi Jolene,
I had a C-section at 18 weeks pregnant (37 weeks gestation) with twins due to pre-eclampsia.
It’s actually not that different from a C-section with one baby.
In my case, it went like this: (it’s been 9 years already)
A few hours beforehand, you get a catheter, then you’re taken to the recovery room (where you also go if your little ones are born prematurely) for the spinal block and your IV. They first check your blood pressure, so don’t get too stressed because it took a while for me to be helped since my blood pressure was way too high!
I was really scared of the spinal block, but it wasn’t that bad after all, not much pain or anything. Just listen well to what they say and everything will be fine!
Once you’ve had the spinal, they wheel you to the operating room. When I got there, I’d completely forgotten to take off my underwear and since you can’t move your lower body at all, they had to take off my underwear for me, all four of them hehe so don’t forget!
On the operating table, you’re closely monitored with heart rate monitors on one arm and your IV on the other.
Someone is allowed to be there, your husband/partner for example.
Photos are allowed, no videos.
Then it all goes very quickly. The doctor says he’s going to start, you feel nothing at all, just a little pulling in your belly (not painful, more funny), and before you know it, your miracles are in your arms!
Then they check on the babies, one by one in my case, so you have one baby with you while they stitch you up. My babies had to go to the incubator for a bit and I was taken to the recovery room to rest (I’ve heard that nowadays you can sometimes take the babies with you there, in some hospitals). I kept passing out for a bit and after an hour, of course, I wanted to go to my kids, so I asked if I could go upstairs. Then they check with a sort of bottle against your middle to see if you’ve got feeling back and if you do, you’re allowed to go upstairs, to your babies!
Do ask if you want to breastfeed to latch on as soon as possible because they forgot that with me and it was really difficult afterwards!
The pain afterwards is bearable, after two paracetamols for me!
My blood loss wasn’t that bad either! I wasn’t on my period for very long afterwards either!
I was walking again after two days, though with pulling pain in my wound and of course anxious, I was walking bent over. I have to say though that they found me very quickly in the hospital, I think that had to do with my age... Not everyone is the same of course!
I was allowed home on the third day but could also stay because my kids weren’t allowed home yet. After a while, the midwife comes home to remove the stitches, I was really scared of that but it wasn’t bad at all!! You don’t even feel it!
Long story short, hope you find this helpful!
Good luck with the twins and strength for the final stretch!
Greetings, Johanna.
I had a C-section at 18 weeks pregnant (37 weeks gestation) with twins due to pre-eclampsia.
It’s actually not that different from a C-section with one baby.
In my case, it went like this: (it’s been 9 years already)
A few hours beforehand, you get a catheter, then you’re taken to the recovery room (where you also go if your little ones are born prematurely) for the spinal block and your IV. They first check your blood pressure, so don’t get too stressed because it took a while for me to be helped since my blood pressure was way too high!
I was really scared of the spinal block, but it wasn’t that bad after all, not much pain or anything. Just listen well to what they say and everything will be fine!
Once you’ve had the spinal, they wheel you to the operating room. When I got there, I’d completely forgotten to take off my underwear and since you can’t move your lower body at all, they had to take off my underwear for me, all four of them hehe so don’t forget!
On the operating table, you’re closely monitored with heart rate monitors on one arm and your IV on the other.
Someone is allowed to be there, your husband/partner for example.
Photos are allowed, no videos.
Then it all goes very quickly. The doctor says he’s going to start, you feel nothing at all, just a little pulling in your belly (not painful, more funny), and before you know it, your miracles are in your arms!
Then they check on the babies, one by one in my case, so you have one baby with you while they stitch you up. My babies had to go to the incubator for a bit and I was taken to the recovery room to rest (I’ve heard that nowadays you can sometimes take the babies with you there, in some hospitals). I kept passing out for a bit and after an hour, of course, I wanted to go to my kids, so I asked if I could go upstairs. Then they check with a sort of bottle against your middle to see if you’ve got feeling back and if you do, you’re allowed to go upstairs, to your babies!
Do ask if you want to breastfeed to latch on as soon as possible because they forgot that with me and it was really difficult afterwards!
The pain afterwards is bearable, after two paracetamols for me!
My blood loss wasn’t that bad either! I wasn’t on my period for very long afterwards either!
I was walking again after two days, though with pulling pain in my wound and of course anxious, I was walking bent over. I have to say though that they found me very quickly in the hospital, I think that had to do with my age... Not everyone is the same of course!
I was allowed home on the third day but could also stay because my kids weren’t allowed home yet. After a while, the midwife comes home to remove the stitches, I was really scared of that but it wasn’t bad at all!! You don’t even feel it!
Long story short, hope you find this helpful!
Good luck with the twins and strength for the final stretch!
Greetings, Johanna.
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Johanna started this #2
You're welcome!
I think I called the catheter a bladder catheter, I had one too. I didn't find it painful to insert! You get it because you have no sensation at all in your lower body after the spinal block, so you also have no control over your bladder.
At first, breastfeeding was difficult because I didn't latch them on right away, and my babies were also too small, so they got expressed milk at first. I managed to get them back on the breast later, usually together, otherwise you're busy for ages! I have to say though, my babies always did everything together: hunger, a dirty diaper, sleeping, waking up. Sometimes that's easier, but also difficult because when they're both crying, who do you pick up first? I struggled with that at first, but then just took one, then the other, taking turns.
Doesn't matter though, it's only logical that you have lots of questions, right!
Greetings, Johanna. -
ayananayeli #3
Thanks so much, Johanna. I just heard that I’ll probably get the placenta beforehand, I think. But it’s not a big deal. Anyway, I’m going to give birth earlier than I planned because my cervix is fully effaced and dilated, my membranes are about to burst, and I have intense pressure down there. I think it’s also because the little girl is moving around a lot and she’s really low.
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Johanna started this #4
Just a little while and you'll have them in your arms!
Wishing you lots of strength!!
I was due on Thursday for my 3rd, but I still feel nothing hihi I think I'll go past 40 weeks!
You too, lots of success for sure
Greetings xx
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