Scared of Delivery

Okay, up until my appointment yesterday I was on the c-section path as one baby was always breech or transverse. Yesterday - for the first time I can remember, at 34 weeks + 3 days, both babies were head down. I have to admit that I am terrified of a vaginal delivery for two babies. I don't want Baby B to be comprimised at any point. And, my delivery with ds was pretty hard - pitocin for failure to progress, pushing for 2 hours, 3 nurses pushing on my stomach from different angles, episiotomy, very large head, etc. It took a toll on my body. I can only image what laboring through 2 deliveries will do.

I want to do what's best for the babies, but I am completely scared now. Anyone have relatively easy vaginal deliveries of twins... especially after more difficult delivery of first child?

 

I've not had a vaginal delivery, I just wanted to send you some :hug:'s I'm sorry you are scared, I'm sure after your first experience it is totally normal. I hope someone comes around with an experience. You'll do great. :youcandoit:

 

I'm sorry your first vag delivery was rough. They are not all necessarily the same. You can do it. :hug:

 

I'm glad they're head down so that you have the choice. Good luck with whatever you decide, Lorie. I'm sure that the babies will be fine either way so do whatever makes you feel the most comfortable and that your doctor is ok with. :hug:

 

I had an "easy" delivery and my baby B was even transverse!

You can DO IT!

 

You can do it! Even though your first delivery was rough you may be surprised this time around. Good Luck.

 

I am in the same boat (both babies are head down and the doctor wants us to go vaginally) and feeling so scared. Admittedly, I'd rather delivery vaginally than have to recover from a c-section while caring for twins, but it's still a scary prospect. A women with whom I took a prenatal class gave birth to her twins a few weeks ago. One twin was head down and one was transverse. Her doctor said that if one twin was head down, they would try for a vaginal delivery. She was petrified. What happened? She delivered the first one vaginally and the second had to be taken via emergency c-section. This, for me, would be the worst scenario.

I'm trying to focus on visualization - not sure that it's working.

 

I'm not due anytime soon, but I had to jump in as this is something that is already going through my mind and I am pretty scared of!

Of course in a perfect world I'd love to go into labour on my own, deliver vaginally, and have two healthy babies and an easy"ish" recovery! But, I am so scared that if at least Baby A ends up being vertex (our doc says as long as baby A is head down that we can try for vaginal as a breech or transverse Baby B can be turned once A is out) that I'll end up giving birth to A vaginally and then have some sort of complication and end up with a c-section as well! Because even if both babies are vertex my OB says that Baby B could flip around to breech after A comes out!!! In my rational thinking it seems like "wouldn't it just be easier/safer to just have a c-section and know exactly what you're in for???" I'd really hate to have to recover from labour , vaginal delivery, and c-section if I could just have a c-section. But as I said an uncomplicated vaginal delivery certainly tops a c-section in my books! WHAT TO DO?!

Luckily I have time to think and lots of time for babies to move around and decide where they want to be later on in the pregnancy. I guess this is just something that my husband and I and my OB and peri will all have to talk about and make a decision on.

Sorry like I said no advice, but this has definitely been on mind as well and I'd love to see what others are thinking and what they've decided on.

 

I could have written this post a few months ago!! I was also planning on a c-s and then my girls both went head down at the last minute. This was my first pregnancy, so I don't have any experience with any other labor and delivery, but my l & d with my twins was great!!!! I was so terrified of delivering vaginally, but it worked out great and I have no regrets. I completely understand your apprehension, but not all deliveries are the same. Good luck and keep us posted!

BTW, I delivered at 34w5d- pretty close to where you are at now!!

 

i had a very positive birth experience with my vag delivery - i'll PM you my birth story (it's quite long). there's definitely a lot of emotion/anxiety/fear to work through around any delivery. it can be a very overwhelming process. :hug:

 

I had a very long delivery with my firstborn (three days of pre-labor). Emergency c-section with my second.

I decided to try for a VBAC with my twins and it was by far the easiest delivery. The labor itself is just the same with two as with one and pushing two out didn't take as much time as pushing one out did the first time. If your body has delivered one baby, it's already more opened up so to speak and so subsequent deliveries are usually easier. And twins put a lot of pressure for quicker dilation.

Do everything you can to get in good shape and take care of yourself. Walk lots! You can do it!

 

Oh my gosh, yes!!! DS was o/p and had a giant head at 38wks. Evil, painful labor. I pushed for 2 hrs. Was on the verge of an emergency c-section. Dr. had to do a vacuum extraction for which DS didn't cooperate for, either. It took multiple attempts to finally get him out.

The twins? Went into the hosp. w/ slight spotting at 35wks 5days figuring I was having a false alarm. Nurse said I was 3cm dialated and 80 effaced. 2 hrs later I was 6cm but feeling like I was only having Braxton Hicks. Laughing and chatting w/ DH and Mom. Once I was dialated and fully effaced they wheeled me into the OR. A half dozen pushes and Baby A was out. Less than 15 mins and another half dozen pushes and Baby B was born.

Much to people's shock, I regularly say that I'd take 6 twin deliveries over my singleton one. Pregnancy and trying to figure out these infants...now that's a different story.

Good luck!! I hope you are pleasantly surprised, too! Keep positive.

Eve

 

I think part of what makes vaginal delivery so scary is that there seems to be so much out of our control. C-Section seems so much more predictable, and as a result less scary.

I try to keep in mind that a vaginal delivery of A and a C-section of B is quite rare. My OB, who is chief of OB/GYN at the hospital I'm delivering at, has only had 2 cases where he's had that situation. I think something like less than 10% of vaginal twin births end up with a C-section for B. And, Queen of Carrots is right. If you've delivered vaginally before, your pelvis is more open this time, and it should be an easier and quicker delivery.

I wish you lots of luck and courage!

 

I had a very fast and easy delivery, but they were pretty small (only 5 lbs each), even at 37 weeks! We did have a minor scare with DS (baby B) because they lost him on the monitor for a few minutes after DD was born so they grabbed a suction kiwi extractor and helped me deliver him faster, just to be safe. I was terrified for the 13 minutes it took to get him out, but everything was fine.

It is a very scary decision, and it needs to be something you are comfortable with. You can definitely do it, but if you feel more comfortable asking for a c section, don't feel any guilt over it. I was happy when mine both flipped head down because I really wanted a vaginal delivery, but I delivered them in an OR just in case anything went wrong. GL with your decision!

 

Just remember, every delivery is different! Be confident in yourself and your doctor. You will do great! Can't wait to hear your birth story!