My twins were di/di. My first baby was the most amazing, incredible, empowering midwife-attended water birth, so it was really important to me to find a provider with my twins that would help to facilitate as natural a birth as possible. I’m not generally a fan of the obstetric model of care, but the doctor I chose was very kind, compassionate and understanding of my wishes. Unfortunately she wasn’t on call when I spontaneously went into labor (at 37w4d) and the attending doctor wasn’t nearly as on board with my preferences, but I knew how to advocate for myself so I actually ended up with a really great experience! Both my babies were head down, and there were zero complications or concerns with myself or the babies the entire pregnancy and labor. I did not consent to the epidural (even though it was being pushed on me - and my husband overheard one of the nurses saying how that was a “stupid” decision and that I must have been “trying to be a hero”. 🙄). I stayed upright and moving, bounced on the birth ball, etc, the entire labor, which wasn’t very long - they were born within 3 hours of my arrival at the hospital. It is standard practice at my hospital (in Canada) to deliver multiplies in the OR, but I actually did not. I started to feel ‘pushy’ and by the time I got on the bed for a check his head was halfway out 😆 I immediately and instinctively got on my hands and knees on the bed - despite my doctor ordering me to flip to my back. She was also basically yelling at me to stop pushing but I literally wasn’t pushing at all. My body was doing all the work. I was like lady you can’t stop the FER!! Lol. Baby A flew out in [I believe it was] a single contraction… and I caught him myself! My husband later said the doctor looked like a deer in the headlights at that point 🤣 They were about to cut the cord literally within seconds (even though baby was pink and screaming and obviously breathing fine) but my husband kindly and politely but firmly asked her to wait. She thought she could pull the wool over our eyes by saying it had stopped pulsating but I spoke up and said “it’s still blue, no it hasn’t” so alas we kept the cord intact while they did a quick ultrasound to check on Baby B and I did skin to skin with A. They asked if I wanted to be wheeled to the OR in between, and after asking about B’s position and confirming that everybody was stable and looking good, I said no. I started to feel crampy again after a while so we cut the cord and I gave A to my husband who took over doing skin to skin. I flipped back over onto my hands and knees, and again the FER took over and Baby B flew out in a single contraction. The doctor was less frazzled this time and was ready to catch - even though she again told me she’d prefer me on my back (which I ignored because sorry I’m not putting provider preference and comfortability before my own) - but I requested to catch B too, and that’s just what I did 🥰 They were born exactly 10 minutes apart. A was 7lbs3oz and B was 5lbs11oz. No NICU time required and we went home just under 24hrs later. I was admittedly pretty bummed at first about not having a midwife, not having another water birth, etc, but my twin birth turned out to be pretty amazing too! I’m so glad I knew my options and how to advocate for myself :)
Oh and a couple other interesting things. My whole pregnancy, the baby on my left was labeled Baby A and the one of my right was labeled Baby B. Every ultrasound I had, every appointment, etc, that’s how they were labeled. That’s how they do it here I guess? (🤷🏼♀️) But, Baby B was always presenting and did come out first, so at birth they switched. B became A and A became B 😅🤣 Which was super confusing because we had gotten used to calling the bigger one B and the smaller one A, but had to refer to them as the opposite after they were born. Also, because they were di/di they had separate placentas. I was expecting to deliver two placentas but they actually had fused together and came out as one unit. I hadn’t realized that was a possibility!
@@Abcd-st8ej thank you so much ❤️ The doctor definitely didn’t like that I spoke up for myself and she gave me major attitude even afterward. (As did the nurse who believed I was “trying to be a hero”) But hey, let this be a lesson to her that we mamas are more capable than she may have previously believed 💪😄
@Anna Thomson Thanks alot for sharing your lovely twin birth. Beautiful 😍 God praise I was a positive mum in labour n the 2nd time, I had very lost on time and situation Midwife but a big thanks to Sarah and my 1st birth Midwife. I knew what I needed, like anti vomit n GBS antibiotics they still only managed to get one dose n I gave birth 20 minutes after the anti vomit cas they took soo long and also left a bruise on my right leg cas I think she was panicking. I wish there were more Midwives like Sarah that listen to mums instincts. I even had a past records of how I went from 5cm to baby within 3 hours. But they took 2 hours to check me even after getting a delivery room 🙃
This advice is incredibly based on mainstream medicine in the US. If you look at twin births globally, you can ignore most of this. Natural twin births from healthy pregnancies often go to 40+ weeks, no OR delivery, no need for epidural, etc. Do your research (Africa and Europe have a lot of good data).
I had Mo/Di girls in 2021. Csection was definitely what was encouraged from my doctor. I only made it 32 weeks 4 days due to twin A having restricted cord flow which moved to reverse blood flow. I was pretty aware thanks to watching your videos and researching what to expect for a csection, NICU stay, and twins. I was however shocked and overjoyed by fact my girls started crying right when they were pulled out. Best sound I have ever heard. We spent 3 weeks in the NICU growth in, learning to breathe, and learning to digest breastmilk. They are healthy 17 month olds now. My cousin had twins in 2022 also Mo/Di girls but she was scheduled for a csection at 37 weeks, at 36 weeks her water broke and within an hour got to the hospital only to find out that twin A had her arm down the birth canal so she was taken back for a emergency csection. Her twins were healthly and needed no NICU time and they left the hospital 4 days later. I also have a friend that had Di/Di twins in 2022 but had a very complicated pregnancy where they thought they would lose twin B due to very restricted growth (aboit 2 to 3 weeks behind twin A). Ended up hospitalized for about 2 weeks and delivered at 30 weeks 6 days to her boys. Spent a month in the NICU with twin A and just over 2 months with twin B. Both are home, healthly, and growing now.
my twins were born 4 minutes apart vaginally, i went into labor naturally at 37+ 6 at about 3am went into the hospital around 8am received my epidural and started pushing at 2pm and they were born at 4:17 and 4:21 👶👶💛
My bestie turned sister in law ❤ is currently pregnant with Di/Di twins! She’s 21 weeks now and seat so uncomfortable! Had some other issues making this more high risk, but we are all still so excited! I’m also expecting, but only one babe here! We are 7 weeks apart, I’m 14 weeks :) I know she would love more info about breastfeeding! She’s super stressed about that, and I just love your videos so the more the better!
I had twins 4 months ago, one of each, she was natural birth born 7pm on the dot and he was emergency c section at 7:44 pm. She came out nice and easy, my water broke with him, they scanned my belly and saw him facing down then felt inside and could feel his feet. He was stuck so they took me for c section. I am proud of myself for trying natural. They induced me on a drip which caused conplete agony (I would not recommend) they said I had to have 4 contractions every 10 minutes, I was having 6. I wish you had posted these videos b4 I had mine as I may have had more of an idea of what to expect. The one thing I didn't want but ended up having was an epidural. But glad I did as I was awake for my son's birth and my husband was able to be there too. All natural would have been perfect but if I'd known I would have ended up having a csection I probably would have opted for it straight away as the emotional trauma for my husband caused him stress and worry and caused some detachment from our boy through fear of loss. The little man was in neonatal unit for 23hrs due to breathing and jaundice. He's amazing now and such a happy little man. And our baby girl is beautiful and chilled, so easy a feisty. I'm so lucky. Xxx
Historically I’ve liked this channel but this was a flop for me. My twins were di/di. You have more options than this video and the typical OB will lead you to believe. My twins were born at a stand alone birth center at 39 weeks. They were born 4 hours apart. I did co care with an OB for scans and blood work (for insurance). My friend had mo/di twins born at the same birth center at 40 weeks. Some states allow midwives and some don’t but you most certainly have options. Some have homebirths. Plenty of twin moms go without epidural as well. Breech extraction is not always necessary. If your OB does a breech extraction when a physiological breech birth is safe then I’d consider that a red flag. I’d say the bias in this video is because it’s based on what’s happening in California hospitals.
Read my comment above. I shared my story to hopefully be a part of normalizing physiological twin birth 🙌🏼 Yes multiples do increase certain risks, but many folks in the medical community take it too far IMO. Like, my care team acted like I needed to medicated to my eyeballs to make birth safe, when in reality there were no complications or concerns the entire time, and I do strongly believe that my refusal of and conversely advocacy of certain things along the way *helped* to ensure the health and safety of my babies ❤️
My midwife has sent me to a high risk specialist for ultrasounds but I’m still under her care. If I make it til 36 weeks, & A is head down, she’ll deliver.🤞
I'm told I'll not be let past 37 weeks with my mono/di girls. Since I've had a vaginal single birth before and Baby A is head down, there's a good chance I can do vaginal this time as well. I'm sincerely hoping so, because I know I'd probably have a rough recovery from a c section, but of course whatever is best for the babies I'll take. I'm just keeping fingers crossed so I'll be able to hold and care for all my babies. Hoping they'll stay in there as long as possible and be born healthy
Hi! Not sure where or how to send you a message or question. I am a 34 year old female, I have not had any children yet. I was diagnosed with a 12cm dermoid cyston my left ovary at 21, had super irregular periods before then, I had it removed with a c-section operation, in the operation room they found another large cyst on the other ovary. I had operations then on both. Ten years later, 2021 I had Two dermoid cysts, over 20 cm on the right ovary, had those removed by first trying laproscopy (spelling), but it didn't work, so had another c-section op. A year later, they came back, larger, and grew over other organs...had it removed again but managed with laproscopy alone. They discovered endometriosis and took that out aswell. Unfortunately they had to remove the one ovary. I go for check ups every three months now to make sure to catch it before it got so big in time, and the last sonar showed my one ovary still makes eggs, and are still perfectly functional...my question is, what are the chances of me being able to conceive, I've been trying for two years and a few months now, with no luck, I have started taking the ovulation tests this month, ovulating now, fingers crossed, and really hoping it is still possible. Also, what are the complications should theses cysts return while being pregnant, and why do they keep coming back? My first gynie said a dermoid can return after its been removed, but mines been coming back three times, and with a vengeance. Also, after these ops(keeping only the ops in mind), can I give normal birth, I've heard after a c-section you can't give normal birth, but mine wasn't cut into my womb...thank you
@Sharleen Im not sure if you got the answers you were looking for but i read your comment and thought i should suggest that you look up Gessie Thompson. She speaks a lot about endometriosis, etc
If it seems like my babies are sharing one placenta with a membrane that separate them; Are they identical? I just found out today that I am going to have twins.
I’m pregnant with Di/di twins. Can you say how much women go into labor early naturally with twins? What happens if/when I hit 38 weeks without going into labor naturally. Are pregnant women with twins ever induced or is that too risky?
I too am currently 35 weeks pregnant with di/di twins. I'm in Canada and my ob said if I make it to 38 weeks I'll be scheduled for induction no if's and's or but's about it. So im hoping 🤞 natural labour hits at 37.5 weeks! Lol
