Moms of Multiples Birth Stories

• 11-25-2006 10:35 PM

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  rainbowriffic Joined on 01-04-2006 Tacoma WA Posts 532

  Re: Moms of Multiples Birth Stories Reply Contact Aaah, memories.  Horrible painful memories.  How I love to scare people with them. My identical daughters Alaina and Patience were due on 9/7/06, and despite my fervent hoping, praying, and threatening, it seemed like they were going to go at least the distance.  I mean, there I was, huge and pregnant in August, sweating and cussing and barely able to move.  I hadn't gained ten pounds yet, or so I thought, but I wasn't worried, because I'm obese.  There was *enough* of me to be hot sweaty and uncomfortable.  Any more of me and the bathtub would have gone on strike. My OB had requested my twice a week cameo appearance in his office in late July - once for an NST (Tuesdays) and once for a regular checkup (Thursdays.)  I had an ultrasound every other week starting at the beginning of August, and that suited me just fine as long as they let me sit up every so often (laying down was horrible.) And you know how they say you're supposed to gain 40 lbs or so?  Well I did.  In three weeks.  And on the fourth week, I found a whole other 15 to carry around.  My urine was clean but I was anemic as all heck:  my blood was like red water.  Of course, nobody listens to the pregnant chick, and despite my request for a simple anemia check, my doctor told me my weight gain was "okay."  (He also told me not to "eat so much," since my babies had "plenty to bank on."  I was unthrilled.) I'd been bugged by gestational diabetes, but it cleared up magically at 34 weeks.  That Brewer diet is pretty magnificent.  Anyway, after a 24 hour stay to be checked for preeclampsia when my blood pressure went into the stratosphere and stayed there, I was given the Happy Eviction Date.  It was 8/10, so we had just enough time to call in the cavalry before 8/15.  Thankfully everyone distracted me for five days, since I was sentenced to my bed and told to STAY THERE.  It was horrible! Who'd have ever thought a mom would knock the chance to lay in bed all day?  But I couldn't breathe.  I'd been sleeping sitting up for months at this point. So, the happy day dawns, and we all shuffle off to the hospital.  I'm the blue plate special, as I inform the anesthesiologist and the five zillion gawking medical students, and I asked them to be careful dishing me up.  Well, they weren't.  I not only got twins, I got pneumonia!  While I was thrilled (ish) about two of the three things I took home from the hospital, the pneumonia just had to go.  Who knew that having your lungs cramped up, being allergic to your anesthesia, and being allowed to inhale your own vomit was bad for you?  We're looking into suing. And while we were there - and this is a famous hospital! - they left me alone, stoned on Benadryl and Duramorph, to try and feed a tiny baby.  So of course I dropped her, and right into my throwup bucket.  Not a happy sight. Aaanyway. Alaina Isabelle Lily was born at 12:48 p.m., and shrieked her bloody head off with an indignant, righteous rage.  (Hey, she fell asleep before 1:30, though.)  Patience May Violet was born at 12:49, and as doctors suddenly started rushing all around us and muttering arcane stuff in Latin, I had a happy little hemorrhage.  I had one with all my other births too, so I wasn't worried, but it was very odd to watch my blood pressure dropping.  All I really remember now is constantly being told to "wake up!  wake up!"  Well, if I had known how little sleep I'd get, I would have told them all to go jump off a cliff and leave me alone so I could nap. I finally went to the recovery room at 2 pm, where the dummy nurse I had promptly let me barf all over myself.  Eleven times.  I do remember seeing at least one baby during all this, and my family went home (one car, three year old who needed Daddy.) Once they'd gone and I'd been moved over into the ward where the moms hang out (and boy do some of 'em) the doctors popped in to tell me that I had a heart problem and that I was going to have a blood transfusion and some other stuff.  I recall asking them if they had a menu for the restaurant down the road (great Greek food). (Hey, I hadn't had more than a child's plate serving of anything for three months!) After that they left me alone with MTV and my spawn.  Other than dropping Lainey and trying to leap out of bed after her (I fell out) it was a pretty uneventful time:  I did have fun when my transfusion started and the IV (loosened because it was in my elbow and I'd been attempting to nurse) started leaking blood everywhere.  I looked like a horror flick survivor.  All I can say was when I finally got some iron in me, the sensation of peeing more than a dribble was HEAVENLY.  I must have peed for nearly an hour right after the transfusion, and whoa!  suddenly I had milk! Oh.  Yes, the girls.  Alaina was 7 lbs 7 oz, and 19" the first day (20" at discharge.)  Patty Cat was 8 lbs and 19.5" (20" at discharge too.)  They lost a ton of weight (Allie went down to 6 lbs, Patience to 6 lbs 15 oz) and required supplements, which were a pain.  Once my pneumonia allowed me to function, I got more milk and some milk tea, and the supplements went where they belonged - the garbage can.  Boy did I enjoy wasting that food.  Tempted to go buy another can and do it again. But I am *not* tempted to have more twins.  No way Jose.

• 12-03-2006 6:14 PM

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  sharon120206 Joined on 05-09-2006 Madison, Wisconsin Posts 65

  Ian and Jack's Birth story Reply Contact I finally get to post Ian and Jack's birth story!!!  It's a bit long winded - especially since I had been dialated for so long, thought that info might be useful for some moms to be! The twins were due Dec 2nd.  I was put on bed rest at 28 weeks (I cheated a little), or Sept 8th due to family history of preterm babies and previous miscarriage.  Things were pretty great overall, no edema (until the last week of pregnancy), no gd, no high blood pressure until 2 days before I delivered and even then not that bad.  I felt great overall, really couldn't complain too much other than attempting to roll over in bed.  I was taken off bedrest at 35 weeks.  So the boys began to show signs of getting ready to arrive when at my appointment on 10/23 I was 2-3 cm dialated, 50% effaced, and baby A (Ian) was at 0 station.  By 11/12 I was 6 cm dialated and Ian was at +1 station, but still no babies!  My last OB appointment on 11/17 my bp was up and my feet and ankles were really swollen, so we set up an induction for the following Tuesday. I began using the breast pump since I didn't want to be induced and was able to save about 2 oz of milk.  Sunday morning November 19, 2006, at 38 weeks and 1 day, I went to the bathroom and felt a tiny little pop and small amount of fluid leaking.  I called and the nurse said it was unlikely to be my water breaking because with twins there should be a lot of fluid.  She had me call back in an hour if I continued to leak fluid.  I called back in 15 minutes with a pad completely soaked through.  I jumped in the shower and we headed to the hospital (This all started about 8:45 am).  Triage was full so we waited in the lobby for an hour.  They checked and my water had indeed broken.  We were checked into a room and the doctor said we would have to start pitocin because my contractions looked more like an irritable uterus.  I asked to try the breast pump again and by time I got to the second breast, I was in such pain I requested an epidural (which I originally didn't want!).  The rest is kind of a blur, the meds they gave me put me to sleep and it seemed like less then an hour when I started to push (pitocin free!).  It didn't seem to take long and I was wheeled into the OR to deliver the boys.  Ian Edward came out with the help of a slight episitomity and 2nd degree tear at 9:17pm weighing in at 6 lbs 13 oz.  Ian cried immediately but then was alert and calm while we waited for his brother. I started to push again, only to realize that my cervix had begun to close again and I was at about 8 cm dialated.  Now I was given pitocin to move things along, I couldn't argue.  I kept looking at the clock because I wanted to nurse the babies within 60-90 minutes after birth... I asked to nurse Ian and the doctors said no, after about an hour the nurses brought over Ian and I was able to nurse him for the first time!  That seemed to help get things moving because I started to push again and in 4 pushes out came Jack Charles screaming and beautiful at 11:16 pm weighing in at 6lbs 5 oz.

• 01-22-2007 8:56 AM

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  sneuki82 Joined on 01-24-2006 Ft. Stewart, GA. Posts 80	Re: Moms of Multiples Birth Stories Reply Contact It is so much to type!  I already have it on our website, so check it out!  www.johnstonfour.com

• 02-01-2007 4:37 PM

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  lilfer1234 Joined on 05-06-2006 Posts 63	lilfer1234 and zoey and delaney Reply Contact follow the link for the story of us! http://community.pregnancyweekly.com/forums/thread/13205145.aspx

• 02-03-2007 11:48 AM

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  DRS~Are~The~Best Joined on 09-12-2006 Germantown, MD Posts 1,455

  Re: Moms of Multiples Birth Stories Reply Contact I woke up on Friday morning (January 12) shortly after 4AM, convinced that today was the day.  Between then and 5 I noticed about 4-5 contractions but they were really weak.  Then the contractions seemed to have stopped.  On Friday, I was 34 weeks pregnant.   By the time my husband was getting ready for work (around 6:30), I was 100% convinced that, even if today wasn’t the day, my OB was going to send me to the hospital.  I was checking to see if he had to go to the office – did he have any meetings?  Was there anything that REQUIRED him to be there?  Those kind of questions for him.  He seemed to blow me off, but I later realized that he was just doing things in the office that was quick until I told him he needed to leave.  He was actually telling his co-workers that he left the “crazy pregnant woman” behind.  He later ate his words…..   Well, I was right – the OB sent me to the hospital after the prenatal visit for monitoring.  She did mention that she didn’t think that it was going to lead to anything, but they just wanted to be sure.  I told Kevin not to come to the hospital yet – I would call him as we learned things throughout the day.  Well, my contractions at this point were 2-3 minutes apart, and I was hooked up to the monitors in the hospital.  An hour later, they give me fluids to slow things down.  An hour after that, they start giving me shots of tributiline (sp?).  Contractions are still coming.  Because all u/s results have been good and the likelihood of stopping labor was becoming increasingly lower we decided (as a team – my OB, perinatologist and myself) that we should do the section that day.  So, I called Kevin to inform him he needed to come to the hospital.   5 hours later they finally bring me into surgery.  Because I wasn’t an emergency I was bumped 3 times and then there was an administrative issue that led to further delays.  But, I finally walked into the OR preparing myself that I was going to have 2 more babies that were going to be living in the NICU for at least 7 days (hospital policy is no baby born before 35 weeks is to leave the NICU).   The surgery went well.  The OB asked me which of the two I wanted to be born first since their positions allowed them to make the choice.  Since the girl was always thought of as Baby A, I asked them to deliver her first.  At 8:26pm, I hear Rachel Nicole give a scream indicating she was out.  She didn’t stop crying until the section was complete.  At 8:27pm, the OB tells me I’ll feel pressure and then immediately I was being told that Simon James had arrived.  Rachel was 5lb 2oz and Simon was 5lb 9oz.  Both seemed to be doing really well based on the sounds of their cries.  The delivery nurse kept complaining because Simon peed on her – THREE TIMES!!!!!!!  When they brought the babies over for me to see, therefore, I was surprised to see oxygen masks on both of them.  I got to see them, but I didn’t get to touch them.   While in recovery, one of the nurses came by to fill me in on their condition.  Overall, they were doing well, but they were in respiratory distress.  They were checking them for pneumonia, but it was most likely due to prematurity.  Either way, they were both doing all right considering.  A little while later, Kevin went to see the babies in the NICU and gave me a full report – they were on the CPAP to help them breathe, but they didn’t need to be intubated.  Rachel was actually doing better – 30% O2 was all she needed – Simon they weren’t as convinced about at that point, but he was fine with 35%. (which we learned soon after Kevin returned from the NICU).   By Thursday, both of them were off of Oxygen (CPAP and nasal canula) and they have discontinued the IV and removed the feeding tube.  They were both out of their isolettes and were bedding together.  Simon was removed from his isolette at 8am and Rachel was taken out around 3pm, just before we left for the day.  Seeing them in the same crib together was the most beautiful thing I ever saw – this was the picture I had been waiting for since July 6, when we first learned that I was expecting twins..  On Friday, the both passed their car seat test, with flying colors.  After a mild setback over the weekend, they were both released from the hospital on Tuesday afternoon.   Here are some pics.   Thanks for reading! Ilene   I finally took a belly pic – but they had such a hard time getting both Simon and Rachel on the monitors we decided to take it with me lying down:   Rachel Nicole being evaluated (just go away – I don’t want my picture taken just now):   Simon James being weighed:   The first time Mommy sees them (Rachel is the closer one):   Mommy and Rachel share a moment together:   Daddy feeds Rachel:   They’re finally together!!!!!!!! (Simon is on the left and looks just like his big brother!)   Heading home:   Big Brother Moment (Daniel’s reaction to the twins has been “BABIES!!!!!!!!!!!”):   Simon’s Bris and Presentation:

• 02-07-2007 11:13 AM

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• 02-07-2007 6:28 PM

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• 02-23-2007 4:40 PM

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  upholding birth Joined on 04-07-2005 NE Indiana Posts 113

  Re: Moms of Multiples Birth Stories Reply Contact http://community.pregnancyweekly.com/forums/thread/12823863.aspx The week before we had a fight and we made up, after that I passed some bloody tinged mucous and though, we can do it anymore, I'm starting to lose my plug. Friday, 12/22 I started having symptoms of Preeclampsia, swelling in my hands and feet, high blood pressure, no protein in the urine to speak of, not even to +1, no contractions until after 9pm. I measured my belly and all the big I was 2 cm over for some time, measured 4 cm for a couple of days, but went poo and it went back to 2cm over. 2 cm being a variation of normal for 1 baby, no indications for 2 babies. I heard one heart beat, and kept moving it all over my belly and still only heard one heart beat. Contractions all night, painful yes, but not too unbearable. I slept some and lost some more mucous plug all night. On a spiritual level I suspected twins, read twin stories and did a lot of visiting of www.breechbabies.com and www.spinningbabies.com but no outward symptoms of twins in any way. Even their placement suggested a big single baby for me, hiccups in my pelvic bone, but by my belly button (which was Crissie's head now that I think about it) Eric had to go to work about 6am, said it was better for him to go to work and be called home than to completely miss out. I was ok with that, figuring time and all, he was only 15 minutes away from home. About 7 am I woke up my oldest and told him to go to the neighbors to call Eric (we have cell phones but both of our were timeless treasures). Davey finally got a hold of him around 8am when he left a message. Eric called back and was told to come home, it might be the baby. During this time I got things ready, I washed and boiled some yarn for their cords (yes I thought 2 was a good idea) and bulb syringe, readied the bowl and colander for the placenta and some scissors for the cord which was strange but instinctual, as I planned to lotus the baby. I don't know what time he came home, by then there was no way you would get me to leave my nest I made in the bathroom: full bath tub, blanket on the floor next to the bath tub between the toilet and the tub (I have a small bathroom-it made a nice cozy nest) and the toilet. I was bouncing between the tub and toilet. When Eric got home he didn't know what to do to begin with, so I had him rub my back. There wasn't much back labor to speak of, just during contractions. Just kept reminding myself that I wanted a labor I could enjoy, lol. Something kept me from pushing, too. I wanted to but I just couldn't bring myself to actually push. So still I bounced between tub and toilet. Eric kept checking me to see if I was pooping, go figure that I asked him to check. I didn't want to poop in the tub but I felt for sure there was some poop. I had been pooping some before he got there, I guess I got it all out. Finally I ok'd myself to push some and my water broke. I was sitting on the toilet. I reached my hand down there and felt two little feet crossed at the ankles. I got up into the tub and Eric saw the feet and started to flip out, asked what he should do. I forgot, even still do I forget, he doesn't know as much about this stuff as I do. He surprised me. I said don't do anything and I let her dangle until she decided to pop her head out, I caught her in the tub, stood up, thinking it was over except for the placenta, was able to hand her to Eric (I think, I was still on autopilot and the details are a little fuzzy) and stand up straight. I felt my belly and wondered why it was still hard way at the top. Then just a couple of moments later, it seemed moments not minutes, the contractions started again and I figured it was after birth, then I knew it was another baby, got out of the tub onto my blanket and told Eric to cut the first one's cord right away, I didn't want anyone to bleed out since I didn't know what kind of twins we were dealing with. He tried the yarn I boiled but it wasn't useful so he grabbed some zip ties from his tool box and cur her cord. My second water broke, I felt more crossed feet and she fell out onto her sister and their placentas, which were fused came next, immediately. They cried from the experience and turned the most beautiful shades of pink. We put their placentas in the colander and in the bowl and I sat on the bed with them. Then we made phone calls. They both nursed great and started peeing and pooping right away. Breathed great, cried loud, had good strong heart beats, clear lungs, and I never did suction them. Faith was first, so it was her cord that was cut, Crissie, I am so glad came second because she did get all of her cord blood, though when I finally did decide to cut it, she cried, which made me feel so bad, but you know, when you call family that the baby came and SURPRISE there are two, they all came over bringing preemie diapers, clothes and blankets. Mom took pictures of me in the chair with them. I took some pictures but they are still on my camera at home.

• 07-06-2007 9:11 AM

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  Elizabeth-mod Joined on 05-31-2007 Posts 63	Re: Moms of Multiples Birth Stories Reply Contact Im bumping this so I can pin it, its being a bit temperamental and wont pin for some reason.

• 11-15-2007 4:06 PM

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• 01-16-2008 2:17 AM

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  Corey92902 Joined on 06-09-2004 Erin & Liz Born Jan 3, 2008 Fort Benning, GA Posts 587	Re: Moms of Multiples Birth Stories Reply Contact Here's the link to my birth story of my twins.  Born on January 3rd 2008. http://community.parentingweekly.com/parenting/forums/t/1929547.aspx

• 02-08-2008 11:59 AM

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  amy101 Joined on 10-16-2003 Mommy to Stacia, Halle and Denzil IV Posts 3,599

  Halle Christine and Denzil Ray IV Reply Contact We were under instructions to show up at the hospital on Sunday (Jan. 20) at 6:00pm.  We did and were taken to the lab to give them a urine sample and so they could get a few vials of blood...im not sure what they were for but didn't care to ask either.  We then went up to L&D to get settled into our room.  I was hooked up to the baby monitors and was given an IV.  The plan was to either give me a low dose of Pitocin all night to stimulate my cervix into opening and then start bumping up the pit on Monday morning to induce labor or to due a c-section if the pit didn't work or if the babies weren't in the right position.  A whole team of doctors (this is a teaching hospital) came in with an u/s machine to check babies positions before starting the Pitocin.  Baby A (girl) is still head down like she has been throughout this whole pregnancy, but Baby B (boy) had, yet again, flipped to the head up position.  Since all of the growth ultrasounds I had indicated that baby B (boy) was quite a bit bigger than baby A, we would have to do a c-section if both babies weren't head down.  Well then, looks like we are looking at a c-section.  The doctors were telling me that we could go ahead and do the section that night or wait until my doc got there in the morning and talk to him and also give little man some more time to flip over.  Of course I decide to wait.  Denzil crashes on the couch in my room and I try to get some sleep....the key word there being TRY!  I spent most of the night crying and pleading with my son to flip over.  Oh well.  My doc comes in around 8:00am with the u/s machine and sure enough....baby B is in the same position...HEAD UP!  He felt really bad.  They put me on the schedule for a c-section....im second in line.  I should be going in around 11:00am.  Denzil and I sit with Stacia, my Mom, and his parents in my room waiting for this all to start.  Around 10:30 Chrissy, my nurse, came in with that awful antacid stuff they make you drink to keep you from being sick during the surgery....YUCK!  Just before 11:00 they Chrissy takes me back to the OR so I can get my spinal.  It didn't hurt at all hardly.  That guy got it in real quick and easy.  Thank goodness.  They lay be down real fast and all of a sudden everything is numb.  I start to freak a bit cause all of a sudden its really hard to breath and my arms/hands are starting to go numb.  They put an oxygen mask over my mouth and nose cause my oxygen levels were dropping.  I wasn't freaking too bad until they kept asking me if "I was still with them" and the anastesia (sp?) guy kept making me aqueeze his fingers.  They also had to tilt my bed for a bit.  Eventually it all got better...im not sure what happened but it was scary.  Before I knew it they had started things and they went and got Denzil.  He was so cute in his scrubs.  He sat by my head and talked to me, making sure I wasn't freaking out.  I remember having to ask him if they had started yet cause I couldn't tell....they had.  It seems like it took forever for them to get to the babies.  I remember them saying here is the first one....ITS A GIRL....and then I heard her squeeking.  They have a room right off the OR where they take the babies to get cleaned up and stuff so I couldn't see them but I could hear them.  I got to see baby girl real quick all gunked up before they took her away.  Before I knew it little man came out and oh my god he had a set of lungs....he just kept screaming!  Halle Christine was born at 11:45 and Baby Denzil Ray IV was born a minute later at 11:46.  Denzil went into the "baby room" with the video camera and got some good video.  After they were done in there and before they took them away to the nursery they let Denzil bring them over so I could see them.  The set them both on my chest for a few seconds and let me give them each a kiss before they took them away.  After the section, I went to recovery where they brought Halle to me to nurse cause she was seriously rooting around.  The nurse in recovery sat me up to nurse and that made me extremely naseaus (sp?).  I then had to throw up...the first time of about 5 times before it quit that day.  It sucks that I had to have another c-section but im glad my babies are finally here.  Tuesday morning the doctors noticed that the babies were looking a bit yellow so they decided to to billyruben (sp?) levels on them.  Come to find out they both failed the Coombs test.  I was told that that meant my blood type and the babies blood type were different and that my blood had attacked their blood during the birth...or something like that.  Because of this the risk of Jaundice was much higher for them.  They both came back a bit elevated so they put them under the billy lights.  They were under them ALL day on Tuesday and over night Tuesday night.  They did another blood test on them Wednesday morning and little boy got to come out from the lights but baby girl had to stay.  By that afternoon he was looking yellow again and ended up back under the billy lights.  By Wednesday evening they both were having trouble keeping their body temps up so they had to be put into isoletts with the light shining on them.  Thursday morning she had another blood test done that let her come to our room but had to have another one done at 4 to re-check.  Both of their levels dropped enough that we were discharged on Thursday night.   If you have made it this far then you are great!  Thanks for reading my story....sorry it took me so long to post this. HALLE CHRISTINE                             DENZIL RAY IV January 21, 2008                                January 21, 2008 11:45am                                                  11:46am 5lbs 4oz  18in                                        7lbs 4oz   19 3/4in My last belly pic!   The link: http://community.parentingweekly.com/parenting/forums/t/1938421.aspx

• 02-29-2008 7:42 PM

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  twinsagain Joined on 07-13-2002 Indiana Posts 203

  Re: Moms of Multiples Birth Stories Reply Contact As you all know I was put in the Hospital for a possible blood clot in the lung (2-9-08). I was on IV heparin and the date for delivery was changed to Feb 28. When, They could not get my blood levels right with shots things changed again. I was put back on IV Heparin and was told delivery would happen at 36 weeks. The only question was to do a amnio or not. High risk was called in and they said the risk of doing the amnio was to great just do the c-section. So let the fun begin. My date changed from one date to the next. Doctors could not get together or OB was full that day. Finally Friday 2-22-08 came about 36weeks 1day. It worked for everyone but me... The doctors in the group that were going to do it, I had never seen before. I didn't want that. With much of my complaining and talking. My OB came over to help out one of the others so I could have at least one there I knew. It was still up in the air if I could do a spinal yet or was I going to sleep. My DH and I had decided what ever was best for the babies and I was what we would do. Friday (2-22-08) came around. They turned my Heparin off at 0600 in hoping that I would start clotting again so I could do a spinal. They moved me to L&D at 1045. They started getting me ready, got blood work done, and everything else. Still we know nothing about my labs and they are ready to move me back. DH still don't have outfit to wear. OK labs came back I can get a spinal. Get DH dressed, get me to the OR sit me up on the table and the doctor from my first c-section came in special for me. He told me I have to take care of my own... I was so happy things were falling into place. I looked around the room. 2 doctors for me (ob) 4 anst. (not all were staying just making sure all was going OK, 2 left later), 1 baby doctor, & 4 nurses. When the doctor was trying to do my spinal he could not get it so he decided to do a epidural with spinal...I looked up and there was my OB fanning me with papers... Yep then I got a really dead butt... He said your legs should be getting warm and tingle now. I said this time I'm not moving my feet am I. He said NO! Your going to be really numb because your going to have those filters placed after and I want you comfortble. I said OK you know best. They laid me down and placed tape to help hold the belly in place. I got sick as a dog. I was short of breath, sick to my tummy ready to pass out things were really warm because they had a IV in me running through hot water called a hot line. Anst. would keep asking me about breathing as he shot more meds to me. They brought DH in the room and I told him to get the camera it was on the cart. He had time to sit just a few seconds and I heard the Anst. ask me how are you breathing now. I said a little better. He then told me Bella was out. It seemed forever before she cried. When she did it sounded like a church mouse squeaking... Music to my ears. He then started to ask about my breathing again and before he got it out I said so loadly I CAN BREATH!!! Sure enough Ethan was out. It took Ethan a few min. to come around and he cried just a little. I knew then Ethan might have to go to the NICU. They measured, done weights on the babies. Bella was born at 1:14pm weight was 5lb. 2oz. 17 in. long apgared 8 & 9, Ethan was born 1:15pm, 6lb.0oz. 18 in. long, apgared 7 & 8. I got to see then for a little bit before they took them off to the nursey. I told DH to go with the babies I would be OK. I trusted the doctors and everyone in the room to make sure all was OK. He later told me he really didn't want to go with the babies because it looked like a blood bath in the c-section room. They got done sewing me up and I heard the nurse ask about how much blood loss they said about 1000 cc's. Sure enough I had lost a lot of blood. My Blood count before OR was 13.7 after was 8.7. I was then taken to recovery. I was in there about 30 min. before they took me down to have the filters placed. I was then taken to X-ray. They taped my belly from the side. I'm glad I was still numb what pain it would of been. They ended up having to put 2 filters in because they didn't have one big enough to fit where they wanted it to go. Back to the room. I'm so glad that was over. My big worry was how was my babies doing. The Neonatal came in and told us Bella was doing great. Ethan was have a harder time. He figured he was just taking longer to get thing figured out. He gave him 1 more hour and then sent him to the NICU... The other side of it Bella is coming to see her mommy. OK, So I can handle this. Bella came to the room and had a couple bad nights. She really don't like being by herself... Ethan Got out of the NICU on Sunday... My dream of having my babies with me is finally not a dream anymore. I knew with the blood thinners I would be in the hospital a little longer. Well, Monday I spiked a fever. Now they are looking at what is causing the fever. Everything looks fine. Oh lets run the test for the Flu... Sure enough someone gave me the flu. They found out as they were putting my PICC Line in. Great!!! They decided to give me blood on 2-26-08 (Blood count got to 7.9). I got 2 units of blood bringing me back up to 9.5. On Wed (2-27) I told the doctors I want out of here. I want to go home. They were fine with trying to get me out on thursday. All of the doctors said it would be up to the blood doctor. On Thursday morning the blood doctor came in and said he was unsure if he wanted me to go home or not. My blood count had dropped again. Not to much but it was down to 8.9. I was nice and told him I didn't care if I had to come to the office every day for blood work I want out of here... So, ladies he let me out. I was never so happy to see the outside in my life. Almost 3 weeks (2 days shy) had passed. We're now home doing great! The first night was a little rough. We did make it... I'm still here writing this. Oh yeah! I felt so good to be pushed out of the hospital with my babies in hand. Now, I know what it feels like to leave with your babies.

• 05-18-2008 9:57 PM

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  chellekay Joined on 01-04-2006 Utah Posts 8,164	Re: Moms of Multiples Birth Stories Reply Contact just posting on this because this is not showing anymore because it is over two months old   come on ladeis tell us your birth story

• 05-22-2008 4:12 AM

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  MichelleG1982 Joined on 10-14-2007 Austin - TWIN BOYS born April 12th!! Posts 8

  Re: Moms of Multiples Birth Stories Reply Contact My water broke while I was sleeping at about 430 in the morning Saturday (4/12). At first I thought I was just a little damp between the legs but when I got out of bed and stood up it just all gushed out, and kept leaking like I was constantly peeing on myself until I delivered. I called the doctor and they said to go straight to the hospital. After getting our bags in the car, and gushing water with every step, we were off to the hospital and got there at almost 6 am, since the hospital is about 45 minutes away. They started an IV and the monitors and let the OR know to get ready for a c-section. I was having contractions but they didn't hurt...they just felt like a tightening like the braxton hicks. The doctor came in and checked me around 7 am and I was already 4 cm. dilated, so she said she didn't want to wait anymore and they were going to get the c-section started. The anesthesiologist came in and gave me a rundown on the spinal he would give me to numb me during the surgery. Since there is no daddy, my mom and sister were with me, and my sister put on the surgical suit to go in with me. At 730 they wheeled me back to the and had me lean over the bed to put the spinal in my back and gave me an oxygen mask and got me all prepped. It was pretty scary not knowing what to expect, and even though I was numb to pain, I could still feel sensations....like when someone touches your foot while its asleep....you can feel it, but it feels weird and doesn't hurt. My sister came in and held my hand through the surgery. Once they brought her in and started the surgery it was only a few minutes before they were born. Il could feel the doctors and nurses touching my belly and it felt like they were pushing the babies around from side to side and just feeling the babies from the outside. I never felt an incision or anything. They were both breech. First baby came out at 801 and he grabbed hold of the umbilical clamp. They had to pry his little hand off of it. He came out crying and breathing, so I of course started crying cause I was happy he was ok. His brother came out at 802 and was breathing and crying too. They showed me each baby one at a time for about 2 minutes each and then whisked them away to the NICU, since they were 5 and 1/2 weeks early they had to go get monitored. I named the first baby Ian Jerry (jerry after my dad) and he weighed 4 lbs 5 oz. The second baby I named Aaron James (james after my daughter Jamie) and he weighed 5 lbs 4 oz. Aaron and Ian did fantastic. They were in the NICU for two weeks and are now home drinking all their milk, gaining weight fast, looking around at everything, and already loving their bouncy chairs and binkys. Picture order below goes Ian on the scale, Aaron on the scale, Ian in his crib, Aaron in his crib, and Both of them home!