My Delivery

[MomofFour232629]

Hi

I saw this journal part and thought I would write about my experience delivering my twins. I was 34 weeks pregnant, and my husband was at his night/part-time job, he only goes to this job when we need alittle extra money, it pays well and it's easy money. I had been feeling funny all day, I was on bedrest so I wasn't allowed to do anything but lay flat, but that night, I HAD to get out for alittle bit. I had been indoors for weeks and needed some time out, so my mom took me to dinner and then I came home to resume the laying position.  Well my husband left for work that night at 9:00pm, he worked about 30 min away from our house.  Well at 9:30 I started having small contractions..they were all over the place, 9 min apart, 7 min apart, lasting 2 min, lasting 1 min..it was odd. So I just endured the discomfort and tried drinking water, laying on my left side, everything they tell you to do to stop preterm labor. Well midnight came and I just couldn't do it anymore, I called my husband and mom (she had to come sit with my 2 daughters so I could go to the hospital) they both came home 30 min later.  I got to the hospital around 12:45am. I was sent straight up to triage, where they hooked me up to the monitors. They started asking me the 1,000 questions they are required to ask, and then the nurse checked me..I was 7cm dialated. Had NO IDEA!!! Everything after that happened super fast. It was now 1:15am and I was calling my dad, my mom, my husbands family, texting my 100 friends telling them IT WAS TIME! Well they stuck me for the IV, and shaved my private parts, and then I walked down to the OR...I got my spinal, boy did that hurt, and then I was strapped to the table like some dom/sub movie...I was so scared! I was also getting my tubes tied because 3 children was enough for me, and when we found out we were having twins 4 was more than enough for me. So my OB asked me one more time "are you sure you want your tubes tied"? I looked at her half drugged, and said "I am 100% sure". So they called my husband in the OR and things went super fast again.  I felt the tugging and the heard the pulling of stuff, and 10 min later Aiden was born at 2:24am and then 2 min later Ava was born at 2:26am. I got to kiss them both quickly and then they were wisked off to NICU. They both were having trouble breathing on their own. This was so different to me, I had my other 2 children natually so having surgery and not getting to hold my babies was really hard for me. Well, I guess they gave me some drugs cause after I kissed them I awoke in recovery and it was 4:30am..I didn't remember a thing from 2:30-4:30. I felt so empty. I felt my stomach and it was low, and I was just lost. My husband had to keep telling me that they were ok, they were just in the NICU for breathing problems. Well the whole day past and I still hadn't seen my babies, the nurse told me when I could walk to the bathroom, then I could go down and see them..so at 5:00pm (15 hours after they were born I finally got to touch them) Aiden had the C-PAP, and Ava just had a nasal canula for oxygen. They both had IV fluids and antibiotics. It was really rough for me...I had no idea they were that bad off. I had never been through anything like that in my life. But I just sat there for hours starring at them. Well 3 days later I went home from the hospital empty handed. I cried for a week straight, couldn't sleep, couldnt eat, all I wanted to do was be at the hospital.  I would go 3 times a day, early morning, afternoon, and then go back for the night feedings.  I demanded they put them in the same bed, and they did. After they started co-bedding they started improving.  Aiden came off EVERYTHING before Ava, they both just had feeding tubes there for a while, then they both started the suck, swallow, breathe thing and 14 days to the day after they were born, they came home.

[mommakingx2]

Jun. 25, 2007 at 6:53 PM That is so cool.  It must have been hard not having them come home with you... but that they did so well so fast is great.  14 days compared to stories I've heard that lasted up to 4 months and so on.  Glad your babies are healthy and home with you now.  Good Luck.

[MomofFour232629]

Jun. 25, 2007 at 9:57 PM

Awww thank you! Yes it was hard not having them here for those 2 weeks but it gave me a chance to recoup from my c-section and actually sleep 8 hours in a row. I don't know what that feels like anymore..lol. I have heard stories myself about babies in the NICU, very scarey. But again thanxs!!

Renee'

(Original Poster)

[mandymomof2]

Aug. 11, 2007 at 4:08 PM Congrats on your new babies.I know just how you felt.I came home emptied handed also.I had to wait 13 weeks to bring my little bundle home.Now she is 3 and healthy and happy!Congrats again!

[fertigamus]

Oct. 18, 2007 at 7:59 PM I'm so happy for you that you now have two healthy and happy babies... but I can't imagine how scary... I had mine natural too and prayed everyday with the last that he wouldn't be breech... it's the end result that really matters though!

[JessaLynWilcher]

May. 8, 2008 at 2:11 PM I am sorry you had to go throught that but i feel you pain.  I have 4 kids as well but the first 3 were fairly quick, the first was 18 hours the other 2 were 10 hours, youd think the last one wouldve fallen out.  no such luck.  I was in labor for 36 hours when he did come out he got stuck and they had to break his colllar bone to get him out, while he was stuck he swallowed some fluid.  He actually quit breathing on the table and the nurse just stood there like she was dumb and my doctor didnt do anything at all.  Someone came in immdetly and revived him the he went down to NICU.  he was on a C-PAP, IV fluids, antibiotics, the whole rip.  They said he he was breathing fast and shallow.   Before i left the hospital he started to look funny, come to find out he had jaundice.  He went home 1 week and 2 days later.