Your Babies Are Ready to Come Out
Contact your doctor if you sense your babies are ready to come out.
Many mothers have told me they had a weird feeling they were going to deliver shortly before they did.
it is not very scientific, but pay attention to this feeling.
During the last part of my pregnancy, I sensed that Faith and Hope were very close to birth.
I had written the following passage in my journal: "I have told the doctors that my uterus feels very full, distended, and sore and that I feel a lot of pelvic pressure now, especially with contractions and ambulation.
The larger twin's head is quite low and I feel her in my lower pelvis.
The perineal pressure is great when I have contractions and stand up.
This is how I felt 1 to 2 weeks before giving birth to Hannah...
My feeling is that I will go into spontaneous labor in the next 1 to 2 weeks.
" I was hospitalized a day later due to a worrisome heart rate pattern on Faith and Hope's non stress test and went into full-blown preterm labor just five days after that.
Faith and Hope were born at 33 weeks-just about a week after my journal entry.
If there is one thing I have learned well as a pediatrician, it is that mothers are not always right, but they certainly are correct most of the time! Trust yourself, and do not hesitate to call your doctor if you think your babies are coming.
You may very well be right.
have not prepared yourself mentally for the possibility of a C-section.
I tried to see these shiny instruments as insurance rather than as a liability.
You will be surrounded by masked people, lots of them! With a singleton delivery, your friends and family may fill the labor room.
With twins, you will have a room full of medical professionals.
Attendants may include an anesthesiologist, obstetricians, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and respiratory therapists.
Each person plays a special role in the care of you and your babies.
Your babies may be whisked away right after birth.
It is not unusual for twin babies to be delivered, shown to you, and taken to the room next door to be examined by a pediatrician.
Some operating rooms have a warmer for the babies set up inside the room, and others have it outside the room.
If your babies are premature or show any signs of breathing problems, they may be taken directly to the neonatal intensive care unit for further medical care.
Twin Facts Largest Twin Babies The heaviest combined birth weight of twins is an incredible 27 pounds 12 ounces! On February 20, 1924, Mary Ann Ward Haskin gave birth to Patricia Jane, who tipped Delivering Faith and Hope was nothing like my birth experience with Hannah, but it was exhilarating and special in its own right.
I had watched them grow from two undefined masses to two fully formed babies.
Seeing Faith's lovely face and then Hope's five minutes later made the entire pregnancy experience worth it.
The sound of two crying babies was like music to my ears.
I never wanted to hear crying in stereo more than I did that day.
#19: Take Lots of Pictures Every hospital has a different policy regarding the use of video cameras in the operating rooms, so check with your doctor before filming during the delivery.
Nevertheless, most hospitals encourage picture taking.
Remember to bring your camera to the hospital, keep the batteries charged, and take lots of photos when the time comes.
With the flurry of activity associated with a multiple birth, you will appreciate the photos to look back on.
I recommend digital photography or videotaping for the mother's sake.
Mothers, especially those who deliver by cesarean section, can have a limited view and memory of the birth process.
Digital photos allow mothers to see the birth immediately afterward.
Remember, too, that the operating room will be crowded with medical professionals, so most relatives will be left outside the room.
Taking digital pictures will make those waiting relatives happy in knowing they will get to see the birth pictures soon after.
Many mothers have told me they had a weird feeling they were going to deliver shortly before they did.
it is not very scientific, but pay attention to this feeling.
During the last part of my pregnancy, I sensed that Faith and Hope were very close to birth.
I had written the following passage in my journal: "I have told the doctors that my uterus feels very full, distended, and sore and that I feel a lot of pelvic pressure now, especially with contractions and ambulation.
The larger twin's head is quite low and I feel her in my lower pelvis.
The perineal pressure is great when I have contractions and stand up.
This is how I felt 1 to 2 weeks before giving birth to Hannah...
My feeling is that I will go into spontaneous labor in the next 1 to 2 weeks.
" I was hospitalized a day later due to a worrisome heart rate pattern on Faith and Hope's non stress test and went into full-blown preterm labor just five days after that.
Faith and Hope were born at 33 weeks-just about a week after my journal entry.
If there is one thing I have learned well as a pediatrician, it is that mothers are not always right, but they certainly are correct most of the time! Trust yourself, and do not hesitate to call your doctor if you think your babies are coming.
You may very well be right.
have not prepared yourself mentally for the possibility of a C-section.
I tried to see these shiny instruments as insurance rather than as a liability.
You will be surrounded by masked people, lots of them! With a singleton delivery, your friends and family may fill the labor room.
With twins, you will have a room full of medical professionals.
Attendants may include an anesthesiologist, obstetricians, pediatricians, nurse practitioners, nurses, and respiratory therapists.
Each person plays a special role in the care of you and your babies.
Your babies may be whisked away right after birth.
It is not unusual for twin babies to be delivered, shown to you, and taken to the room next door to be examined by a pediatrician.
Some operating rooms have a warmer for the babies set up inside the room, and others have it outside the room.
If your babies are premature or show any signs of breathing problems, they may be taken directly to the neonatal intensive care unit for further medical care.
Twin Facts Largest Twin Babies The heaviest combined birth weight of twins is an incredible 27 pounds 12 ounces! On February 20, 1924, Mary Ann Ward Haskin gave birth to Patricia Jane, who tipped Delivering Faith and Hope was nothing like my birth experience with Hannah, but it was exhilarating and special in its own right.
I had watched them grow from two undefined masses to two fully formed babies.
Seeing Faith's lovely face and then Hope's five minutes later made the entire pregnancy experience worth it.
The sound of two crying babies was like music to my ears.
I never wanted to hear crying in stereo more than I did that day.
#19: Take Lots of Pictures Every hospital has a different policy regarding the use of video cameras in the operating rooms, so check with your doctor before filming during the delivery.
Nevertheless, most hospitals encourage picture taking.
Remember to bring your camera to the hospital, keep the batteries charged, and take lots of photos when the time comes.
With the flurry of activity associated with a multiple birth, you will appreciate the photos to look back on.
I recommend digital photography or videotaping for the mother's sake.
Mothers, especially those who deliver by cesarean section, can have a limited view and memory of the birth process.
Digital photos allow mothers to see the birth immediately afterward.
Remember, too, that the operating room will be crowded with medical professionals, so most relatives will be left outside the room.
Taking digital pictures will make those waiting relatives happy in knowing they will get to see the birth pictures soon after.
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