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Can You Have A Vaginal Birth With Twins?
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I can't believe it! I just had my first ultrasound and I am expecting twins. So many thoughts are crossing my mind. Like, can a mother have a successful vaginal birth with twins?
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Monday 15th of March 2010 08:48:01 AM
hello there, and yes it is absolutelly possible to give birth of twins if you choose of natural birth, many women choose by the natural birth, so its completly possible to give birth of twins and be successful, all will be decide as long as your doctor shows you the possibilities of pick this method.
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Wednesday 24th of March 2010 06:50:46 PM
Yes, you can have a successful vaginal birth with twins. My sister has twin boys and she delivered both of them vaginally and my mother delivered me and my twin vaginally as well. Having twins does not always condemn a woman to having a cesarean. The reasons for having a C-section would be if there are complications with the delivery or the babies are not in the right position whne its time to deliver.
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Thursday 25th of March 2010 12:20:09 AM
Giving birth is always amazing. The process for giving birth to twins is doubly amazing.
More than half of twins will be born vaginally. Whether this option is the right one for you and your babies is a discussion that should be discussed with your doctor or midwife. The good news is that even though you have two babies - you only have to labor once!
Once the cervix is open, each baby will have it's own pushing stage (second stage). This means you will have to push twice, but the majority of the time the second twin is born much more easily than the first. This is because the first twin has paved the way, so to speak.
The average time between the birth of the first and second baby is generally about 17 minutes. However, as long as the second baby is doing well (they will still be monitoring this baby), there isn't much need to speed things along. Sometimes during this phase of waiting, you will have an ultrasound to confirm the position of the second twin and your practitioner will decide how it is best to deliver him or her.
Sometimes, the second twin simply comes down head first like Twin A, this is handled in exactly the same manner. If Twin B is breech, your practitioner may decide to allow the baby to deliver breech, to turn the baby externally or internally or even do something called a breech extraction (pulling baby out by the feet).
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