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Breech and low iron

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mary1984 · 23/05/2010 11:45

Hi
I was wanting some advice and reassurance. I am about to have my first babies (having twins) in June.
I have had no end of problems with the pregnancy though (my first), I was therefore wanting some advice.
Let me start from the begining(a very good place to start so the song goes),
I am a big girl and had a low iron count before I became pregnant this was made worse by the fact I pregnant with twins. I have had to have iron injections (not pleasent) on a regular (and now a twice weekly) basis during my pregnancy, I have suspected pre-eclampsia thus at the moment have to take it easy and going for wonderful!!!! bedrest in hospital starting from hopefully a week tomorrow but could be sooner.
I was just wondering as they are breech and obviously this will be harder if my iron counts go dangerously low would they do a c-section as I wanted to try and have a natural birth as possible.
To add to my woes (though it doesn't matter to me) from one of the scans it looks like one the babies may (nothing is definate due to the way they were laying) have downs.
Help needed please.

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Jaybird37 · 23/05/2010 12:07

Congratulations on the pregnancy and the twins.

The smart money says you will definitely have a C-section under the circumstances. Breech is always tricky, because the head does not have time to mould in the pelvic canal. If you deliver the baby up to the shoulders and then cannot deliver the head, it is difficult to then pull the baby up again from a C section and would be the worst of all worlds. In the meantime, baby 2 is waiting, inside a contracting womb, under some stress.

Your BP/ pre-eclampsia is probably more of an issue than the low iron, although post-partum bleeding is more of a problem with twins, because it takes longer for the uterus to contract down as it is so big.

If you are big, then there is also a chance that your babies are big for dates (esp if you have pregnancy related diabetes.

Talk to your obstetrician, but be realistic. When you are pregnant it is difficult to imagine being a mother; the birth is the focus of all your attention. Actually, it is just one moment in your life with your children.

Finally, I had twins, both head down, and delivered vaginally, despite not feeling strongly about it. It was not magical or wonderful, it was frightening for me and XP. My kids, who are fine, are not in the least bit interested in how I delivered. I had high forceps for both (so 4 lots of forceps) which caused bruising to the boys and more serious damage to me, leaving me with double incontinence problems. Considering colostomy or other surgery now, because it is hard to work.

I would advise you to adjust to the idea of a C section. It can still be lovely, and the important thing is that you are and your babies are OK.

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