Hi beachesandbuckets. Wow, hasn't time flown since we first announced our twin pregnancies on this thread!
I was induced at just under 38 weeks with my 2 in the end. I was recommended a C-section up until the v last minute when twin 1 turned. At that point, they advised that, with 2 previous natural births, I should aim for another due to less recovery time etc. But, like you, they wouldn't let me just hang on and booked me in for induction.
I had my waters broken and they said that, if that didn't kick start labour, I would have the syntocin drip later on.
Because of the possibility of the drip, and also the possibility of an emergency c-section with twin 2, they advised an epidural, and I happily agreed! I had never had one before. It worked pretty well in the early stages of labour but petered out towards the later stages and I ended up having gas and air as well. I actually think I could have done the whole thing on gas and air with hindsight. I didn't have to have the drip in the end.
Anyway, labour was about 10 hours and the pushing stage did seem to go on for ever with twin 1( I don't know how long - maybe the epidural slowed things a bit) Then, as others have said, they went in vet-style to turn and deliver twin2 (they ended up using forceps, but very minimally - in fact I didn't even realise they had used them until I saw the notes!)
I must admit the sense of achievement was huge! But my body did take a lot longer to heal than with previous births. It took about 2 weeks until I felt able to walk the twins round the block (then again, a C-section may have set me back further?) compared to about 2 days with DS2.
But now, 5 weeks' on, I feel pretty much back to normal, other than dodgy separated stomach muscles from huge bump. Will be off to physio to sort those out!
Hope this helps, and isn't too off-putting!
All the best for next Wednesday!