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experience of twin birth at the lindo wing?

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Lucy1000 · 28/01/2009 07:54

Hello, does anyone have experience of a twin birth at the Lindo Wing ?
I am 13 weeks, 1st pregnancy with twins.. have just met Dr Horner who seems super nice....tho' i am concerned i will be dissuaded from natural birth esp if 2nd twin is breech. They seem v eager to c-section. Any thoughts / advice would be much appreciated.
thanks !

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Sullwah · 28/01/2009 08:33

I had twin birth at the Lindo about 11 months ago.

One was breech and the other had very low placenta and so I had a c-section. I also had one other medical issue with the second twin that would take too long to go into.

I was in there for I think 5 nights. Staff were absolutely wonderful - cant say enough good things about the midwives there.

I was fine about the suggestion to c section and did not fight it at all. My nightmare would have been to have a natural birth for twin 1 and then need a c section for the second.

The procedure was over very quickly - the aneathetsist (I know I cant spell) was really lovely - a South African bloke who was great throughout.

I had an awful pregnancy and so I felt better and more mobile after the c section then before! - but obviously it does take it out of you and you do need to take it easy afterwards.

We had a 24/6 maternity nurse for three weeks after the birth and she was great - let me rest and just mucked in with babies and chores.

If you want to bf - then do lots of research beforehand - you need to understand how it all works before you have them. I ended up getting a hospital grade pump and expressing for three months which worked for me (and my sister who also had twins) - but I know would not be everyones preferred approach.

In hindsight I would not change a thing about the birth and think the Lindo is fab!

Good luck and congratulations!!

Lucy1000 · 28/01/2009 08:59

thanks so much! so helpful...am just trying to get my head round it all! so nice to hear positive birth stories. Congrats on your babies...enjoy their 1st bday !!

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