My unfortunate twin birth story. 

I went in at 7PM Thursday, Nov. 16th to get induced at 38 + 1. I got checked in and the vaginal suppository was placed. The plan was to soften my cervix and start pitocin in the morning. I was 1 cm and 50% effaced to start. Contractions started almost right away. They weren't bad. 4 hours later a second dose was placed. I only progressed to 1.5 cm. Almost immediately the contractions got worse. They were on top of each other and very painful. After another 4 hours, no progress. They decided not to give me another dose. 

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I kept contracting on my own until pitocin was started at 9AM the next morning. We started low on the pitocin and kept going until I was on the max dose. I was checked at 6PM and had only progressed to 3.5 cm and 70% effaced. The doctor decided I needed a break so we stopped the pitocin so I could jump in the tub and relax though the contractions continued to be very strong on their own. 

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After an hour in the tub I had a heart to heart with my doula. I was exhausted and hadn't had any sleep. I decided I needed the epidural to continue. I got the epidural and slept for the next 6 hours while they maxed out the pitocin again. They did another check and I was still at 3.5 cm. I just cried. 

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The doctor did an ultrasound and both babies were stuck and neither of them were descending. The only option left... c section. I felt defeated. We prepped for surgery and headed off to the operating room. 

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The doctor cut into me and we hear the first screams of life out of Baby A. Two minutes later we hear Baby B. The doctor said I was losing a lot of blood so we couldn't do delayed cord clamping or the golden hour of skin to skin. I lost so much blood that I needed a blood transfusion the next day. I swelled up over my entire body with IV fluid so bad that I couldn't walk or bend my knees. 

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Nothing happened according to my plans but the outcome was just the same. I have two happy healthy babies. I was 38 + 3 by the time they were born. 

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On Saturday, November 18, 2017, Charlotte Sue came first at 9:22AM weighing 7lbs 3 oz and 20 inches. Parker Stephen came at 9:24AM weighing 6lbs 15oz and 19.5 inches.

Charlotte

Parker