Twin birth story 💛

I was scheduled for a c section due to my twins measuring small for their gestational age on 4/30. At my appointment at the antepartum unit I was told I had one more week because my kids hadn’t shown any improvement so I literally sat in the office listening to the directions of the doctor and mentally panicking.

On 4/27 I arrived at labor and delivery at 0645 and did all my paperwork and sat waiting for a room. I was immediately put into a room, given my gown and hooked up to the heart rate monitor. After a few minutes the nurse comes to me like “umm how are you feeling?” I said “I feel great why?” She was like “you’re having contractions every 3-4 minutes” lol didn’t feel a thing. My c section was scheduled at 9 so 0905 I was taken into the OR and put on the table to receive my spinal block. This was the scariest part for me, I’m the type that has to see a needle when it’s going in. So I was panicking inside, and crying on the outside. I remember the room was cold as hell and I felt so uncomfortable because I had my ass out facing an anesthesiologist that I had literally met 10 minutes prior. Finally, my legs went numb and felt cold and they spread my legs to insert the catheter. My legs shook so bad and I begged the doctor to move my leg back down because the fact I had no feeling in my lower body made me feel weird. They prepped me and bf came in the room. (A sigh of relief) I remember him talking to me and if it wasn’t a yes or no question I couldn’t answer it . I felt high, he kept talking and I kept staring blankly just wanting the surgery to begin. All of a sudden I hear a baby cry and I look up wondering when they cut me open. Lol at 0952 my first daughter was born weighing 5 lbs even.

At 0953 my second daughter was born with her sac fully in tac around her. She weighed 3 lbs 13 oz. she was immediately evaluated and sent to the NICU.

I couldn’t tell you what happened much after because I fell asleep on the operating table. I just remember being sent to recovery & given a blood transfusion there. & I was eventually sent to my room. I’ve only been a mom for 3 days but it’s definitely the best feeling in the world. I remember when I first found out about being pregnant with twins and I almost went and terminated my pregnancy. I cried at the thought because I knew that if I went through with it I would never know who they’d be. I look at them today with so much love in my entire being, I couldn’t imagine not having them in my life.

My youngest has a bit of a NICU stay so we have to go home without her for a bit. But I know her sister will be home impatiently waiting for her 💕

Happy birthday Jaslene & Julina !