Birth story - Katie and baby boy twins

*Trigger warning* - contractions, SROM, premature babies, NICU

Little bit of a giggle for you, we found out we were expecting the twins on April fools day!

Pregnancy:

Pretty straight forward apart from suspected polyhydramnios which settled down by 30 weeks.

Consultant led and scans every week between 18-30 weeks.

Labour:

My waters broke on Friday morning, whilst having a wee! We headed into the labour ward as advised by midwife. I’ve never leaked so much water in my life! At one point my dignity left as I flooded the pad, my pants, shorts and the floor 🤣

I was given antibiotics as I was only 34+1 when my waters broke. I accepted an examination as it allowed them to decide whether I would stay on labour ward or go up to Mary ward and await labour. Unfortunately my cervix was high and closed still which disappointed me!

I went to the ward. Friday night got contractions, was taken down to labour ward, offered an examination around 2am and decided against it, things settled down again, so I went back up to the ward to get some sleep!

Saturday night I sent my husband home to get some rest. Contractions started again, but as I’d had similar the night before I was monitored on the ward. I believe that I transitioned into active labour while on the toilet and getting back to the bed was a lot of effort!! I called my husband back around 10.30pm. He got to me around 11.15ish. About 11.30pm I got the urge to push to the midwife’s surprise! I’d refused examinations at this point, so they dashed me down to delivery on the bed!!

Once in delivery I asked about pain relief and was asked if I could be examined to see what they could offer. I agreed and to my surprise/horror I was fully dilated and ready to push!

Unfortunately they wouldn’t let me move from being on my back as they wanted to monitor the boys.

I began pushing and ended up being coached also, they needed to put my legs into stirrups to open my pelvis more to allow baby one to come out! I was asked if she could examine me while I pushed to see why it didn’t seem like baby was descending. They discovered baby was back to back! His stats were dropping during contractions so I had to try to push him out with the next few or we’d need to consider other options. I managed to do so and baby one was born at 1.28am. They started me on a drip then to keep contractions going and pressed on my tummy to stop baby from moving to transverse or further up into the womb.

I began pushing again, baby two was breech! As I pushed him down the midwife said my waters were bulging and I asked if he was in his sac and she said yes, so naturally I asked her to take a picture! 🤣 which she did!

Baby two was born in his sac, until his head came out and it popped everywhere!! He was born at 1.43am. Both boys had a little delayed cord clamping and time on my chest before going to Nicu where they needed a little help breathing. They were in Nicu for 17 days before we came home 🥰