Twin HB... tell me it can be done!

[TwoSets]

Okay... I desperately want to have a HB with my next set of twins.
With my first set (yes, this is the second. No, I was not on fertility drugs) I had a hospital birth and hated it. I was young, ill informed, and scared. Plus I was on medicaid at the time and a hospital was my only choice, there was no way we could have afforded a midwife.
I had a vaginal birth, but I had to fight like heck to keep that doc's scalpel away from me. Pushing me for a section hour after hour... it was really hard not to give in. Plus I was strapped to the bed and dehydrated and hungry... it sucked! But, I did have a vaginal birth with twins (which I was told was not possible... I was told ALL twins MUST be a c-section) which I am thankful for. I did tear, and I was in a lot of pain for a while, but all is well now.
I want to avoid that this time. I would love to have a BC birth but nowhere will take twins. I am on my own in terms of where to birth them. I can't get a CNM either and I am hoping to find a direct entry midwife who won't run from me!
Is it safe to HB twins? We DO live fairly far from the nearest hospital, which scares me. But, I did it once before, and as long as everything is system's go, I don't see where I would have a problem. I'll be seeing my OB until the very end, even if I have to lie about planning on delivering at a hospital.
I would LOVE to talk to someone who has done it... I know I can do it, I just need encouragement and to hear a successful story or two!
Thanks!

[MamaTaraX]

Twins can definately be boirn safely at home. finding a midwife who will attend it might be harder, but they're out there. I hope you can find one! If I find out I'm having twins,I'll still be staying home

Namaste, Tara
mama to Doodle (7), Butterfly (2), and Rythm (due at home 1/06)

[alegna]

It can be done! My midwife had twins unassisted.

-Angela

[Noelia430]

It can be done! There are several ladies here that have had twins at home. I also like to read this story from time to time...http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/twinsm...weisstwins.htm. Good luck to you!

[Carolinamidwife]

It can be done! Where are you and what are the laws in your state regarding midwives? That would be a good place to start.

We have a client right now planning to HB her twins and several midwives I know have delivered twins at home.

Congrats!

[applejuice]

My grandmother was a twin, and she was born at home in 1905. She and her sister lived a long time.

The Dionne Quintuplets were born at home, and they survived; they wer a bit premature, but three of them are still alive today at age 70.

My home birth doctor delivered girl twins on Labor Day 1980 for a friend of mine a month before my DD was born. Four years later she was pregnant with twins again...boy twins!!

I know of a midwife who went out to deliver twins and it ended up being triplets - at home!

[applejuice]

I think Mamacita here on these MDC forums had twins at home, both breech, I think and they have their own birthdays as the second one waited until after midnight to be born!



Mamacita?

[applejuice]

The reason doctors like to do twins by caesarean section is because even if both twins are head down, the first one can come out head first, and the second may turn breech, or the placentas may detach, the mother may hemorrhage with one placenta out with a fraternal set of twins and the other twin still in there, or the twins may be premature which is a problem with multiple births...

In a nutshell, the usual problem with twin deliveries is the delivery of the second twin.

[ZeldasMom]

http://69.20.14.30/discussions/showthread.php?t=342111

[applejuice]

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[soulsistah]

Here is a DVD of UC homebirth twinies Psalm & Zoya....

http://www.earthbirthproductions.com/

And a cool story about a homebirth of twins....

http://pregnancy.about.com/cs/twinsm...weisstwins.htm

on top of all of that..You Can Do It!!!

[Rach]

My midwife has attended twin homebirths. She said she's even had a couple of surprise twins!
It is very possible! Best of luck in your decisions!!

[Hemiola]

I don't have any birth advice, but wanted to say CONGRATULATIONS on 2 sets of twins! What a ride!

Laura

[indie]

Originally Posted by applejuice

I think Mamacita here on these MDC forums had twins at home, both breech, I think and they have their own birthdays as the second one waited until after midnight to be born!



Mamacita?

I think that was hotmamacita.

Also, someone in the September due date club just had her twins at home. They totaled 16 pounds together!

[2+twins]

I've seen a good number of mamas on MDC who had twins at home. I'm pg now and praying it's twins, who I would absolutley plan to have at home. Good luck!

[applejuice]

Originally Posted by indie

I think that was hotmamacita.

Sorry I erred. Mea Culpa.

[kote80]

Hi We are in a similar boat. I am pregnant w/ twins too and decided once it got a point in my pregnancy were reaching FT seemed possible we started to look into HB and decided as long as we get to 36 wks and my cercalge is out(I have a history of PTL and IC) then we would go for the homebirth. So we currently have an arrangement w/ a MW that if i Dont go ft she will come to the hospital as my doula, and if we do then its home for us. Finding a MW to do wasn't hard, everyone I talked to seemed willing to do it, and I even found a CNM that did hb that would do it, tho i couldn't find a BC to do it. The mw we choose isn't the CNM tho. There will be at least two maybe three mw there plus an assistant, I am very excited, but nervous all the same, mostly about the second twin. he is now breech on top of it. We are close to a hospital if things go bad, but I am same as you and my peri does not know of our plan to HB. He was very unsupportive of a natural hospital birth and wanted me in the OR all numbed up and whole works. Anyways keep me updated and Ill let you know how things go for me My cercalge is due to come out on Oct 12th! Tkae care!

[Barcino]

My close friends (they are like my parents) had their twins at home. The twins are now 20 yrs old and they did and keep on doing great Congrats!!

[cathicog]

If you google "homebirth twins" you should find quite a number of stories, especially on Laura Kaplan Shanley's site, and on the Unassisted Childbirth Forum, (www.birthjunkie.com) there are a couple mama's out there who have had UC twin births. Most of the twins were born at home, however.

[aprilushka]

Get the DVD of the birth of Psalm and Zoya. I also was at a homebirth meeting just the other day and we watched one of the members of the group's video of her giving birth to her twins at home in water (both head down, one posterior). It was really cool.