tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048254938161958788.post5036255462055237040..comments2023-04-28T04:25:04.370-07:00Comments on Somewhere Only We Know: DVT and Labor False AlarmsAmberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15679581758871860756noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048254938161958788.post-2581346086229578922012-09-05T12:24:24.337-07:002012-09-05T12:24:24.337-07:00@Alexis-The 'bags packed' comment definite...@Alexis-The 'bags packed' comment definitely raised the anxiety level!!<br /><br />Thank you all for the advice on the delivery. I guess we'll see what happens when the time comes, but you all helped me feel more confident it going for vaginal if that is still an option.<br /><br />I'm glad I'm not a wuss when it comes to the cervical checks...I'll have to request a more gentle technique next time.Amberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679581758871860756noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048254938161958788.post-73239553827091823522012-09-05T05:52:05.159-07:002012-09-05T05:52:05.159-07:00I am thrilled that you didn't have a DVT altho...I am thrilled that you didn't have a DVT although a tiny part of me wishes we could have been DVT twins! :-) So glad everything is stable for the moment and I hope you do get to attempt the vaginal delivery you want.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13456928849826400461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048254938161958788.post-9512705629593945532012-09-04T19:43:47.922-07:002012-09-04T19:43:47.922-07:00What a crazy weekend. Glad your bags are packed fo...What a crazy weekend. Glad your bags are packed for the hospital. It sounds as if those babies will be here before we know it!<br />Mrs. Fhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10796890477396571476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048254938161958788.post-28319118457564970052012-09-04T18:09:47.413-07:002012-09-04T18:09:47.413-07:00I support your vaginally delivery wholeheartedly, ...I support your vaginally delivery wholeheartedly, wish it was an option for me. The C-section recovery was (is - since I'm still there) manageable, however pretty rough. <br /><br />And yes, holy hell did those exams hurt and I had several by several different doctors. Each one hurt. <br /><br />I'm glad to hear you didn't have a DVT and didn't have real labor yet. You are a rock star!Jillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07479404561665342989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048254938161958788.post-42642536845832715732012-09-04T13:36:35.251-07:002012-09-04T13:36:35.251-07:00Totally go for the vag delivery! I've heard th...Totally go for the vag delivery! I've heard that the recovery is SO MUCH EASIER and there's less blood loss during delivery. With both babies head down, you are in a really good place right now. As for cervical checks, when my lovely female OB does it it doesn't hurt at all, but when that substitute male OB did it it REALLY hurt! Sorry to hear about all of your pains and false alarms. You are so close, it's got to be any day now!Juleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14558132244688635245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048254938161958788.post-41075634841159443092012-09-04T12:11:01.708-07:002012-09-04T12:11:01.708-07:00Go for the vaginal delivery! I would be your cheer...Go for the vaginal delivery! I would be your cheerleader if I could! I wanted a vaginal twin delivery but not only is my Baby A breech but Baby B is the bigger one. We're still hoping Baby A will turn around but it's not looking likely.<br /><br />Cervical checks hurt like hell if the OB is rough. I had one recently (when I was sent to L&D when everyone was freaking out) and it hurt so freaking bad, plus it made me bleed. When he came back in to check again I was like ... PLEASE BE MORE GENTLE THIS TIME, YOU REALLY HURT ME. They don't HAVE to hurt, and they don't HAVE to make your cervix bleed. I had five cervix checks the weekend I was admitted to the hospital, and only the first one hurt, the others were just really uncomfortable. I told the doctor every time before they did it that they needed to be really gentle because my cervix bleeds. Maybe reminding them to be gentle also reminded them that I'm a human being who doesn't like someone just scraping around willy nilly up there. I had three different doctors do the checks and even if I had seen them before I reminded them to be gentle.<br /><br />I'm glad in the end you neither have DVT nor are in labor! Phew!!robinhttp://polycysticinside.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048254938161958788.post-24756038735308135122012-09-04T12:02:00.990-07:002012-09-04T12:02:00.990-07:00Glad you are doing OK. I'll bet you're mo...Glad you are doing OK. I'll bet you're more than ready to deliver!<br /><br />Re the c-section vs. vaginal delivery question, I remember reading when I was pregnant with my twins that, statistically speaking, 32% of twins are delivered vaginally, the rest via c-section.<br /><br />Twiniversity posed the question of how members' twins were delivered on their Facebook page recently, and that informal poll had 23 vaginal deliveries of both, 4 deliveries where one twin was delivered vaginally and the other required a c-section, and 52 c-sections.<br /><br />Vaginal delivery was never an option for me, because Twin A was breech from about 28 weeks on, but my OB gave me the same choice earlier on and in my pregnancy and the same information as yours. If they are both head-down and Twin A is larger, a vaginal delivery is totally doable.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872513410814268769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4048254938161958788.post-30360164870250029752012-09-04T11:55:49.726-07:002012-09-04T11:55:49.726-07:00Oh my goodness what an eventful weekend! Thank god...Oh my goodness what an eventful weekend! Thank god your leg was okay! and I would have been full of nerves when they said come to L&D with bags packed! You are soooo close to meeting your little ones! and I can't wait to see pictures! :DOur Journey Through This Lovely Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01891768801109103705noreply@blogger.com