Wow! Wow! Wow!!! Fantastic! Thanks for sharing Sue! Jayne
----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Cookson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 8:48 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Homebirth of twins > Hi everyone, > I thought to let you know about a lovely homebirth of twins on Monday > 4th July. > Two little boys, 6lb7oz and 5lb 12oz, born 10.5 hours apart. > SRM 3.30 am and birth of baby #1 at 6.49am. > Then a few hours where ctxs were fairly regular but not so strong unless > baby#1 was breastfeeding. You could see the second baby positioning > itself and the uterus working hard to pull down into shape for baby#2. > I'd clamped the cord of baby#1 after 10 mins in case of bleedthrough, > and clamped the other end as well so that the placenta retained its size > until after baby#2 was born. > After about 4 hours I asked to check baby #2 position. It was too hard > to palpate so I did a VE and found head there, not well applied, but > there. Cervix was 9 ish cms. > So we waited, fetal heart always good and strong. Set up the pool and > mother relaxed for an hour or so with ctxs beginning to pick up again. > She decided to hop out and at 5.05 pm baby#2 emerged in his caul. She > birthed the placenta unaided 35 minutes later. Blood loss 300ml. (Her Hb > and ferritin levels were both low). > > It was a huge leap of faith, but there was nothing happening to raise > any alarm bells. Both babies are really gorgeous, feeding well and very > happy. > I am once again humbled by the strength of women .... > > Sue > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
