[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 9/23/2015

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San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 9/22/2015
9:16 am - 9/23/2015

1. Comment: Breech extraction (afreeland79)
2. Comment: Breech extraction (jleighherzog)
3. Comment: Breech extraction (helen.w.wilson)
4. Comment: Breech extraction (nataliasha2004)
Topic: Breech extraction

 I'm currently 26 weeks pregnant with two boys. Recently,
 during a routine visit, my doctor gave ...

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 1. afreeland79 says...
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 9/22/2015 8:50 am
 
 My twin boys were born June 27th and twin B was born
 via breech extraction. I was very nervous about the
 breech extraction, but I really wanted to do a vaginal
 delivery if possible. Once my first son was out I was
 so excited! My second son was pulled out three minutes
 later with no problems. It was thankfully really easy.
 After 15 minutes of pushing both boys were out. The
 labor was a different story. The breech extraction was
 not bad at all, with lots of drugs of course. Haha. I
 delivered at Kaiser San Francisco and they were great
 and very supportive of doing breech extraction. They
 made sure to have a doctor on call who was trained to
 do the breech extraction. Everyone was excellent. In
 fact, I had a whole cheering section in the OR. It was
 an amazing experience! Hope that gives you some
 reassurance.
 Email author: afreeland79 at yahoo.com
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 2. jleighherzog says...
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 9/22/2015 12:47 pm
 
 Thank you both. Your input is really helpful and
 reassuring. I suppose I need to learn more about the
 procedure to figure out whether the benefits outweigh
 the risks. I don't think my doctor wanted to push me in
 one direction or the other which is why she provided me
 with the homework. :) Also, I'm not sure whether they
 can guarantee that there will be a well-trained OB who
 can perform a breech extraction - that's a question I
 need to ask. Thanks again!
 Email author: jleighherzog at gmail.com
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 3. helen.w.wilson says...
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 9/22/2015 2:29 pm
 
 Yes, that seems most important, that you have an OB
 available who is well trained and experienced. Hoping
 all goes smoothly for you!
 Email author: helen.w.wilson at gmail.com
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 4. nataliasha2004 says...
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 9/22/2015 9:24 pm
 
 I third all of the above! Our little B looked to be
 headed for breech extraction, and was (footling, no
 less!) but our docs knew about the possibility ahead of
 time, and we supportive of our desire for a vaginal
 delivery. (I had to go through more than one ob/gyn to
 find a team that was comfortable.) BUT - researching
 what's what ahead of time is great - really empowering,
 and makes things SOO much easier when you might be
 confronted with them during labor. That's NOT the time
 to be Learning New Stuff.Dunno if you've already got
 this covered -- but the Bradley Method of birth prep
 was the BEST thing we did, and I can't recommend it
 highly enough. It aims for everyone delivering
 vaginally with their partner's help (but also educates
 you about loads of variables.) It's a commitment - but
 then, so is parenting - and it prepared us SO well for
 the birth, for any weird contingencies, for all the
 oddball stuff that happens afterwards - we learned SO
 so much, and left feeling really inspired and empowered
 and more ready than when we started. We went to a
 phenomenal teacher in Berkeley (just off fwy, so really
 not much different than driving across town) would be
 happy to give you her details, if you're interested. 
 (It USED to be called "husband-coached childbirth" back
 when it started, in the 50s or so - but has definitely
 evolved since that time!)Good luck to you!!
 Email author: nataliasha2004 at yahoo.com
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