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Early Arrivals
Our Experiences With Premature Twins
Part One
By Dennis Davis
Everything worked, but it wasn't easy. Twenty-four hours after the second Celestone shot, the doctors took her off of everything except an antibiotic and planned to let her deliver naturally, whenever nature kicked in. Seventy-five percent of women will deliver within three days of their water breaking. Fortunately, Ursula held on for 11 days altogether. Total bed rest, but three meals per day plus snacks helped put some weight on those boys.
Her delivery went GREAT. At 5 p.m. on her 11th night in the hospital, Ursula felt some contractions. By 8 p.m., they were strong. At 9 p.m., they were very strong. At 9 p.m., they were very strong. (I ate, because I was expecting 12 to 18 hours of this.) They checked her at 10:30 p.m. and she was FULLY dilated, and both babies were head down. She pushed for 20 minutes and Isaac came out. Three minutes later, Alex came out.
She did it all naturally – no epidural, no pain medications of any kind. Our only complaint is that the doctor on call is the one guy we had never met, and he didn't tell her anything he was doing. Ursula didn't want an episiotomy if she didn't have to have one, but all of a sudden – snip – it was done.
Alex, the bigger twin B, needed a little extra oxygen for about three hours. They both breathed on their own and needed only an antibiotic for two days (routine because the water broke). We are doubly blessed.
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