Born on Summer Solstice 2013
Start Sign - Gemini (yikes!)
So.... natural birth over c-section.... discuss.....
The c-section process was actually very relaxing and less stressful than the natual way however the recovery is SHOCKING!!! I was in so much pain for the first few days that I was demanding morphine on top of the pain killers they were giving me. I was so sore to move and that with trying to sit up and care for teeny tiny twin babies next to my bed was a nightmare. They were understaffed (never go to hospital at the weekends) and they had about 32 babies on the ward. Note to self.... once they know you are bottle feeding and not breast, you get handed a couple of bottles and left to your own accord.....
Back to the c-section.... I didn't feel a thing! The spinal was similar to the epidural I had for Sienna and once that kicked in I couldn't feel anything. To the point that I had to ask Dan whether they had cut me open yet (he then looked and yep... felt pretty sick at what he saw...).
The whole process was very quick....
8.54am - first insition
8.58am - Georgie born
9.02am - Caitlin born
45 mins later - sewed back up
We spoke to the surgeon afterwards and said that we were surprised it was so quick. She told us that it was pretty slow and that she had pulled babies out from first insition to baby out in 30 seconds! WOW!
Cailtin in photo on left, Georgie in the right photo
I was moved to recovery for an hour where we got to cuddle our babies and that's where we chose which was which. The nurse handed the bigger baby to Dan and I held the smaller one. As Dan chose Georgie's name he had her, and I chose Caitlin! They were so small it was crazy and the fact there were two as well......
We were moved up to the maternity ward and given a private room (privileged of having twins!). Then the feeding and nappy changing began. It's funny how it all comes back how to hold a baby etc. It's all a natural thing really.
The epidural began to wear off after an hour or so but the morphine etc still kept the pain at bay. I had a catheter in so I didn't need to get up for the toilet. Later I realised that once the painkillers had worn off there was no way I could move to get to the toilet. I asked for the catheter to remain in overnight to help.
I get asked whether I would choose to have a c-section again, the answer is simple... No! Although everyone has different births, the recovery from the c-section was so long and painful, I would opt for a natural (with epidural) next time for sure. Actually, take that back.... we now have 3 beautiful girls and I can safely say we have no intention of producing any further children. We have done our part for humanity ;0)
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