08.02.2020 Twins!

So we have been anxiously awaiting the arrival of this mom because she was expecting twins!  She came in for induction on Saturday morning.  It didn't take much helping on our side before she developed good contractions.  Baby 1 was presenting with head down but Baby 2 was laying transverse across the top of the uterus.  This was her third pregnancy, the other two had been without complications.  We were excited.  Heartbeats on both babies were good.  The contractions were good but not good enough.  As Baby 1's heartrate started to drop we opted for a vacuum delivery.  Success!  Our senior midwife did the delivery under careful instructions.  Now the fun began.  I was doing the intermittent sonogram to check the fetal heart rates and positions.  We immediately began turning Baby 2 so that the head came down.  Tanja was guiding the head and I was guiding the bum while another volunteer midwife kept pressure on the upper part of the uterus to keep the baby from slipping away.  Again ultrasound check.  Position was good.  Fetal heart rate beginning to decrease.  We waited a few contractions to see if it would come without intervention but after further heartrate decline we delivered again using the vacuum.  Both baby girls were fit and could almost immediately cuddle with mom. We changed the hat for the second picture so as to not cause confusion.  I was thrilled this all went without the need for a c-section.  We were prepared for that though just in case.

This was the position they had mostly while in the womb during the last visits.

Baby girl 1: Valisoa 2134 g 

Baby girl 2: Vatosoa 1906 g