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This is also advertised in the recent Ace Graphics
book. I read the advert and would love to see it.
Sue
"The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do
nothing"
Edmund Burke
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Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Encouraging
twins into a good presentation.
Here's her website, it has lots of stills of the
births but the DVD is just so special. Highly recommended.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 6:30
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Encouraging
twins into a good presentation.
Gloria,
Would you be happy to share the name & where
that DVD can be found.? It could be inspirational for some women ( and OBs)
here ?
Thanks
Brenda M
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, July 29, 2005 11:09
AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery]
Encouraging twins into a good presentation.
I've been told that once the first twin is
birthed, the second attendant should stand behind the mother and press
attendants' hands firmly against the sides of the uterus from the
back to encourage the second one to be a longitudinal lies. Has
anyone on this list done this? I have virtually no experience with
twins.
There is an absolutely beautiful DVD of twins
born unassisted at home that has come onto the market here in N. A.
It is the birth of full term 7 lb babies and the mother is so cool.
When she realizes the 2nd one is coming footling breech, she say "Oh shit,
it's a foot". Her husband, who is holding the first born twin and
the 2 y.o. as well as videotaping, says "What do you want me to do?"
She replies "Keep videotaping!" The film is a real gift in a world
gone mad.
Gloria
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005 3:57
PM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery]
Encouraging twins into a good presentation.
Thanks Gloria. It's encouraging that you reckon it's very
unlikely they'll stay transverse. My friend is currently 36 weeks
with same kind of twins, & hers have been both head down for ages,
& now the higher one is transverse. I gather if at least the
lower one gets her head lined up nicely the other one could do anything
even after the first one is born (if they give her a chance).
If they were still transverse at 38 weeks I suppose there's no
chance of them moving around at that stage?
My lower baby currently has her head closer to the cervix than her
bum, so I suppose it could be ok. They're growing really fast
now.
Yvette
39 yo mother of 3 (all normal births)
pg with monochorionic diamniotic twin girls.
Melbourne Australia
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, July 28, 2005
10:25 AM
Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery]
Encouraging twins into a good presentation.
Hi Yvette, I hate to see someone
worried about position at 34 weeks. Certainly if the baby
is clearly a breech presentation in a singleton, 34 weeks is a good
time to get going on encouraging a turn around. The thing that's
different with twins is that you're not going to do a version for
breech anyway. Remember that your lovely uterus is ovoid in
shape. As these babies get bigger, the shape of the uterus will
press them into a longitudinal lie, either cephalic or breech but not
transverse. It's simply a matter of letting nature take it's
course. Be patient, acknowledge yourself for carrying these
babies past 32 weeks and let them do what they're going to do.
It would be extremely unusual if they persist in being in odd
positions past 36 weeks. Even the tightenings of the birth
process will press the head or bum towards the bony
pelvis.
I'm excited to hear the news of their
arrival. Best regards, Gloria
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2005
3:47 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery]
Encouraging twins into a good presentation.
Hi, I've posted here before about my twins pregnancy. I'm
now 34 weeks pregnant, and the babies are top to tail transverse,
& have been this way for about a month now. I'm starting
to get worried about their presentation & the hospital has
booked me in for C-section at 38 weeks in case they stay
transverse.
I'm trying to spend time on hands and knees, and sit on a birth
ball, and I'm seeing the hospital physio about a brace on Monday for
SPD, which I've read might help (I'm having lots of ligament
pain).
Any suggestions or comments about encouraging twins into a
good presentation? The babies are now 2315g & 2972g (5lb 2
& 6lb 9). The smaller baby was always head down at the
bottom, but they've switched now & the heavier one is
lower.
Yvette
39 yo mother of 3 (all normal births)
pg with monochorionic diamniotic twin girls.
Melbourne
Australia
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