Childbirth story (3/4): When everything changes...

Childbirth story part 3 of 4

Baby is amorphous, he “forgets” to breathe, his saturation goes down sharply. But with vigorous stimulation from the doctor, he understands what his lungs are for. Unfortunately he forgets too often, they take him away from me to put him in the incubator, but he still stays in the delivery room not too far from me. A respiratory therapist is requested to do an evaluation.

For my part,

Following the expulsion of the first baby, my body takes a break, I have very few contractions, and my back hurts excruciatingly after my previous 2 hours of pushing. Plus baby #2 is having fun twiddling around in my tummy, now that he has plenty of room! He is not at all committed to my cervix. In a twin birth, doctors want baby #2 to be out within a maximum of one hour from the first. After the first 15 minutes, as the situation did not change, Dr. informed me that if the baby was not released within 20 minutes, we would go for an emergency c-section.

THERE IS NO QUESTION OF IT!!

Okay, my marathon is not over, never mind if my back doesn't talk to me anymore after this day, I won't have my stomach cut open after tearing from below for sure!

I ask the doctor if I can push even without a contraction, well no, it seems that it would be useless. OK first, I'll push 3-4 shots in contractions then (rather than the usual 2) One 2^E A nurse is being asked to replace my boyfriend by my side and to help me support my back a bit when I push. When I am threatened, I am effective! Baby #2 came out 30 minutes after his brother. They place it on my stomach, dad and baby #1 are invited to the party, I am overwhelmed by a strong emotion, I am crying with joy: I am finally a mom! There are now 2 beings on Earth who are more important to me than me.

But baby #1 still desaturates too often, they take it away from me to admit it to intensive baby care: neonatology. I have to let him leave the delivery room, accompanied by his father.

At that moment, my placenta, size XL, is expelled. And I see doctors working in a worrisome way. Before leaving the room, Chéri hugs baby #2, because I am not in a position to take care of him. My uterus does not contract to return to its normal size, all the blood vessels that supplied the placenta are bleeding profusely: I am hemorrhaging...

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