i have twins on the way and have a some questions?

Question

I am 5 and a half months pregnant with twins.i have 4 questions.
1.Will i be able to deliver vaginaly or will it half to be a c-section?
2.Should my 12 year old daughter be present for the birth if the hospital allows it unless it is a c-section?
3.Witch names do you like better i am having idetical boys so witch names do you like better Joahua Micheal and Jackson Mathew or Ric James and Nicholas Mathew or Alex James and Noah Fransis or the last two Mateo Jacob and Mathew Randal?
4.This is with question 3 with name combo do you like best that i put to gether?

i have another question will my twins be able to be full term or not?

the only reason i picked mateo is because my husban is hispanic and i forgot it ment mathew in spanish well i love the to together and my husban says that even thought they mean the same thing they are cute to gether

when i wrote the names i ment for them to be together. but i like it that you are telling me other combos for the names thanx

NO ONE HAS ANSWERED my question can the twins be full term or not

Answer 1

Hi, congratulations!!
1) You may be able to deliver by vaginal birth it depends on the progression of your labour and the position of the first baby presenting (head down), even if the second baby is breech it can be turned after the first one comes out.
2) I would not suggest that your daughter be present for the birth, firstly because they are twins and there will be a lot of staff in the room and it may seem chaotic, if there is an emergency (this is considered high risk pregnancy) there is not enough time to explain what is going on to your daughter and it can be traumatizing to any family member in general if something was going wrong. Also some hospitals (mine included) have a policy that no children are allowed on the unit, you would have to check with your hospital on that. I can understand you wanting to involve your daughter but you may want to consider having her in the room while you labour, having her step out during the actual delivery and come in as soon as the twins are born. In personal experience, I have yet to see a child under 16 handle a birth well.
3. I personally like Mateo Jacob and Mathew Randal.
4. You may be able to carry full term if you follow the doctors orders, mostly we induce at 38 weeks which is considered full term so you will have to talk to your doctor about that.

Take care of yourself!

Answer 2

Congratulations I have 13 month old twin girls. They are a little more work but they are so much fun especially when they start doing twin stuff.

1.I agree with everyone that said as long as they are in the right position you can have them vaginally. Also I know someone that had one vaginally and the second c-section.

2.My younger sister was there when my niece who is now 5 was born and my twins. She is now 19 and says that was the best birth control for her. Seeing what happens and how much pain. It could also be a bonding moment that she can have that special connection with them. Just saying that she was there when her brothers were born is a bond.

3.Mateo Jacob and Mathew Randal

You can go full term but there is always the possiblity of coming early. I went to my 26 week check up had an ultrasound and everything was fine took the diabetic test it was fine and ended up delivering the next day at 26 5/7 weeks.

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Answer 3

1. You may be able to deliver the first baby vaginally, but there is a good chance that you may have to have an emergency c-section with the second child. Your doctor probably will plan for you to deliver in the csection room, right off the bat.
2. You should not let your daughter be present. It's not something that she should, or want to see. Let her celebrate the twins' birth, after they're born. No child should see their mother's whoo ha, expecially in that condition, ever.
3. The names will come to you more, when you look at your son's faces. You might even have others come to mind. Just let the love flow, and the names will come to you.
4. Same as #3. A name is a name, and means something only to the parents. Not people on yahoo answers.
5. It's very doubtful that your children will be full term (40 weeks). Usually, if your body says that a 8 lb baby is what you should have, then 2 babies at 4 lbs = 8 lbs. Your body may send off signals earlier than expected, you may also have to go on bedrest in the last 2-3 months of pregnancy.

My OB/GYN has been wonderful, and we had these game plans once I found out that I was having twins. So, that I will be ready.

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Answer 4

I know several people that have had a vaginal birth with twins. This is something that you will have to discuss with your doctor though. I personally do not think that children should be allowed in the delivery room in case of complications. If something were to go wrong, either with the mother or something happen to the baby it could scar the child for life. They can come in later to see the baby. I like the names Nicholas Mathew and Alex James. Mateo is a Hispanic name for Mathew, so if you were to name one Mateo and one Mathew it would be confusing.

Answer 5

1. You can deliver vaginally so long as there are no complications and so long as the doctors and staff feel it is safe to do so!
2. It depends on the maturity level of your daughter.. .prepare her for what it will be like, let her watch a video of a real birth that shows everything first.. make sure she has someone in the room with her that can take her out if it gets to be too much for her or if she has questions.. so that she isn't alone if she has to leave the room or whatever.
3./4. I love Joshua Michael and Mathew Randal together.. but that is just me OR Alex James and Mathew Jacob... lol

Answer 6

To start off, my mother recently had twins, so I know about them.

1. Depending on the complications of the birth. My mother had hers vaginally without any pain medication. If any complications arise then it would probably have to be a c-section. But otherwise then you should be able to have them vaginally.
(By the way, some hospitals push to have a c-section for no reason.) Do what you want to do. Or what would be best for the babies.

2. I think that your daughter should be present. My brother(9 yrs.old) and I(13 at the time) were both present at the birth. He didn't have any problem and I for sure didn't. I think that many people(not you) but others think that it is tramatic to watch child birth, but personally I think that seeing how much pain is invovled in having a baby, would make them think twice b4 getting pregnant. (not saying that your daughter would).

3. It is your choice on what you name your babies, but I personally like Alex James and Noah Fransis.

4. Yes i do like it that you put it together.

I hope you have good luck with your twins and best of luck with your delivery!

Answer 7

Congratulations! I'm also 4 months pregnant with twins...

1: My Doctor said that if they both face down than I can have a vaginally birth... if they don't than I will have to do a c-section... He said by the time I'm 7 months... he will be able to tell me which type of birth I will be able to have... When you're 7 months ask your Doctor to do an ultrasound, and they should be able to tell you....

2: I think that's between you and your daughter... I personally wouldn't have her in the room... I rather have her wait in the waiting room and she can come in when the babies are born... but again that's up to you and your daughter... talk to her and see what she would like to do....

3: I like Joshua, Jacob, Noah.

4: Full Term for twins is actually 36 weeks (sometimes early)... but they try to get you closer to 40 weeks if possible...

Answer 8

Answers:
1) You'll have to trust your doctor if he says its c-section or normal because he/she's the only one who can be sure how you'll deliver.
2) Why would you want your 12 year old to witness this? Husbands usually are the ones beside the mother during birth but not children. Its traumatic enough as it is.
3) Joshua Michael and Mathew James
4) Don't use Ric James. Its the name of an old 80's singer who sucks.

Answer 9

Okay most likely you will have to have a c-section because one of the babies may be facing the wrong way. But this is something you should take up with your doctor.
2. No your daughter should not be present for a natural birth. This will end up being a very traumatic thing for her to witness her mom going through and she may not be as nice to her brothers afterwards. So let her stay at home with someone.
3. These babies are going to be yours so you and your husband need to decide together what names you like, but I do have one suggestion, do not use same initials for your sons i.e. no j.m.'s for both boys. Give each boy his own identity. Even though they will be identical and it will be cute to give them identical initials or rhyming names, it is not cute in the long run and everyone will say oh how cute, they will fight harder to achieve their own identity. Twins are individual and they have a longer road toward that.
4. Same as three these are your babies and only your opinion and your husband's opinion counts.

Answer 10

If your doctor thinks it will be okay, you can try to deliver vaginally, but they'll probably have a surgery room ready for you, just in case.

I don't know about your daughter, but I do know that when I was 12, I would not have wanted to be in there. But my sister-in-law was in there when her mom had her last baby. She was I think 14, and it made it very clear to her that teen pregnancy should be avoided at all costs.

As for the names, I like Joshua Micheal and Alex James. Or Nicholas Matthew. I personally don't like Ric James or Mateo at all. And I think it would be best (like someone said above) if you made sure to give them different initials(because on class lists and such, they could be j. smith and j. smith, and they probably wouldn't like it).