@quaheem Apologies in advance for the length of this! Also, tw for medical malpractice (happy ending though)!
I am 7 weeks pp. Went to 38+2 with my di di girls & delivered via planned c section. They were 4.5 & 5.5lbs at birth respectively.
It was my second pregnancy & couldnāt have been easier! Zero morning sickness, no food aversions, no unexplained bleeding, no emergency hospital visits, babies both grew properly, I had decent energy from week 16 on, and my delivery (repeat c section) was incredibly easy to heal from (zero pain by 2 weeks pp & my scar is gone at 7 weeks pp too). I did have minor anemia towards the end, but I switched brands of iron pills and that solved the issue immediately. Oh and we didnāt even know we were having twins until my second ultrasound at 22 weeks because twin b was āhidingā in the first & the incompetent ultrasound tech had mistaken the second heartbeat for an echo.
Yeah, so that was a shock, but a very welcome one!
This is in stark contrast to my first (singleton) pregnancy and deliveryā¦ it was such a horrible experience that we seriously considered not having more kids. Took 10 years to even get pregnant, the pregnancy was miserable, I had to be on progesterone due to bleeding for 14 weeks, my uterus was not expanding properly for growth, my baby measured small from week 20 on, I had severe morning sickness from week 3-40, had a placental abruption that nearly killed both my first born and myself caused by an incompetent midwife, emergency c section after 12 hours of unmedicated labor (it was not my choice for it to be unmedicated), they gave me a sleeping medication to try to shut me up due to the pain I was in that made me hallucinate horribly, baby had a week long NICU stay from inhaling and ingesting so much of my blood, and my recovery was extremely slow (scarred badly & my abs hurt for 6 months pp)ā¦ it was a nightmare & very traumatic (though thankfully our singleton has been the worldās easiest child from the day we brought her home).
So when we found out that we were expecting again 8 months pp after my depo shot failed, I had serious reservations. We found out around week 6 though and I had zero symptoms other than a missed period. Considering I had been in the hospital 3 times for dehydration by 6 weeks with my singleton but had literally no symptoms the second pregnancy, we decided to roll the dice and I have to say, it was the absolute best pregnancy experience I could have had! I desperately wish everyone could have the twin pregnancy I experienced, especially after how bad the first pregnancy/delivery went. In a sense, it was very therapeutic for me & fully restored our faith in my ability to carry/deliver a pregnancy without complications. We will definitely be having more kids in the future & I am so grateful for our surprise twins