How many weeks were your when you had your multiples?? I was just wondering since I know they say a typical twin pregnancy is 38 weeks but then I also read that many women deliver between 34 and 36 weeks?? Also, if yours were born early, did they need to have any special care??
Mine were delivered by planned c-section at 36+6. It was supposed to be 36+3 but there were no neo-natal beds available in Yorkshire at the time!
I think my consultant deliberately delivered them before 37 weeks (my nagging my have helped!) so that we would get better care. We were in what was called the Transitional Ward. It wasn't special care, but it wasn't the usual ward. The wards were smaller there was a greater ratio of MWs to patients and I had lots of assistance with the babies with things like feeding, bathing, nappies etc and for me getting around after the c-section.
Neither of them needed any particular care, although Tom had milk by cup feeds on a few occasions as he was struggling to take to breast feeding and his blood sugars dropped a little.
Helen, the trasitional ward sounds nice, the hospital i'm having mine at has your babies room in with you so i'm worried about not getting any sleep while i'm there! It's reasurring reading that you guys delivered around 35 and 36 weeks and didn't need any special care, I think that's the biggest concern for me is having them have to stay in the hospital after I get discharged since the hospital isn't very close to where we live
It was really good though it's usual over here to have the babies with you all the time - as I did. I don't think I could bear to be parted from them, it was hard enough when they took them away for tests and bits and bobs. You will get rest in hospital they sleep so much at first, you've just got to do the same. The only thing that interupted my sleep was the strip lighting in the ward that was on all night and the woman opposite who had really jangly braclets on! The 5 babies on the ward were no hassle!
at the time! 
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