I'm just wondering, those of you that have had twins, did you do it naturally or by caesarean? Also, do you get to choose how you want to do it? A lot of websites have been saying that theres more chance of caesarean with twins, but its still down to the doctors to decide if you are allowed one?

I don't mind how I get them out tbh, because a part of me would like to experiance child birth (God knows why?!?! I must be mad!) but then that coward inside me is screaming out caesarean lol! xxxx

I'm probably having a c section but thats due to a medical condition. I would have much prefered a natural birth. And only you can decide how to give birth, the doctors can reccomend things but its ultimatly your choice xxx

I am going to shoot for a natural..I have been reading, and researching, have a great midwife, and I pray, have done all I can to have them naturally. So, praying it works out!

Hi, Well I am preggas with twins but I have had 3 natural births and this time I have asked for a c section as I dont want the labor and pushing as I told my dr I have done it 3 times and it was harder evey time so I dont want to do it again. But if you want to experience natural and you havent maybe you should give it a go as I do know that afterwards you recover a lot quicker. I was out of hospital 2 1/2 hrs after my last baby. I have spoke to friends who have had both c section and natural and they tell me c section not as bad as they thought but they were sore for a couple weeks and that ok with me....

I delivered twins naturally - it was really good!!
My labour lasted 2hrs and 13mins.
I think it depends on which way Baby 1, if it's head down then i think you should go for it!!
Good luck!

I was never *given* the option of having a c-section, they just kept saying *IF* it comes to it and in the end i had a natural birth that i really wanted anyway.

I think they try to avoid CS unless theres a medical reason for it.

I was going to try for a natural birth but I had to have a c section in the end and to be honest I didnt really mind what way.

My fear was going into labour delivering one natural and one by c section as my friend did!

I was given the option to but i only made it to 29 weeks anyway x

I keep changing my mind lol! Because both have their pros and cons! I'm just gonna see what the docs say tbh! I am hoping to do it naturally, because it maybe a painful labour, but once theyre out, theyre out, and theres not much recovery! Whereas after a C section you can hardly move and can't even carry your baby! I want to be getting on with looking after them, not lying back recovering from surgery! xxx

The way I look at it is it is childbirth no matter what way you deliver your baby! I wanted a natural birth but was unable to have it, which there is a higher rate of with twins!
I will tell you my experience of a section! My sister had an emergency with my niece and she had an epidural (mobile) She was up and out of hospital after 3 days and although its not the nicest thing in the world its definitely not as bad as people make out.

I had a section and I was put to sleep! I had a general anaesthetic and I didnt know much. I woke up and I decided I wouldnt have no pain relief (your usually offered a cocktail of drugs or morphine) I had paracetamol and 5 days after I had the twins I was allowed home ( I only stayed in for 5 days because I was on antibiotics) I was up and about after a day and had my stitch taken out a week after their birth which i was worried about but it wasnt painful at all.
If I had twins again I would have another section without question. If it is just one baby i would like to try natural x

This is something I really paniced about when I gound out I was having twins, my immediate reaction was oh no..I'll have to have a c-section. I had my 2 singleton sons naturally na dI desperately wanted a water birth and as natural as possible..I'm really okay with a hospital stay etc but I am worried that with a c-section I wont be able to get up to see the littles ones if they have to go to SCBU for 6-12 hours... Laura 2919, what was your experience of this?

thank you