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I haven't personally had a twin pregnancy but my best friend did 9 years ago. It was her second pregnancy. Her 1st was v____al with an unnecessary episiotomy ( I was there, he snipped without looking or waiting and she was drug free!). Her twins were v____al with the second delivered breech. She went on to have two more v____al births w/o epsiotomy and each baby was bigger than the one before (incidently, even her breech twin required no episiotomy). She later had a c-cestion due to a breech whose fluid was too low to attempt to be turned (this doctor would not deliver breeches v____ally even with a previos one and a very proven plevis). I was with her for all of her deliveries and recoveries and the c- section was much worse. After a v____al, even with a little episiotomy, your pain is mostly over after the delivery, with a c-section, after the delivery is when the pain really began. With her v____als (the most recent a v-back) she was up & around in no time and back to herself in a week tops. With the c-section it took a month and she was in whole lot of pain the first week. I know some women who say theirs weren't that bad but of my friends who have had both, everyone preferred the v____al. This includes my sister-in-law whose v-back was over 9 lbs. and she's 5' even and 110 lbs! I hope I didn't scare you because of course, if your dr. feels a v____al is unsafe for your babies, that will take precedence; either way you would feel better eventually. Hope this helps!

P.S.-I have had 4 v____als (one almost 9 1/2 lbs) with no episiotomy and just tiny tears. They weren't that bad at all and they two were completely unmedicated deliveries.

I am not able to tell you about giving birth to twins since I am only 18wks along but I have had 4 children seperatly and all v____ally. The first was 8.5 lbs and I was so tiny they had to give me an episiotomy and that was to be honest natural and it was some what painful however the doctor I had was one I would not ever recomend however with my next 3 I had a great doctor and midwife the doctor delivered the first of the 3 and the midwife delivered the last 2. they used ma__sage to stretch me and I still needed a small episiotomy with all of them but I have no complaints about it and I choose to have v____al births with the twins, I have no scaring on my tummy and I was able to bond imediatly with each of my kids and I have NO complaints from my husband either! Good luck!!

Hi Leanne, I am only 13 weeks 4 days pregnant with identical twins (they share a placenta) And I am really hoping that i can try a v____al delivery, I have a 2 year old son, delivered v____ally and its not as bad as some people say it is!!! (Depends on baby size, and your tolerance to pain!) Everyone seems to think I am crazy for wanting to go through it twice at once, But I am really hoping that I can!!! Good luck with what ever happens for you!! Even if you do try a v____al birth, I've been told to still prepare yourself for a c-section, as you may still need one in the end!!! :))

Hi Leanne, I had twin boys in 2001 ( my 3rd pregnancy) at 37 wks I was booked in for an induction as one twin was 1/2kg smaller but ended up going in to labour naturally i was given the choice of an epidural before delivery or deliver one baby then have a spinal block if the other baby goes breech.I opted for the epidural I went into labour at about 8pm & delivered the 1st (a boy)at 12.29am v____ally he had the cord around his neck but he was fine (51/2pound),the 2nd(a boy) had to be delivered within 1/2 hr of the 1st, he wasn't coming out so they used the vauctuse & pulled him out at 12.50am, the water in front of his head hadn't broken thats why he wasn't coming out, he was 61/2pound & he was fine too. Its up to you but if you want a v____al birth think about an epidural in case anything happens & they needed to use any instruments to get the babies out or if they need to do an emergency c-section. My other previous 2 pgs I had no pain relief but I felt more in control if something were to go wrong with the 2nd baby. I had a 2nd degree tear as I did with my other pgs but the only pain I had after delivery was a bit of backpain from the epidural.I am now pg with my 5th baby (high risk) so good luck with everything.

i had a v____al birth (after 24 hour labour!!!)with my son then my little girl got stressed and had to be delivered by emergency c section that was scary i must admit but looking back if i knew what i know now i would have booked a section but then again i loved the experience of labour and giving birth to my son it is heart breking not being able to witness my little girls birth but they are both well and healthy so thats all that counts i dont think you can beat a v____al birth emotional wise but everyone differs a little episiotomy is easier then a section and definatly better then tearing!

I'm not trying to beat a dead horse but a word about tearing vs. episiotomy. A major tear, 3rd degree or more, is definitely a BAD thing. An episiotomy is, by it's nature, a 2nd begree cut or more (roughly, 1st degree is skin, 2nd degree is skin and muscle, 3rd is skin, muscle and a___l sphincter muscle, 4th is all of the above plus the rectal mucous membranes) I'm not trying to scare you! .Most spontaneous tears are 1st or 2nd degree. It is unusual for one to be 3rd or 4th. It is not rare for an episiotmy to extend to 3rd or 4th. I would recommend asking your dr his/her episiotomy rate (the World Health Organization recommends 5-20%). If your drs rate is in that range then you will be a__sured that if you have an episiotomy that it was probably medically nesessary for you and/or the baby. Keep in mind also that a c-section is major surgery. None of this matters, of course, if your child is in danger. Find a dr you trust and rest a__sured.

I had my twins v____ally last year and I did tear, But I would rather have a taer right there and heal fast than have the pain from a c-section