natasha-cupcake
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Me too. Chances are very good everything will be just fine, the babies will probably be induced early or delivered by c-section a few weeks before the actual due date. They do this routinely now with twin pregnancies even in younger women- I know quite a few who have had twins and only one went near her real due date. They still ended up inducing her a couple days before the DD but most of the people were induced much earlier. Don't know why unless just a precaution to prevent problems?
Wow! Who's your OB? I had twins not that long ago and the b******s refused to induce me until my due date, NOT ONE SINGLE DAY before! Thank God, I went into labor at 37 weeks on my own. My girls weighed 7lb 2oz and 6lb 12oz at birth. Can you imagine what they would have weighed at 40 weeks! I remember sitting in my OB's office at 36 weeks crying my eyes out and begging them to induce me. They said it was well documented that twins were better off staying put as long as possible, if everything is going normally. My OB office was a large practice in a good sized city, affiliated with a prestigious medical school, so I know they weren't being old fashioned. I'm really surprised to hear that people are being induced early on a routine basis.
Good luck to you, Hermione. I hope you are feeling okay and taking care of yourself. Twins are a little extra work, but a lot of fun. Congratulations!