Alhamdulillah, the babies have reached 32 weeks - 4 more weeks to go before we welcome them into this world.
Yesterday's AFI and Doppler scans showed that both babies are doing great, Baby R's umbilical blood flow seemed to be more active than Baby Q. Their liquor volume is 5cm for Baby Q and 4.7cm for Baby R. Almost equal, which is a good sign. I have also gained a little bit of weight though my feet have started to swell again. Unlike the same swelling felt a couple a months back though - this is the good kind of swelling where I can still walk around without looking like a penguin.
I had a talk with Dr Anita yesterday on my birthing options. To go for caesarean section or vaginal birth?
Dr Anita is ok with either ways though she did mention that the wound will take longer to heal if I were to deliver via c section. On the other hand, if both the twins' heads are downwards (cephalic presentation), I can opt for a vaginal birth. The only problem with vaginal birth is, the 2nd baby might come out in a breech position if he has more room to move after the 1st baby has been delivered.
There are many pros and cons between the two - I am still contemplating on whether to go for a c section or vaginal birth - however, most importantly, I do not want to risk my babies' well being, especially since they have been through quite a lot these past few months. Either way, it would still be painful. Oh well.
So I have to do my own research and I came across a couple of videos shown on the baby center website which I found useful. Do check them out via this link: http://www.babycenter.com/0_giving-birth-to-multiples_3585.bc
I also found this website useful http://theasianparent.com/ if you need any information on labour or pregnancy and parenting in general.
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