And then J got stressed....

While all this was going on J started to think about what was for the best and being J he's looking at it from a statistical point of view.

There are three possibilities in terms of baby positioning,

• they're both head down, 
• the first is head down and the second is breech, or 
• the first is breech and the second doesn't matter.

In the UK, in the case of dichorionic twins, most Consultants would suggest a vaginal birth for the first, slightly over half would also suggest it for the second and almost all would recommend a caesarian for the third.

BUT 60% of twins are born by section, obviously some of those are monochorionic. But what of the rest?

And what proportion are born to women for whom this is a first birth? Does having delivered babies before make a difference?

Perhaps more importantly for me, how experienced is your hospital/ team in delivering twins vaginally? 

The only information we could find on line about the number of twins born on the island was a local news article stating that 2008 was a bumper year for twins with 10 sets delivered. So if 40% of those were vaginal births, just as an example, that suggests that in a busy year the team here deal with 4 vaginal births of twins. How often does someone have to do something before it's a safe, practiced, procedure? 

Would I be better off just booking a section?

We need some answers about what is normal for here I think....

In the meantime I had a letter about antenatal classes. So I started a relaxation class on Saturday morning, and J and I are going to a refresher parentcraft class tonight, with a tour of the hospital (Yes, tonight! I've caught up with myself and the blog!).

And I've had the appointment through for my 28 week scan which will be a week today at 28+1, (or 3 depending on how you count it!) pretty sure it's with a locum though so not sure how many answers it will provide other than the obvious baby ones!