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Do You Have a Birth Plan?

Do You Have a Birth Plan?

Last updated on November 28th, 2023 at 07:20 pm

Do You Have a Birth Plan?

Parents of multiples have choices regarding what happens on delivery day, your birth plan is your guide. Make sure you talk with your Doctor to make sure that he or she, along with the hospital you will be delivering at, will be able to accommodate  your requests.

But first, sit down and talk with your partner about your wishes. Plan for different scenarios (e.g. natural birth or C-Section) so as to have an idea of what you would like to happen in each scenario. Remember to keep your birth plan simple and be flexible!!! Sometimes there are circumstances out of everyone’s control. You can’t plan for everything, and if you don’t know that now, the twins will surely teach you soon enough.

Some things to consider is if you want music playing in the room or the lights dimmed. Decide if you want to abstain from medications or would like for them to be readily available. Decide if you would rather risk a tear than have an episiotomy. Do you prefer your babies to room with you 24 hours a day or to be taken to the nursery while you sleep? Do you wish to have the birth filmed? (Some hospital policies do no allow this.) These are just a few things to ponder and discuss.

To find the Twiniversity Birth Plan worksheet, log into bigTent, click on the “files” tab at the top of the page and download the “Birth plan workbook” to print for your personal use.

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