Hi,
The first visit to my obstetrician I was told I would probably have to deliver my identical twins who share a placenta in Brisbane, 3 1/2 hours away. I was referred to a specialist OB in Brisbane who says I should be able to have them naturally in my home town!
It's like neither of them want to know about me! I am 31 weeks tomorrow and feel like I could burst at any second, I am due to go back to Brisbane for a check up ultrasound at 34 weeks which I am dreading because of the awful long drive.
Initially my GP told me she would be insisting on having them at a hospital with a NICU, but both obstetricians say I'll be fine...
I am finding it difficult to trust any doctor at the moment as in the past 3 years I have had a melanoma removed after taking myself to the skin cancer clinic because I was still worried even though a stupid doctor told me it was nothing and the same doctor told me a small lump on my tongue was nothing, so I went to a different medical center to get a second opinion and was immediately referred to a specialist who freaked out and booked me in at the Coffs Harbour hospital asap, it turned out is was a tumor! Lucky it was benign but he thought it could of been a carcinoma!
I really have to trust my instincts but it seems that the birth of my twins I can do nothing about! I would prefer to have a cesarean just to make sure neither of them will be distressed or have the cord around their necks like my daughters did.
I guess what will be will be...I just have to think positively!

Hi – I can understand your anxiety I have frat twins – but were thought to be ID until I delivered them. Do you have a membrane which separates them in the placenta ? I delivered mine naturally in our local hospital which has a NICU – in my home town (New Plymouth, New Zealand) they always have the NICU team on standby (they were standing outside the delivery suit when I was in labour). I never required the NICU unit – my boys were induced at 37 weeks at my request (I had a private OB) they were very healthy at weighted 6lb 2oz & 6lb 3oz. They roomed in with me that night & we went home the next day. I had scans weekly from about 34 weeks if I remember (because they were thought to be ID they wanted to make sure twin to twin transfusion didn’t occur). I’d talk with your GP and tell them your worries – would you feelo better at a hospital with a NICU? If so insist upon it! Have you got a multiple birth club local who can support you??? – all the best

Thank you for your reply 4kiddies,
Yes they do have a membrane separating them and I have been having monthly scans to keep an eye on twin to twin transfusion, so far so good! I've been told that my local hospital should be able to handle my twins if born after 34 weeks and if there are complications we may have to be airlifted to Newcastle (8 hrs drive away from home.) I just wish I could book into a hospital with a NICU in Brisbane which is only 3 1/2 hours away, but seeing as it is over the Queensland border I would be sent to the nearest one in NSW.
I have joked with my partner that when I start to feel like I'm in labour we should just jump in the car and drive up to Brissy. I have tried to insist on having them at a hospital with a NICU but the doctors keep saying everything looks like it should go fine, maybe they don't care because they are males and will never know what its like to go through labour. I am going to look into a local multiple birth club but I don't think there is one.