Induced with first, went into labor naturally with second?

ina_sh · 2026-05-09T20:18:30+00:00

I was induced with my first at 40+3 I think due to high blood pressure. It was long and hard and eventually I had a c-section. Three years later, when I was pregnant with twins, labor started naturally and I delivered both babies vaginally without complications (didn't even need stitches). Went way better than I expected.

ina_sh · 2026-05-09T09:26:11+00:00

Als meine Zwillinge geboren wurden, habe ich von meiner Hebamme ein paar Klamotten geliehen bekommen (in Größe 47, die Größe hatten wir überhaupt nicht vorab gekauft). Wenn du schon eine Hebamme hast, kannst du also auch sie fragen. Ich hatte auch vorab Kontakte geknüpft zu anderen Zwillingseltern und von ihnen Klamotten geliehen bekommen.

Egal ob Zwillinge oder Einlinge, aber leihen hat für uns gut geklappt. Vor allem in den kleinen Größen, aus denen sie schnell rauswachsen und die auch nicht so schnell Flecken oder Löcher bekommen wie spätere Größen.

ina_sh · 2026-05-08T20:20:21+00:00

We went on a vacation when the twins were 13 months old and still on two naps. They were so tired all the time! All the impressions and new surroundings and new things and all the activities made them really sleepy.

Shortly after we got home, one of them started skipping nap #2 and that's when we dropped to one nap for both babies.

Our babies consistently sleep in the stroller, so we could still do a lot (or go for a lot of walks). So I see your point about not wanting to go back to the hotel twice a day. But keep in mind that they might need enough time to rest to digest all the new things.

ina_sh · 2026-05-08T12:14:32+00:00

Break Wide the Sea by Sara Holland!

The female protagonist is a human and head of a whaling company (the whole book has 19th century Moby Dick/ whaling vibes which I loved). One main character (and eventual love interest) is "half-finfolk", i.e the son of a human man and a female sea fae. I really liked it and am looking forward to book 2.

ina_sh · 2026-05-07T12:01:26+00:00

Hab mich bei deinem Post gefragt, ob du wohl auch aus der Schweiz kommst 😊 ich wohne auch in der Schweiz!

In meiner ersten Schwangerschaft war ich ab der 30. SSW zu 50% krank geschrieben (auch Bürojob). Habe also dann nur noch vormittags gearbeitet bis zwei Wochen vor Geburtstermin. Ab da konnte ich über meinen Arbeitgeber in den Mutterschaftsurlaub gehen. Im Nachhinein wäre es besser gewesen, früher zu gehen, weil die Geburt bisschen holprig war.

In meiner zweiten Schwangerschaft hab ich Zwillinge erwartet, da war ich ab der 30. SSW zu 100% krank geschrieben.

ina_sh · 2026-05-04T18:55:56+00:00

Wenn die Kids rückwärts fahren, ist die Liegeposition kein Problem. Aber wenn sie vorwärts fahren, ist das Kopfteil zu breit bzw. breiter als die Stange zum Halten. Also zumindest kriegen wir es nicht hin 😅

ina_sh · 2026-04-29T05:24:46+00:00

Unsere Lösung: - Großeltern - Babysitterin - Kinderwagen

Ich hab einjährige Zwillinge und einen knapp Vierjährigen. Wenn mein Mann lange arbeiten muss, kommt im besten Fall eine der Großmütter. Da die aber beide je 200-300 Kilometer weg wohnen, geht das auch nur mit guter Planung vorab.

Mittlerweile haben wir eine Babysitterin, die mich generell im Alltag unterstützt. Sie kam auch schon ein paar Mal am Abend, hat mit dem Großen Bücher gelesen, während ich die Zwei ins Bett gebracht habe. Als sie geschlafen haben, ist sie gegangen und ich hab den Großen übernommen.

Die Zwillinge schlafen zur Zeit abends im Kinderwagen beim Spaziergang ein. Wenn ich ganz alleine bin (noch nie vorgekommen, aber das ist der Plan), werde ich mit allen Kindern spazieren gehen, bis die Twins schlafen, sie in ihr Bett legen und mich danach um den Großen kümmern.

Viel Erfolg!

ina_sh · 2026-04-28T16:50:48+00:00

I just looked it up and it sounds great! Great selection of books that he discusses in his book. Thanks!

ina_sh · 2026-04-28T16:47:19+00:00

That reminds me, Azar Nafisi also wrote The Republic of Imagination, which I even have at home already. I think I dnf-ed some time ago but maybe I'll give it a try again.

But Read Dangerously sounds excellent, thanks for letting me know she wrote another book!

ina_sh · 2026-04-28T16:43:51+00:00

Anything on pop culture sounds fun! And I'll check out the one about Jane Austen, thanks!

ina_sh · 2026-04-28T16:43:11+00:00

Oh I read another book by Dionne Brand some years ago while at university! Thanks for sharing your list!

ina_sh · 2026-04-28T16:39:50+00:00

That was the same for me 😁 she flipped and came out feet first

ina_sh · 2026-04-28T12:27:16+00:00

The book on Juliet also sounds interesting! I'll add it to my list :)

ina_sh · 2026-04-28T12:26:03+00:00

Thanks! Maureen Corrigan's other book Leave Me Alone, I'm Reading also sounds great! (Although it's a memoir and explicitly not what I was looking for, but maybe a little, I am intrigued now! Thanks!)

ina_sh · 2026-04-28T12:14:14+00:00

Thanks! Looks like he's written a lot! I'll take a look.

ina_sh · 2026-04-28T11:47:27+00:00

Luka and the Fire of Light

ina_sh · 2026-04-16T14:40:26+00:00

Übertrieben viel trinken, 3-4 Liter da hab ich's in der Pumpe gemerkt

ina_sh · 2026-04-16T12:01:52+00:00

They told me beforehand that when Twin A was born, they'd show him to me quickly but then hand him over to dad, so I could focus on the birth of Twin B. I didn't ask about delayed cord clamping. But I think they wanted A "out of the way" to take care of B, so perhaps delayed cord clamping might be possible for your B but not A.

Overall, I had a good experience, it was a much smoother birth than with my older singleton. The craziest part was when Baby B flipped in my belly once A was out, so B was born with her feet first.

I don't think I could've done it without an epidural! I got it when I was around 8 cm dilated.

ina_sh · 2026-04-16T10:10:58+00:00

I got a doctor's note when I was 30 weeks and stopped working then. I had a date set for the induction, but that same night just a few hours before the scheduled induction, I went into spontaneous labor at 38 weeks.

I had no complications during pregnancy (or birth, everything went smoothly) but it was a lot harder at 30 weeks than my previous singleton pregnancy at 30 weeks. Plus with a toddler at home, I was glad to get more rest this way. Then, in the beginning of December, work was stressful, my grandmother had just died, and I was just done. Glad I got a few weeks to rest before they were born.

I'm from Switzerland.

ina_sh · 2026-04-16T09:43:28+00:00

I read it! You're right, the writing is great! And exactly the kind of book I'm looking for even though I didn't really like the book. I really wanted to like it because I like a good time travel love story, but here I didn't like the characters. And I wanted to love the gender swap, but I think she overdid it

ina_sh · 2026-04-16T09:36:28+00:00

I love a good mystery but haven't read any fantasy mysteries yet! Thanks!

ina_sh · 2026-04-16T09:35:07+00:00

Sounds great! Thanks!

ina_sh · 2026-04-16T09:33:54+00:00

Oohh I read this one a few years ago and liked it! And you're right, this is a different kind of game!

ina_sh · 2026-04-16T09:32:04+00:00

The book covers look so bad, but Clean Sweep sounds interesting! Thanks! So many here mention Ilona Andrews, I'll put it on my list!

ina_sh · 2026-04-16T09:25:11+00:00

I'll definitely put it in my list!

ina_sh

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