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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]we also had twins via a GC.  we talked with the hospital, doctor, nurses, & GC ahead of time also about the .  It was not in as sophisticated a place as the hospitals are in the D.C. area so maybe didn't have as many protocols in place.  We were able to do skin-to-skin contact & hold the babies after they were born.  The GC then gave them each a hug - and then we both had rooms down the hall from each other in the hospital (so we were lucky) and she came in to visit after she was feeling up to it later in the day too.  We then also met up with her, her husband, and her kids in our hotel room the day after everyone was released and before we left town so her kids who had been part of the pregnancy experience got to meet the babies and hug them too. It was actually really lovely.  we are on nice terms although we now only email with pictures a few times a year.  But I also do love seeing her kids grow up.  [/quote]

I forgot to mention, like a PP - our GC actually had put together a set of really thoughtful gifts - very sentimental ones - that she gave us after the birth for us and the kids.  We also got her a really special necklace with her birthstone that we knew she loved and couple other sentimental things too, stressing the understanding of the importance of the 'miracle' (not necessarily religious for us) that was able to make happen for us.

If the hospital some maternity support services or counselors etc on staff - could also reach out to them in advance.  We found the hospital staff was really interested and for the most part excited to be supportive (but we did freak the lawyer out at first who was trying to figure out things like who gets the security bands when and the birth certificate paperwork).[/quote]

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