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Wow, this story is amazing! Good for her doing all the research and arming herself with knowledge and people to support her dream!

Wow! That story was amazing!

I'm really glad it worked out for her, but personally, I think it was a bit of a selfish risk to take. Now as a disclaimer, I don't know all the specifics of vaginally delivering multiples and how the risks increase, but if all medical personnel were telling me I would be risking my babies lives just because I wanted to do things naturally, I would very quickly dismiss that idea of natural birth. Again, I'm glad it worked out for her but that is not a choice I would have made.

@Ree723: I don't believe it was a selfish decision at all! She was well informed and doing what she had found to be best for her babies. "Medical personnel" are not infallible - just because some doctors disagreed with her choice doesn't mean that others wouldn't support her. Obviously there was medical evidence that supported her choice:

"But I had armed myself with knowledge – for every bit of information they gave me to support their wanting to take my babies out early by c-section, I researched and found evidence contradicting them. I gathered all the information to make an informed and educated decision and stuck with it."

Kudos to her for informing herself and standing up for what she knew to be best for her babies! It's a beautiful story.

Edit: I think the fact that she's still EBFing them at six months shows how incredibly UNSELFISH she is - that must be insanely difficult and exhausting.

That is awesome, but agree w/PP that it was a huge risk! I wouldnt have gambled that one(three!)...I have learned from HB that even a completely healthy pregnancy/labor can end in tragedy, and I simply wouldn't ever temp fate to go in another direction.

But man- BFing three! Woah! And also already having 3 boys- WOWZA!!!

Wow! So glad she was able to have the birth she wanted and had amazing support.

Agreed that in her shoes, I would have taken the conservative route and had a C-section, although I think it's great her babies got to cook longer than most triplets because she advocated for herself. And the EBF is insane (in the best way) - she must be a superhero to do that!

@Mrs. Jacks: Amen. This is exactly why even though I was able to deliver my twins vaginally, I was so thankful to have an army in the OR with us should the need arise. And thankful to have an OB that I trusted with my life and my children's 100%.

I'm glad they had a happy ending though!

@Ree723: Agreed. I don't know if I'd call it selfish, but it does seem unnecessarily risky. I'm thrilled it worked for her, but we probably wouldn't be talking about it if it went the other way. After reading plenty of stories that turned out differently, it sort of pains me to see people on the interwebs placing such a high priority on the birth "experience" rather than on the outcome of a healthy baby. It's an interesting story for sure.

@MerryC: I feel the same way. I didn't go into demanding one way or the other- if I needed the C-section, so be it, but I knew I would rather the vaginal delivery. The only thing "required" was that they tapped me for an epidural, should I want one (which I did), but I delivered my head down son and my breech daughter vaginally with a great deal of ease! I'm glad my medical team was not to pushy one way or the other.

What an awesome story.

I'm surprised by PPs. I don't think she was smug but an advocate for herself and her daughters. I think if you're told at every turn that something must obviously go wrong but things go well then you're going to question the advice of the people around you. She listened to her body and even induced when the time was right so I don't think she was only stuck on her way or the highway. I think it's awesome that she gave her body the chance to let her girls bake as long as possible. Reading the comments was pretty cool too as others posted multiples both stories! And EBFing 3 at once! Holy moly that's amazing!

@stargal: I thought she came off smug as well. I think it's awesome that she had the delivery she wanted and that all her babies were healthy but I also think it was incredibly risky. And it also always really annoys me when people want to be in a hospital and they want doctors to be there to care for them.... But they don't want to listen to the advice of those doctors. No, doctors aren't 100% right every time, but they also aren't out to get you. If you think doctors are so terrible and wrong then have your baby in your bathtub at home. (yes I know that is an exaggerated statement but it really pisses me off when people expect doctors to be there to save them in an emergency but act like the doctor is the enemy).

This is an amazing story! Good for her to stick to her guns and follow through despite what all the professionals "preferred"!

@Mrs. Jacks: thank you!

@meganmp: congrats on your happy delivery too even breech - way to go, mama! I think I was actually more pushy than my do tors at the end, lol.