Twin Birth Stories

In this episode Siobhan introduces her family of 5. Siobhan compares her singleton and twin pregnancies. After postponing her wedding not once but four times during covid times, Siobhan was pregnant on her wedding day which ended up being her twin girls. Siobhan dreamt of having twins many times & her dream then came through. Siobhan talks us through her pregnancy and amazing vaginal delivery of both her girls. Siobhan gives amazing advice from a twin mom but also a midwife's perspective. Siobhan was so lovely to chat to, her positive outlook was contagious.Enjoy her episode.

In this special episode we are joined by not only a mother of two but a homebirth midwife specialist and a woman of so much knowledge. Aleanbh joined the Twin Birth Stories podcast to answer questions as a midwife which were asked by you the listeners . Aleanbh talks about the difference between IVF and IUI. Aleanbh talks about and compares vaginal twin deliveries and C-section deliveries. Aleanbh talks about her areas of expertise being breastfeeding & home delivery and advice she would give to twin moms to be. If you are pregnant and want support with breastfeeding, toungue-tie or are considering a home birth and are living in the Dublin area, you can find her on Instagram @birthfit_ireland . Enjoy her episode.

In this episode Jennifer introduces her family of four. Jennifer talks about her conception journey where she had not one but three rounds of IVF. Jennifer envisioned her twins and thankfully was blessed with her girls. Jennifer talks us through her pregnancy, birth & delivery and discusses the difficulties of not getting to hold her babies after their arrival. Jennifer talks about how hard the NICU journey was. Jennifer is such a lovely bubbly woman who I really enjoyed talking to. Enjoy her episode. Instagram: twinbirthstories

In this episode Claire introduces herself as a single mam by choice, to her twin boys through IVF. Claire talks very honestly about how she felt her life was over after finding out she was pregnant with her twins, and was devastated with the news. Claire talks about her raw overwhelming experience during the beginning of her pregnancy. Claire talks about her very difficult pregnancy whereby she had a bleed and found out her twins had twin to twin transfusion syndrome and much more. Claire talks us through her delivery at the amazing 34 weeks after a very tough pregnancy. Claire talks about her difficult NICU journey, where one of her boys had to stay 18 days and the other twin a long 24 days in NICU. Claire talks very Brutally about the reality of her first 6 months, whereby her babies had relfux, collic and were very unsettled. Claire is an amazing strong women who I really respect coming on and sharing her though reality at that time. Claire finished on how at 6 months her life as a twin mom became much more enjoyable, which was so lovely to hear as she deserves nothing more. Enjoy her episode.Instagram: twinbirthstories

In this episode Julie introduces her family of 5 with 3 her kids. Julie talks about how she found out she was expecting her twins a week before flying out to enjoy her honeymoon. Julie compares her first singleton pregnancy with her twin pregnancy. Julie talks about why she was on bed rest at the end of her pregnancy. Julie talks us through her labour and delivery whereby she had a vaginal birth with her son Charlie and an emergency c-section with her other son Jack. Julie talks very emotionally about the day she reunited with her daughter after 5 days in hospital. Julie is such a lovely woman, whom I loved talking to. Julie gives great advice at the end of the podcast to twin moms who have another child/children at home while in hospital.Enjoy her episode.Instagram: twinbirthstories

Trigger Warning: Baby Loss. In this episode Liz introduces her family of 5 children and compares her singleton pregnancies and twin pregnancy. At 26 weeks liz's daughter Everly was delivered and sadly passed away 2 days later. Liz takes us back to how she coped with her experience of baby loss. Liz is such an amazing strong woman and is so brave to come on and share her story. Liz wanted to talk about and create awareness of pre-aclampsia and how things got very serious very quick. Liz then speaks about her 4th pregnancy which was her twins and talks through their labour and delivery. Liz is such an amazing strong woman and her daughter Everly would be so proud of her today. Enjoy her episode. This episode is dedicated to Liz's daughter Everly. Rest in peace. Instagram: twinbirthstories