Twin Birth Stories

In this special 20th episode I answer questions asked by you the listeners about C-section recovery, sleep training and tips I would give as a twin mom. It was lovely taking a trip back down memory lane and answering all the question. What a journey motherhood is. I would love to say thank you so much to all the fellow twin moms and listeners for the community we have created on instagram. In this...

In this episode I speak to Healy. Healy introduces her family of 5. Healy speaks about her fiance getting sick and how things then changed very quickly. Healy speaks about her fertility issues where she sadly suffered 10 miscarriages. Healy talks us through her adoption and surrogacy journey which led to the arrival of her beautiful twins. Healy was so lovely to talk to and her grateful perspectiv...

In this episode I speak to Antoinette. Antoinette introduces her family of four with her faternal girl/boy twins. Antoinette talks us through her surprise reaction when finding out she was expecting her twins. Antoinette talks about her tough first trimester where she was quite sick. Antoinette was highly monitored in her second trimester which became quite stressful for her. Antoinette talks us t...

In this episode I speak to Lorraine. Lorraine speaks about how and when she found out she was expecting her twin girls. Lorraine talks about the difficulties at the beginning of her pregnancy and how she went into hospital at 29 weeks which resulted in the delivery of her girls a few days later. Lorraine talks about the horrific experience she had the endure during her c-section. Lorraine then tal...

In this episode I speak to Sarah. Sarah introduces her family of four. Sarah talks about her difficult journey in becoming pregnant and later talks us through her pregnancy when things changed at 28 weeks whereby she spent the remainder of her pregnancy in hospital. Sarah talks us through her labour and delivery at 32 weeks & 6 days via C-Section which was a very positive experience but speaks...

In this episode Michelle introduces herself, her husband Brian and their 5 children. Michelle talks about how she got the 'shock of her life' when she found out she was pregnant with twins, at 37 years of age and 3 other children at home. Michelle talks about her tough pregnancy and spoke very truthfully and honestly. Michelle talks us through her labour and delivery whereby she gave birth at 37 w...

In this episode Amy introduces herself and speaks about her struggles of getting pregnant whereby she sadly suffered 3 miscarriages. Amy speaks about her miscarriages in such a strong admirable way. Amy talks about her 10 rounds of IVF that she received in four different fertility clients in Ireland. Amy talks about the very special day she found out she was pregnant with her twins which was the g...

In this episode I speak to Lizzy. Lizzy talks about when she got pregnant while living in the UK and moved back with her then partner to Ireland. Lizzy talks us through changing her hospital care back in Ireland and talks us through her pregnancy which was very difficult as she had a tumour growing on her ovaries. Lizzy talks us through her labour and delivery, whereby she had one of her boys vagi...

In this episode we are joined by Victoria. Victoria talks about how she got pregnant with her twin girls. Victoria talks about the mental health struggles she experienced before and during her pregnancy. Victoria is extremely open and honest about how she felt during these times which I must applaud her for. Victoria talks us through her emergency section and how hard it is to experience NICU. Vic...

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...

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...

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 th...

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 ha...

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 w...

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 a...

In this episode Karen talks about her labour that went from 0-100 with her boys being born at 29 weeks and 4 days. Karen speaks about how difficult the NICU journey was, especially when she brought home one of her boys at 9.5 weeks and couldn't bring home her other baby boy until he was 11 weeks old. Karen speaks such truth as she talks about her journey and the hardship of her delivery. Karen is...

In this episode Tracy talks about how she was done with waiting for mister right and bravely decided to go through IVF herself whereby she became pregnant with her twins. Tracy talks about her support system and how her sister was her birthing partner. Tracy talks us through her long labour, delivery and anxieties that came with it. Tracy’s twins thankfully never received any NICU time but she did...

In this episode Yvonne introduces her family of 5. Yvonne compares her single pregnancy and her twin pregnancy. Yvonne talks about the day she experienced a bleed, which is where she found out she was expecting her twins girls. Yvonne talks us through her difficult delivery of her twins with them being brought straight to NICU and speaks about how difficult the NICU stays can be, along with some m...

In this episode Shelagh shares her twin birth story of her twin girls. Shelagh speaks about her difficult journey in becoming pregnant, where she sadly suffered 2 miscarriages. Shelagh seeks help from a professional who guarantees her a pregnancy. Shelagh then talks us through her pregnancy, birth and delivery and expresses her love and gratitude to being a twin mom today. Shelagh was a pleasure t...

In this episode Naomi shares her very unique story about getting pregnant at 41 years of age. Naomi speaks about when she realised she wanted to have children and the feelings that came along with that. Naomi shares her journey of IVF which thankfully was double the success. Naomi talks about her pregnancy and delivery which is such a positive story for her. Naomi was a pleasure to talk to, and ad...

Hello and welcome to my podcast, this is a safe space for all twin moms like myself to come onto the podcast and chat about all things twin related from conception, pregnancy, birth and delivery and life as a twin mom now. I speak about why I created this space and take a trip down memory lane sharing my birth story. Thankfully I was blessed with a magical birth to my two perfect boys, understandi...