Sandra’s Irish Twins Birth Stories

In today’s episode I welcome Sandra! She and her husband shared a fertility journey with a lot of unique parts to it. I had never heard of two vasectomy reversals until now! But once they were on the road to parenthood, they quickly had Irish twins just 364 days apart!

Living in rural Julian, Sandra’s biggest fear was being far from services and having a baby at home. I met Sandra via a phone call really early in her first pregnancy. As we talked we both came to the conclusion that her current OB was not going to support the kind of birth she imagined for her family. She found a better provider and she and her husband joined my class a few months later.

Her first birth began the night before Thanksgiving and she had an uncomplicated hospital delivery with a midwife. She made it to the hospital with plenty of time! While settled at home with her new baby – she soon found out that she was pregnant again! 

Her next son was also coming at Thanksgiving and it was a deja vu birth with a twist! 

Sandra reflects on surrendering expectations, postpartum community support, and how placenta capsules boosted her energy. She gives great advice to new moms about trusting their instincts and her advice about “shares” is something I will never forget and will be teaching in my classes from here on out!

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