Comments on: Twin Home Water Birth — Justine Caines

By: michelle

michelle — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 06:43:13 +0000

Hi Sarah

There are many people who can help you. You could contact Home Midwifery Association (Qld) – http://www.homebirth.org.au/

Naomi Waldren from HMA has a lot of info for twin births both in hospitals and at home – her email address is naomiwaldron@gmail.com.

In the Toowoomba area you also have the My Midwives practice who support women both in hospital and at home.
http://www.mymidwives.com.au/

Good luck!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 05:07:09 +0000

Thanks Justine for sharing such a positive twin homebirth story…. My first two babies are due in December, if you know anyone that might support a homebirth in Toowoomba, please email me! Originally I would have liked a natural birth in a hospital but Im fairly positive that i wont find anyone to support me, I’m anxious and tired, with no ability to advocate for myself. There is even more perception of risk because this is my first pregnancy.

Annie, I’m not sure if it is too late, but I accessed some really helpful info from spinningbabies.com to turn my bottom twin…

xoxo Sarah

By: Anne-Marie

Anne-Marie — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 22:53:28 +0000

Thanks for sharing your story. I’m pregnant with twins & wanting a VBAC. Seems like I won’t be ‘allowed’ to if I go through the hospital. Am trying to find midwives so I can have a HB. It’s funny that your 6 year old cut the cord, I am wanting my 4 year old to cut the cords, but thought people would think I was a little crazy.

Beautiful story, thanks for sharing.

By: Justine

Justine — Mon, 02 May 2011 11:06:44 +0000

Hi Annie!
Wow great news. I am happy to connect you with other twin HB Mums and also send you a twin resource folder that I have collated. Email me at justine.caines@gmail.com

You sound like you will birth beautifully!

Justine

By: Annie

Annie — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:07:03 +0000

Hi Justine,

Thank you for sharing your story! I’m looking to talk to more women who experienced a home birth with twins. I found out I was pregnant with twins a couple of weeks ago-6 months into my pregnancy. I never had a scan since my doctor explained I didn’t need one unless there was health reasons to do so. But my midwife thought I was big for the time of my pregnancy so she asked me to get one. Happy I did. 2 babies, 2 placentas and two sacs. I now have the option of a home birth with a private midwife or a hospital birth where I would have to put my foot down and remind them of my birth plan for a natural birth (don’t like that option).

We already had a home birth in the water with our first baby and it was pretty amazing. It feels like going backwards to go to the hospital to birth these amazing babies. Both my private midwives are happy to attend my birth at home but baby #1 has to be head down. I live in Perth and here the program doesn’t allow twin birth at home and the birth center doesn’t want my “high risk pregnancy”.

Any suggestions to help my babies be in the right position? I see an osteopath, acupuncturist, do yoga and/or swimming/ stretches almost every day. I’m a full time mum and sleep with my toddler everyday during her 2hours nap…I connect with them, love them and visualize as much as possible the birth I want…

Thank you!

Annie

By: Hedda

Hedda — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 14:18:06 +0000

What a beautiful story! Im expecting twins in early October (babies #2 & 3) and was getting pretty depressed with being told they would most likely be born early and possibly via c-section and that my options for having them were very limited. While a water birth does not appeal to me having them naturally is all I want.

Thank you for sharing your positive twin birth story.

By: Lalita

Lalita — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 11:01:16 +0000

Hi Justine,
After speaking with you today i thought i would read your birthing story. Wow!!! what an amazing story it was. The power, connectedness and courage of women never seizes to amaze me. I had the biggest smile on my face as i was reading and a flood of memories came back to me. My water birth baby will be 17 this year and it only seems like yesterday when she came swimming like a little tadpole towards me,poked her little head up above the water and took her first breath.She looked into my eyes, followed the voices, looked at all the faces around her and then promptly attached herself to my right breast. This was to become her favourite position for the next two years.

By: Debbie Reichard

Debbie Reichard — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:48:29 +0000

Firstly thanks for your story and your example – they say that beginnings have a magic and a madness to them – maybe there is an element of both in any birth especially home birth. Thank you also for being such a powerful exponent to the home birth movement here in Australia. I hope that along with the support there is in the community (albeit low in actual numbers)
there is such a force and motivation to allow women to make their own choices and not be strapped to convention and the seemingly endless interventive minds of so many in the medical field. Power to the women !

By: Ann

Ann — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:07:55 +0000

wow Justine, what a fantastic birth! i can imagine that the happy cocktail of hormones carried you on a high for a long time. I also had the incredible joy of catching my last baby (number 4). I think I didn’t stop smiling for at least 6 months, and the bond is extraordinary. I also get called a crazy hippy by most around me, but if it means i show my daughter how natural birth should be, so be it. good luck with your beautiful big family.

By: kelly

kelly — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 20:29:13 +0000

Justine,

I just wanted to thank you for sharing your home water birth experience.

It’s very reassuring to know that there are very strong, sensible and determined women out there.

Both you and the midwifes who were so committed are an inspiration.

I’m hoping to be able to water birth for number 4 at home in France after 2 “normal” home births and a “gentle” hospital birth in Melbourne.

Internet makes the world seem like such a small likeminded place when other info sources make it feel so big and hostile.

Thanks again for sharing your courageous story.
Kind regards
Kelly Villain