There’s something magical about the birth of twins, and these photos give a breathtaking glimpse into the world of multiples. A twin home birth is not something that most people come across often.
Most twins are born in the ᴏᴘᴇʀᴀᴛɪɴɢ ʀᴏᴏᴍ via C-sᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, so needless to say, this natural, planned, unassisted home birth was very special!
“I got a call from Vilate around 9 p.m. She was calling to let me know that she thought ʟᴀʙᴏʀ was starting and that she’d keep me in the ʟᴏᴏᴘ, but to be ready to leave once I got the call.”
“Months earlier, during our first ᴄᴏɴsᴜʟᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ, she had mentioned that she ʟᴀʙᴏʀs quickly. This was her 4th and 5th baby, so I trusted the knowledge she had about her births, packed up all my bags, and got them ready to go. About an hour later, I received a text from Vilate.”
About 5 minutes after arriving, twin A was born into his mother’s arms with the help of her midwife. She ᴘᴜʟʟᴇᴅ him ᴜᴘ to her ᴄʜᴇsᴛ and held him close… even through the ᴄᴏɴᴛʀᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴs she was getting for baby B.
Soon after twin A was born, Vilate handed the baby to her sister while she prepared for the birth of twin B. As she lay back, her husband helped support her as she slowly ꜰᴇʟʟ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ so she could ᴘᴜsʜ.
Twin B’s little ꜰᴇᴇᴛ started making their ᴡᴀʏ ᴏᴜᴛ when the midwife said, “Twin B is presenting ʙʀᴇᴇᴄʜ!” With focus and grace, the midwife helped ᴅᴇʟɪᴠᴇʀ baby B. He was born a quick 4 minutes after his “older” brother!
After both twins were born, Vilate started having some ɪɴᴛᴇɴsᴇ ᴀꜰᴛᴇʀʙɪʀᴛʜ ᴘᴀɪɴs. With both twins in her arms, you could feel the joy between her and her husband ᴇxᴘʟᴏᴅɪɴɢ.
While mom got up and got situated, the midwives started to do the newborn checks. Both babies weighed 6 lbs 12 oz and 6 lbs 13 oz, respectively, and both were around 20 inches long! This was amazing, considering most twins are typically smaller at birth.
Both babies are happy and healthy, and their birth was one for the ʙᴏᴏᴋs. Vilate’s strength is immeasurable.
