Twin Birth Stories Alana Tierney

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 greatest Christmas present she could have asked for. Amy talks about her very straight froward pregnancy in comparison to her current pregnancy. Amy talks us through her amazing delivery. Amy is such a lovely woman who gives amazing advice to other moms. What a lovely woman she is.
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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 vaginally and her other baby boy by emergency section. Lizzy then tells us how herself and her then partner moved across the world when the boys were only 3 months old. Lizzy shares how her partner decided that fatherhood wasn't for him. Lizzy emotionally talks about how she travelled back home to Ireland and began life as a single twin mom. Lizzy is an absolutely amazing woman who I have so much respect for with her admirable strength. Lizzy talks about how she got sad news to share with her boys last year about their dad. Lizzy shares her very unique story so openly, what an amazing mother you are.
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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. Victoria is a very strong woman who has been through a lot during her pregnancy and I admire her honesty during our chat.
If you are currently suffering with your mental health please reach out to a friend, a loved one or seek professional help.
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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.
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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 .
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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.
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