You are in for a treat with this truly powerful birth story. Reyna Mustard is a mom of 4 from Utah and is sharing her experience during pregnancy and birth with her third pregnancy.. Twins! Reyna shares all about her unmedicated hospital birth that she describes as truly feral. 

Summary

In the episode we talked about:

• The realities of two under 2

• Twin pregnancy compared to singleton pregnancy

• How common are twins?

• A month of prodromal labor

• The common interventions pushed on twin moms

• What advocacy sounds like in a hospital birth

• What she would do differently with her twin birth knowing what she knows now

If you want an unmedicated twin birth you absolutely need to know your options. And that includes understanding some of the common interventions that get pushed on twin moms.

Common Interventions with twins:

-additional scans

-induction at 38 weeks

-IV and continuous monitoring

-epidural, just in case

-scheduled cesarean

-birthing in the operating room

-vaginal breech extraction

-immediate cord clamping

Listen for more details on twin interventions: fiercelizzie.com/podcast/5

Mentioned on the show

Reyna on IG

Facebook Group: Birthing Twins Naturally

Episode 5 on twin interventions on Apple | Spotify

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