This reminds me of the Dad who helped his wife birth twins at home at Rabbit Flat in the middle of the Tanami Desert! No problems! Nicole Carver
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Denise Hynd Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 9:17 PM To: ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au Subject: Re: [ozmidwifery] Homebirth of twins Dear Sue thank you for sharing this wonderfull birth story I am doing Home Nursing at present and have client in her 80's who remembers her twins brother and sister being born at home and others of her generation!! Also the Toodyay flour mill managers wife in 1927 had her twins at home in the top floor of the mill. The story is part of a pictorial display at this WA tourist site including how they had to climb a ladder to get them in and out for their walks and sun kicks!! We all await the wonderful news of Justine's next home birth!! Denise Hynd "Let us support one another, not just in philosophy but in action, for the sake of freedom for all women to choose exactly how and by whom, if by anyone, our bodies will be handled." - Linda Hes ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Cookson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <ozmidwifery@acegraphics.com.au> Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 6:48 AM Subject: [ozmidwifery] Homebirth of twins > Hi everyone, > I thought to let you know about a lovely homebirth of twins on Monday 4th > July. > Two little boys, 6lb7oz and 5lb 12oz, born 10.5 hours apart. > SRM 3.30 am and birth of baby #1 at 6.49am. > Then a few hours where ctxs were fairly regular but not so strong unless > baby#1 was breastfeeding. You could see the second baby positioning itself > and the uterus working hard to pull down into shape for baby#2. I'd > clamped the cord of baby#1 after 10 mins in case of bleedthrough, and > clamped the other end as well so that the placenta retained its size until > after baby#2 was born. > After about 4 hours I asked to check baby #2 position. It was too hard to > palpate so I did a VE and found head there, not well applied, but there. > Cervix was 9 ish cms. > So we waited, fetal heart always good and strong. Set up the pool and > mother relaxed for an hour or so with ctxs beginning to pick up again. She > decided to hop out and at 5.05 pm baby#2 emerged in his caul. She birthed > the placenta unaided 35 minutes later. Blood loss 300ml. (Her Hb and > ferritin levels were both low). > > It was a huge leap of faith, but there was nothing happening to raise any > alarm bells. Both babies are really gorgeous, feeding well and very happy. > I am once again humbled by the strength of women .... > > Sue > -- > This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. > Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.8.9/39 - Release Date: 4/07/2005 > > -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe. -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
