The Twins' Birth Story
Rowena on the left, Artemis on the right, 13 days old (And first time they laid together). You can see how much larger Artemis was than Rowena. I started this post last year, and although I haven't written any birth stories since Athena's , I wanted to finish and publish it. It was my most unique birth experience, and although wasn't a beautiful birth like I had with some of my kids, it was the one I was most grateful for. After losing Torvald , and not finding out he had died until I was in premature labor in the hospital, I especially knew what a liminal space birth is. I was anxious the entire pregnancy that something would happen at the end of my pregnancy or in labor and delivery to lose these babies as well. Thankfully it was a pretty straight forward birth, all things considered and now we have delightful two-year-olds to love on every day. In April in 2023, at seven months pregnant, I failed a couple of stress tests at my Doctor’s office. The first time, on April 1...
