This excerpt was written by Jessica Austin, Vancouver doula: I’m just wiping the sleep out of my eyes as I wake up after 36 straight hours of providing doula support to a new family who birthed not one, but TWO beautiful girls early this morning. Vancouver birth photographer, Morag Hastings, was there to document this incredible twin birth on camera, and the photos she sent me to wake up to made me burst right into delicious tears.
After months of carefully selecting a birth team and making sure she understood all of her options in birthing twins, an amazing mother demonstrated both physical and emotional strength over the last several days as she brought her two girls into the world. Allowing the twins’ birth to unfold in a way that honoured the mother’s values and choices took strength and courage from both parents while they journied through their long and powerful birth process. The looks on each of their faces as they touched and held their twins for the first time exuded love, wonder, and what looked almost like disbelief in what they had just accomplished.
Thanks for being there to capture it all in action, Morag!
Introducing Oceania
Introducing Jade
Oceania
Jade
Sisters touching in the outside world.
Singing.
Morag!!! these are fabulous. I’ve got a soft spot for twins as you know. So so lovely! Blessings on those parents as they enter the wild and wonderful ride of two babies!!