Taryn's vaginal twin birth
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South African Birth Stories
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In this episode, Taryn shares her two birth stories. Taryn totally embraced the idea of natural birth, she knew she wanted to go down the vaginal unmedicated route. Taryn successfully gave birth to her first son and then fell pregnant with twins which she had always longed for! Despite various opinions that lead Taryn to think that her only option was a c-section, along with her faith, support of her husband, doula, midwives, and OBGYN she was able to bring her twin boys into the world vaginally.
This is such a positive and inspiring story which I'm sure you will really enjoy.
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