Jessica is a remarkable mother of three boys, including twin boys, and a nearly three-year-old son. Living right outside Louisville, Kentucky in the United States, Jessica shares her personal journey through her second pregnancy with twins. She is connected with a supportive community of young families through her church and enjoys working part-time from home, alongside her husband who has his own business.

In this enlightening episode of "Birthing Twins," Bibi welcomes guest Jessica, a mother of three boys including a set of twins, who shares her incredible home birth story. With 38 weeks and four days into her pregnancy, Jessica navigated the complexities and challenges of carrying and birthing twins with the assistance of experienced midwives. This episode dives deep into the prenatal care system, the intricacies of twin pregnancy, and the personalized approach Jessica experienced through home birth.

Throughout the episode, Jessica recounts the discovery of her twin pregnancy, the decision-making process for home birth versus hospital birth, and overcoming the obstacles of a breech birth and an asynclitic position during labor. Key topics include the importance of a supportive birth team, managing unexpected complications during labor, and the benefits of home birth in creating a personalized and comfortable birthing experience. Jessica’s story is not only inspiring but also offers insightful perspectives for other expectant mothers considering home births for their twins.

• The significance of choosing a supportive and experienced birth team, especially for twin pregnancies.


• Understanding the options and regulations surrounding twin home births and midwifery care.


• The impact of physical and emotional preparation in managing a labor that involves breech and asynclitic positions.


• Importance of being open to both natural birth processes and necessary interventions to ensure the safety and health of both the mother and babies.


• Insights into breastfeeding twins and navigating the postpartum period.

• "Pursue the birth that you want. Do research for yourself. Look into stories of other twin, even triplet, home birth moms."


• "For me, I just chose to have her break the water… I don't think that just prolonging it at this point is really going to change much."


• "I was starting to just get completely physically exhausted, emotionally, and I was honestly kind of like, okay, I'm pushing. The baby said down, why isn't he coming out?"


• "It was kind of like my determination and my experience with Juan Tina's years of experience with breech and twins, just knowing what to do and not being fazed."


• "We try to do a few times a day breastfeeding them together if they'll do it, but a lot of the times I'm just nursing one at a time because it’s more practical."

• Instagram: @jesster_chen - Jessica's Instagram profile where she documents her journey.

• Instagram: BirthingTwins - Bibi's Instagram profile for more inspiring stories and information.

Stay tuned for more enlightening content from "Birthing Twins" and make sure to listen to this full episode to immerse in Jessica’s compelling twin home birth narrative.