'Another Baby Just Fell Out': Incredible SURPRISE Twin Freebirth

A mum has detailed her incredible freebirth, which included the surprise birth of a second baby – and both babies being born breech.

Leandra Nova shared her awe-inspiring surprise twin breech birth on social media, revealing she wasn’t expecting two babies.

The mum-of-three told her double breech birth story to Free Birth Society, saying she was ‘in total awe’.

“I got out of the tub to labour on my bedroom floor,” Leandra explained. “A couple hours went by and I felt like checking again. I told everyone, ‘It feels like an appendage. Maybe the hand is by the head.’ A little while later I stood up, lifted my belly, and tucked my pelvis.

“This must have repositioned my baby, because a few contractions later, as I was standing, leaning on my friend for support, a foot came out! Then the leg, then butt cheek. Then the other foot, leg, and butt cheek. Then the torso, then the arms flopped out. That was the end of that conversation so I paused, looked down, saw a body hanging out of me and finally realised what was going on.

“My partner was supporting the baby’s body while we waited for the next contraction. When it came, the head came out. I had my baby and he was beautiful and breathing on his own and pink and perfect! I was so ecstatic!

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“After my baby was in my arms, my friend was guiding me to sit on the bed. Another contraction hit, and I said, ‘NO! I need to birth my placenta NOW!’ I chanted, ‘I release you! I release you!’ over and over again, thinking, ‘Why are these placenta contractions so strong, this is crazy!’

“After a couple contractions, my friend offered traction on the umbilical cord to help me birth my placenta. I said, ‘YESSSSS, get it out! Pull, pull!’

Twin breech freebirth

“She was on her knees pulling on the cord when suddenly I saw something white! Another baby just fell out of me butt first in one contractions. It felt so good! The biggest release of my life! Thankfully my friend who was pulling the cord was right there to catch the second baby as he shot out of me. It took a moment to realise, ‘Omg, I have 2 babies!!!!’

“The second baby was also beautiful and perfect and started breathing on his own. I was in total awe. We all were. It was the most beautiful divine miracle of my life.”

Adorable Zion and Zaire arrived perfectly health and happy, despite their parents having no idea there were two of them for the entire pregnancy.

Twin breech freebirth

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47 Comments

- - meedee said
  - 21 Oct 2024
    12:20 pm
As some have already said she was very lucky that disaster didnt strike.
It really is not the best thing for your unborn baby or in this case babies to sail through your pregnancy without having ultrasounds, etc. We are very fortunate that we have these medical procedures and its foolish not to use them.

- - BellaB said
  - 27 May 2024
    6:34 pm
that would have been both highly unnerving and wonderful.

- - Motherhoodmama said
  - 30 Mar 2024
    9:41 pm
In case anyone wasn’t aware free birth means she chose to birth without medical professionals such a midwives present. This could have ended up so badly…
And seeing that she willingly chose to have a free birth I highly doubt she had a single Ultrasound.

- - Ellen said
  - 03 Sep 2023
    7:46 am
Wonder how this could have gone unnoticed with the scans ?

- - Forgetful Mumma said
  - 07 May 2023
    9:19 pm
My husband had a coworker who found out they were having twins when the midwife handed him the baby and said “here’s the first!” There’s were different genders so you would think it would have been noticed at least once during an ultrasound, but one mush have always been hiding behind the other!
I was always wondering if I would have a surprise twin, but all single births here
- Ellen replied
  
  30 Mar 2024 , 9:28 am
  It must have been such surprise !
- - mom111059 said
  - 20 Feb 2023
    1:30 pm
Wow that’s incredible. What an amazing surprise. A real miracle for them. Congratulations

- - MummaD said
  - 13 Feb 2023
    11:10 am
Wonder if it was missed on an ultrasound or she didn’t have one? A welcome surprise though.

- - tessie said
  - 09 Feb 2023
    1:49 pm
What a wonderful surprise. I’m so glad they were born healthy with no medical interaction needed. Congratulations and enjoy your new family.

- - mom101628 said
  - 09 Feb 2023
    12:58 pm
So very nice to hear a happy birthing story. I would hazard a guess that this couple didn’t have any ultra-sounds done, but it’s not unknown that one baby will be in front of the other. Heartbeats are also often missed. Lovely story and so happy all was well.

- - Danicastefanie said
  - 09 Feb 2023
    10:26 am
Wow what an incredible story!! I get so baffled as to how they miss an entire baby on the ultrasound though

- - rovermum said
  - 09 Feb 2023
    9:16 am
Oh My God!! What a shock. Admittedly, a nice one, but what a birth story to tell.

- - sars_angelchik said
  - 09 Feb 2023
    8:58 am
That’s insane! Very lucky they were both able to be born successfully in breach with no issues!

- - Bizma said
  - 09 Feb 2023
    7:27 am
How sweet! But i never understand how it happens!! Like its a whole human, how can it go undetected in ultrasound?? I have even read articles abt women giving bieth without even knowing they were pregnant. Like how does this even happen?!

- - mom489365 said
  - 30 Jan 2023
    7:30 am
What a beautiful surprise, so glad they are all healthy and happy. Gorgeous names as well.

- - penny05 said
  - 01 Nov 2022
    12:05 pm
This is such an amazing story. Not one but two babies to love. And a surprise twin. I dont know if i would be prepared for a surprise baby, but would make it work.

- - ~Loui~ said
  - 29 Oct 2022
    2:57 am
Wow. That would be quite a surprise, a whole other human.

- - mom265671 said
  - 25 Oct 2022
    11:36 pm
Incredible! That is definitely a big surprise to get delivered

- - mom485263 said
  - 24 Oct 2022
    10:02 pm
What a surprise

- - BellaB said
  - 24 Oct 2022
    6:59 pm
There are so many ways that could have gone wrong. So lucky.

- - ella12 said
  - 24 Oct 2022
    2:49 pm
That is the most beautiful of surprises, how fantastic!