Enjoy this free bite of Mia Freedman exploring what we're (scientifically) calling 'weird twin shit' with resident Mamamia twins, Jessie and Clare Stephens. Catch the full chaos of Jessie And Clare Stephens’ Weird Twin Shit Just Got Weirder by subscribing. Not a subscriber yet? Honestly, why wait?

Jessie Stephens is pregnant with twins — which feels cosmically aggressive when you remember she is a twin (to Clare Stephens — keep up, people). Especially when you consider that Jessie and Clare were raised by a woman who had two sets of identical twins herself. And yes, Anne Stevens would like the universe to calm down.

On this subscriber episode, Mia Freedman gets Jessie and Clare in the studio to unpack eerie twin intuition (just one example: Clare knew Jessie had two heartbeats going on in her womb before Jessie even told her), and the very real logistics of carrying two babies at once.

We talk:


Why some people say “How exciting!” at the news of twins while others go instantly grey


The science vs superstition of twins having twins


Miscarriage, sibling timing, and the emotional whiplash of joy and fear


Collapsed ribs, reflux, and the indignity of sleeping upright

Plus, there’s debate about birth-room access, grandparent maths, and whether 'weird twin shit' is now officially hereditary.

It’s intimate. It’s chaotic. It’s extremely twin-coded.

Remember, this is your free sample of Mamamia Out Loud's subs episode. Listen to the full Clare and Jessie debrief by subscribing.

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"We lived 30 years as fraternal twins. Then, two weeks ago, we took a test."
CLARE STEPHENS: 'The story of how I became a (very viral) meme.'
CLARE STEPHENS: A rude stranger, a note from a neighbour and the age of utter intolerance.

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Enjoy this free bite of Mia Freedman exploring what we're (scientifically) calling 'weird twin shit' with resident Mamamia twins, Jessie and Clare Stephens. Catch the full chaos of Jessie And Clare Stephens&rsquo; Weird Twin Shit Just Got Weirder by <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/subs-preview-twin-intuition-jessie-clare-stephens/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=message&amp;utm_campaign=delivery-room">subscribing</a>. Not a subscriber yet?&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/subs-preview-twin-intuition-jessie-clare-stephens/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=message&amp;utm_campaign=delivery-room">Honestly, why wait?</a> Jessie Stephens is pregnant with twins &mdash; which feels cosmically aggressive when you remember she is a twin (to Clare Stephens &mdash; keep up, people). Especially when you consider that Jessie and Clare were raised by a woman who had two sets of identical twins herself. And yes, Anne Stevens would like the universe to calm down.
On this subscriber episode, Mia Freedman gets Jessie and Clare in the studio to unpack eerie twin intuition (just one example: Clare knew Jessie had two heartbeats going on in her womb before Jessie even told her), and the very real logistics of carrying two babies at once.
We talk:
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Why some people say &ldquo;How exciting!&rdquo; at the news of twins while others go instantly grey
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The science vs superstition of twins having twins
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Miscarriage, sibling timing, and the emotional whiplash of joy and fear
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Collapsed ribs, reflux, and the indignity of sleeping upright
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</ul>
Plus, there&rsquo;s debate about birth-room access, grandparent maths, and whether 'weird twin shit' is now officially hereditary.
It&rsquo;s intimate. It&rsquo;s chaotic. It&rsquo;s extremely twin-coded. Remember, this is your free sample of Mamamia Out Loud's subs episode. Listen to the full Clare and Jessie debrief by <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/subs-preview-twin-intuition-jessie-clare-stephens/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=message&amp;utm_campaign=delivery-room">subscribing</a>.
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<li aria-level="1">Listen to Mamamia Out Loud's latest episode: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/confessing-an-affair/">An Affair Confession Live On Air</a></li>
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<li aria-level="1">Listen: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/kim-kardashian-lewis-hamilton-dating/">An Urgent Theory About Kim Kardashian &amp; Lewis Hamilton</a></li>
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<li aria-level="1">Listen:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/margot-robbie-jacob-elordi-affair/">Fertility Vampires &amp; The Murkiness Of 'Affair Baiting'</a></li>
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Discover more <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/">Mamamia Podcasts here </a>including the very latest episode of <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/parenting-out-loud/">Parenting Out Loud</a>, the parenting podcast for people who don't listen to... parenting podcasts.
SUBSCRIBE here:<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/mamamia-out-loud/subs-preview-twin-intuition-jessie-clare-stephens/?utm_source=shownotes&amp;utm_medium=message&amp;utm_campaign=delivery-room"> Support independent women's media</a>&nbsp;
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<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/jessie-stephens-pregnant-with-twins/">JESSIE STEPHENS: On being pregnant with twins. As a twin. With twin brothers.</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/identical-twins-test/">"We lived 30 years as fraternal twins. Then, two weeks ago, we took a test."</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/clare-stephens-viral-meme/">CLARE STEPHENS: 'The story of how I became a (very viral) meme.'</a></li>
<li aria-level="1"><a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/rude-stranger-flight/">CLARE STEPHENS: A rude stranger, a note from a neighbour and the age of utter intolerance.</a></li>
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Jessie Stephens is terrified of birth, but one day she’d like to have a baby. That’s why she’s hosting The Delivery Room. Over eight weeks join Jessie as she speaks to eight different women about eight very different births. Will her new friends make her more comfortable with the experience? Or will this experiment have the opposite effect? 

Jessie Stephens is terrified of birth, but one day she’d like to have a baby. That’s why she’s hosting The Delivery Room. Over eight weeks join Jessie as she speaks to eight different women about eight very different births. Will her new friends make her more comfortable with the experience? Or will this experiment have the opposite effect?

The Delivery Room

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