It was a case of 'coming, ready or not' when twin boys Raffie and Remy Webb made their dramatic entrance.
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Mum Monique Webb was still seven weeks out from her due pregnancy date when she visited Orange hospital and was told her babies would likely be coming early.
But, it became more dramatic when she was told she had to be flown to Sydney's Royal North Shore hospital for specialist care.
"I didn't even think I was in labour and just two days later I was on a plane," she said on Tuesday.
"It was very scary, especially as all my other pregnancies had been drama free.
"It'd been a pretty good pregnancy but when they told me I was in labour I started panicking.
It was very scary, especially as all my other pregnancies had been drama free.
- Monique Webb
"[I was told] it's what's the best for you and best for the babies."
Mrs Webb was transferred to the Orange airport and whisked to Sydney by plane.
Husband David jumped in the car and drove to the hospital in St Leonards.
Just three days later, Raffie and Remy, at just 33 weeks and two days, were born.
"They gave me steroids for the babies' lungs but by the Friday they had to come out," she said.
Born by emergency caesarean section on March 22, Remy arrived at 10.18pm weighing 2380 grams and 48 centimetres long.
Twin brother Raffie followed six minutes later weighing 2455 grams and 44 centimetres long.
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The couple now have five boys aged seven and under.
The 11-day-old twins will soon join big brothers Flynn, 7, Maison, 5, and Ted, 2, at the family's Orange home.
Mrs Webb is recuperating with the babies back in Orange after they were flown home by plane when the Sydney hospital gave them the all-clear to fly.
And now she is preparing for a hectic time at home.
"It's going to be amazing. It will be noisy. It will be a house full of love and noise," she said.
Mrs Webb said she expected to spend another couple of weeks in hospital before their busy new life at home.
She said they had known from early in her pregnancy that she would have twin boys and had told family and friends.
Mrs Webb said Remy was a name she had been fond of throughout her pregnancy while Raffie was a name they "pulled out of the air".
She said she hoped to return to work as a manager for linen party plan company in July but would have to assess how they were all coping.
Her husband David said he and Monique were able to see the boys for less than a minute after their births before they were taken into specialist care.
"The doctors were really good, they took the time to explain everything that was happening," he said.
"They worked on Remy for a couple of hours because his lungs wouldn't inflate.
Royal North Shore hospital's Newborn Intensive Care Unit manager Alexis Fox said the non-identical twins had made good progress.
"A sudden, early labour can be quite a shock for the family. However, in NICU our staff are very experienced in supporting families in such situations," she said.
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