Roxanne's story
Many of you will remember that Roxanne contacted us towards the end of her second pregnancy. She had a traumatic birth with her first...
Recovering from an unnatural birth
If I could have anything in the world, I would have liked to have received care and support when I was birthing my baby, a time that really
A world made of paper
Stillbirth and PTSD
Lost Moment of Childbirth
Everyone talks about that precious, magical moment when you meet your baby for the first time. The intense, overwhelming feeling of...
An Unplanned Home Birth
I had my daughter last August 2017 and this time last year I would of been getting ready to bring her in to the world, but unfortunately...
Not too pushy to push
Two days ago I attended a debrief with my partner, this was recommended to me by my women’s health physiotherapist after I disclosed to...
Out of Body
On the Monday I started getting contractions and by around 3pm these were 2/3 minutes apart so I went with my partner to the hospital to...
Healing is possible
This is to try to help us all to make positive changes following a negative birth experience. My pregnancy ended with a precipitate...
The relief of being listened to
Out of the 2 births I've had, my first one was what I would call traumatic. I was diagnosed with pre eclampsia at 34 weeks, and was...
The mental is as important as the physical
When I came across the #makebirthbetter campaign I almost gave a sigh of relief . Upon reading other mum's stories I realised with...
