Dealing with Health Anxiety
My daughter is nearly 3 and I am about 3 months into EMDR therapy with a woman's health counsellor. I was left with PTSD after my...
Building an emotional barrier
There is so much stigma around birth trauma and the "women have been giving birth for a millennia, just pull yourself together"...
'A Close Call'
I have a 14 month old healthy boy. I wanted a natural birth and practiced hypnobirthing but knew I had to be prepared for any...
Changing expectations
I had a straightforward pregnancy with fantastic midwife care. I had a student midwife who checked in with me a lot. I did a long...
Positive C section
Tabitha's head never engaged so at 40+13 I was very uncomfortable and extremely anxious. But the decision to finally have a planned c...
The long term impact of birth
I had a wonderful pregnancy; very little morning sickness and I didn’t put much extra weight on. The only thing I struggled with was...
Fighting for support
I had an amazing pregnancy, the only symptom I had was swollen feet for the last 2 months and the obvious bump. The babies head never...
Induction and intervention
My first labour was an induction, which took a lot longer than I think anyone had anticipated, however I wasn't warned it could take so...
A sense of failure
Just the thought of possibly sharing my story with you (which I've been quite quiet about) brought me into floods of tears and so I know...
Choosing a C Section
The birth of my son wasn’t traumatic, but it was my sister’s birth trauma that lead me to my decision to have an elective c-section. She...
