A Quick Birth is not an Easy Birth
It is worth a mention some births are terrifying because they are that short - and very painful afterwards (the term "explosive birth"...
The support of midwives
I've had three children, the first wasn't as I thought - I developed pre eclampsia and had to be induced early, away from home in a large...
Disappointing C Sections
I suppose I don't know what to say about my sons' births. I guess I am still pretty upset about how it all turned out. One of the things...
Trusting myself
The birth of my son 3 years ago was an amazing experience. We started at home but had to transfer to hospital because of some unexplained...
I wish I could forget
I was so traumatised and impacted by the birth of my son, I'm really not sure if I would be able to go through with having anymore...
The difference support makes
I had 2 very straightforward labours, text book and no intervention and coped very well. HOWEVER the weird thing was that my first labour...
Feeling alone
One of the things I really struggled with after a traumatic forceps delivery was the hospital not allowing my husband to stay at night. I...
Being listened to
I have had two very different but very positive births. My first my daughter was overdue, I was listened to that I didn't want to be...
Support during a difficult birth
My now two year old was born at 35+4 (as it turns out I have a bicornurate uterus which I didn't know at the time). What initially...
Uncaring Carers
Towards the end of my pregnancy I was being monitored for obstetric cholestasis and high blood pressure so had to go to hospital every...
