Expectations vs Reality
Having worked with traumatic birth I think I went into birth with very low expectations, which was maybe counterintuitively very helpful...
The importance of language
Briefly, first birth, determined for a natural one, I remember getting to the hospital and being devastated that I was only 4cm dilated,...
Need for Intervention
Going straight for an elective c section would have made my birth better. That way I would have avoided the induction, the drip, the...
Noticing the pressure for a natural birth
I am contributing by sharing something that made my second birth really positive. At my booking in appointment I was asked if I would be...
A Healing Second Birth
I felt traumatised by the birth of my first child and thankfully learned some things that made my second birth experience vastly...
Relying on myself
I have had two very different births and going in for my third in October. The first labour I knew I wasn't taking baby home as it was an...
Remember food!
I was in labour for 4 days and wanted a home birth (bought an indoor pool!) but things just took a turn and I ended up in hospital (I had...
Experiencing PND and PTSD
Pregnancy, labour and the birth of a child is truly beautiful and life changing moment. Many mothers are blessed with a calm, trauma free...
Learning not to judge myself
Five years ago medical intervention probably saved her, and my, life. But... The doctor who scathingly told the concerned midwife to tell...
A Premature Twin Birth
I wanted to share my birth story but anonymously as I've kind of only recently accepted and started being open about having PTSD. I gave...
