20 years of trauma
This story contains graphic descriptions of a traumatic birth and birth injury. Please don't read if this might trigger you. 'I'm going...
The importance of support
Emma has asked people to share their birth stories and this topic of birth trauma really resonated with me and inspired me to write this...
We Need to Talk About It
Two births. Two very different experiences. My first was traumatic and had a lasting imapact on my mental health. It also tainted my...
An Experience of Surgery
I have a 19 month old boy and a 3 month old girl. Both were born on a midwife led unit. I feel that I had a really positive experience...
Postnatal Complications
After having IVF, my daughter coming early and having a rough pregnancy because of morning sickness and pelvic girdle pain - something I...
It's not my baby - a C section story
"I’ve come to smile about the fact that my antenatal/postnatal story is not one that fits in most of the text books. I had no real bump...
Pull Myself Together
A difficult birth following a complicated pregnancy, made traumatic by the lack of empathy from professionals
I Realised it was All my Choice
Jenna has asked that her birth story is not anonymised. She would like to share the experience of her first birth, and her very healing...
