No one was there
Everyone said I'd be early. Especially people with absolutely no medical/obstetrics experience. By the time I got to 10 days passed my...
Being ignored
This time, seven years ago, I was getting ready to meet my little lad. I’d been in labour for a good 22+ hours, & still had a few more to...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
