The most wonderful time of the year
On paper, it sounds like the kind of birth story I would have dreamed of, but sadly the reality was somewhat different. The trauma of my bir
Antenatal Expectations
This is the 2nd in a 3 part series from Make Birth Better Network member Sakina Ballard. Here, Sakina talks about how antenatal...
Healing after a Traumatic Birth - My Journey
In 2011 I gave birth to my first child. The experience was long, exhausting, shocking and physically as well as emotionally destructive...
EMDR Therapy: Angie's Story
My son was nearly three years old by the time I decided to get therapy for his traumatic birth. It took me a long time to recognise the...
The Healing Second Birth
I have two really different stories for you- one much more positive than the other (bet you've heard that a lot!). After some bleeding I...
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...
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...
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...
