Beginning to Heal
Dancing was my favourite thing. Pre-babies I loved to be out dancing, to be totally free, to inhabit my body in a way that I didn’t care...
Failed expectations
I was 31 and am quite short with a petite frame. Pretty uneventful pregnancy apart from having SPD. A note of it was made on my record...
A Healing Second Birth
Thought it would be interesting to send my two birth stories as they are very different! My waters broke with my first baby at 35 weeks...
Unprepared
I was pretty open minded about labour as long as little one was ok, but I definitely was not prepared for what happened - our baby came...
Comparing to others
This story was shared by on her blog www.ohbella.co.uk Sometimes you go through periods of reflection and in this case also rumination....
The impact of words
I was told to trust medical professionals over my own instinct from the day I told my midwife something was wrong with my pelvis (4...
Induction and intervention
My first labour was an induction, which took a lot longer than I think anyone had anticipated, however I wasn't warned it could take so...
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,...
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...
