

An Unplanned Home Birth
I had my daughter last August 2017 and this time last year I would of been getting ready to bring her in to the world, but unfortunately...


Out of Body
On the Monday I started getting contractions and by around 3pm these were 2/3 minutes apart so I went with my partner to the hospital to...


No support
I'm about to have a birth reflection appointment to find out why we had so little support during my labour. I suspect it was...


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...


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