Roxanne's story
Many of you will remember that Roxanne contacted us towards the end of her second pregnancy. She had a traumatic birth with her first...
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...
A Normal Reaction to an Abnormal Life Event
A snippet from my diary – March 7th 2017 - my second son Matty was one week old: “What do you do when you feel so elated you could scream...
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...
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...
'It seemed barbaric'
This is a traumatic story of loss. Please read with care. My first baby was stillborn at 39+2 in June 2015. We found out she had died and...
Two births, worlds apart
I have two children and my births were worlds apart. First I was terrified, 2 weeks over, got induced/waters broken for me despite...
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...
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...
