Noticing the pressure for a natural birth
I am contributing by sharing something that made my second birth really positive. At my booking in appointment I was asked if I would be...
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...
Relying on myself
I have had two very different births and going in for my third in October. The first labour I knew I wasn't taking baby home as it was an...
Remember food!
I was in labour for 4 days and wanted a home birth (bought an indoor pool!) but things just took a turn and I ended up in hospital (I had...
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...
A Premature Twin Birth
I wanted to share my birth story but anonymously as I've kind of only recently accepted and started being open about having PTSD. I gave...
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...
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...
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...
