If your birth didn’t unfold the way you imagined, you may find yourself carried away by a difficult-to-name feeling: birth trauma. It isn’t always dramatic, and it doesn’t have to involve a tragic or life-threatening event — yet it can leave a deep imprint on you. Sometimes what hurts the…
Natural birth or C-section? Epidural or no pain relief at all? These questions were constantly swirling in my mind during all three of my pregnancies. Now I want to share my birth story with you — honestly, raw, and real. It’s a story that is both deeply shaking and incredibly…
C-section recovery often doesn’t start the moment you first get out of bed after surgery — it starts much earlier: in your mind, in your questions, in your fears. Maybe you’re preparing for a vaginal birth, maybe you have a scheduled C-section, or maybe it’s only in the back of…