Sarah’s Story: Birth Trauma x2, Preterm Birth, Postpartum Preeclampsia, and Stroke
First Pregnancy Throughout my first pregnancy I was the model patient for my provider, overweight yes, but otherwise without complication, until of course I wasn’t. To this day I wish I had realized what labor and pre-term labor was and I wonder IF only I had gone in...
Heather’s Story: Preterm Labor, NICU Stay, And Complex Grief
Pregnancy So many birth stories start with how easy their pregnancy had been. Mine was not. My first two pregnancies were easy, as were my deliveries. My first was a spontaneous vaginal delivery at just shy of 39 weeks. My second was a scheduled induction with an...
Rachael’s Story: Infertility, Loss and Placenta Accreta x2
Fertile Beliefs Miscarriage. Infertility. Birth Trauma. I knew that these were possibilities when journeying into motherhood. I simply thought they wouldn’t be a part of my story. My fertile beliefs were confirmed when my husband Brad and I became pregnant in the...
The Birth Trauma Mama
