Michaela’s Story: Sepsis, A Blood-Clotting Disorder, and The Health Anxiety That Followed
Waiting For a Baby When my husband and I finally decided to have children, it didn’t come right away. I am diagnosed with PCOS and after a year of trying, I went on some hormonal treatment. One round and we were finally expecting! My pregnancy seemed pretty normal as...
Rebecca’s Story: Placental Abruption & Preterm Birth
I used to think that trauma, and in particular birth trauma, required wrongdoing. Someone had to do something wrong to traumatize you—like obstetrical violence or medical malpractice. But in my story, everyone did everything right which made coming to terms with my...
Rachel’s Story: Preterm Birth, NICU Stay, & Questioning The Trauma.
First baby & labor My first pregnancy and labor were a breeze. I had an easy pregnancy, I was induced by choice around 39 weeks, given the epidural before they started the pitocin, and 4 hours later my son was born. My doctor kept saying he couldn’t believe how...
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