6 pregnancies, 4 miscarriages, 2 babes and a 3c tear – Lisa’s Story
Lisa shares her experience of miscarriage, a 3c tear and incontinence.
In this blog, women and their families share their experience of birth trauma. These stories are shared in their own voice and may be distressing to some readers.
Please take care to ensure you are ready to read these stories today and engage in the self-care and support you need to process what these stories bring up for you.
We tell these stories because many people find them helpful and it informs us all of the wide range of birth experiences families undergo.
“When there is one way, one story, learning is stunted. When we have more stories, we have more from which to learn. We see over and over again how choices, options, more stories, help us all.”
You can submit your story by emailing ABTA.
Lisa shares her experience of miscarriage, a 3c tear and incontinence.
Trigger Warning:Â This birth story involves birth related psychological trauma, inverted uterus, haemorrhage and PTSD. If you are triggered by these topics you may wish to
Kellsie shares her traumatic birth and NICU experience.
Chantelle shares her experience of unexplained blood clots, emergency caesarean and PTSD.
Trigger Warning: This birth story involves birth infant birth injury, NICU and severe pre-eclampsia. If you are triggered by these topics you may wish to skip
Stefanie shares her experience of birth injury from a forceps delivery and the mental health impacts.
Vanessa shares her experience of postnatal psychosis and how her stay in a mother and baby unit saved her life.
Amanda shares her experience of an unmedicated vaginal delivery as a first time mum.
Kate shares her experience of a positive planned caesarean for a high-risk pregnancy with twins after a traumatic first birth.
Kate shares her experience of an instrumental delivery (forceps) that left her with bilateral levator avulsion and pudendal neuralgia.
Leanne shares her experience of an undiagnosed third degree tear and the long road she has taken that has left her with the attitude there is always hope.
Kat shares her experience of vaginal birth after prolapse.
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PO Box 403
Buderim QLD 4556
0412 445 770
support@birthtrauma.org.au
The information on this website is not meant to replace advice provided by a health professional.
Copyright © 2020. All Rights Reserved.