Although there was definitely out of pocket costs associated with my birth trauma – perinatal psychology, womens physiotherapy for levator avulsion and so on…
I feel the biggest cost from my birth trauma was the profound emotional and psychological impact this had on my life.
I felt disconnected from my baby for a long time and struggled with some really heavy feelings of PTSD and PND.
Thankfully I had a very supportive network of family and friends as well as a great GP and perinatal psychologist.
But the cost of my birth trauma impacted so many facets of my life financially, physically and in my relationships with my baby foremost, my husband, my family and my friends.
