Tag: birth-trauma
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The unexpected mental clash
Following from the AFE, I was left grappling with the life changing experiences that my body, mind and family had been through. Overwhelming didn’t come close. But from very early on, I was overcome with the feeling that my little family could literally deal with anything and that as a unit we were stronger than…
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Facing Birthdays
I think it’s fair to say that no one ever anticipates that their child’s birthday will be one of the hardest days of the year to face, but off the back of round 3 this year I feel there has been a definite shift and the dust is starting to settle. I vividly remember my…
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Finding some kind of normality…
I read so many things even now about how the first few weeks/months after you have a baby are just this fuzz of sleep deprivation, feeding and just general brain fog. I can genuinely say that the start of my life as a mother couldn’t be further removed from this… Going home with a new…
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What actually is an ‘AFE’?
Figuring out what an Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE) actually was pretty daunting and more often than not written in a very scientific and slightly terrifying way rather than from the perspective of someone who had actually gone through it. In the interest of full disclosure, I am not a medic, but I am a vet…
One in a Million Mummy 