Oh my god Sheree............... what an ordeal. I'm so sorry your birth was so traumatic, it brought tears to my eyes. My DS was also born with clubfoot, please PM me if you need to talk to someone who's been there.



FWIW, you did do a fantastic job. You birthed your daughter, she is safe and sound. You survived quite a traumatic ordeal. You're safe now too. It's ok to be afraid, and shellshocked. Everything you're feeling is natural after an experience like that. Just allow yourself to feel whatever you want, and process as slowly as you need to. There is no right timeline for healing after trauma. There's no quick fix either. But I, and I'm sure the rest of the community is here to hold your hand and light up the darkness.

Welcome to motherhood. What an introduction, huh? You made it through your baptism of fire- you're untouchable now. You too will rise from the ashes of the hopes and dreams you held for this birth. We will lift you up. There are many of us here like you, who have been through such trauma. We're phoenix mummas. They knock us down, and we rise again- and again.

And so will you.