my wonderful labour and then trauma after birth * Very Long!*

[CharlieBrownGirl]

Amazing! And inspiring!
Thank you for sharing.
Congratulations on the birth of your baby girl

[human bean]

Wow!

Congratulations on bringing your gorgeous little girl into the world, you did an amazing job!
Thank you for sharing your birth story, you had me on the edge of my seat, and I even got a little teary.
Very well written, and very well done

[Kazbah]

Thankyou so much for sharing your amazing labour and Freya's arrival. Wow on the tearing, I''m sorry you experienced that but your MW sounds totally amazing and to champion your sister to visit is brill. Enjoy your gorgeous little girl!

[ezymay]

Wow Dusty!! I'm so glad you are happy with Freya's birth. It sounded like you were so present and in the moment. I'm sorry the after birth was so traumatic.

[Olive]

what a wonderful labour you had with your gorgeous DD , i can understand some of that trauma of the after birth, give yourself time to heal both on the inside and out

[Beach Mama]

Wow what an amazing story Dusty - you had my heart racing for you all. Hope your recovery goes well and I definitely debrief about your birth as much as you need to. I think too many of us on here know about birth trauma all too well.

[gemini_girl]

dusty thank you for sharing your birth story. I have tears in my eyes... what is it with the threads I read, I have had tears in my eyes several times tonight. I am amazed at the level of detail you have described. Your after birth sounds scary. I hope you are recovering well. Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful baby girl. She is gorgeous. Bless your beautiful sister and DH.

All the best.

Danni

[~Kaz~]

Amazing story Dusty. MummaSue is right, you are a superstar! Thank you so much for sharing, the way you handled going overdue, your negotiations with your carers, how you handled your labour is very inspirational.

I'm sorry you had such a rough time after the birth Look after yourself. xx

[onthefly]

Congratulations again Dusty! Waht a gorgeous birthing story for your little girl.
All the best with processing the post-birth trauma and your continuing recovery

[Cassius2]

thank you so much for sharing your story Dusty!!

that elation when they are there on your chest is just something isnt it??!!

[Trillian]

I know we talked about this yesterday, but I had no idea the after part was so bad. Well I knew it was bad, but not the extent Which makes me even more glad you're feeling a bit better.

[Malyna]

First of all a big hug.

Thank you for sharing your story. I went through a similar thing with the after birth care on the ward - which was why I left hospital less than three days after a c-section. The stark contrast between care received in the Birth centre and the ward is cruel. Every shift I was given different advice on BF - got home and Alex and I worked it out.

You did it. Your amazing. She is beautiful!!

[thepixie]

You did it. Your amazing. She is beautiful!!

I can't say it any better than that! Dusty it has been a long hard road, but it is wonderful that you finally have your miracle child.
I'm sorry it wasn't all as positive as the birth itself wishing you a speedy recovery so you can concentrate all your energy on enjoying your princess.

[tippytoes]

Wow DW what a lot you have been through. You poor thing. You have done an amazing job so far Your baby girl is just adorable xx

[Mum2Romone]

Amazing Dusty

Congratulations on your birth and beautiful little girl,

Over 4 kgs Wow you're great, ds was 2755 g and I had a third degree tear, five stitches

[kristi14]

You did so well.

Im pleased you are able to seperate the highs and the lows as that can be very difficult to do.

Well done and Congratulations

[onthefly]

I think there are lots of reasons we don't share so much.
Sometimes maybe we just don't want to face it ourselves.
I don't like mentioning the forceps (IRL at least) because that becomes the focus (possibly that's just my perception). But honestly that wasn't the worst part by a long shot.

Anyway, I hope you're being better cared for now Dusty And don't feel guilty - with things like birth, the end result and the process are almost entirely separate things.

[Bun]

Wow, what a story, thank you for sharing with us. You did an amazing job birthing your little girl and I hope you are recovering well xx