Thanks you for sharing your amazing story Persephone. I could identify with a lot of it labour and post-birth wise, (although in my situation it did end up an emergency c-section). I think that you did the absolute best by Archie given the circumstances and the things that occurred that were out of your control. I really admire the strength you so obviously have and this sounds a bit silly but I congratulate you on educating yourself, having the right kind of support and following your plans as much as you could. I am glad that you have debriefed your experience both IRL and in here and have found it useful/helpful. You have fantastic insight. And of course, it's fantastic that Archie is doing so well and that you have established b'feeding so well.

With the questions from those IRL, I think people feel obliged to ask and have some level of curiosity but don't really want all the details, or don't want to hear about the emotions. Keep talking to us, your DH, doula, psych etc.

Be kind to yourself hun. You are awesome. xx