Birth doesnt have to be a trauma
Have you been left traumatised after a difficult birth? Share your experience and talk to other women who have been through the same.
I fell pregnant when I was 19.. completely unexpected, while im told thats not all that young, it was for me! I was a very immature 19 year old! The first thing we knew about it was after I was rushed to hospital with uncontrollable vomitting, I was 6 weeks and had been diagnosed with gastroenteritis 2 weeks previous (durrr)! The pregnancy itself was awful! I was in and out of hospital on drips for the sickness, there were suspicions the baby wasnt growing, then at the end my blood pressure shot up and i had to be induced a week early. The birth itself while not pleasant was not too bad, when i gave birth the reality of the situation hit me as i held my ds and thought, what the hell have i done! Shortly after they stiched me up I had a post partum haemorrage, while im sure its very common for the staff, it was a terrifying experience where just before i passed out i thought i was dying, strange to find out your life really does flash before your eyes. Even now typing this I get emotional remembering it. I had a lot of bad experiences in the following week in hospital, problems with breast feeding, not bonding, ds getting jaundice and hearing the midwife describe him as a tangerine to another midwife. I was diagnosed with postnatal depression 10 months after he was born, having not had it picked up by my very useless health visitor!
Anyway, after my experience I really wanted to be a midwife, to be able to give women the care that very few of them gave to me. Im now 7 years down the line, no closer to that dream. Ive since suffered a miscarriage which has made me think about what I really want to do with my life. While the midwifery is still in my mind I would really like to do a job that concentrates on emotionally supporting women through pregnancy and afterwards. I feel from what happened to me that it is an area that maternity care vastly lacks in. I would appreciate it if anyone has any kind of experience or views on this, postive or negative. I dont even know where to start to find this kind of job, but im determined there should be this kind of service readily available!
Karen Spencer
I fell pregnant when I was 19.. completely unexpected, while im told thats not all that young, it was for me! I was a very immature 19 year old! The first thing we knew about it was after I was rushed to hospital with uncontrollable vomitting, I was 6 weeks and had been diagnosed with gastroenteritis 2 weeks previous (durrr)! The pregnancy itself was awful! I was in and out of hospital on drips for the sickness, there were suspicions the baby wasnt growing, then at the end my blood pressure shot up and i had to be induced a week early. The birth itself while not pleasant was not too bad, when i gave birth the reality of the situation hit me as i held my ds and thought, what the hell have i done! Shortly after they stiched me up I had a post partum haemorrage, while im sure its very common for the staff, it was a terrifying experience where just before i passed out i thought i was dying, strange to find out your life really does flash before your eyes. Even now typing this I get emotional remembering it. I had a lot of bad experiences in the following week in hospital, problems with breast feeding, not bonding, ds getting jaundice and hearing the midwife describe him as a tangerine to another midwife. I was diagnosed with postnatal depression 10 months after he was born, having not had it picked up by my very useless health visitor!
Anyway, after my experience I really wanted to be a midwife, to be able to give women the care that very few of them gave to me. Im now 7 years down the line, no closer to that dream. Ive since suffered a miscarriage which has made me think about what I really want to do with my life. While the midwifery is still in my mind I would really like to do a job that concentrates on emotionally supporting women through pregnancy and afterwards. I feel from what happened to me that it is an area that maternity care vastly lacks in. I would appreciate it if anyone has any kind of experience or views on this, postive or negative. I dont even know where to start to find this kind of job, but im determined there should be this kind of service readily available!
Karen Spencer
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