Did you write out birth stories for your children?

Today is a birthday in our house. As with the other birthdays, I am taking a moment to enjoy a coffee and re-read her birth story. Around age 3, this child decided that her birth unfolded differently:

"First, I didn't want to come out and then I did, so I punched my way out and danced for the doctor." 😂

TW: Birth story includes details of a midwife-attended planned home birth, with transfer to hospital for a surgical birth. The overall experience was incredibly positive and empowering, but might be upsetting for some. Of my 6 live births, this remains my most empowering birth experience, even more than the VBAC that followed two years later. <3

http://melissadimock.com/home/2017/8/2/the-back-up-plan-a-birth-story

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Nov 20, 2022

I breathed you into this world
Labor of eight hours only
Deep slow breaths, mostly
Okay, a few cries for help
The occasional whelp
We did it together
Here's my little treasure
I'm proud

#SmallPoem #motherhood #BirthStory #writing #poetry #birth #WomenOfMastodon #gratitude #MyPoem #MyWriting

I breathed you into this world
Labor of eight hours only
Deep slow breaths, mostly
Okay, a few cries for help
The occasional whelp
We did it together
Here's my little treasure
I'm proud

#smallpoem #motherhood #birthstory #writing #poetry #birth #womenofmastodon #gratitude

RT @_elliedoughty: #journorequest #NHS #midwife #birthstory Looking to speak to anyone who has had a bad experience with a midwife during pregnancy or labour - deadline within next few hours, drop me a DM!

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