Birth Trauma

When you were pregnant did you envisage a tranquil home birth, maybe a water birth, candles lit, soothing music playing, all serene and beautiful?

Was that the reality? 

• Or did you end up in hospital with male doctors making decisions for you?
• Did you have an emergency caesarean? Episiotomy? 
• Did you need interventions to help to birth the baby?
• Did it feel rushed or panicked ?
• Were there complications?
• Was it a traumatic experience? 

Afterwards, did you find it difficult to bond with your baby?

Have you suffered with post-natal depression?

Have you experienced resentment or even anger towards your partner? 

All of these things are real.

And when you think about it, they are all perfectly natural.

The most natural thing that humans are designed to do has been medicalised beyond recognition, often with no thought for the woman who is doing the birthing.

Even without the panic or the doctors, giving birth can be traumatic at the best of times – babies heads are not exactly small, let’s face it ! 

It’s not an easy task, there’s a reason it’s called labour!

It’s not easy on the nervous system.

And then there’s the recovery, the realignment of the pelvis. 

It had to move apart to create space for the baby to be born and now it needs time to go back to normal. This can cause pain or discomfort. 

And not to mention the small matter of a helpless tiny human being that needs 24 hour attention straight away. 

When do you get to sleep off that exhausting labour? 

It’s a lot isn’t it? 

It’s no wonder you’re struggling. 

You don’t have to suffer.

Would you like to learn some tools to help you to cope with the fallout of giving birth? 

•  Tools that will allow you to find a bit of peace and release the held tension from your body.
• Tools that will help you to relax and regulate your nervous system
• Tools that will help you to feel normal again? 

I understand that you are busy 

Looking after a small child is a full time job, often on top of a ‘real’ job. 

So you’re looking for something that doesn’t take up too much time in your day, something that you can fit into a spare 10 or 15 minutes?

If this all resonates with you please get in touch for a quick chat and we can see if we can come up with a plan to empower you to move forward in your life.  

You don’t have to live with this trauma. 

It is possible to move on from it. 

It is possible to have your old self back. 

You just need some tools. 

The tools you can learn are TRE or therapeutic Yoga “snacks”. These will regulate your nervous system, help you to release the trauma and allow you to stay calm and grounded. 

You will learn them in a way that is accessible to you, so that you can easily slot them into your life when needed. 

If these two methods appeal to you call now to have a chat.