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birth diaries

'I Tore My Labia During Birth. I Tore Everything. We Need To Talk About This'
Birth Diaries: "Despite all my research,I still had a birth I didnt know could happen."
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Forget The Pain Of Birth? Its Hard Not To Remember Having Two Spoons Wedged In Your Vagina
"The feeling of forceps was awful a smear test is nothing in comparison. But I was focusing on my daughter after 52 hours of labour."
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'My 4-Year-Old Was The Best Birthing Partner I Could Have Had'
"Id already had one hospital birth and one home birth I knew I wanted a free birth this time."
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We Wouldn't Encourage Anyone To Have A 'Natural' Root Canal Why Is Birth So Different?
I chose to give birth without pain relief but we shouldn't demonise those who do.
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'I Thought I Was Sick With A Bug Hours Later I Gave Birth In An Ambulance'
"I remember his bright pink face, his loud cry. I just knew hed be alright."
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'I Had A Home Birth With A Transfer For Suspected Sepsis'
"Home births aren't as scary as they make out even if you do transfer in to hospital."
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