The journey to healing from something many of us identify now as “birth trauma” almost always begins with a tear-filled, sometimes sob-ish, Ah-Ha moment. The revelation that the birth itself of one or more of our children was, in fact, traumatizing was a scary and lonely revelation to many of us. The next steps in the revelation are similar for so many:
“What do I do now?” “This is crazy-talk.” “No one will understand. Birth is beautiful. My care provider was only doing what he/she needed to do.” At that point, a myriad of thoughts are racing through the minds of a new parent struggling to hold on through not only the task of feeding their new babe every two hours, but also through something they have no idea how to handle. Here are six tips and thoughts to get you through that oh-so-familiar “What do I do now” panic:
If you have found this Website, community or post as a supporter of someone struggling with birth trauma, thank you. Your unconditional love and non-judgmental support very well could save a life. From the bottom of my heart, thank you! If you have found this Website, community or post as someone who is struggling with birth trauma or a perinatal mood disorder, I’m so sorry you’re struggling and I’m very happy that you have found our community. There are more birth trauma survivors than you or I could imagine. You are not alone. Please Note: This is not to be used as medical advice. This Website and community is for peer-to-peer unconditional and non-judgmental support. Find our community online: Youtube Twitter: @MommaTraumaBlog, #birthtrauma Facebook Fan Page Facebook Closed Group (posts and comments only seen by group members) Related Posts: I-Statements: Be heard in the professional world Decluttering birth trauma to understand your own story More than Baby Blues: Postpartum Mental Illness Symptom Guide Is this birth trauma? Am I depressed? What is Perinatal Violence
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DSLB
9/13/2013 11:34:15 pm
Thank you, thank you and thank you. May God bless you and your family.
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