getting back to birth - I had a great day today!
I had a woman who lives out of town and has had two previous cesareans
sections have a beautiful birth at home of a chubby baby girl.
After I had experienced a traumatic birth three months ago of a woman
who ruptured her uterus suddenly in second stage (in hospital) and a
traumatized but recovering mother and baby (long story) I had felt
anxious about birth and found myself second guessing myself all of the
time.
Taking on this woman challenged me to either be the midwife I wanted to
be - that is trusting in women and supporting their decisions when they
have received all of the information, or allow myself to be engulfed
with fear and worry.
This birth today was special for many reasons and healing for the mum
who was still emotional about her first two sections and desperate for a
vaginal birth, but it is I found also healing for me. I supported her
and cared for her and didn't let myself get caught up in the potential
fear that was hanging around me from my earlier trauma.
Thankyou so much to the SAIMA midwives especially Lisa, Tania, Larissa,
Julie, Milly and Rosie - all of you really, who have supported me as I
worked through my fears and trauma, the offers of support we so
appreciated, thankyou Lisa and Rosie for offering to sit outside the
house just to support me, it was great knowing you would do that for me
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midwives are good to each other
Love Belinda
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