The magazine looks really beautiful and this is so important and well written, it made me realize I have some trauma around my last birth which was in a hospital. What happened to me was that after my baby's head was already out, one of the nurses pulled his shoulders out. My husband told her not to, but the damage was already done.
I didn't need help. My body was already pushing him out fine, and the hardest part was the part I'd already done.
I've never seen this particular intervention mentioned anywhere. I'm not sure how common it is or if other people are just not bothered by it, but even in my first hospital birth, which was very traumatic, they didn't pull my baby out of me.
I had to fight on a lot of things in both births and I have no problem doing that since I have been lucky enough to go in fairly prepared each time, but I wasn't prepared for that.
Thank you so much for the kind words about the zine 🥰 We can’t wait for you to see it irl.
We really feel for you and your birth experience(s), and appreciate you sharing so vulnerably with us. You experienced a violation, and we know firsthand how moments like these can linger — and how birth trauma can reveal itself over time. If there are any resources, conversations or spaces that you’d find helpful from us, please let us know! We’re building this community with and for you. 🤍
And we’re so glad you went into your births well-informed. While it obviously can’t fix an entire system, it still makes a huge difference (especially when our support system is also informed!).
(On another note, we’re going to add a note about this type of intervention during pushing to our piece on interventions!)
Thank you so much for taking the time to comment! I’m so sorry your sister had that experience — we’re hoping that this resource will help mothers like her (and their support systems!) better advocate in these vulnerable moments. So grateful you’re here 🤍
The magazine looks really beautiful and this is so important and well written, it made me realize I have some trauma around my last birth which was in a hospital. What happened to me was that after my baby's head was already out, one of the nurses pulled his shoulders out. My husband told her not to, but the damage was already done.
I didn't need help. My body was already pushing him out fine, and the hardest part was the part I'd already done.
I've never seen this particular intervention mentioned anywhere. I'm not sure how common it is or if other people are just not bothered by it, but even in my first hospital birth, which was very traumatic, they didn't pull my baby out of me.
I had to fight on a lot of things in both births and I have no problem doing that since I have been lucky enough to go in fairly prepared each time, but I wasn't prepared for that.
Thank you so much for the kind words about the zine 🥰 We can’t wait for you to see it irl.
We really feel for you and your birth experience(s), and appreciate you sharing so vulnerably with us. You experienced a violation, and we know firsthand how moments like these can linger — and how birth trauma can reveal itself over time. If there are any resources, conversations or spaces that you’d find helpful from us, please let us know! We’re building this community with and for you. 🤍
And we’re so glad you went into your births well-informed. While it obviously can’t fix an entire system, it still makes a huge difference (especially when our support system is also informed!).
(On another note, we’re going to add a note about this type of intervention during pushing to our piece on interventions!)
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Thank you so much for taking the time to comment! I’m so sorry your sister had that experience — we’re hoping that this resource will help mothers like her (and their support systems!) better advocate in these vulnerable moments. So grateful you’re here 🤍