How do you process a birth that didn’t initially feel “positive”?

As Sophie shares, the theme of her story is about releasing control and the idea of perfection.

8 weeks after giving birth Sophie reflects on her long list
of things that she is very proud of about how she worked through her birth. We discuss that the traumatic part of her birth was a part that she really had no control
over (large baby’s head positioning, episotomy, kiwicup delivery, 3rd degree tear and having to wait 11 hours to get into theatre for suturing)

She was proud of declining extra scans, declining induction, asking for more time, going into labour naturally and labouring at home and birthing a 4.6kg, 10lbs 3 baby amongst other things.

Our conversation is part of Sophie’s processing of her
birth. She explains about the other very helpful things she did after Leo was born to help her come to terms with the difficult aspects of her birth and how she has now reframed her experience to focus on what did go well.

A very helpful episode for others who may want to learn about how to go about processing and understanding their birth journey too.

To learn more about the tools Sophie used to prepare for birth head to www.positivebirths.co.nz