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Labour

This post is part 1 of a 2 part series chronicling my first birth experience. When I was 38 and a half weeks pregnant with my first child, I woke up to some light cramping around 4am. The pressure in my body had been intensifying with each passing day, and that morning it felt especiallyContinue reading “Labour”

Birth: The Not So Silent Silenced Experience

*Trigger warning: This post talks about childbirth. From the moment I knew we were having twins, I knew that *I* would be having twins. As in, I would be birthing… twins. Two babies. At once. Well, not simultaneously (ouch), but – consecutively (still ouch). As if carrying two babies wasn’t challenging enough (and trust meContinue reading “Birth: The Not So Silent Silenced Experience”