Birth - Lucy Wylde, The Birth Recovery Coach
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Words: Lucy Wylde, The Birth Recovery Coach
My scar is amazing
My stretch marks are too
They remind me of growing and welcoming you!
4 days spent in labour, at home first of all
Then a 5th at the hospital — they expected our call.
“There’s a bed waiting for you”, came the words down the phone,
What an EPIC relief, taxi called, goodbye home.
My Mum came from Reading to be at my side,
I’ll never forget her arrival — I cried.
Her hand held in mine, the contractions still came,
I swore and I groaned — just too hard to refrain.
After FULL BLOWN contractions, he cleaned up my sick,
And pressed on my back when contractions came “quick!”
My sleep deprived husband, stayed strong all week through,
Out of his hands, what more could he do?
Wow... the spinal injection that meant I could rest,
Caesarean section turned out to be best.
You, me and Daddy did all that we could,
— However you birthed them just know you did good.
Early on the 6th day you came into the world,
Little Matilda, our beautiful girl!
I’m sorry I struggled when you were first born,
I didn’t yet know that I needed to mourn,
To realise that I had to work on my healing,
Through massage, much talking, and breath work and FEELING.
Please know you can talk; of the grief and the pain,
You’re not wrong or ungrateful for feeling this way.
Well done strong Mama, please know you’ll recover...
Birth Trauma is real, and we must help each other.
Bio:
Lucy Wylde is a Birth Recovery Coach. Her work and passion lies in helping new mums to thrive (in body and mind), not just survive. Lucy is a highly experienced pregnancy and postnatal exercise specialist, advanced yoga teacher, baby massage instructor, massage therapist and Mum, to Matilda (born in 2014). Lucy has worked in the wellbeing industry for over 14 years and has a degree in Dance. She lives in Reading as a solo mama and in her spare time loves to go on long country walks, read (lots of Brené Brown) in her cuddle chair, experimenting with cooking and she has a huge passion for dancing.
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