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THE WAIT IS OVER! ❤️

It’s finally here!!

NeuroNatal Voices: The Unheard is officially LIVE! 🎉on the second annual world neurodivergent birth day!

241 voices. Powerful experiences. A call for change.

To everyone who trusted us with their story, thank you. ❤️

Now it’s time to listen.

ASK. LISTEN. RECORD. ACT.

📖 Read the report:
https://neuronatal.org/reports/voices-2026

#NeuroNatalVoices #TheUnheard #WorldNeurodivergentBirthDay

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Three very different births. Three very different experiences. One emergency, One planned, And one that included a hysterectomy.

Each scar carries its own story. Its own emotions. Its own chapter of my life.

#csectionscar #hysterectomy #placentaaccreta

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❤️ PLEASE HELP - WE NEED YOU ❤️

We have campaigned to the Government for better c-section aftercare. We have passed the first stage.

We now need 100,000 signatures before it gets spoken about in The House of Lords, we need this within 6 months.

If you are a C-section mum
If you know someone who has had a C-section
If you just want better care for postnatal women
If you want to see women do well after childbirth

Please share and sign the form.

We can’t do this without you

Link in bio
or copy and paste the below link
or search for the petition number (779449).

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/779449

Thankyou. Let’s make real change together

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Great advice from @csectionuk about recovery post caesarean birth.

👋 hello...If we haven’t met yet - I’m Freya - midwife for over 20 years. I’ve walked alongside over 10,000 parents-to-be, giving them confidence and clarity as they navigate pregnancy and parenting.

I work with families:
1. Expecting a baby - preparing you for birth (however it pans out) and early parenting through our in person & online courses.
2. Who have a family & would benefit from our in person & online courses to support baby development & walk alongside your feeding choices and helping you confidently move onto solids.

I’m also an author of Baby Without Bankruptcy! (Available on Amazon) I’m the only midwife to have written about the topic of money and a growing family - helping you cut through the noise of marketing and understand what your baby actually needs.

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6 months post C-section 🤍 It feels a little surreal that it’s already been six months since I walked into hospital to have Olivia. This was my third C-section, and although I knew a little more about what to expect, recovery is still such a journey. Six months on, my scar has faded, my body feels stronger and I’m learning to appreciate everything my body has been through rather than focusing on how it looks. Three pregnancies, three C-sections and three beautiful babies… it’s done a pretty incredible job 🥹

I also found @csectionuk UK really helpful, with lots of advice around preparing for a C-section, recovery and looking after your scar afterwards. Recovery looks different for everyone and there’s no rush to feel “back to normal”. Six months later, I’m just incredibly grateful for this body, my scar and the beautiful baby girl it brought safely into our lives

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Social media can be very fear mongering when it comes to things like post c-section appearance.

Yes, I have a scar but I’m pretty sure there will never be an instance where I’m outside of the house and it’s visible 😂

#csection #csectionrecovery #csectionscar #workingmum #mumlife

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Becoming a mom changed the way I see my own childhood. ❤️

For so long, we’re taught to believe that “they did their best” means we’re not allowed to question what hurt us. But becoming a mother has made me realize something powerful:

You can love your parents and still acknowledge what they got wrong.
You can understand their wounds without carrying them.
And you can choose to heal the parts of yourself they never had the courage, awareness, or tools to heal.

Being a mom has made me more compassionate—but it has also made me more intentional.

Because “I did my best” shouldn’t be an excuse to avoid accountability. It should mean, I looked at myself, I learned, I grew, and I tried to do better.

I don’t need to be a perfect mother.
But I do want to be a self-aware one.

And if I ever get something wrong, I want my children to know that “I’m sorry,” “I was wrong,” and “I’ll do better” are signs of strength—not weakness.

Maybe breaking generational patterns starts with simply being brave enough to admit they exist. 🤍

#GenerationalHealing #ConsciousParenting #MotherhoodUnfiltered #HealingJourney #BreakingGenerationalCycles

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Kinda Chic Hey 💁🏼‍♀️

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Two time c section mum. Let’s be honest. It’s a brutal surgery. Seven layers cut open and not to mention having to care for a newborn immediately after.

Thoughts that ran through my head in the lead up to my second c section:

- Will it go to plan?
- Will I bleed too much?
- Will there be scar tissue?
- What happens if my baby doesn’t cry as they come out?
- What if they can’t get the cannula in?
- How am I going to do this again?
- I wish I could try for a VBAC but it’s medically not possible.
- I pray I come out of this alive and well with a healthy baby.

I could go on. My brain worked itself into overdrive when I was going in for my c section.

Both times have gone exactly to plan, I’ve prepared as best I could and also trusted my doctor who has delivered Abel and Aletheia and completed my fibroid surgery. That made things a little easier for me. I also had private midwife calls with @midwife_vic and completed all of the @csectionuk courses in the lead up. For me knowledge is power and the more I know the better informed I am and the stronger I am to advocate for myself.

C sections are petrifying and never the easy way out. To this day I still get people saying “too posh to push” or “didn’t fancy pushing” 🙄

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This isn’t my “after” photo.

It’s just me.

A little stronger.
A little kinder to myself.
A lot more grateful.

For a long time I thought recovery meant getting my old body back.

Now I think recovery looks more like respecting the body that carried me through pregnancy, birth and healing.

The biggest transformation wasn’t physical.

It was learning that my worth isn’t determined by how my body looks.

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Basically, F anyone who thinks C-section moms aren't absolute warriors. Over a year later, and my scar still makes itself known after races and long/cold runs.

The feeling comes after the run is over, and I fold in half or sit for the first time. It's much like getting slapped with nettle or being stung by several wasps simultaneously. It only lasts a few minutes, but it's still there, reminding me every time.

I've chatted to my GP about it, and he said it's normal and that nerves are still repairing there. Hopefully, one day, the scar will just settle and heal fully.

But until then, I count it as my reminder that I'm a mom forged by the blade, and that's pretty damn badass 😎

#motherrunner #postpartumrunning #returntorunning #csection #csectionmom

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