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Write to us if you want to share your story on this platform with this incredibly compassionate community! You can send us your birth story, postpartum experiences, challenges you faced in your motherhood journey, things you want others to know about - anything you want! You can also write to us if you would like to come on the podcast for a chat regarding women's health and wellbeing - your story matters and by sharing your story it can help raise awareness, give perspective and collectively, our voices can be heard.
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thepowerofbirth
Jul 2, 20245 min read
I Don't Know If I Can Do This Because Postnatal Depression Is Tearing Me Apart - A new take on Taylor Swifts hit 'I Can Do This With A Broken Heart'
By Amber-lee Buendicho @thepowerofbirth Motherhood is often portrayed as a time of pure joy and fulfillment, a season of life filled with...
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thepowerofbirth
May 15, 202410 min read
There's No Such Thing As Severe Morning Sickness - It's Hyperemesis Gravidarum and It's Not All In Your Head
By Amber-lee Buendicho @thepowerofbirth It's Hyperemesis Awareness Day, May 15th. Firstly, let's get one thing straight - Hyperemesis...
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thepowerofbirth
Feb 28, 20246 min read
The Rise of Feminine Psychology and Redefining Perspectives in Mental Health
By Amber-lee Buendicho Psychology’s history is full of male dominated theories and perspectives and while several have been debunked,...
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thepowerofbirth
Jan 22, 202412 min read
The Birth that Created ThePowerOfBirth
By Amber-lee Buendicho Five years ago this month, the course of my life took a profound turn as I welcomed my first baby into the world....
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thepowerofbirth
Jun 17, 20239 min read
Understanding the Difference Between Baby Blues and Postnatal Depression: A Guide for New Mothers
By Amber-lee Buendicho @thepowerofbirth Trigger warning as distressing content is discussed. "I have this memory of finally putting the...
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thepowerofbirth
May 15, 20232 min read
Postpartum from a Filipina Mama
This mama wanted to stay anonymous when sharing a very small part of her journey. I find it fascinating that there are similarities in...
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thepowerofbirth
Apr 26, 20237 min read
The Hyper-Independent Society and Its Impact on Maternal Mental Health
By Amber-lee Buendicho @thepowerofbirth The idea of the 'perfect mother' is a pervasive myth in modern society; one that often...
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thepowerofbirth
Apr 25, 20236 min read
Labour Without Pain?! A Silent Labour and Birthing During the Pandemic
**PHILIPPINES EDITION** @shantawoolley shares her birth story which was during the pandemic. Shanta had a slient labour – she felt NO...
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thepowerofbirth
Feb 8, 20233 min read
From a HG pregnancy to a traumatic birth
By Anonymous "A lot of doctors, social media influencers etc describe pregnancy and birth as sunshine and rainbows. But a lot of the time...
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thepowerofbirth
Jan 6, 20236 min read
What is a Women's Health Physio?
By Amber-lee Buendicho A few hours after I gave birth to my first son which resulted in a childbirth injury after a forcep delivery, I...
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thepowerofbirth
Oct 8, 20227 min read
An unexpected freebirth
"I had a very high intervention birth with my first and after realising that none of what happened would have happened if I was left...
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thepowerofbirth
Aug 9, 20222 min read
My struggle with breastfeeding and D-MER: Dysphoric Milk Ejection Reflex
By an anonymous mama "I didn't have the courage to call or talk to anyone at first, but I did do a lot of reading and came across D-MER:...
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thepowerofbirth
Aug 8, 20224 min read
Real talk on breastfeeding
By Michaela Butler "Look away if a woman feeding her child makes you uncomfortable. It’s not the first time this has happened for me or...
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thepowerofbirth
Jun 29, 20226 min read
Vaginal birth after Pelvic Organ Prolapse is possible - Ari shares her story
"My pregnancy with Wilder was much worse than my previous 2 pregnancies, I was sick up until 26 weeks vomiting and feeling nauseous every...
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thepowerofbirth
Jun 20, 20225 min read
The problem does not lie in whether a woman is educated or not in birth. Jess shares her story.
"My story begins 5 years ago, when we first started trying to conceive and the years that proceeded - failing, in that time I’d gone...
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thepowerofbirth
Jun 20, 20226 min read
From 2 beautiful births to a devastating postpartum
Birth "Blake and I woke up and planned to go to the gym. As I was getting ready I had a few niggly pains, but nothing that was going to...
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thepowerofbirth
Jun 20, 20224 min read
A positive water birth experience
"I had period pain like contractions start on Sunday evening, it was on and off so we didn’t think much of it. Every day I had an hour or...
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thepowerofbirth
Jun 10, 20225 min read
Prolapse - it's not a dirty word!
By Kaityln Bywater @holding_mama "So if the Skyhooks were able to sing to the world to remind us that ‘ego is not a dirty word’, do you...
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thepowerofbirth
May 31, 20228 min read
Ptyalism, Hyperemesis Gravidarum and what the hell is happening to me...
Its now been almost 3 years since my HG pregnancy ended and 2 years since I first shared my story. Over these years I realised there...
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thepowerofbirth
Nov 26, 20213 min read
Always listen to your instincts in birth
"My 40wk appointment 2 days before my due date. I had been getting weekly checks in my platelets (too low and you cant have an epi if you...
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thepowerofbirth
Nov 26, 20212 min read
The impacts of birth trauma on bonding with your baby
"After my emergency c-section, I had so many questions. Why had my body failed me? Why hadn't I been able to birth my baby vaginally? The...
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thepowerofbirth
Nov 26, 20214 min read
Perinatal Mental Health Week: medication is a viable treatment option for struggling mums
"I’ve been on Sertraline for a year now but have suffered from anxiety for many years. Once I fell pregnant, my thinking had changed as I...
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thepowerofbirth
Nov 26, 20211 min read
"With help you will be well again"
"In April of 2020 I gave birth to a baby girl. The birth experience was awful and resulted in postpartum anxiety. My symptoms were crazy....
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thepowerofbirth
Nov 10, 20213 min read
"Induction felt best for me"
18/07/18 we chose to be induced as Lane was looking to be on the bigger side and I’m definitely on the smaller side! It was exciting. I...
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thepowerofbirth
Nov 4, 20212 min read
"Lifes sweetest hello's & hardest goodbyes"
In honour of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month (October) I thought this was a necessary share. @immi_walker_ thank you for...
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thepowerofbirth
Nov 4, 20214 min read
Birthing for a second time doesn't always mean birth is 'easier'
"In my first pregnancy I was induced, so this time around I really had no idea what to expect in terms of knowing when to go to the...
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thepowerofbirth
Oct 11, 20214 min read
Birth after unexplained infertility and 3 miscarriages
"I was hoping and praying that my baby would come early as I was becoming increasingly uncomfortable. I had several false labours (which...
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thepowerofbirth
Sep 12, 20213 min read
"My easiest birth"
"We fell pregnant with our last little girl unexpectedly and I was not prepared for what we were to go through with her. I had the worst...
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thepowerofbirth
Sep 12, 20212 min read
When she was listened to, respected and encouraged, it was a game changer for her birth.
My second pregnancy was quite a journey for my partner and I. It took a while to conceive, however when we did she sure let us know she...
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thepowerofbirth
Sep 12, 20212 min read
A birth story that captures just how crucial listening to the birthing woman is.
"I was quite young when I found out I was pregnant. I was 21 when I was due to give birth but I felt like I could do it. I wasn’t scared...
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thepowerofbirth
Jul 12, 20214 min read
An empowering birth
When I was in the final weeks of my 3rd trimester, 38 weeks pregnant to be exact I had a stretch and sweep, a pregnancy induction...
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thepowerofbirth
Jul 12, 20212 min read
Baby number two. Can we ever say birth gets easier?
Thursday the 16th August 2018 I went and had acupuncture to help get things moving. My son was due on the Sunday but I didn’t want to go...
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thepowerofbirth
Jul 12, 20215 min read
After a very long labour, our baby was finally here!
Brittney shares her first birth story after her infertility battles. The long awaited arrival of her baby girl and it certainly wasn't...
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thepowerofbirth
Jul 7, 20214 min read
Planning for a family isn't always so simple.
"When my husband and I decided we were ready for a baby we thought it would be easy. But just like myself and I am sure so many others...
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thepowerofbirth
Mar 5, 20213 min read
Why aren't we talking about the things that really matter in motherhood?
Why aren’t we talking about the things that really matter? Generally, when you become a new mum the conversation revolves around whether...
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thepowerofbirth
Jan 12, 20214 min read
From birth trauma to a healing birth.
This is such a special birth story! Well done @libel.creations and congratulations on your beautiful second bub, Taya 💜 "After having a...
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thepowerofbirth
Jan 12, 20214 min read
Emergency cesarean birth and hard postpartum times
@samanthawarren92 shares her first birth of baby Hunter and how tough the postpartum period is right after baby is born. "We found out...
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thepowerofbirth
Jan 12, 20214 min read
Birthing in COVID and dealing with PND/A
@sammii_walters shares her continuous journey of healing from Postnatal Depression and Anxiety. I love what she has to say! "Fighting so...
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