Mummy Truths

I’m a new mum navigating the world of motherhood. I'm blogging on #anxiety, #PTSD and #postnatal #depression from #birthtrauma, hoping it helps others.

[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

@marthasa1 @BirthTrauma So so tough, right? This is exactly why there needs to be more general public understanding about how commonplace #birthtrauma is - so support is there, from everyone around. #BTA2018

[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

Another major link to my blog is: https://t.co/YVlzxGxyNB. If you go to any major news site and search on #birthtrauma, you can see who is open to #ShareOurStories - the more we all speak out the better! Good luck @HayleyHas! #BTA2018 https://t.co/5R4iKXwhWv

[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

@HayleyHas @BirthTrauma Hayley I missed this I'm sorry! I would suggest checking out "warm" editors who have previously shared similar stories and contacting them. You can check my links if you like. #BTA2018

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@HayleyHas @BirthTrauma https://t.co/nGfJAcHNH0 #BTA2018

[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

@HayleyHas @BirthTrauma Hayley I missed this I'm sorry! I would suggest checking out "warm" editors who have previously shared similar stories and contacting them. You can check my links if you like. #BTA2018

[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

@HayleyHas @BirthTrauma https://t.co/DJ6Jv3fHiD

[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

@BirthTrauma One anon question I had was: how to deal with the frustration of 'gaps' - not remembering about the birth because trauma has triggered fear. #BTA2018 #ShareOurStories

[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

@BirthTrauma I would say to be kind to yourself. Fear is a blocker. Sometimes it is for a reason. But the story can come out in other ways - having a diary by the bed helps in case it comes in nightmares or flashbacks. One word can open a floodgate. #ShareOurStories #BTA2018

[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

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[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

@BirthTrauma #BTA2018 #ShareOurStories @birthtrauma - there's something about safety there too. For me, writing into the abyss anon was freeing and cathartic. I could let it go. I've also found safety in sharing with those who have also experienced #birthtrauma - e.g. in BTA Facebook page.

[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

I think this is why being a voice is so important @EmmaJaneSas - if you don't know what it is, how it feels, how do you know when it's happened to you? #BTA2018 https://t.co/S3b8bVedss

[🦋 Emma Jane Cushnan 🦋 @EmmaJaneCushnan]

@mummy_truths @BirthTrauma Definitely I was lucky to have my story made into a video for @bestbeginnings and is on the app for others to access. Had so many women contact me from it saying they never knew what was wrong till they saw it. #BTA2018

[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

@EmmaJaneSas Thanks for your inputs too!

[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

@jennieshotton @EmmaJaneSas @BirthTrauma I know @jennieshotton - it's a silencing tool - making women feel that they have had enough airtime. But it's like #metoo - until it gets enough traction that real change happens, we need everyone to #ShareOurStories so everyone knows how commonplace #birthtrauma is #BTA2018

[Jennie Shotton @jennieshotton]

@EmmaJaneSas @mummy_truths @BirthTrauma I think it's incredibly important to share our stories. My brother in law recently implied that I should 'shut up now' but I know I'm helping people and selfishly I'm helping me. Plus it's not like I'm walking into rooms yelling 'let me tell you about my birth trauma'

[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

@jennieshotton @EmmaJaneSas @BirthTrauma And if it helps others feel braver and speak out, right? #BTA2018

[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

@jennieshotton @EmmaJaneSas @BirthTrauma I know @jennieshotton - it's a silencing tool - making women feel that they have had enough airtime. But it's like #metoo - until it gets enough traction that real change happens, we need everyone to #ShareOurStories so everyone knows how commonplace #birthtrauma is #BTA2018

[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

Well done for sharing Kerry - more sharing, less silence, more change. #BTA2018 #ShareOurStories https://t.co/BO66VbLk7p

[Kerry ; @KTMummy]

It's #BTA2018 #birthtrauma awareness wk. It took me two years to share my story. I still suffer but have found ways to cope, ways to help me get through. I hope you can to. 💚 @BirthTrauma https://t.co/ZfgyD4qUhu

[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

@BirthTrauma Thanks for having me! Happy to answer any future questions via Twitter @mummy_truths, or my Facebook page https://t.co/yFgZvsuhzk #BTA2018 #ShareOurStories

[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

Yes exactly. Writing about #birthtrauma went from a processing tool to speaking out. Being public risks exposure to unhelpful folk, but SO many didn't know they too had experienced it, until the blog made things click for them and they got help themselves. So powerful. https://t.co/epESfWu38y

[BirthTrauma @BirthTrauma]

@mummy_truths That's a good idea, though it's hard, because in amongst the dross, you can find really helpful comments, or just people saying, "That happened to me too."

[BirthTrauma @BirthTrauma]

@mummy_truths The other thing that changes when you have a bigger audience is that you can attract hostile or at least unhelpful comment, such as on your Gdn piece. How do you deal with that when you're already traumatised? #BTA2018

[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

@BirthTrauma I got practical - grouped hostile comments into themes, and addressed with a follow up blog. Such comments are unmasked thoughts that #birthtrauma survivors face daily - I wanted to give me and others a voice. #BTA2018 https://t.co/64RVBr9PwF

[Mummy Truths @mummy_truths]

@BirthTrauma Yes, I found hostile tough. Some people say not to read any comments, and I was used to mums reaching out via my blog because it resonated and helped so much. You can block comments, or ask comments to be blocked, if you are going via a major newsite. Which is one way. #BTA2018